Shoulder Muscles Dilemma
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It's not necessary to do that much cardio, but, according to the OP's description, it's not that much cardio. A lot of it is more recreational than intense.
Everyone has become so conditioned to parrot the "cardio is bad" cliches that are the current fad that people seem to be losing the capacity for critical thinking.0 -
My massage therapist has helped me a lot with questions like these. He tells me you have to strip the lactic acid out of your muscles and something about sensory muscle memory.
I don't much about it so maybe googeling it would be good. I went from 0 and trust me when I say 0 muscles in my legs to some solid legs. He does my massage about once a month and it's a deep tissue massage. I have to push myself beyond pain though too. It is not fun sometimes but I know now the pain will pass. Heating pads, ice packs and pillows have been a huge comfort.
I dreamed of hot tubs last night!0 -
Hello everyone!
I need some advice as I am getting pretty frustrated with my shoulder muscles. My overall fitness is at an all-time high, I do about 2 to 3 hours of cardio a day, and have formed some good strong muscles. The only muscles that have not improved one bit are my shoulder muscles... specifically, my Deltoid and Trapezius muscles. It drives me insane because I do shoulder workouts every day and every day it just burns like hell and doesn't improve.
What can I do to solve this dilemma of mine? Are there any shoulder exercises you guys can share?
Please shed some light on my situation. Thank you!
Working out your shoulders every day is not good, they need about 2-3 days to recover from a proper workout with the right nutrition.
^^^This.
Also, paired with 2-3 hours of cardio a day, it is going to be almost impossible for your body to develop a decent amount of muscle unless you're eating like a horse to make up for the calories burnt.0 -
Uh, every day you work them? Not good. Rest! Take some days off till you feel that you can work them again.0
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It's not necessary to do that much cardio, but, according to the OP's description, it's not that much cardio. A lot of it is more recreational than intense.
Everyone has become so conditioned to parrot the "cardio is bad" cliches that are the current fad that people seem to be losing the capacity for critical thinking.
No, cardio is not bad, but if you want the energy to strength train in order to BUILD muscle, then the cardio can be cut down, yes? This is what we are all suggesting. I would not want to do any strength training after that much cardio. Every day.0 -
A protein cleanse huh. Yikes. What exactly are you cleansing?0
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It's not necessary to do that much cardio, but, according to the OP's description, it's not that much cardio. A lot of it is more recreational than intense.
Everyone has become so conditioned to parrot the "cardio is bad" cliches that are the current fad that people seem to be losing the capacity for critical thinking.
No, cardio is not bad, but if you want the energy to strength train in order to BUILD muscle, then the cardio can be cut down, yes? This is what we are all suggesting. I would not want to do any strength training after that much cardio. Every day.
Again, people are confusing building muscle with building strength. You can do just fine with #2 without concentrating on #1. It's just that we have gotten to the point where the discussion has become dominated by the mentality of what is essentially a niche group.0 -
Replace your morning aerobics with strength training. All scientific evidence points to a combo of cardio and resistance as ideal for fat loss.
Wait until you are done with this silly protein cleanse. Protein is only a problem for your body if you already have a serious medical condition. Without it, you will loose even what muscle you do have!0 -
Hello everyone!
I need some advice as I am getting pretty frustrated with my shoulder muscles. My overall fitness is at an all-time high, I do about 2 to 3 hours of cardio a day, and have formed some good strong muscles. The only muscles that have not improved one bit are my shoulder muscles... specifically, my Deltoid and Trapezius muscles. It drives me insane because I do shoulder workouts every day and every day it just burns like hell and doesn't improve.
What can I do to solve this dilemma of mine? Are there any shoulder exercises you guys can share?
Please shed some light on my situation. Thank you!
Working out your shoulders every day is not good, they need about 2-3 days to recover from a proper workout with the right nutrition.
This. That said here are some exercises
Overhead press
Cable Rope Face Pulls
Overhead Barbell Press
^^yep, plus drop some of the cardio like others have mentioned. The low intensity walking and swimming is fine. I would just cut out a few days of higher intensity stuff.
ETA: make sure you do cardio after lifting if you do it in the same session.0 -
It's not necessary to do that much cardio, but, according to the OP's description, it's not that much cardio. A lot of it is more recreational than intense.
Everyone has become so conditioned to parrot the "cardio is bad" cliches that are the current fad that people seem to be losing the capacity for critical thinking.
No, cardio is not bad, but if you want the energy to strength train in order to BUILD muscle, then the cardio can be cut down, yes? This is what we are all suggesting. I would not want to do any strength training after that much cardio. Every day.
Again, people are confusing building muscle with building strength. You can do just fine with #2 without concentrating on #1. It's just that we have gotten to the point where the discussion has become dominated by the mentality of what is essentially a niche group.
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Thank you again, everyone, for the comments! I really appreciate you all pitching in, sharing your wisdom and experience.
I have been doing some research as well and realised what I have been eating far too little.. so now it's about reducing my cardio, putting in some strength training, and upping my cals!
