The Weightlifters Thread

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#1,080
BigPapaVol said:
Don't be a bonehead.
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In all seriousness I wasn't. What you're talking about I would consider supplemental exercises/lifts. The negative training makes more sense after you have reached failure or close to it on your last sets.
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#1,083
#1,083
govols/cc said:
In all seriousness I wasn't. What you're talking about I would consider supplemental exercises/lifts. The negative training makes more sense after you have reached failure or close to it on your last sets.
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Lifting to failure does very little and puts you at more of a risk of injury
 
#1,085
#1,085
chavisut said:
There are programs like Max-OT and DC that work to failure that have worked great for people.

It's no exact science imo iyam.
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I'm not saying that you can't get results from it, but is the risk worth the reward.

I do it from time to time, to help with muscle adaptation, but wouldn't suggest it as a program for the average guy.
 
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#1,086
Volst53 said:
I'm not saying that you can't get results from it, but is the risk worth the reward.

I do it from time to time, to help with muscle adaptation, but wouldn't suggest it as a program for the average guy.
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So you lift to maintain or try to? If you don't lift heavy & don't lift to failure you may as well go to Curves with the ladies.
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#1,090
Volst53 said:
No need in telling him, He has read a few issues of muscle magazine while taking a crap.
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I think you guys are the ones reading magazines. I've been lifting many, many years. I've learned from my old high school strength coach & friends at the gym that show the results to know they have knowledge. Magazines have to come up with crap every week & most of it is bs.
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#1,094
govols/cc said:
I realized we were on a different level when you said you got a pump from doing 185 10x. Thought I would try to help but do what you want.
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4 sets, 30 seconds rest in between and slow controlled motions gave me a pretty damn good pump. I don't need your help in the slightest, so your opinions from now on out on my routines are not appreciated. I've been doing this long enough to know what works for me and what doesn't. Thanks.
 
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#1,095
lylsmorr said:
4 sets, 30 seconds rest in between and slow controlled motions gave me a pretty damn good pump. I don't need your help in the slightest, so your opinions from now on out on my routines are not appreciated. I've been doing this long enough to know what works for me and what doesn't. Thanks.
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Wasted energy.
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#1,096
Any diagnosticians on here?

I go to the gym one day last week and my right arm is appreciably weaker than my left arm. I would estimate it at about 60% strength. The rest of the relevant facts are as follows:

1. This was an "all of a sudden" occurrence. I had been to the gym either the day before or two days before and was tip top.
2. The weakness in my right arm isn't limited to any single exercise. It's weaker all around.
3. I can tell that the problem emanates from my right shoulder. In other words, when I try to do a set of, say, dumbbell military press, I can feel that it is the right shoulder that is failing and resulting in me not being able to lift much weight with my right arm.
4. But it doesn't hurt.
5. And there was never a painful "event" that I can point to as a possible cause.
6. I did go a good bit heavier than I normally do on the bench press in the preceding gym outing.
7. It has now been a full week. My right arm is still appreciably weaker than my left, and I can still feel the failure coming from my right shoulder, and it is still completely painless even when failing.

What in the heck could have happened to my right shoulder? Instantaneous loss of strength in one arm + no pain or preceding painful event == I am clueless.
 
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#1,097
kidbourbon said:
Any diagnosticians on here?

I go to the gym one day last week and my right arm is appreciably weaker than my left arm. I would estimate it at about 60% strength. The rest of the relevant facts are as follows:

1. This was an "all of a sudden" occurrence. I had been to the gym either the day before or two days before and was tip top.
2. The weakness in my right arm isn't limited to any single exercise. It's weaker all around.
3. I can tell that the problem emanates from my right shoulder. In other words, when I try to do a set of, say, dumbbell military press, I can feel that it is the right shoulder that is failing and resulting in me not being able to lift much weight with my right arm.
4. But it doesn't hurt.
5. And there was never a painful "event" that I can point to as a possible cause.
6. I did go a good bit heavier than I normally do on the bench press in the preceding gym outing.
7. It has now been a full week. My right arm is still appreciably weaker than my left, and I can still feel the failure coming from my right shoulder, and it is still completely painless even when failing.

What in the heck could have happened to my right shoulder? Instantaneous loss of strength in one arm + no pain or preceding painful event == I am clueless.
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I think someone else had the same problem and asked in this thread. Try searching back a few pages
 
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#1,099
lylsmorr said:
http://www.volnation.com/forum/sports-forum/118228-weightlifters-thread-19.html#post4919050

Found it
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I feel like his issue is slightly different than mine. I don't know exactly what he meant by "left side giving out", but it sounds like the result was that he simply wasn't able to keep moving up in weight. I wish that was my problem.

As an example of my issue: I normally do curls with 40 lb dumbbells (3 sets of 20 (the 20 is of course counting the reps of both arms)), and I can still do that amount of weight with my left arm (I tried today). My right arm, on the other hand, wasn't able to do a single rep with 40s, and got fatigued to the point of failure after maybe 6-7 reps with 20s. Yes you read that correctly: 20s. It's really weak.
 
#1,100
#1,100
Maybe a pinched nerve or something. Have you ever been to the chiropractor?
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