Aye, if there was just one more day in the week...
Find my forearms suffer the most. Unless I literally take a week off for a holiday or something, they often feel quite sore throughout the week no matter how I structure things.
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Aye, if there was just one more day in the week...
Find my forearms suffer the most. Unless I literally take a week off for a holiday or something, they often feel quite sore throughout the week no matter how I structure things.
I had a similar experience with GPs and back pain where they claimed (initially) I was in for a degenerate spinal disorder (bamboo spine)... whereas in actual fact a trip to a sports physio explained I was just weak and had been for a long time, and had rubbish posture to boot.
Find yourself a musculoskeletal/sports physio and ask the same question that you asked your doctor.
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Interesting deadlift session yesterday. I seemed to strain one of my glutes - whilst warming up of all things. Either I moved too quickly or it aggravated something from an earlier workout. It didn't stop me though and I hit all but one rep. Have reduced the weight slightly, but it felt really good. I think most importantly it gave me confidence as I felt like I could have gone much heavier whilst maintaining good form. I am going away in just over a week which always throws off either my squats or deadlifts, so hopefully it doesn't screw with them too much. No holidays planned until the summer, so hopefully I can get into a rhythm again.
Post workout? A good meal or a rich shake (banana, milk, protein power, peanut butter, some oats, a good multivitamin) if it isn't quite time for a meal yet
Pre-workout - I use the MyProtein stuff, but it is caffeine based. Good stuff though.
Post workout? A good meal or a rich shake (banana, milk, protein power, peanut butter, some oats, a good multivitamin) if it isn't quite time for a meal yet
Pre-workout - I use the MyProtein stuff, but it is caffeine based. Good stuff though.
Whole chicken with two sides and Nandos...
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I have been resting my injured elbow for 2.5 months - I dont feel it normally but it hurts slightly when I twist my hand in a certain way and bend my wrist in a certain way...… (its been like this for the last 2 weeks and doestnt seem to be easing)
Do you think it would be safe to start training again?
Also been really careful with my diet as I wasn't training and Ive dropped from 90kg on 1st Feb to 82.8 today....
Do you think it would be safe to start training again?
Also been really careful with my diet as I wasn't training and Ive dropped from 90kg on 1st Feb to 82.8 today....
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At the very least I would start with exercises that actively rehabilitate the elbow. Of course the approach to this depends on the elbow injury itself.
Personally just use citrulline malate and beta alanine.
Nope not this time. It’s same injury as before, but my right elbow this time. It’s golfers elbow -the inside.
It’s slmost gone but has felt like this now for a while. It’s hard to make it hurt, only on a specific position. Whereas when I first did it, lots of things made it painful.
I have been tempted to start again for weeks but refrain as this slight niggle and don’t want to go back to square one.
It’s slmost gone but has felt like this now for a while. It’s hard to make it hurt, only on a specific position. Whereas when I first did it, lots of things made it painful.
I have been tempted to start again for weeks but refrain as this slight niggle and don’t want to go back to square one.
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I go at lunch, so i need something fairly office friendly and quick. Luckily the new-ish myprotein cookies seem to be really nice and quite chocolaty, unlike any other protein bar/cookies i have tried.
They are often on BOGOF with some other offers too. Almond and white chocolate is good if you like bakewell tarts. Orange choco and cookies and cream are also quality. Double chocolate is okay. Rocky road is a bit lackluster
My workout today has already been split into 2 and will be 3. I started around 7.30 and got my squats done, then had someone unexpectedly come by. Did my bench when they left at about 10 and again got interrupted (it's a work day so fair enough). Now I have rows and assistance to look forward to sometime later today.
What do you reckon the impact of splitting a workout is like that?
What do you reckon the impact of splitting a workout is like that?
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It is weird because it comes and goes for me. Hammer curls have definitely helped mine. There doesn't always seem to be a reason. I track my workout very carefully and it doesn't coincide with any particular exercise day. Fortunately it seems to be easing off and my shoulder pain has mysteriously vanished to, despite having a week of hitting several PBs.
How is your shoulder mobility? Internal/external rotation?