Let's see how it goes.
Oh, and I'm done with my low-protein cleanse! I love it, I do it once a year... cleanses your whole digestive system.0 -
I do front and side lateral lifts and upright rows. 2x a week, every other day.
And yeah two hours of cardio is too much.0 -
Hello everyone!
I need some advice as I am getting pretty frustrated with my shoulder muscles. My overall fitness is at an all-time high, I do about 2 to 3 hours of cardio a day, and have formed some good strong muscles. The only muscles that have not improved one bit are my shoulder muscles... specifically, my Deltoid and Trapezius muscles. It drives me insane because I do shoulder workouts every day and every day it just burns like hell and doesn't improve.
What can I do to solve this dilemma of mine? Are there any shoulder exercises you guys can share?
Please shed some light on my situation. Thank you!
2nd: Don't lift weights for the same muscles everyday. Muscles get "better" when they recover, not when you work them out.
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Don't do shoulders every day. I'd recommend getting 2 full days of recovery between shoulder workouts. Don't afraid to go heavy!0
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The first thing that stood out is 2-3 hours of cardio a day... Way excessive and too much for the average person. I used to do almost an hour/day plus lifting. I now cut down to two days of an hour spin and a few days of 20-30 minutes cardio, max.... No changes in my weight or fitness.
The second big NO NO is lifting the same muscle group two days in a row. Weight lifting actually breaks down muscles fibers. Muscle fibers need no less than 24 hours of recovery to begin to mend and rebuild stronger fibers. Change up your splits...which are how you work your different body parts. A good schedule is a push/pull/leg split... One day you do all muscles you use to push: chest (chest press), triceps (tricep pushdowns) and shoulders (press), the following day lift muscles that you pull: back (lat PULL downs! PULL ups) and biceps (bicep curls etc) then do a leg day.. Then you can take a day off or cycle back around again.
Other decent two day split option upper body/lower body/rest then cycle again or 4 day split chest/back, legs, shoulders, bicep/triceps(arms) or 3 day split of chest/biceps/ shoulders, legs, back/triceps, rest repeat0 -
There's some great replies on this post and I agree with most of them. One thing I didn't see anyone mention is LaNetsah wants to lose quite a bit of weight, about 70 more pounds. She's lost 10 so far, but her profile doesn't indicate how long that took. Since she's pretty heavy and it's hard to burn fat and gain muscle at the same time, I recommend focusing on losing the weight first. I like the fact that she's exercising every day. If that's enjoyable she should keep it up. The intensity may need variety. The 2-3 hours of cardio may be too leisurely to be effective. Working in shorter sessions with higher intensity (check out HIIT training) should help speed up the metabolism. She should follow the post to get her BMR and eat to lose 1-2 pounds per week. A heart monitor may be a good investment to properly record calories burned. If she's not counting enough calories burned, she may be under eating, keeping her body in starvation mode and slowing her metabolism. The goal weight by 24 is definitely doable but the focus needs to be losing weight first, then building muscle. Once the fat is gone, the muscle building will be more enjoyable and rewarding. Kudos to LaNetsah for working on losing the weight at a young age and not waiting to get older when it becomes harder.0
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There's some great replies on this post and I agree with most of them. One thing I didn't see anyone mention is LaNetsah wants to lose quite a bit of weight, about 70 more pounds. She's lost 10 so far, but her profile doesn't indicate how long that took. Since she's pretty heavy and it's hard to burn fat and gain muscle at the same time, I recommend focusing on losing the weight first. I like the fact that she's exercising every day. If that's enjoyable she should keep it up. The intensity may need variety. The 2-3 hours of cardio may be too leisurely to be effective. Working in shorter sessions with higher intensity (check out HIIT training) should help speed up the metabolism. She should follow the post to get her BMR and eat to lose 1-2 pounds per week. A heart monitor may be a good investment to properly record calories burned. If she's not counting enough calories burned, she may be under eating, keeping her body in starvation mode and slowing her metabolism. The goal weight by 24 is definitely doable but the focus needs to be losing weight first, then building muscle. Once the fat is gone, the muscle building will be more enjoyable and rewarding. Kudos to LaNetsah for working on losing the weight at a young age and not waiting to get older when it becomes harder.
Actually, being significantly overweight is one of the exceptions to not being able to lose fat and gain muscle at the same time. Plus, even if not gaining muscle, the point of strength training while at a deficit is to maintain as much muscle as possible.0 -
There's some great replies on this post and I agree with most of them. One thing I didn't see anyone mention is LaNetsah wants to lose quite a bit of weight, about 70 more pounds. She's lost 10 so far, but her profile doesn't indicate how long that took. Since she's pretty heavy and it's hard to burn fat and gain muscle at the same time, I recommend focusing on losing the weight first. I like the fact that she's exercising every day. If that's enjoyable she should keep it up. The intensity may need variety. The 2-3 hours of cardio may be too leisurely to be effective. Working in shorter sessions with higher intensity (check out HIIT training) should help speed up the metabolism. She should follow the post to get her BMR and eat to lose 1-2 pounds per week. A heart monitor may be a good investment to properly record calories burned. If she's not counting enough calories burned, she may be under eating, keeping her body in starvation mode and slowing her metabolism. The goal weight by 24 is definitely doable but the focus needs to be losing weight first, then building muscle. Once the fat is gone, the muscle building will be more enjoyable and rewarding. Kudos to LaNetsah for working on losing the weight at a young age and not waiting to get older when it becomes harder.
