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Skillmister · 20 Mar 2012 at 15:27

MoNkeE said:
I was very close to nominating Skillmister as the OcUK grumpy poster in GD

Come at me

MoNkeE · 20 Mar 2012 at 15:29

Why you mad, brah?

LiE · 20 Mar 2012 at 15:34

lol no one said you have to do back squats, just squats

Solid leg workout, did you find the SDL hit the hamstrings enough? I think I'm spoilt by the my deadlift in that posterior chain is pretty tough so don't feel much from RDL/SDL. I still do RDL because it hits other muscles, but I found GHRs totally destroy my hamstrings - week long doms baby!

Skillmister · 20 Mar 2012 at 15:38

So one said you have to do squats, just bicep curls.

Steedie · 20 Mar 2012 at 15:43

Yeah definitely feel them, a lot more now I don't go as low on the way down, as soon as I feel tension in my hams, I'll go a tiny bit lower then that will be it. Also by sticking my bum further back they come in to play a lot more.

I never used to do them, but now I've found the form that works for me, I do them nearly every session as they always feel fried the next day

TommyV · 20 Mar 2012 at 16:10

Without thinking I've put 310mg of caffeine in my body pre-workout. Not a smart move. It's normally 200mg and am buzzing enough off of that, right leg won't stop twitching at my desk

lol

LiE · 20 Mar 2012 at 16:12

You always need to be thinking when measuring caffeine...

Skillmister · 20 Mar 2012 at 16:12

310 is pretty extreme

Enjoy seeing stars after each heavy set

tom_e · 20 Mar 2012 at 16:14

My mate done a couple of grams once because he's a complete *** and used a massive scoop, apparently it wasn't very pleasant.

TommyV · 20 Mar 2012 at 16:14

if those stars appear right after hitting this 150kg, then it shan't be a problem!

I drank one of the cheapy redbulls, and then popped a 200mg caffine tab as force of habit.

Delvis · 20 Mar 2012 at 16:20

lol, not good.

I'd be pooping like a trooper

reiyushin · 20 Mar 2012 at 18:34

Caffeine tabs are hit and miss. Having a nice effect from MP pulse though. Hoping that it can see me through this evening

N19h7m4r3 · 20 Mar 2012 at 19:19

RobSmith said:
The one and only sign of a good leg session

Haha, I beg to differ :mad:

At anyrate, I've been able to up my crosstrainer work to 35 minutes and more incline and resistence.

Also managed to start getting my dips up to BW x10, for 3 sets without any problems.

Giving the pullups and chinups a break for the sake of my back.

Cannot wait to start doing anyform of weights again.

dod · 20 Mar 2012 at 19:35

N19h7m4r3 said:
Cannot wait to start doing anyform of weights again.

If it's any consolation I did the disk between L3/4 about 6 years ago. I'll never lift heavy weights but what I do manage has helped significantly. The cramps have stopped, the sciatica is a lot less troublesome, it does get better.

The only things I really need to be careful with now are deadlifts, too much strain leaves me feeling it for a few days, and Good Mornings, they really mess me up, so I've stopped them.

N19h7m4r3 · 20 Mar 2012 at 19:37

dod said:
If it's any consolation I did the disk between L3/4 about 6 years ago. I'll never lift heavy weights but what I do manage has helped significantly. The cramps have stopped, the sciatica is a lot less troublesome, it does get better.

The only things I really need to be careful with now are deadlifts, too much strain leaves me feeling it for a few days, and Good Mornings, they really mess me up, so I've stopped them.

I was told flat out, no powerlifting again. Specially no deads of squats.

Considering a heavy shopping bag wrecked me in January I'll be happy with lightweights and good fitness.

dod · 20 Mar 2012 at 19:48

N19h7m4r3 said:
Considering a heavy shopping bag wrecked me in January I'll be happy with lightweights and good fitness.

People don't really realise how bad a sore back can be until it happens. Took me about 6 months to be able to climb the stairs in less than an hour

N19h7m4r3 · 20 Mar 2012 at 20:04

dod said:
People don't really realise how bad a sore back can be until it happens. Took me about 6 months to be able to climb the stairs in less than an hour

Stairs! AAARRRGH!

They're everywhere!

The bane of my existence around college.

SMed · 20 Mar 2012 at 22:35

I feel for the guys with back problems. I had very bad sciatica for years with a protruding disc between L5/S1. Stairs weren't the worst, for me it was having to get up and down from a seated position. Driving was the worst, especially with a manual as it was my left leg that had the sciatic pains. But having to get in and out of the car was very painful.

Luckily, now most of that has gone away and I have since squatted 180kg and deadlifted 200kg.

My back has been much better since I started lifting.

N19h7m4r3 · 20 Mar 2012 at 22:43

SMed said:
I feel for the guys with back problems. I had very bad sciatica for years with a protruding disc between L5/S1. Stairs weren't the worst, for me it was having to get up and down from a seated position. Driving was the worst, especially with a manual as it was my left leg that had the sciatic pains. But having to get in and out of the car was very painful.

Luckily, now most of that has gone away and I have since squatted 180kg and deadlifted 200kg. My back has been much better since I started lifting.

That's good to hear!

My situation might have been different if I wasn't stuck with an incompetent doctor for 4 months. As soon as I got a scan they all got a surprise.

Hopefully my sciatic nerve will heal from that little bone shard that got at it. Sadly missing most of my disc between L4 and L5

I've my pains in my right leg. I lift my left leg, get pain in the right leg. I lift my right leg I still get pain in it. Still can't sit up straight from lying on my back. I need to tuck my knees up and roll onto my side before getting up.

Still extremely angry I missed out on my 3x body weight deadlift by 5kg. :mad:

SMed · 20 Mar 2012 at 22:49

N19h7m4r3 said:
That's good to hear!

My situation might have been different if I wasn't stuck with an incompetent doctor for 4 months. As soon as I got a scan they all got a surprise.

Hopefully my sciatic nerve will heal from that little bone shard that got at it. Sadly missing most of my disc between L4 and L5

I've my pains in my right leg. I lift my left leg, get pain in the right leg. I lift my right leg I still get pain in it. Still can't sit up straight from lying on my back. I need to tuck my knees up and roll onto my side before getting up.

Still extremely angry I missed out on my 3x body weight deadlift by 5kg.

That's rough.

Back injuries are one of those things though. You never really know what's going on and what's going to happen in the future.

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