working on a new routine

[Andalite]

You need to consistently do shoulder prehab exercises. I could give you a list but you'd have to do it consistently and I doubt you want to do that haha...

Enjoy college

 

[JDid23]

Andalite- i was actually thinking about the time you gave them to me when i hurt my shoulder and they helped tremendously. If you don't mind writing them down i am definitely going to do them... This summer is a time for anything besides slacking off in the weight room. I'm cutting down the drinking, fixing my diet, and getting the fuck in shape

 

[JDid23]

just finished my first leg workout in a longggg time.

Squat
135x5
140x5
145x5
150x5
155x5

DB RDL
50x8
55x8
60x8

calves and 2 sets of static holds with 135--- going to add farmers walks with the static holds from now on and dedicate leg days to grip work as well.... and did 3 sets of abs

Comments: My squat form felt fine, so i'm going to up each set 10 lbs for next workout and do it x5 again.... However, my quads also hurt when i went ATG on my squats. Should i go just below parallel? Do my legs just have to get used to it again? They felt 100% fine after each set, just hurt when i was ATG.

 

[ExtraMile]

what do you mean your quads hurt when you went atg

was it a tightness? do they feel like they need stretching?
was it the knee joint?
was it the quad tendon?
was it the inner thigh/groin?

etc

 

[JDid23]

what do you mean your quads hurt when you went atg

was it a tightness? do they feel like they need stretching?
was it the knee joint?
was it the quad tendon?
was it the inner thigh/groin?

etc

honestly i couldn't pinpoint it.... i did do some dynamic stretching beforehand like i usually do, but maybe i should try some more. It feels fine now, just felt real weird during my squats.

 

[miked8c]

The key is if its good pain or bad pain, per say. If its your muscle than don't worry about it, its your first squat day, of course your quads will be hurting. However if its a joint iseesue than it is something you would want to look into.

I would stick with it just being your muscles getting used to squats, which are a very taxing movement.

 

[JDid23]

The key is if its good pain or bad pain, per say. If its your muscle than don't worry about it, its your first squat day, of course your quads will be hurting. However if its a joint iseesue than it is something you would want to look into.

I would stick with it just being your muscles getting used to squats, which are a very taxing movement.

ok thanks... i think it's ok.. right now i'm just really concerned about my shoulder. I stretched it today, and whenever i do anything to stretch it, it hurts more when i do chest than when i don't stretch it. This is especially pissing me off because my upper body lost tons of size and i really wanna get it back.

Today i did some Flat DB Bench, then tried some other exercises i thought would be kind to my shoulder, but weren't- even pushups. then i did triceps and ended with a couple sets of abs.

Would you guys recommend stretching everyday, even when i'm not at the gym?

 

[ExtraMile]

tell us about the shoulder...

Is it both shoulders?
What part of the shoulder/ where abouts
is it muscular or joint
how did it happen
what sort of range of motion (without pain) do you have
is it discoloured?
Does it ever make your arm/hand/fingers tingle/numb?

Hard to give advice on "my shoulder hurts" lol

 

[oso0960]

Hey Jdid sorry to hear about the shoulder. Stay away from the exercises that hurt. Is there any kind of pressing you can do that doesn't bother it like declines?

 

[JDid23]

tell us about the shoulder...

Is it both shoulders?
What part of the shoulder/ where abouts
is it muscular or joint
how did it happen
what sort of range of motion (without pain) do you have
is it discoloured?
Does it ever make your arm/hand/fingers tingle/numb?
Hard to give advice on "my shoulder hurts" lol

Sorry it's not specific. Besides once in my training (and it was brief), my shoulders never hurt so it's hard to pinpoint.

- Yeah, both shoulders
- Not sure to be honest
- I think joint... not positive though
- Not sure... i hit the 200 bench mark at college and then i stopped lifting for a while. Came back and it hurt.
- I have full range of motion with minimal pain when i start out lifting, then it gets worse... i haven't tried half range of motion.
- not sure.
- No, it doesn't make my arm/hand/fingers tingle or feel numb. Only you do that, but to my penis

Thanks man


Oso- good to see you back bro.. When i do flat DB bench, it doesn't really hurt- it's everything i do after that. Maybe i'll start with decline next time and see if it hurts. It did hurt after flat DB though.


Would you guys recommend any supplements? Maybe glutamine or glucosamine? My friend at college recommended i take glucosamine but wasn't sure.

Back/Bis today

Deadlift
225x4
235x4
245x4
255x4
265x4

DB Rows, and some back machines that even hurt my shoulder! I'm going to stick strictly to doing a shit ton of DB Rows for now with my back. That should suffice, right?...and ended on some sets of DB curls and wrist curls.

Comments: I forgot how fucking annoying it is to lift at a local YMCA. A trainer came up to me and asked me to lower the weight without making noise because it "echoes throughout the entire building"- bullshit. lol