The Weightlifters Thread

[golfballs]

water weight, IMO

[Thrasher865]

Nobody wants to have little fat kids with snub noses.

[xJesusx56]

Deadlifted for the first time in a while tonight.. 405 was so much heavier than it used to be.




Feelsbadman.

[milohimself]

Think I'm gonna get back on that gym tip today. I kinda miss it.

[vollygirl]

Did as close to a full strength workout this morning as I could. First time in a long time and it felt really GOOD! Really light weights though, felt like a total wimp. Doesn't scare me (shoulder wise) since it's high reps and light weight.

I am still freaked out by pushups. Got to be all mental. The bone spur is gone so there's nothing scraping the tendon as I move, and the tear should be healed by now. When doc released me, he said do what I feel like I can do, and that I can't hurt anything (everything is healed.) I tried wall pushups, and stopped after three. I gotta get past that. Not doing anything overhead on shoulders. Maybe later.

Bicep and tricep work was all with 5lb weights. Pre-injury I was using 8lbs on bicep/hammer curls (46 curls plus pulsing, 36 hammer curls). I'll work back up to that. All the lower body stuff was using 5's too, just because I am so conscious of holding weight in my right hand. Ugh.

I'm old. I lost so much ground with that stupid injury! Gonna be a pita to gain it all back, but I'll just take it one day at a time.

[BigOrangeCrush32]

Glad to hear your better and starting back Volley...keep at it....

I'm frustrated right now bc up until this past Tuesday I was hitting it hard and progressing beyond what I had planned but apparently I have did something to my knee....the outside of my right knee is absolutely killing me... I can't walk with any pressure on it....can't bend down...hurts to even stretch my hammy....and no clue what I even did to hurt it....going to do upper body but really disappointed bc my lower was really progressing....

Anybody with any clue to what I may have done or what it could b....

[BigOrangeCrush32]

Went to doctor today....no squats or dead lifts for a couple weeks....I have Lateral Band Syndrome....it's the band of muscle from ur hip to your knee....strained and inflamed...

So now I have pain med plus muscle relaxer=happy happy happy

[vollygirl]

Originally Posted by BigOrangeCrush32

Went to doctor today....no squats or dead lifts for a couple weeks....I have Lateral Band Syndrome....it's the band of muscle from ur hip to your knee....strained and inflamed...

So now I have pain med plus muscle relaxer=happy happy happy

Oh, that sucks! I love dead lifts!!

Follow docs' orders and don't delay your recovery.

[BigOrangeCrush32]

Originally Posted by vollygirl

Oh, that sucks! I love dead lifts!!

Follow docs' orders and don't delay your recovery.

Thanks....I will...just frustrating when something like this happens and your actually doing good in your workouts

[vollygirl]

Originally Posted by BigOrangeCrush32

Thanks....I will...just frustrating when something like this happens and your actually doing good in your workouts

Tell me about it. I don't lift heavy weight, but I do strength straining and felt like I was doing good for
somebody my age. Then the shoulder injury happened
and screwed everything up. I feel like I'm having to
start all over now.

I just wanna be able to do a decent about of pushups
with great form. Is that too much to ask? Gah.

[milohimself]

Originally Posted by BigOrangeCrush32

Went to doctor today....no squats or dead lifts for a couple weeks....I have Lateral Band Syndrome....it's the band of muscle from ur hip to your knee....strained and inflamed...

So now I have pain med plus muscle relaxer=happy happy happy

I've been dealing with bad it bands for years.

Start stretching and take up yoga.

[BigOrangeCrush32]

Originally Posted by milohimself

I've been dealing with bad it bands for years.

Start stretching and take up yoga.

What is this stretching you speak of.....

I know I am very lackadaisical about stretching.....must realize I'm not 18 anymore lol

[n_huffhines]

Originally Posted by milohimself

I've been dealing with bad it bands for years.

Start stretching and take up yoga.

My wife is a runner, and has had IT band issues. She started using a foam roller to stretch...I love the foam roller...so good for my back and hammies.

[kwebbvols2344]

Originally Posted by n_huffhines

My wife is a runner, and has had IT band issues. She started using a foam roller to stretch...I love the foam roller...so good for my back and hammies.

Absolutely love my foam roller, probably one of the best things I purchased. Like you said, great for the back and hamstrings.

[Thrasher865]

Need some motivation. I've only into the gym 3 weeks in almost the past two months between holidays, being sick and work. It's gonna be hard to get going next week.