musclebuilder Member

If in doubt just train another part of your body

Spud 3 ply deadlift belt. Can't go wrong with that belt. You'll feel the difference when you put it on. Use it when you think you can benefit from it.

I love it and the way it makes me feel inside. It lets me channel my energy, feelings, heart, soul, and emotion into something positive. To get bigger, stronger, and tougher. To help me make something of my life

You know what I say to people when they make comments about my training or if I am growing some kind of scary viking beard. I tell them I do it because I am a filthy animal which is exactly what I am

I don't know if your grandma is like mine? But for my grandma, preparing food for people is something that she loves. Seeing people enjoy and eat her food makes her happy. And grandmas are old school. My grandma doesn't ask me to eat more, she just puts more food on my plate and says eat this.lol Which I definitely don't…

In other words you found that exercise you connect with. It lets you go to that place where you can be free and zone out and think about things like that person who did you wrong the other day and how in the past you may have taken that and just sunk into a depression but now you have found that outlet. That way to fight…

Don't over think it. If you are not gaining size then up your calories. It doesn't need to be large increases, can be as small as 20 calories a week. When you diet and you plateau you only need to make small adjustments to get things moving again. It is the same with bulking. Just make small weekly increases and you will…

double ply elbow sleeves are what I use and I love them. Of course they can be counter productive if you use them as a means to try and push through an injury and simply make matters worse. they will add some warmth and stability but they won't magically heal an existing injury. Once you have an injury you have to make…

After training for a year you may be ready for something more advanced. However, gains eventually slow down and achieving further gains becomes more difficult as time goes on. You should look for a program that allows for long term progress. Some form of periodization/training system. Lots of the well known programs out…

I recently dieted down and maintained my strength fairly well but after I stopped dieting I wound up dropping like another 10+lbs. And then my strength really hit the ****ter. It is tough gaining strength in a calorie deficit. For a while you may make progress but I know for myself, eventually nothing matters and there is…

It sounds like an overuse injury..Once it is aggravated you have to watch all your daily activitites from computer work, resting/leaning on your elbow ect..specific weight training exercises are not the only activities that can cause a nociceptive response by your injured tissue..Good idea to avoid extensions with your…

X2 to what punktorian said. Invest in a quality set of wrist wraps. Elitefts has some awesome wrist wraps..I have a pair I use for my heavier work and love them. They will help increase stability in what is a joint built more so for mobility. They are a very useful and valuable tool to add to your training tool box so they…

Mr.Otis Rush-so many roads, so many trains http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tD616ejG10A Mr.Pat Hare-Cotton crop blues (Pat hare had one of the nastiest tones from his guitar amp and guitar and himself of any Blues legend.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyRlK_OAD0k Jimi Hendrix-Hear my train a comin'…

Another fraud..But then again, most cowgirls fans are exactly that. Jumped on the band wagon during their dynasty years and now doing the same with the Pats.:grumble:

How can you have 4 fav football teams? You can only have 1. Thats the rule when it comes to sports. NY Giants

Mr. Magic Sam-Call me if you need me http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kynsJwG-9vg Mr. Fred Robinson -Close to you http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-Ua6aKdxlg Ten Years Ago - Mr. Buddy Guy & Mr. Junior Wells (Live Montreux 74') . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9E65donSgJs

I love fatgripz! I use them every training day. A friend of mine actually gave me a pair as a gift and over time I have incorporated them into my training more and more. They are a great tool for your training tool box if you ask me. Great for working around certain injuries be it shoulder, elbow, wrist..They let you get…

Imaging does not hurt but it does not always tell the story either when it comes to low back pain..really what it boils down to is your symptoms and what aggravates those symptoms. To determine that you would need an assessment done..its not just exercises but all the activities that you do during your waking hours that…

Work on your mobility/flexibility..In particular focus on ankle, hip, and thoracic spine mobility..In the mean time you can shorten the ROM by doing rack DL or lifting off blocks until you can work your way back down to the floor and pull with out flexing your lumbar spine.

If a main focus is improving your squat than squatting more frequently is a great way to do just that..If that is the case I agree with hendrix suggestion of varying your intensity/rep ranges for your squats..If you are squatting 3x per week each squat WO you train in a different intensity zone..Which is basically just…

For certain female athletes in particular who tend to be more quad dominant and activate their glutes/hamstrings less than men and they have a tendency to stabilize the knee joint by primarily using the quadriceps muscles..The author mentioned cutting on a field but also you look a sports like basketball/volley ball…

You are working in very limited intensity zones..Training squats twice per week yet the reps/sets are identical. Why not work in different intensity zones and gain additional benefits? For example, 70-90% plus one of those days and 40-60% the other. This lower intensity day will have you working at a lower weight which…

Very good vid..Non-linear undulating periodization in some form or another is the type of system I follow as well.

derekjnichols, agree with the others. If you can't train upper right now just focus on doing what ever you can to work around it..See whats what when you get examined. Shoulder seperation is a common injury that occurs from "rough tackles" Not saying that is what has happened to you but it is possible considering how the…

adrenalinejun, with your shoulder issues from years of volleyball, do you know what the issue is? Is it internal impingement symptoms? There is plenty more that can be done to keep the shoulders healthy then just doing rotator cuff work and tissue work of the shoulder on chest and shoulder day. Not having a training day…

Like others said, avoid what hurts and unless you get it checked out you really don't know exactly whats wrong or what could be contributing to the injury..I have had numerous shoulder injuries like ac joint issues and so fourth ..Try closer grip presses..A closer grip is going to place less stress on the…

The leg press removes balance and stability from the equation so naturally you are going to lift much greater weights with the leg press than possible with a squat. Lunges are always a good option and there are numerous variations you can do like the standard lunge, walking lunge, reverse lunge, lateral lunge which will…

The full OL lifts are considered by some to be some of the most complex and technical lifts you can do..So as others have mentioned it would probably serve you well to have a qualified coach work with you..You look at the selection of junior weight lifters in many countries and before these kids even learn an exercise they…

When you are starting out, anything you do seems to work..Even if what you are doing is terribly flawed..Judging from your post it looks as if your goals are to get past the stick points and continue getting stronger. You should look at your training routine because it does not exactly match that goal. Your training lacks…

What I do is I avoid what hurts..Not just regarding training but in activities in my daily life..If lower back fexion/flexion and rotation causes pain I avoid lower back flexion. Also I try and pin point why the injury occured. Do I have poor technique during certain lifts? Is my training poorly organized? Am I performing…