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Batterypowered7 posted:Injured something in my upper back (rhomboid?), near my right scapula. Now I can't turn my head to the right without experiencing an extremely sharp pain. This happens like two or three times a year and always takes a few days to fully clear up. This happened to me last night too. Started hitting upright rows and felt it happen. poo poo sucks. It's all from how I sit like poo poo at work.
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Yeah I need a better work set up. I think I'm gonna spend the weekend setting up everything on the counter
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Batterypowered7 posted:Injured something in my upper back (rhomboid?), near my right scapula. Now I can't turn my head to the right without experiencing an extremely sharp pain. This happens like two or three times a year and always takes a few days to fully clear up. just turn the other cheek
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We came up with a dumb name in the YLLS/TFLC discord of a fictional hardboiled detective/ex powerlifter name Dick Dumbbell. So of course I needed to run it into the ground and had chatGPT make it into a detective noir story. Title: "Dick Dumbbell and the Mystery of the Fake Natty" Once a world-class powerlifter, Dick Dumbbell had retired from competition and opened his own detective agency. His expertise in the strength sports world came in handy when a young up-and-coming powerlifter approached him, desperate for help. The young man claimed that his rival, a champion powerlifter, was using banned substances and had been winning competitions through cheating. But no one would believe him and he feared his reputation would be tarnished if he accused the champion publicly. Dumbbell took on the case, determined to uncover the truth. He started by digging into the champion's background, but found nothing suspicious. He then attended a competition where the champion was competing and managed to get his hands on a sample of the champion's blood. To his surprise, the results revealed that the champion was indeed using banned substances. But that was just the tip of the iceberg. As Dumbbell continued to investigate, he uncovered a larger conspiracy of fake "natural" powerlifting competitions, where top athletes were using performance-enhancing drugs and the organizers turned a blind eye. As Dumbbell delved deeper into the case, he met Viking Vixen, a stunning muscle mommy who was one of the top powerlifters in the world. She was known for her raw strength and beauty, but there was something about her that made Dumbbell suspicious. Despite her gorgeous looks and charm, Dumbbell couldn't shake the feeling that she was hiding something. He followed her to several competitions, watching her every move, until he finally caught her in the act of using banned substances before a competition. Viking Vixen was exposed as one of the key players in the fake "natural" powerlifting competitions and was banned from the sport for life. The conspiracy was finally brought to light, and the truth about the fake natty was exposed. But even as the case was solved, Dumbbell couldn't shake the memory of the beautiful but dangerous Viking Vixen. She had become a femme fatal, a haunting reminder of the corruption that lurked within the strength sports world.
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Not to be confused with his pornstar brother (also a lifter) whose stage name is Dumbbell Dick.
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Batterypowered7 posted:Not to be confused with his pornstar brother (also a lifter) whose stage name is Dumbbell Dick. You'll never guess the revelation who his arch nemesis true identity will be!
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Johnny E. Z. Curlbar
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TheKingslayer posted:This happened to me last night too. Started hitting upright rows and felt it happen. poo poo sucks. It's all from how I sit like poo poo at work. No it's not
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feelix posted:No it's not Go on
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TheKingslayer posted:Go on "Bad" posture causing pain and injury is an unsupported notion that belongs in the same trash bin as "squats are bad for your knees"
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Feb 4, 2023 05:43
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I got a vicious stomach bug and hit my goal weight a week early. 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bs40inw25KA chin up PR for the first time in over a decade I think there’s more too…
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TheKingslayer posted:I've been feeling like I'm not burning my chest out enough at the end of my sessions and I'm blanking on ideas. Hit me with some good chest day finishers. For my home gym, something I like doing at the end are kneeling landmine presses with both hands on the barbell like this. Hits the chest incredibly well for me and is easy to do a few drop sets when you use multiple smaller plates. I just put a cut tennis ball on the end that gets shoved into a corner, so the bar doesn't get all scratched up or damage the walls. Can use a landmine attachment if you're feeling fancy but it's not necessary. 
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TheKingslayer posted:This happened to me last night too. Started hitting upright rows and felt it happen. poo poo sucks. It's all from how I sit like poo poo at work.
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TenementFunster posted:posting from the SH/SC computer chair thread to tell you to buy a Herman Miller Embody TWO. THOUSAND. AMERICAN. DOLLARS.
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Batterypowered7 posted:TWO. THOUSAND. AMERICAN. DOLLARS.
