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Black and Blue
Just kind of venting out of frustration. Monday was a strange day. I was squatting and on my first working set I felt a sharp pain in my upper thigh on the descent like something was pinched. I finished the rep and reset my feet and finished the set with just residual pain. Next two working sets of increased weight went…
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First week of 5/3/1 a beginner's review
I have been doing Starting Strength for a few months and I can't recommend it enough. My SS workouts started to take more and more time because I needed the rest between sets and I didn't have the time in my morning to finish. My squat form also took a dive when I hit body weight+. I started to hurt and wasn't recovering…
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Bloody Barbell
When I deadlift I drag the bar up my shins just lightly like I am supposed to and I tend to tear my shins a bit. I am not digging a trench in my shin just dragging the bar along the skin but my legs are lined up just perfectly with the knurling and the knurling is pretty aggressive on the new bars at my gym. I wear long…
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The good and the bad at the gym
How are other people's gyms with regards to lifting? For example some good things happened. This weekend we got our 3 power cages and 1 squat rack and hex plagtes replaced with 5 full racks with deadlift platforms and bumper plates as well as extra bars. It was a great upgrade. I had to drag a bench over to do my bench…
