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Squatting heavy with plantar fasciitis?
This isn't for me but for a friend who squats in the mid 500s. He recently developed plantar fasciitis with lots of heel pain to go with it. He's not the kind of person to back off or go light ever. Any recommendations on particular shoes, gear or anything he can use to minimize pain? At the very least, anything he can do…
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Deadlift question for MEN ONLY
I'm having an issue crushing the hell out of my twig and berries on deadlifts. My poor boys can't handle much more. Should I wear some protection? Tell my frank and beans to stop being so delicate or what?
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Appetite increase during bulk/decrease during cut?
Perhaps a mildly interesting topic I was just discussing with a coworker. We shared an observation that when cutting weight, hunger is an issue for a little while (a week or two tops) and then it goes away. In fact, after a decent amount of time has passed I have trouble reaching my calorie goal and start force-feeding…
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Night sweats from high volume workouts?
This is something I rarely see discussed anywhere so I figured I'd bring it up. I've found that when I'm in bulking season and doing crazy volume (for me) I sometimes (maybe once a week) wake up with incredible night sweats. Like, soak the sheets, comforter, pillow through night sweats. Only happens with very high overall…
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Newbie squat time: how do YOU make a shelf for low-bar position?
So my squats have forever sucked, after 3.5 years I can only barely manage a ROUGH 385 (whereas my DL is 545). I'm dieting right now so using slightly deloaded weights and I'm trying to break down my squat form (for the millionth time) and revise it the best I can. The part I'm working on right now is making a shelf for…
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Trick or treaters stole my candy bowl. (video inside)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GP1z7XcoLj4 Really? Who does that? Edit: I was not at home, I don't get home from work till 8PM
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Anyone deadlift (sumo in particular) with squat briefs?
I have hip flexor problems (old injuries) that flare up if I sumo too much. I can do it once/week but twice/week starts to give me hip flexor pain during the movement. I've tried everything. So I broke out some squat briefs and gave them a try tonight. They were too tight and I will need to buy a slightly bigger pair but…
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Congratulations to SideStreet and Sara for becoming MFP's first Premium Members!
Too bad they probably still can't even moderate this post. Sara's note: ahahahahaha...just realized I can....ahahaha
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Looking for some beastly new friends
My friends list is a little small so I wanted to upgrade with some new strong friends. I'm looking for guys who are are beastly and are looking to be huge and/or strong (if they aren't already). Steak-eaters only, no vegan lady-boys please. I don't need any skinny-jean wearing hipsters. If your deadlift isn't in the 4…
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Unique problem - rugburn from sumo DL. Creative solutions?
Here's one I haven't seen before. My supinated hand is rubbing on my pants/shorts during sumo DL and has developed into a rugburn. A really bad one: I tried a bandaid over it. Then three. Then three bandaids and wrapping medical tape around my hand multiple times. Does not help. May have even made it worse. Any creative…
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Scary event at a Tough Mudder
So I was participating in a Tough Mudder last week by myself. It was a lot of fun and quite challenging. However, I had a bit of a traumatic experience and I need some support in understanding what happened and what I should do about it. I came up to an obstacle that was basically a pyramid of monkey bars. I felt confident…
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The dreaded butt wink
I saw this video on Youtube today and found it to be very informative and definitive. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1f6mk1aVuA TL;DW it basically explains that everyone will have butt wink to some degree. It is not only unavoidable but it's even beneficial. Only severe buttwink due to poor stance, form or mobility is…
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For those doing 5/3/1, what are your training days?
Just curious, the schedule seems flexible and one that stands out to me is doing 4 days a week, M/T and Th/F. Anyone doing this have any reservations, especially while in a deficit? I was questioning the two adjacent training days but they're pretty dissimilar. M is OHP, T is DL, then a rest day. Then Th is BP, F is Squat.…
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What do YOU do for a strained/overworked muscle?
So one of my accessory exercises is the weighted hanging leg raise (in a captains chair). I think I've been pushing the weight/reps too hard and hurt my right hip flexor. Hip flexor is what allows you to do a hanging leg raise, lift your knee up to the sky (while standing), lift your leg while lying on your back, etc. You…
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Bulking on beer
Hello friends, Thought I'd drop a unique question instead of the typical WHY AREN'T I LOOSING WEIGHT OMG. A little background: as at least Sara knows, I am a big beer guy. I have made it my goal to drink 1000 unique beers over the course of 2-3 years and lose approximately 100lbs in that time. I am getting close to said…
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Weight lifting belt tightness
Hello friends, I know there are lots of fellow lifters in here. I am curious, how tight are you doing up your belts? I traditionally wear my belt right across my belly button and tighten it to the point where there is a small amount of tension when I'm standing normally. When I flex my abs I get some pressure. However, I…
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How is my bar placement for low bar squatting?
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Gym Pet PEEVES
I joined a new gym about 6 months ago. I attend 3 days a week. In this time, I have: Never seen someone wipe down any seat or machine EVER (despite there being spray bottles and paper towel dispensers in about 6 different locations). Seen multitudes of people drop loaded barbells (some with several hundred pounds on them),…
