Caporegime
I'm thinking it should collapse into your chest rather than your head though
kd
Depends I guess. My shoulders are naff so I automatically try and save them.
Screw the face, I'm too pretty anyway.
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Depends I guess. My shoulders are naff so I automatically try and save them.
Screw the face, I'm too pretty anyway.
Man of Honour
So it DID literally fall on your face??
You see that's EXACTLY what people tease you about dude. Contradicting and undermining yourself.
Soldato
Or just 'doing a Delvis' mind you, you've done so much now a days, I'm not sure what that refers to any more xD
That said, Steedie has the award for most hilarious gym related incident so far....
kd
That said, Steedie has the award for most hilarious gym related incident so far....
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Caporegime
So it DID literally fall on your face??
You see that's EXACTLY what people tease you about dude. Contradicting and undermining yourself.
It's how I speak. You've only met me once so you probably didn't catch on. I'm like a walking over exaggerating pessimistic pleb.
Soldato
Urgh, first session at the other work gym.
At least this place has a real squat rack/Olympic bench so I can continue my strong-lifts 5x5 (I can't get on with the smith machine/other machines).
Squats felt bad after a 6 week break (I've been doing dumb-bell work while trying to find a different gym, so no real compound stuff) - I think I'll take it slow (my legs feel somewhat broken lol).
Regarding additional exercises, what would you guys recommend to supplement strong-lifts?.
I'm pretty keen on doing dips/chin-ups/press-ups & maybe some 3x8 dumb-bell isolation - but don't want to impact on the 5x5 either.
At least this place has a real squat rack/Olympic bench so I can continue my strong-lifts 5x5 (I can't get on with the smith machine/other machines).
Squats felt bad after a 6 week break (I've been doing dumb-bell work while trying to find a different gym, so no real compound stuff) - I think I'll take it slow (my legs feel somewhat broken lol).
Regarding additional exercises, what would you guys recommend to supplement strong-lifts?.
I'm pretty keen on doing dips/chin-ups/press-ups & maybe some 3x8 dumb-bell isolation - but don't want to impact on the 5x5 either.
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Caporegime
Well then you should feel proud of the "doing a Delvis" meme coming around
Generally I don't mind it, it depends on the context. When it's people just generally relating crap lifting with myself purely due to back issues, it grinds me up, what can I say?
Anyway, not getting in to that again
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Man of Honour
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Soldato
- I like the sound of that, I'll give it a try - thanks!.
Soldato
Well, I'm no expect but I'd go with compound exercises.
I've developed my core loads & have just done barbell compound exercises (standard strong-lifts stuff).
Squats & dead-lifts.
Had a similar problem a year ago... L1-L4 instability, causing 2+ years of chronic, severe back pain.
The physio suggested I start doing big compound lifts with correct form. So after a month of back squats, deadlifts, planks, pushups and specific lumbar exercises, I was pain free.
So:
- Back squats;
- Deadlifts;
- Planks (single arm/single leg);
- Barbell roll-outs;
- Band-resisted push-ups;
- Single-leg hip-pops (pelvic thrust things that FreeFaller loves);
- SLDLs...
Making sure you get the 'correct' activation pattern (i.e. correct muscles) is actually the important thing, here, so do the whole "pinch an inch in from your pelvis" thing whilst lying on the floor.
The physio noticed I also had a tendency to hyper-extend from my lumber region as compensation for poor shoulder/thoracic mobility, so I had a bucketload of other mobility exercises to do, too.
Caporegime
How busy is it in the morning, what time do you get in there? I still need to start doing morning swimming tbh!
Still training at BS7 Gym. I never bothered changing to Virgin Active, the traffic situation is too much of an unknown and I hear there's only one squat rack. Not great whilst I'm deep in Stronglifts!
Morning at BS7 is empty, 9/10 sessions I'm the only person in the free weights room which is great. Means I can pick the best rack and bar every time
, I HATE squatting in front of a mirror puts me right off. Only problem is Gloucester Road traffic. Monday morning took me 8 minutes door to door, this morning was 26 minutes. <3 Bristol.
Caporegime
Ah you're crap. Was gonna say i'd join you for a session some time!
Virgins 1 rack is generally free and if its not then the person using it is gay and doing something stupid anyway, so I just advise them on how to do same thing from the floor and they generally move out the way
Virgins 1 rack is generally free and if its not then the person using it is gay and doing something stupid anyway, so I just advise them on how to do same thing from the floor and they generally move out the way
Ah you're crap. Was gonna say i'd join you for a session some time!
Virgins 1 rack is generally free and if its not then the person using it is gay and doing something stupid anyway, so I just advise them on how to do same thing from the floor and they generally move out the way
Once I'm up to par I'll join you somewhen
. I'm sure they do guest passes or I can use my housemates card bet they won't notice.I'm hoping to 'peak' the week of the 17th December, got it booked off work and gonna go for 1RMs. Although, might be towards the end of the week as It's my birthday the 17th so I shan't be in a great state for a while!
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