*** The 2012 Gym Rats Thread ***
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Annoyed gym noob - I can't low bar squat due to amazingly rubbish flexibility in my shoulders. High bar is fine, but I want to do low bar! Going to have to do some mobility work, and moan a bit more.
stretch out your shoulders and widen your grip on the bar, it will feel uncomfortable at first but should definatly improve.
Yea my shoulder flexibility sucks but I manage OK with low bar squat. It's not the most comfortable - my wrists do bend a bit - but it doesn't stop me from doing them. As well as stretching the shoulders you can do some pec stretches.
So finally decided on my new split I'm going to start today
Monday: Back/Triceps
Tuesday: Quads/Calves
Thursday: Chest/Biceps
Friday: Shoulders/Traps/Hams
Keeping stuff opposite means the second muscle group should always be fairly fresh so can hit it just as hard
Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice, get on it Mr.Steedie!!!!!
Wondering whether to move my CGBP to back day? As I find my tri's are just knackered after all the chest work. I don't really work my bi's in isolation currently...
It was just an observation really. And wondered if it was worth it, I'll just continue to do it on Chest day then.
I find due to my dodgey shoulder, after hitting the chest with BB and DB's it's just knackered, then sticking CGBP on the end doesn't do it any favours sometimes...No worries
I find due to my dodgey shoulder, after hitting the chest with BB and DB's it's just knackered, then sticking CGBP on the end doesn't do it any favours sometimes...No worries
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I'm going with something like this.
Even with a reasonably wide grip I get bad shoulder pain and I coud tell if I tried to move any weight out the rack my wrists would get destroyed as well because I can't get my arms under enough and create the shelf so my arms take some of the load - epic fail, but it can be fixed I guess.
What makes me laugh is how effortless it looked on videos when you see people low barring and then I try and it's like trying to stick my leg over my head.
It will affect everything else then
Alternate them then.. Some sessions do them first and then others do them in whatever order you want.
I do these before squats and shoulder work, I'd say they would help.
It will affect everything else then
CGBP is a nice compound still so actually doing it second will probably be benficial!
Alternatively if you really want to do it last still then drop the weight a little.
You will get used to it, stick with it, took me a couple of weeks of squatting 3x per week to be able to get under the bar properly and for it to be comfortable.
You reminded me that this isn't covered directly in the squatting guide. Fixed now though http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18398834
Pinch your shoulders together more. If it still hurts, more pinching required.It was just an observation really. And wondered if it was worth it, I'll just continue to do it on Chest day then.
I find due to my dodgey shoulder, after hitting the chest with BB and DB's it's just knackered, then sticking CGBP on the end doesn't do it any favours sometimes...No worries
Can you explain further regarding the compound part so I understand fully?
I tend to do Bench Press, Inc. DB press, Flyes, THEN CGBP
...I think i'll move it forward, it's more of an exercise to knacker my tri's really.I presume you mean pinch then 'back'?
I do pinch them far as I can tell, but i'll make a mental note of it for tomorrow. The front of my shoulder just seems to come in to play so muchCan you explain further regarding the compound part so I understand fully?
As in what is a compound exercise?
No no. Just how the CGBP is one really. I'm presuming just in the same way a standard bench press is?
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