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Weightlifting people, here! Ongoing chat thread...

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MaidOfStars · 22/08/2017 15:15

We are a bit cut off in the designated forum so here's a shiny new thread to populate.

Hello to anyone that hasn't ventured over to The Weights Room but is lifting/resistance training.

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FindoGask · 20/10/2017 17:44

Obv not a doctor or physio but your description reminds me of the bursitis I had in my hip one time. Think your plan of resting it for a while is a sound one - then maybe you can gradually add things back in and see how you go.

On chest press if you did use a barbell, try aiming to touch just below your pectorals - sort of solar plexus region. That should put less strain on your shoulders.

JustGettingStarted · 20/10/2017 14:28

Itself mostly my left shoulder. I feel a sort of burning inside the joint all the time. It's exacerbated by anything that limits my mobility, ie, children invading my bed and squeezing up against me or being sat next to a wall.

For my back I do rows (dumbbell and seated cable) and lat pull downs.

MargoLovebutter · 20/10/2017 10:12

What back exercises do you do Just? I have degenerated discs and one pesky one that pops in and out every now and then, which cripples me completely for the best part of 3 weeks. I'm always on the look out for back & core stuff to help keep my spine where it's supposed to be.

FindoGask · 20/10/2017 09:55

and, do you feel it more during particular movements or as a general ache after exercise?

FindoGask · 20/10/2017 09:54

Is it both shoulders, Just, or only one?

JustGettingStarted · 20/10/2017 09:11

A barbell may be good for stability. I don't know. I last did chest and shoulders on Tuesday. Today I'm just going to do back and arms. Then next week I will be doing my new A/B thing. The following week I'm not working out at all. I'll see how things feel after that.

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MaidOfStars · 20/10/2017 09:07

Can you switch to bench press with a barbell, to limit movement? Although to be honest, I push up from a raised grip which means my hands are behind me at the bottom of the movement. So bearing weight from that extension isn't a problem; I wonder if stability is? Your hands gripping dumbells are not fixed position and you'll be having to control rotational/outward movement. That's going to recruit rotator cuffs etc and could account for shoulder pain?

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JustGettingStarted · 20/10/2017 08:54

Shoulders: overhead dumbbell press; lateral raises and reverse fly's.

Chest I alternate between flat and Incline dumbbell press.

I also think that I may have been coming down too far on the chest presses.

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MaidOfStars · 20/10/2017 08:29

What chest and shoulder exercises do you do?

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JustGettingStarted · 20/10/2017 08:23

I'm having shoulder pain. I think it's from doing chest and shoulders twice a week. Just overdoing it.

I'm thinking of keeping my lower body x2... I vary those exercises a lot (squats, lunges, Romanian deadlifts) but my chest and shoulder exercises are always the same. The only thing I vary is doing chest or shoulders first.

I'm thinking of easing off for a while. I will have a full week off for a holiday. That should help. But I'm thinking of changing my upper body split to A and B:

A: shoulders, triceps and biceps
B: chest and back

At the very least, my arms will stay toned. I don't think working a muscle once a week is optimal but I certainly won't lose anything I've gained.

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MaidOfStars · 19/10/2017 21:42

What's a Good Morning?!?

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FindoGask · 19/10/2017 21:20

Nice work Stealing! Very sorry to hear about the neck injury, but it sounds like you're hopefully on the mend. Do you know how it happened?

Maybe my broad shoulders theory is nonsense then isthistoonosy!

StealingYourWiFi · 19/10/2017 19:23

Hi all! I've been picking things up and down for over 2 years now. I've suffered a neck injury since May - colleague (consultant spinal surgeon) thinks it's likely a prolapsed disc so I've been cutting down a lot lately. Just had 4 weeks off - busy time! Back to it yesterday with leg day and my god I cannot walk today!

Good Mornings @ 40kg
SLDL @ 50kg
Hip thrusts @ 90kg
Hammie curls @ 30kg
Leg extensions @ 30kg

Paying for it now!

isthistoonosy · 19/10/2017 19:21

Weirdly, it seems, I have very narrow / non existent shoulders and a massive bum and thighs. Seems my lower half is made of pure fat though as it has no strength!

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MaidOfStars · 19/10/2017 11:13

I used to lift with my bodybuilding ex about 20-odd years ago. He was a decent, albeit non-professional, teacher. Worked with him for a couple of years before I grew out of him

Didn't lift a weight since until 18 months ago. I decided to restart to help me run faster and throw better. Found a PT and got back into it. Happily, my muscle memory was good, and things like deadlifts etc didn't need much form guidance.

My PT is ace and horrible in equal measures. I'm a lazy shite at heart but also care too much about what people think of me - I absolutely need an onlooker to push me on.

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FindoGask · 19/10/2017 11:12

You can definitely work on your push-ups and you will find the strength you develop will transfer to lots of work with weights.

I've never had a PT. I've worked with a couple of power lifting coaches on an ad-hoc basis for programming as well as form tweaks, but I prefer doing my own thing. The standard of PTs I've seen is so variable - to put it mildly - and I don't really want to have to talk to anyone at the gym, never mind for a whole hour!

MargoLovebutter · 19/10/2017 11:02

Really interesting. I am broad shouldered but weak as a kitten. I can do about 2 proper press ups in good form! Definitely something to work on.

Are you all self-taught lifters, or have you had PTs at some point?

isthistoonosy · 19/10/2017 10:49

No Idea as all I’ve Done for years is walking / hiking and then nothing much the last three yrs due to hip issues in pregnancy. Assume its just one of those things.

FindoGask · 19/10/2017 10:48

For me, it's partly my build. I have broad shoulders and I seem to have more easily put muscle on my chest, back and shoulders than elsewhere. But, back when I was doing a lot of running but getting injured, I started doing a lot of bodyweight sessions in the hope it would strengthen me up and make me less injury-prone. I got obsessed with being able to do millions of push-ups - I think those probably helped a lot.

MargoLovebutter · 19/10/2017 10:42

Ah, ok - that makes sense.

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MaidOfStars · 19/10/2017 10:39

My legs/back are comparatively strong (top 15% for sex/age/weight) but my upper body is still well in the top half.

I have spent years playing a sprint/throw sport! It hasn't pushed me into excessive strength in my upper body, but presumably kept me at least level pegging Grin

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MaidOfStars · 19/10/2017 10:36

You may have 'comparatively' good upper strength because you're actually weak on legs?

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MargoLovebutter · 19/10/2017 10:23

You folk who were comparatively stronger with your upper body - how is that possible? What exercise were you doing previously that gave you upper body strength?

I am so, so, so upper body weak!

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MaidOfStars · 18/10/2017 18:35

(Sorry, flying visit, this week has been manic! Will catch up properly later)

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MaidOfStars · 18/10/2017 18:34

strengthlevel.com/ to compare lifts with age/weight/sex.

Getting back on track after marathon efforts.

Last Friday: kettlebell squats/pull ups + push ups/lightish deadlift to fatigue (maybe 15-20 reps a set) + ball slams.
Something happened because I struggled to put my coat on over the weekend!

Yesterday: split squats/dips + inverted rows (felt really good on these)/box jumps + skater jumps.

Tomorrow morning next.

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