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Allergic to the barbell
I developed a little scaly patch at the top/ back of my right arm recently, all rough and extremely itchy. I went down my usual route of deciding it's a melanoma or some deathly skin disease, until I realised - scratch - scratch - that I have an identical one on my left arm. I don't think skin disease is generally…
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"Don't do anything extreme" - drat
My optician just told me I have some swelling in my optic nerve and is referring me for checks. So I asked if there's anything I need to be careful of, and he said I can "have a glass of wine - but don't drink too much". And weight lifting? "Well, you can do some, but don't push yourself too hard, basically don't do…
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Fireworks! November workouts going off like a rocket
Is it okay if I start this? I feel too much of a newbie. But here we go. I don't even have any stronglifts to add, just lots of walking yesterday and a cardio session at the gym. Day off today as too much travelling. But I like reading everyone else's workouts :-)
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Worked out 'fasted'
So... I quite often go to the gym on the way home, and I haven't eaten for six hours. That's a long time for me! And I'm in a quandary over whether to eat first. I've been reading that you get more results from working out fasted - but by results, most sites seem to mean hypertrophy. Now - I don't want hypertrophy, though…
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Discipline
I'm sure lots of you have seen this already but it made me grin, especially after getting myself to the gym tonight when there were a zillion reasons to skip it. 'Why don't I have motivation?' 'You don't need motivation. You need discipline.' http://www.trainuntamed.com/workout-motivation/
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What are these shelves on the squat rack?
Last night, during a rest, I took this photo of these wee shelves on the opposite squat rack. I always just fold them down, if I'm using that one - but what are they for? And yes, those are my legs in the background :smile:
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Amino acids
Do you take them? My trainer seems convinced they're essential when lifting big weights, but I'm generally anti supplements. Thoughts?
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Deloading?
Do you back off the weights every now and again? By how much, and how often? Apologies if this is covered elsewhere, I did look at the FAQS...
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Trainer booked, just for a form check
Well. I've booked a one off session with a PT on Saturday, to check I'm not doing anything completely stupid in any of the lifts. I decided that I was being a bit over enthusiastic and throwing myself into this without 100% knowing what I'm doing! I did a bit of training to be a PT years ago and I've watched a zillion…
