Found a problem in my squat...

[powerlifterjay]

Good i dea on the gel things. It may save some towels!

I have used glucosomine and it worked fine for me. Just takes time being on them for them to kick in. I had bad elbows and finally got some and took them for a year and i noticed a difference with in a month. My partner Jimmie Dean takes alphapia tabs and swears by them. So i wil try the flax seed and see what they do for me. Worse case hit some deca!

 

[Arioch]

I use them, and notice a difference. It is not the end-all be-all cure-all sort of difference, but I hurt less, and that makes it worth it as far as I am concerned.

I notice more pain relief with MSM, but I also use Chon/Glu and the results show via MRI after a few weeks where I have long-term joint injuries.

Flax oil helps many people, it is cheap, and it gives you essential fats, essential as in "essential for life." You should be using some anyway, as it is very hard to get these fats in our world of processing, freezing, evaporating, irradiating, and toxic dumping.

I do think that most supplements are crap.

I posted some actual information on the how's and why's of glu& chon and their effect on joint healing here:

http://boards.elitefitness.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=118788&highlight=glucosamine

There have been a few studies by outside observers (not the supplement companies) showing positive effects.

 

[Geno_O]

Question about biceps tendonitis. Where is the pain with biceps
tendonitis? I have a dull ache under my biceps. Feels like it
goes to the bone. Is this a case of biceps tendonitis?

Never stopped to think that this could be coming from the
squat.

 

[powerlifterjay]

Mine is right there. Right under th ebicep. Or actually the bicep itself.

 

[Deciever]

How long did it take for you to develop it? Does it effect deadlifting ( i know it effects your bench day)

I think since im suiting up tomorrow, im going to wear wrist wraps just for safety once i pass 250

 

[CytoMel]

I have heard that bicep tendonitis comes from squatting more often than from benchng. Many of my training partners and I wear rehband elbow sleves when squatting. Also it wouldnt kill powerlifers to do some reverse curls and some hammer curls sometimes.

 

[powerlifterjay]

Mine is from squatting only. But it effects my bench. It doesnt do it all the time squatting. But i was hitting it pretty heavy 4 to 5 weeks in row. Last time it did this was last prep for a full power meet. I am a bencher dam it! But i wanna prove some squatting ability to some people who have little doubt. Even though 20 people witnessed my 805 , 765, 740, 725, 700 all in prep for this meet. But it doesnt count unless done in a meet. So guess what? Its gonna be done! Then what? We'll they fuck with my Tan? Or my shave? Or i know maybe my Deadlift. Ya that is whats next! Silly me.

Box squats even done heavy have never done this to me. Looking forward actually to box squatting again.

 

[Stapled to the Floor]

I just finished box squatting ( I would get the pain usually only ME squatting but I get it too with heavy bands) .. I went "thumbless" on the grip and it made a big difference... makes it so the thumb doesnt bend back and I think (not sure) that that is what contributed to my bicep "itis"...Of course I dont know if it will affect control factor with max weights... anybody ever get heavy or compete with this grip...???
Thanks Jay

 

[1-dawg]

Stapled -- That is exactly how I grip the bar all the time -- meets or training.

PLJay -- I'll see you at the meet. I had a change of plans and I will be skipping the nationals so I will lift there instead.

 

[GR8SCOT]

for me the niggling biceps pain started 2 weeks after lowering the bar in my squats and having to re-learn where to grip the bar. I always felt that my wrists were getting hammered by being at such an awkward angle but moving them out just made me feel very unsure of holding onto the bar.

wrapped my wrists after reading on this board saying it helped them and i havent looked back.