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TenementFunster posted:divided by ~40 hours a week for ~50 weeks a year for 15 years of warranty? a bargain compared to the costs of back pain and poor posture. trying to cheap out on your mattress or office furniture is dumb-dumb poo poo I sleep on a bed made out of milk crates and plywood and sit atop a throne made out of Amazon boxes.
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Today I benched 240lbs on two reps and I feel pretty good about that.
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Batterypowered7 posted:I sleep on a bed made out of milk crates and plywood and sit atop a throne made out of Amazon boxes.
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TheKingslayer posted:Go on Are you sure it wasn't because you were doing upright rows? The amount of times I've pulled something doing that exercise, holy poo poo, never again.
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Chemtrailologist posted:Are you sure it wasn't because you were doing upright rows? I was doing bent over dumbbell reverse flys when I tweaked something on my upper back. It probably doesn't help that I was kind of rushing it.
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Chemtrailologist posted:Are you sure it wasn't because you were doing upright rows? This is stupid too. No position or movement is inherently injurious if it's within your passive range of motion (don't @ me with some crap like "having your femur snapped in half is a position, are you saying it's not bad for you" feelix fucked around with this message at 20:58 on Feb 5, 2023 |
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How wide do you guys normally grip the bar for bench press? I usually put my pinkies on that narrow band where the knurling stops.
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https://youtu.be/XLIxF1sxVIY This is apparently how to find your optimal width. I've never done that, I just wing it. Maybe I will measure that at some point in the future.
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Batterypowered7 posted:How wide do you guys normally grip the bar for bench press? I usually put my pinkies on that narrow band where the knurling stops. I go with a pretty wide grip, put my thumbs perpendicular to the rest of my fingers and rest the tip where the knurling starts, and then slide my hands a little outside of that
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Normal bench grip is index just about on the powerlifting knurling ring. Close grip is pinky inside the knurling ring. But I'm also 6'3" so my wingspan is rather large, need any benefit I can get on bench.
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Hellblazer187 posted:https://youtu.be/XLIxF1sxVIY Guess I grip it too close then, since I place my hands where that lady does.
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Batterypowered7 posted:How wide do you guys normally grip the bar for bench press? I usually put my pinkies on that narrow band where the knurling stops.
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Something I've realized over the years is that there is no perfect mathematical formula for Optimal Technique because everyones bodies and proportions are different. Some people got hosed up orangutang arms and others have t-rex stubs and some people have super forward leaning shoulders, massive barrel chests or slender twink proportions etc. The best thing to do is to look at the most general description of what constitutes 'good technique' for an exercise and then adjust it so it feels good for you and you get the appropriate strain on the proper muscles. Collapsing Farts fucked around with this message at 14:55 on Feb 6, 2023 |
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Carrying groceries is dangerous, last year I hosed up my finger when one of the plastic bags I was carrying in got twisted. Couldn't feel anything for a few months.
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B-Rock452 posted:Carrying groceries is dangerous, last year I hosed up my finger when one of the plastic bags I was carrying in got twisted. Couldn't feel anything for a few months. That's why proper form and technique is important
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This is me but with two infant car seats and groceries.
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Mustached Demon posted:This is me but with two infant car seats and groceries. I imagine you pinch the grocery bags between your buttcheeks?
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Batterypowered7 posted:I imagine you pinch the grocery bags between your buttcheeks? Some in my mouth too.
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I never understand what the gently caress they mean by flaring the pinkie out. That video was so good but it didn’t do a good job of showing the grip positioning. I just try to bed the bar forward. Like towards my legs.
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Booties posted:I never understand what the gently caress they mean by flaring the pinkie out. That video was so good but it didn’t do a good job of showing the grip positioning. I just try to bed the bar forward. Like towards my legs. Personally never liked the bend the bar cue, as far as I am concerned it's ment to get you to engage your lats and get your trunk as rigid as possible. This allows you to better use your legdrive and further stabilize you. I didn't watch the full video, cause lol@squatU, but they might be meaning you should use a bulldog grip. 
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Yeah that’s a lot clearer than someone holding a bar. I have a rest week now so I can practice this a lot. I’m realizing I have a lot of problems benching and pressing in general bc of my grip. Wrist injury left permanent nerve damage. Need to fix what I ca so it doesn’t hold me back.
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Booties posted:Yeah that’s a lot clearer than someone holding a bar. I have a rest week now so I can practice this a lot. Have you tried a wrist wrap? I used one for a few months last year when I had some pain in my left wrist.
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