Actually, being significantly overweight is one of the exceptions to not being able to lose fat and gain muscle at the same time. Plus, even if not gaining muscle, the point of strength training while at a deficit is to maintain as much muscle as possible.
There is a small window of opportunity to lose weight and gain muscle, SMALL WINDOW.0 -
Hi, I am new to the site, I love shoulder work outs, for traps try shrugs with a straight bar, they are easy enough to do with high weight, aim for 8 - 10 reps three sets of a heavy weight (warm up first!) with your other shoulder excercises, they will pop out in no time. You will notice a difference in 2 - 3 weeks just hit them hard 1 - 2 a week I only do mine once.0
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I am by no means an expert however I can share that the shoulder is a complex set of muscles. I had shoulder (labrum) surgery in May due to a tear from overuse and am still recovering. Most or I should say many shoulder injuries come from overwork due to exercise. I would encourage reducing the amount of exercise on the shoulder and allow time for recovery.0
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I am by no means an expert however I can share that the shoulder is a complex set of muscles. I had shoulder (labrum) surgery in May due to a tear from overuse and am still recovering. Most or I should say many shoulder injuries come from overwork due to exercise. I would encourage reducing the amount of exercise on the shoulder and allow time for recovery.
That is simply not true, shoulder muscles of the rotator cuff like the infraspinatus and supraspinatus require high reps low weight training on a regular basis to maintain good shoulder health. Where do you get your information from to make such a bold claim, "Most or I should say many shoulder injuries come from overwork due to exercise".
I think you will find that most shoulder injuries come from falls and accidents due to the fact they are designed to take knocks like a shock absorber therefore protecting more vital body parts, the collar bone is pretty much designed to break on impact.0 -
There's some great replies on this post and I agree with most of them. One thing I didn't see anyone mention is LaNetsah wants to lose quite a bit of weight, about 70 more pounds. She's lost 10 so far, but her profile doesn't indicate how long that took. Since she's pretty heavy and it's hard to burn fat and gain muscle at the same time, I recommend focusing on losing the weight first. I like the fact that she's exercising every day. If that's enjoyable she should keep it up. The intensity may need variety. The 2-3 hours of cardio may be too leisurely to be effective. Working in shorter sessions with higher intensity (check out HIIT training) should help speed up the metabolism. She should follow the post to get her BMR and eat to lose 1-2 pounds per week. A heart monitor may be a good investment to properly record calories burned. If she's not counting enough calories burned, she may be under eating, keeping her body in starvation mode and slowing her metabolism. The goal weight by 24 is definitely doable but the focus needs to be losing weight first, then building muscle. Once the fat is gone, the muscle building will be more enjoyable and rewarding. Kudos to LaNetsah for working on losing the weight at a young age and not waiting to get older when it becomes harder.
Actually, being significantly overweight is one of the exceptions to not being able to lose fat and gain muscle at the same time. Plus, even if not gaining muscle, the point of strength training while at a deficit is to maintain as much muscle as possible.
There is a small window of opportunity to lose weight and gain muscle, SMALL WINDOW.
That depends on how overweight and the training routine. There is a small window for newbie gains. Combine that with being significantly overweight and that window becomes bigger.0 -
"That depends on how overweight and the training routine. There is a small window for newbie gains. Combine that with being significantly overweight and that window becomes bigger. "
Still relatively small even if slightly bigger. Of course the window gets bigger as you get smaller.0 -
"That depends on how overweight and the training routine. There is a small window for newbie gains. Combine that with being significantly overweight and that window becomes bigger. "
Still relatively small even if slightly bigger. Of course the window gets bigger as you get smaller.
Relative is well..relative. It is relatively small for a female due to our lower T levels, but actually pretty decent gains have been seen on overweight untrained males eating at a deficit.0 -
I agree there have been muscle gains in overweight males on a deficit when they first start strength or especially hypertrophy training but how long that effect lasts is the only point I am raising. I would not want people to think that is always the case nor to stop fat reduction to switch to muscle gain by altering their diet.
Good regimen is to attack Type II a and b muscle fibres via alactic and anaerobic response, microtearing and strengthen tendons and the skeletal system. Good cardio for Type 1 muscle and the aerobic system. Either gain weight by eating more calories than TDEE, lose weight eat less calories than TDEE, maintain eat TDEE. Then discuss how to gain muscle mass through TDEE and exercise. I think we both strongly believe that that is the aim.0
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