*** The 2013 Gym Rats Thread ***

Saw something absolutely phenomenal at the gym this morning.
Two guys set up on the cable machine, one high pulley one low pulley. Each doing either standing cable crunches or kneeling cable crunches, swapping occasionally. This went on for TWENTY MINUTES. Looked like two idiots praying to the gods of the cable machine. Then they left.
 
Chris1712 said:
Saw something absolutely phenomenal at the gym this morning.
Two guys set up on the cable machine, one high pulley one low pulley. Each doing either standing cable crunches or kneeling cable crunches, swapping occasionally. This went on for TWENTY MINUTES. Looked like two idiots praying to the gods of the cable machine. Then they left.
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What gym you go to in bristol?
 
icecold said:
I wouldn't be doing cleans at all if I didn't know how to do them. If your lower back pain is due to lifting, its probably fair to say that you don't know how to do cleans.

Having said that, there's loads of back stuff you can do that doesn't loads your lower back at all.
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I know how to do them, but i did say in y post I won't be doing them tonight.
It would probably be beneficial to have someone check my form to be fair, it isn't terrible but it won't be perfect as I have never been coached. Just watched form videos online etc.

I'll do some back workout and if it starts to hurt again I'll stop.

But to be fair by back has been hurting for a while, it actually hurt less after doing deadlifts. :confused:
 
Anksy said:
Hello all, i have just started working out again after a couple of years of no muscle workouts at all, but im experiencing pain in my anicubital space (behind the elbow, correct me if im wrong), ive never felt this before, when i try and do a bicep curl when i have this pain its like someones sitting ontop of the weights and i just cant move it, this is after a light workout. its the first time ive ever felt pain behind the elbows which seems to be sapping all of my strength out of my arms for bicep curls, ive never felt this even when i did a year in the gym. is this something i should worry about?
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Go to a Doctor, I kept on lifting for a month with that type of pain, It only hurt after workouts but it started to hurt every day all day. I rested for 2 weeks then doctor gave some Naproxen and told me to do higher reps with lighter weight, Pain is nearly gone. :)
 
Anksy said:
Two quite different approaches, i would attack it if i was assured it wouldn't damage anything, i would like to see if anyone else has had similar issues before, maybe half the weight of the curls and do 5 sets of 20?, compared to the 5 sets of 10 im doing with 8kg, i have no issues at all with benching.
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Stop curling until you see a physio. No big loss.
DogsBody said:
I know how to do them, but i did say in y post I won't be doing them tonight.
It would probably be beneficial to have someone check my form to be fair, it isn't terrible but it won't be perfect as I have never been coached. Just watched form videos online etc.

I'll do some back workout and if it starts to hurt again I'll stop.

But to be fair by back has been hurting for a while, it actually hurt less after doing deadlifts. :confused:
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If you haven't been coached there is around 1% chance you're doing them right :p
 
Taken an executive decision to halt my current HST cycle whilst I correct imbalances in my trunk/core. Possibly caused by some APT and also the pelvic reset I had a few weeks back. That or the strength increase in my glutes surpassed that of my core & hips.

Looking to switch to a push/pull split and dial in my form & activation. As I'm trying to lean out it'll go quite well as not having the endurance to complete sets and miss reps is a bit discouraging and ultimately being in a deficit is going to make any strength gains harder to obtain.

Looking forward to using some of the lifts I've neglected over the past year or two such as incline pressing work, chin ups and front squats.

I will try and encompass some progressive load and changes in volume but they'll be a bit on the flexible side. I'll still try and keep it as aerobic as possible.
 
Gents I come to you with an interesting problem.

My belly has always stuck out. Even at 14 when I could just about see my abs, my belly made it look like I was pregnant :p

Even my mum says I'm fat and I have a hard time explaining to her thati don't think it's fat. I've thought about it and I reckon it's some combination of the following.

  • subcutaneous fat
  • visceral fat (unsure on this)
  • anterior pelvic tilt
  • being skinny, therefore belly more prominent
  • water retention
  • weak abs/core muscles
  • natural body structure

Perhaps important to note that it's my 2 abs lower than my belly button that really protrude. I think freefaller once said that this could be due to high cortisol levels?

