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  • I watched this: http://startingstrength.com/index.php/site/video/platform_managing_calluses I've been lifting using the advised grip for 3 x wk for 4 months and do not have any calluses to speak of. I prefer not to use gloves because it effectively makes the bar fatter and more difficult to grip. Not hugely relevant to the…
    in Gloves/ Liquid chalk? Comment by abluebutton May 2013
  • A video form check could help. I've never done ATG, so no comments there. Did you warm up at 45 and move to 75, how did 45 feel? Toes pointed out? Knees shoved out? I too initially felt no hip drive, but I kept working on it. I only got the knees out well 3 months in. Keep at it. If you read Starting Strength you'll see…
    in ATG vs. Parallel Squats Comment by abluebutton May 2013
  • +1 see a doc, better to be safe than sorry Yea, I also have that achy sleep problem. Shoulder on the L side, Hip on the R. No fun! My route to the gym went: 10 years of intermittent pain from hurting myself while horseing around-->General practitioner -->orthopedic surgeon --->MRI to diagnose labral tear --> physical…
    in Shoulder instability? Comment by abluebutton March 2013
  • If you're not in pain, I'm not sure what a sports doctor would tell you. I have read that the overhead press develops muscles that help with shoulder stability. I have a tear in the labrum of my left shoulder so it's unstable in a different manner. The surgeon said surgery was optional and didn't guarantee anything. I was…
    in Shoulder instability? Comment by abluebutton March 2013
  • Another question, how many sets are you able to do? I'm actually doing the starting strength program which has one doing 3 sets of 5. If you are failing in your last 2 sets of 5x5 maybe scale back to fewer sets? Also my gains slowed when i stopped eating everything in sight. I'm a newb so take this with a grain of salt.…
    in When did you first stall on each lift? Comment by abluebutton March 2013
  • What amount are you trying to add to your 45? After 42lbs, I could no longer do 5lb jumps which are the smallest my gym has. I was able to buy some giant washers that fit on the olympic bar that weigh 10oz each. So a pair is 1.25 lbs. I've been doing 1.25lb increments the past 2 weeks and that has kept both my presses…
    in When did you first stall on each lift? Comment by abluebutton March 2013
  • I'm 34 so not in your age bracket but probably equally "unlearned". A friend recommended I read "Starting Strength" by Rippetoe. I found helpful his instructions on how to actually do specific strength training movements and why do those ones. His experience seems to be mostly with high school boys, but in the forums of…
    in strength training for seniors Comment by abluebutton March 2013
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