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Learning to ride a motorcycle affecting squats
I've been learning to ride a motorcycle; not able to turn yet. So, I've been muscling the bike around using my legs. My IT bands/hip flexors (outside) have been really sore. It's been affecting my squats. I'm not sure if this will eventually strengthen my squatting or sabotage it. Anyone have any ideas?
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Real life use for dead lifting
Had a real life dead lifting experience. I went off the road on a motorcycle and down an embankment; the bike fell over in its side. I could not get down and push it up w/my legs (how you are supposed to). So, I got into dead lift position, grabbed the chassis, and pulled that 650cc ***** up; it weighs over 500. It wasn't…
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Does anyone else dislike the music that's played in gyms?
My gym likes to play that Imagine Dragons crap or "music" just like it. I wistfully remember the days in undergrad when the school gym blasted either hard core rap or metal; much more conducive to lifting. I know I will get comments to the effect of "bring your ipod", "listen to your own stuff", etc. But, every gym I go to…
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How do you pronounce Hypertrophy?
Okay, I've heard several sources pronounce the term "hypertrophy" different ways? I've always said it "Hyper trophy" as two separate and distinct words. Lately, I've heard it pronounced "hy-PUR-trephy" (the 'e' is in there on purpose, you cant hear the 'trophy' part. Also, I've heard "HY-per-trophy" all as one word with…
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Best age to teach a child to ride a bike
My son is about 5 and a half and currently rides a bike with training wheels. I would like him to start riding without them, but I don't want to push him too far too soon. Any advice as to what is a good age to start w/o training wheels? What is a good method to use (taking pedals off, taking training wheels off, having…
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Calorie algorithm for muscle gain and fat loss?
Having a hard time balancing my protein and calorie intake in order to keep gaining muscle weight and lose fat. I've read articles on bodybuilding.com, but they are not making sense. I could really use some practitioner advice. I can gain muscle and lose fat separately with no problem; but, doing them together is really…
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Need help increasing my bench weight
I'm currently not going up as quickly on the bench press as I used to. My current bench plan is: Week 1- 1 warm up set, 3 sets work weight (85 percent of max) at 10 reps each, 1 set work weight to failure. Hammer press- 3 sets at 10 reps each. Incline pushups- 3 sets at failure. Week 2- 1 warm up set, 3 sets work weight at…
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Does the appearance of a personal trainer matter?
About a year ago, I paid a personal trainer to set up a strength program for me and take me through the various lifts. The trainer is very knowledgeable and the program worked out very well. I would like to go back to him and have a new one made in order to change it up and incorporate lessons learned from the other…
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Getting started with power lifting
I started a quasi-lifting program (put together by a personal trainer) about a year ago; squats (machine) , bench, rack pulls, machine (iso) rows, hammer presses, leg curls, shoulder presses, shoulder shrugs. Things have been going well- I can machine squat 1300 pounds (akin to 400 on a bar), dead lift 315 (for 6 reps),…