What could I do to sort this out? Any ideas?
 
grudas said:
seriously this gym is a turd! 90% of it is covered in cardio equipement that only 10% of the members use and i waited for an hour and i couldn't get my squats done! went on the leg press machine did 6 sets of 86kg and then 5x2 of 180kg but that is nothing compared to what i get from squats :(

no shoulder press either! went for 5 extra sets of chin ups..

stupid stupid management of space tbh.. wish i could find another gym around but all of them are either fitness first, easy gym or the gym group(which im currently in)

sucks tbh.. funny how i can't find a good gym around north london?! anyone know of any?
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Im in North London, but use Virgin gyms.
 
TheCenturion said:
Gents I come to you with an interesting problem.

My belly has always stuck out. Even at 14 when I could just about see my abs, my belly made it look like I was pregnant :p

Even my mum says I'm fat and I have a hard time explaining to her thati don't think it's fat. I've thought about it and I reckon it's some combination of the following.

  • subcutaneous fat
  • visceral fat (unsure on this)
  • anterior pelvic tilt
  • being skinny, therefore belly more prominent
  • water retention
  • weak abs/core muscles
  • natural body structure

Perhaps important to note that it's my 2 abs lower than my belly button that really protrude. I think freefaller once said that this could be due to high cortisol levels?

What could I do to sort this out? Any ideas?
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Rubbish posture? Given this is an issue for most of the population in the country (guesstimate/Internet observation) I would say you're a prime candidate. :)

Lordosis is the posh term for something like this, but in the interest of irony, go and see a physio (not a doctor - they don't generally know ****). ;)
 
mrthingyx said:
Rubbish posture? Given this is an issue for most of the population in the country (guesstimate/Internet observation) I would say you're a prime candidate. :)

Lordosis is the posh term for something like this, but in the interest of irony, go and see a physio (not a doctor - they don't generally know ****). ;)
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I appreciate that it could be Lordosis, but I've been this way forever. Surely a little kid can't have postural problems?

Also I'm not sure I trust the physio anymore :p
 
TheCenturion said:
I appreciate that it could be Lordosis, but I've been this way forever. Surely a little kid can't have postural problems?

Also I'm not sure I trust the physio anymore :p
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i would be shocked if as a little kid you were that aware of your posture!

probably APT/lordosis

Imagine your hips are a bucket full of water at the waste line, i bet your currently tilted so that water would flow out infront of you.

Tilt your hips back to stop the imaginary waterfall and look at the difference side on in a mirror.
 
TheCenturion said:
I appreciate that it could be Lordosis, but I've been this way forever. Surely a little kid can't have postural problems?

Also I'm not sure I trust the physio anymore :p
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I should be careful - lordosis is only because of the sticky-outy stomach. Either way, yes - kids can have bad posture (I had rickets as a kid, for example, which has led to years of remedial work... :) )...

I suppose it's six of one, half-dozen of the other... there are rubbish physios in the same way there are rubbish doctors. There seem to be more rubbish doctors from my experience, however. :)

Given from what I remember of your squat videos (and Delvis' sexual analysis of the mechanics), you have a tendency to anterior pelvic rotation due to a combination of potential factors (poor core stability, skeletal/muscle structure, activity as a kid, etc.). This would indicate you having the same problems as me: poor posture down to weak glute med, etc. and an inability to consciously control your pelvic/spinal position.

My stomach used to stick out quite a bit and I never had the classic 'muscleman' look of chest in line with or sticking out over the abz, even when I last had a washboard.

Fast forward 10-15 years, severe chronic lumbar pain, rubbish doctors, chiropractors and osteopaths, I found a decent physio and coach who actually helped me. Three months (and a shedload of remedial work) later the problem was no longer a problem. I unconsciously keep my pelvis in the neutral position when moving/sitting/etc. which was REALLY hard work, but infinitely worth it.

MODS: if this is a medical post, let me know or delete it. I don't think it is.
 
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