*** The 2017 Gym Rats Thread ***

So I mangled my knee at paintball and it's taking a bit to heal, there is a fair bit of gunk coming out of the wound and whilst I don't have any infection yet there's still a fair risk according to the doctor, looks like I'll be bench only for a while :'(

On the bench front I'm adding 2 things this cycle for my bench; band resistance on all of my volume work to keep me driving off my chest and driving through the ROM. And heavy board presses to strength my triceps which are lacking a tad and to have me handling more heavier weights more regularly.

Hopefully claim a PB during this off season but I really can't wait to get back to squats and deadlifts :)
 
reiyushin said:
So I mangled my knee at paintball and it's taking a bit to heal, there is a fair bit of gunk coming out of the wound and whilst I don't have any infection yet there's still a fair risk according to the doctor, looks like I'll be bench only for a while :'(

On the bench front I'm adding 2 things this cycle for my bench; band resistance on all of my volume work to keep me driving off my chest and driving through the ROM. And heavy board presses to strength my triceps which are lacking a tad and to have me handling more heavier weights more regularly.

Hopefully claim a PB during this off season but I really can't wait to get back to squats and deadlifts :)
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This is what you get for going outside. Good luck.
 
Google Photos is awesome. It put together last years training videos when I needed some motivation just before this elbow/knee/back issues really took off. I tarted it up a little, enjoy :)

 
My gym has been taken over by a load of middle eastern men who seem to spend the whole time on their phones. A few mornings ago a guy literally sat down on a bench and spoke on the phone for an hour. Made me chuckle. On the plus side, the gym is much quieter now until we get to the new year rush again.
 
:eek: having had a disastrous chest session last week (my AC joint was tight as hell), I actually had a really great session today with no AC trouble at all (for the first time since it was injured). Sticking to dumbbell chest press and incline barbell (all light) using the 5,3,1 approach. Half the weight I could lift pre-injury, but just great to be able to actually do something on my chest again without any pain. Keeping up all the physio stuff too.
 
reiyushin said:
So I mangled my knee at paintball and it's taking a bit to heal, there is a fair bit of gunk coming out of the wound and whilst I don't have any infection yet there's still a fair risk according to the doctor, looks like I'll be bench only for a while :'(

On the bench front I'm adding 2 things this cycle for my bench; band resistance on all of my volume work to keep me driving off my chest and driving through the ROM. And heavy board presses to strength my triceps which are lacking a tad and to have me handling more heavier weights more regularly.

Hopefully claim a PB during this off season but I really can't wait to get back to squats and deadlifts :)
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Hopefully the knee gets back to normal asap. What size boards are you using for your board pressing?
 
Dreamforger said:
Hopefully the knee gets back to normal asap. What size boards are you using for your board pressing?
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As of today I can bend it without pain so I'm hoping that it's just the wound left to heal :)

I worked to a 4 board last week and hit my goal, I'll do a 3 or a 3.5 board this week and I'll continue to lower it each time I hit my target weight :) about 1.5/2 boards is where I'm weakest normally.
 
reiyushin said:
As of today I can bend it without pain so I'm hoping that it's just the wound left to heal :)

I worked to a 4 board last week and hit my goal, I'll do a 3 or a 3.5 board this week and I'll continue to lower it each time I hit my target weight :) about 1.5/2 boards is where I'm weakest normally.
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That's god news about the knee. My knee stopped working the other week for no reason whatsoever and then a day or so later they were fine with the exception of a bit of a strain on my medial left quad, which I'm still dealing with... Are your boards the traditional 2" thick or like repboards/bench blockz that use 1" measurements?
 
CaptainRAVE said:
A friend of mine is wondering whether you can take a look at his squat form. This was right at the end of a lot of sets, so a good time for weaknesses to show. Thanks :)

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No core bracing (bum dump in the hole; chest collapses just over parallel) is a problem.

Chest up cue, with some more core training; might also need to think about foot position and knee movement, too.
 
mrthingyx said:
No core bracing (bum dump in the hole; chest collapses just over parallel) is a problem.

Chest up cue, with some more core training; might also need to think about foot position and knee movement, too.
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Useful feedback. Can you explain the bum dump bit? Thanks :)

Belt worth a try?
 
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Dreamforger said:
That's god news about the knee. My knee stopped working the other week for no reason whatsoever and then a day or so later they were fine with the exception of a bit of a strain on my medial left quad, which I'm still dealing with... Are your boards the traditional 2" thick or like repboards/bench blockz that use 1" measurements?
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Knees just like to be difficult :p

I'm using repboards, completely failed the target to a 3 board so I'm stuck there til she moves :D
 
Talk about lack of gym etiquette. We only have 3 squat racks - one was being hardly used at all by a guy who had also 'claimed' a bench and was occasionally using the rack, but of course his stuff is all around the rack. Another has a towel on it and isn't used for 10 minutes. I then go to use the incline bench which has a bag in the very vague vicinity - one of the gym trainers turns around and says he is using it - having been chatting to another trainer for the whole time I have been in there. I was like, really, your using this? I swear the trainers in there are the worst culprits.
 
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