^ Nothing but respect for the sacrifices you have made for our country, GC. Thank you and may God bless you, sir.
^ Nothing but respect for the sacrifices you have made for our country, GC. Thank you and may God bless you, sir.
lll-lll Rest in peace Big Lou lll-lll
Thanks man. I want going to buy they're so pertinent to my training now with how they effect my training I figured why not. As you can see most of mine aren't lifting per se, but most invoice training of some sort. Maybe it'll help someone else not do the dumb stuff I've done in my life lol
The only injury I've had in all these years is a hamstring tear from deadlifting. I was warmed up so not sure what happened. Took a few months off deads while it healed.
My advice to prevent injuries is first and foremost PROPER FORM. From what I see at gyms, deadlifts (hyper extension, rolling shoulders at top), squats (leaning too far forward, butt hanging out), flat bench (less than 5 points of contact) and lateral raises (wounded bird trying to fly) are the worse.
Egos prevent seeking out help... everyone's an expert...
The second thing I would suggest is to PERIODIZE your training. A properly designed periodization program will balance training to failure with hypertrophy, and preperation with recovery.
Good luck everyone.
Be safe and smart!
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Periodize? Is that like changing your routine/volume/intensity depending on individual goals on a regular basis? Like lift heavy low volume for 8 weeks then lift lighter high volume for 8 weeks then straight cardio for 2 weeks then compound lifts for reps for 4 weeks, then iso movements heavy low volume for 4 weeks? As in periods of time where your workouts differ from each other? Sorry, I’m a bit slow....honestly I underestimated how complex weightlifting/bodybuilding really is...I see why it’s important now as I’m older but when I was younger it was like “who cares as long as you look good and you’re doing something”..nah mean?......I think I should hire a reasonably priced coach....and a chef.....
Same with me. Most of my injuries are a result of flying through the air and landing hard.
All of these injuries were from separate incidents:
Broken clavicle
Head injury including a concussion that resulted in double vision
Hernia or tear of abdominal wall on both sides
Two shoulders that basically have had the shit beat out of them, no cartilage and bone spurs, right shoulder dislocates on certain movements
Two herniated discs L4/L5 and L5/S1 that are herniated on opposite sides and radiating pain down the leg and for a period of time had foot drop from pinched nerve.
As for injuries in the gym they have been minor. There is more than one way to achieve your goals. I never go for PRs, at least not with max weight as I find it counter productive. I go for higher volume to failure (within reason)
Even with the herniated discs, until three years ago I was deadlifting 405 for reps 3 X 8 (thanks tren). One day I just did not feel right about it and have not deadlifted since, and I have not suffered for it.
I feel like a pussy talking about my issues.
Mad props for doing what you do, most guys would call it quits.
You are on the right track.
Depending on your goals, sport and/or competition, periodization breaks up your training into cycles with each cycle reaching a peak then switch to another cycle which emphasizes a different aspect of training with the goal of reaching an overall peak.
This is how you can train 7 days a week without overtraining or chronic injuries.
An example for a weightlifter could be 1. A prep phase focusing on form and gradual weight increase. 2. Hypertrophy phase focusing on 8-12 reps with 30-60 second rest. 3. Strength phase focusing on 4-6 reps with 3-5min rest. 4. A recovery phase where you "recharge your batteries." This phase is the shortest as you do not want to loose adaptations.
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I’m writing this in a journal...what would a recovery phase look like for the typical gym rat ‘body builder’? (As I involve isolated movements in with my compound movements- more of a bodybuilding workout rather than power lifter) thanks...prolly shoulda pmed you, but i already typed it up, sorry
It's so hard for me to stay in the gym consistently and train anywhere near 100%. I'm finding myself having to progressively back off my training; less weight, less volume, less intensity. It sucks.
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I feel you brother...I have to start over, on top of a new career which is much more demanding...15 years of weight training and I’m starting from scratch...taking a lot of advice from you guys here regarding training, I feel as I progress from starting over that I’m better prepared , intellectually speaking, so it might be the best thing ever...time will tell...has a really intense workout today...kinda stole some ideas from people’s logs...low weight high volume...I was screaming,keep your head up Rehh!
When I get in that funk I completely revamp whatever my "current" routine is and switch up with movements that aren't commonly or ever used by myself in the past, it's like a change of scenery but within the same scenery.. sometimes I change the times I go as well, I can only do the mundane and regular way of life for so long.
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Its not so much mental, it's more physical, I keep getting injured when I try to push to 100% failure on some exercises. But it definitely is depressing and killing some motivation. Heavy Leg exercises like squats and leg presses will herniate disks in my back if I push to faliure, have to leave a few in the tank on all sets.
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