claireychn074 Member

Great to hear you’re keeping active with MS but this post is 11 years old. I doubt the original poster is still around!

Have a look at this link: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/46732785#Comment_46732785

Yes confession time, I’m an Oly lifter so I hookgrip everything - even squats. No I still don’t like it’

You can also hookgrip. Keeps the biceps level and minimises the risk of bicep flaring / imbalance, but it’s not everyone’s favourite for some reason 🤣

Nope. The single loop short weightlifting ones go around your wrists, then the single strap goes around the bar with your hand on it. So you grip the bar in the usual position but the strap is attaching your wrist to the bar. It means you might not be able to hook grip as it makes it wider. It’s not a magic panacea as it…

Have a look at https://eu.warmbody-coldmind.com/products/straps-v1-jastred?variant=38172590964888 Torokhtiy - Ukrainian world champ, now does a range of kit, programmes and vids (he has vids on how to use wraps). You do still need to use your hands (more than for deadlifts for instance) and particularly when you turn over…

I didn’t start until I was about 44, and I’m 49 now. I really hope that’s not classed as old 😮🤣

How old is too old, do you reckon? ( genuinely interested in your thoughts)

And your kindness of spirit and awesomeness are exactly why I suggested we start a fan club! Thank you, that means a lot xxx And “toned” LOL!

Ahhh thank you 😀 it’s a bit longer now with an undercut as the upkeep of bleached hair that short was surprisingly time intensive. I love short hair though - had long hair my whole life until about 5 years ago!

Lighting and posture v important: in normal light I look like an average short 49 year old. Only when I’m bracing and in the right light do I look like I have muscles. And I lift a lot. And hard (for me).

(Hope this works - phone won’t always post pics on MFP!) time to bump up this thread, and for those worried about suddenly looking huge when they lift 😀

Ouch - crikey that does sound bad. Poor you!

I think the problem is that healthy means different things to different people. My sport borders on the obsessive; it therefore might be classed as veering into unhealthy (ie risk of injury, training too hard when fatigued etc). But I could easily be obsessed with alcohol or drugs and that would definitely be unhealthy. I…

Is that a permanent shoulder injury? Oly lifting isn’t for everyone I know, but I actually started off with a partially torn rotator cuff and Oly lifting massively helps me with stability and reducing the pain. But I am hypermobile so I have the flexibility required.

Yep. Competitive master’s Oly lifter here 😀 I’m not very good but I’m tenacious and stubborn. And one day I might manage to do a good snatch and good clean at the same time.

I don’t break my sessions down into body part splits but back work is pretty essential for me. I get a lot of benefit from hyper-extension holds and rows, or hypers with the bar on my back, scapula pull ups and scap press ups, face pulls, bent over rows, lat pulls and general core stability work (from deadbugs and v/sits…

I find dropping the weight from the top of a snatch or jerk onto their ankles works well. (Joke obvs. My aim isn’t that good.)

The spring in SW UK is basically (usually) a slightly milder but still damp and grey season. I am a keen gardener and I could grow moss professionally as it’s always so blooming grey and damp. A bit of sun would be lovely! (I do like the longer days though I must admit.)

This sounds dead patronising but - I think your issue is your self perception not the reality. You think people stare at your bits which stick out, but you’ve been told others envy your physique. How do you know they’re not thinking “damn I wish I had that *kitten*”? And if your clothes are highlighting the bits you hate,…

I get it, I really do. I am pear shaped with a good peasant-build that holds onto fat in case of times of famine 😀 aesthetically, you can build good traps and lats which can balance out a triangle shape. You can lose fat all over but it won’t just come off your hated bits - the only time I thought my legs looked slim was…

First, take a long deep breath and look at what you have achieved so far. You’re lifting (great!), you’ve seen progress (great!), you’ve started to work out your calories (great!), and you are obviously determined to get stronger and better at lifting (awesome!). No that’s not patronising, but I think you might have lost…

Uh, @ninerbuff you okay?’

The bad news is our metabolism doesn’t slow down (recent studies show metabolism doesn’t slow down until after 60 - and then by a tiny amount), but the changing hormones in peri and full menopause can influence where we store our fat (more likely to go on our waist, sadly). I think it’s mentally harder to lose weight in…

Ahhh shucks 🤗 nah, I’m just an obsessive middle aged lifter who refuses to give up!

I have a coach. If you can’t get on with your PT or their behaviour doesn’t meet your expectations you need to leave them. You can’t change them (which is what I feel you might want), and it sounds like you have realised they are not actually a good fit for you. Move on, get someone else and just be glad you’re realised…

I have to eat before and I generally need about 700 calories to fuel a two-hour lifting sess. It’s completely individual- I wish I could work out fasted!

Do I fart in public? Not if I can help it. Does it sometimes happen when I’m squatting or lifting heavy? Yes it does. I mean, I’m not going to make a display of it, but I’m not sure what the solution is when I’m putting in max effort 🤷‍♂️ I’m always embarrassed but it can’t be helped, and I’m pretty sure everyone with a…

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