*** The 2014 Gym Rats Thread ***

So people, back to this pesky issue I have with my little finger.

I took last week off, and my finger got much better. I went from wincing pain and me thinking, that I had lifted my last dumbbell, to returning on Monday and being able to train.

The problem I believe is some for of mild tendinitis in the little finger. Of course having now returned to the gym, the issue is still present, but in a much much more mild way.

Has anyone experience this or something similar before in another part of the body? Can I train through it and it will eventually go on it's own, or do I need to take more time off?
 
Yeah, my little finger hurts when I grip stuff at the moment. I just keep moving it every so often.

Not stopped me yet luckily :p

Have you not seen a doctor yet? Just tell them everything hurts, driving, using a knife, everything.
 
opethdisciple said:
So people, back to this pesky issue I have with my little finger.

I took last week off, and my finger got much better. I went from wincing pain and me thinking, that I had lifted my last dumbbell, to returning on Monday and being able to train.

The problem I believe is some for of mild tendinitis in the little finger. Of course having now returned to the gym, the issue is still present, but in a much much more mild way.

Has anyone experience this or something similar before in another part of the body? Can I train through it and it will eventually go on it's own, or do I need to take more time off?
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Surely you've just answered your own question? :)
 
Can you not NOT grip with your little finger? Depends on where the pain is I guess. Either rest it, or use straps on things you can't tolerate the pain with. OR God forbid use machines.
 
I'm gonna jump on the little finger pain band wagon. It happens very rarely but I get an awful pain in the knuckle and can't grip anything. It's the end of the finger... is that 1st or 3rd knuckle?
 
Delvis said:
Hello

Read the OP: http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18569060

Then decide WHAT you want, strength? Size? There is a beginners guide in the OP, along with other links to mobility (V.important) and form (V.important) threads.

You also want to get our diet down and sorted, you won't get anywhere if that is all over the shot.
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Okay i shall start a training log at some point and outline what my goals are and ask for help getting my diet on track.
 
Delvis said:
Can you not NOT grip with your little finger? Depends on where the pain is I guess. Either rest it, or use straps on things you can't tolerate the pain with. OR God forbid use machines.
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I know what you mean, but you cannot eliminate the little finger out of the grip unfortunately.

Everything involes that finger, even unrelated lifts such as chest press, your still gona have that little finger curl and grip the bar.

I've decided, I might as well do it now and take another week off, rather than in a few weeks and waste more time. Get this pesky thing out the way, so I can move on.
 
So... Sorry for failing to find it in the thread (pretty sure I remember reading something a while back about this) but does anyone have some suggestions for lifting shoes? Ideally el cheapo. I prefer to go barefoot but I'm getting some odd looks in the gym at times...
 
Depends on what kind of squatting and other lifting you do...

High bar back squats or front squats definitely benefit from high heels but it is nit essential. If you are snatching or cleaning on a regular basis however, you should have bought them yesterday.

If you are just after that stable basiefor lifting (who isn't?), then some regular plimsol-type stuff will do the job perfectly.

Have a look at StrengthShop.co.uk for their range of shoes. I know nothing about their own brand stuff other than it is at least 30% cheaper than Adidas and even more than Nike.
 
mrthingyx said:
Depends on what kind of squatting and other lifting you do...

High bar back squats or front squats definitely benefit from high heels but it is nit essential. If you are snatching or cleaning on a regular basis however, you should have bought them yesterday.

If you are just after that stable basiefor lifting (who isn't?), then some regular plimsol-type stuff will do the job perfectly.

Have a look at StrengthShop.co.uk for their range of shoes. I know nothing about their own brand stuff other than it is at least 30% cheaper than Adidas and even more than Nike.
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I'm not sure I'm qualified enough to be definite about it but I think it's high-bar squatting, deads, ohp, pendlay rows - basically stronglifts (I don't really care what I'm wearing for bench) and some assistance stuff.

I think wearing high heels would get me even stranger looks at the gym - no matter how absolutely *darling* those pink sparkly ones I saw at Dorothy Perkins last Saturday look. ;)

Cheers for the StrengthShop suggestion. I may go that route - or, as you also said, just some generic super thin plimsolls/whatever.
 
Since my squats have started getting heavy(isn), I've a near constant (minor) soreness above the kneecap in both legs which I assume is the patella tendon? I've started rolling out quads, hammies, IT band etc with a slight improvement but it's still there. Strangely once warmed up and squatting it's no problems, just a day of two afterwards coming out of a crouch/seated position it feels sore. Any ideas chaps?
 
I had some knee pain. Spent some time doing mobility work but the real benefit came from working on my squat form. Take a video and post in the form thread for advice :)
 
mrthingyx said:
How frequently do you squat? Has it changed recently?
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Once a week with normally some lighter squatting e.g. cleans, snatches once week, frequency hasn't changed. I do however do front squats every other week which I didn't use to.

Tenzo said:
I had some knee pain. Spent some time doing mobility work but the real benefit came from working on my squat form. Take a video and post in the form thread for advice :)
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While I'm sure it could be improved (quad dominant) I train with BWL-qualified coaches so it's nothing that's so obvious it could be seen on a video. I do low-bar though to try and mitigate my quad-dominance.
 
kiwi said:
While I'm sure it could be improved (quad dominant) I train with BWL-qualified coaches so it's nothing that's so obvious it could be seen on a video. I do low-bar though to try and mitigate my quad-dominance.
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No disrespect, but that means bugger all in all honesty.

For a start, you say you're quad dominant and do low bar, this is wrong to an extent as low bar should involve the hams a lot more than say high bar (yes, I'm aware that you have confirmed this)

Get a video up, I'm sure someone on here will be able to help almost instantly.
 
kiwi said:
Once a week with normally some lighter squatting e.g. cleans, snatches once week, frequency hasn't changed. I do however do front squats every other week which I didn't use to.



While I'm sure it could be improved (quad dominant) I train with BWL-qualified coaches so it's nothing that's so obvious it could be seen on a video. I do low-bar though to try and mitigate my quad-dominance.
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Urgh. BWL-qualified is not - IMHO - a badge of honour at this point in time.

At a (complete) guess...

Based on my personal experience - you are probably catching your cleans/snatches on your toes, making you drive a huge amount through your quads. There is also a chance your knees are buckling at the wrong point. This may also apply to front squats, too.

Working around this with low bar back squatting is not the answer. Having a looking at your hip and knee mobility, as well as your first/second pulls is a lot more important.

If you know you are quad-dominant, your coach should have you doing things to fix this - low bar is not the answer. Things like...

- Glute bridges, x-band walks, banded squats;
- RDLs, deadlifts and glute ham raises;
- First/second pulls, positional pulls, paused pulls.

Now this is a complete guess. Without seeing you lift, a lot is inference based on my previous failings as a weightlifter.

Another thing to remember is that weightlifters ARE quad-dominant, but their hamstrings are massively, massively strong.
 
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