I feel your pain, I was in a similar situation till I was able to buy a bigger better bed. I also had my height to deal with. There are a few cheap things you can do in the mean time. Go to a hardware store and by some 1-1.5 inch thick plywood and have them cut it into pieces for you the width of your bed and place them horizontal under your mattress. 3-4 should do the trick, this should help a good deal with the mattrass sagging in. Just remember they are there b/c after the matress has been moved a few times due to a certain activity, you can scratch the shit out of your leg if you are not careful. Also, you should be able to buy a cheap egg crate matress or two that you can put on top of your matress before you put the cover on, this made a big difference for me.
AA
[quote]georgeb wrote:
Ghost: Even at only 225, I’m way too heavy for this bed (It gets even worse when there’s a girl in it). There’s a fat curve in it when I lay down. I used to sleep on my stomach a lot (my bed at home is VERY firm and fricken godly) but I rarely can now, cause it bends me backwards. Eating is a major problem, I’ve consistantly run out of the allotted “plus dollars” they give us to buy food with at least 3 weeks before each quarter ends. AND we don’t have a buffet. Lame.
I’m going to try stretching out my back a lot more, I think that might help. I need a girlfriend for: 1. massages and 2: a consistent lay.
Thanks for all the help.[/quote]
[quote]georgeb wrote:
Ghost: Even at only 225, I’m way too heavy for this bed (It gets even worse when there’s a girl in it). There’s a fat curve in it when I lay down. I used to sleep on my stomach a lot (my bed at home is VERY firm and fricken godly) but I rarely can now, cause it bends me backwards. Eating is a major problem, I’ve consistantly run out of the allotted “plus dollars” they give us to buy food with at least 3 weeks before each quarter ends. AND we don’t have a buffet. Lame.
I’m going to try stretching out my back a lot more, I think that might help. I need a girlfriend for: 1. massages and 2: a consistent lay.
Thanks for all the help.[/quote]
Wow, your beds are worse than I thought,
hell, maybe get a piece of plywood and put it between the mattress, and a soft mattress pad that you’d actually sleep on.
I can’t believe your dining halls aren’t buffet style, that’s what I love about mine. Try to just load up on the first pass. I suggest mooching off other people’s plans, lots of girls don’t use all theirs.
And yeah, try to do that girlfriend thing, massages really help tissues heal. And she’s the one you can mooch food from.
Good luck bud.
Couple of things.
For a college student on a budget, this article will go a long way towards keeping you healthy. You can get a foam roller at most PT shops for less than $10.
http://www.T-Nation.com/readTopic.do?id=475832
In case the link doesn’t work, it is called “Feel Better for 10 Bucks” and it is by Cressey and Robertson. You can find it here at T-Nation.
The second thing is if you really want to build an arch, invest in a 4" PVC tube. It should be about 18" long. Most home depot’s, etc. will cut it for you.
Depending on your flexibility, work on arching over the pipe during your warm-ups, and roll back and forth on it to loosen up your back as you are warming up.
As you get more flexible, you should be able to position it closer to your shoulders and really work on arching with your ribcage and chest as opposed to your lumbar spine. When you are able to arch comfortably over it on your work sets, wrap a towel around it to build up even further. This is typically how we teach somebody how to arch properly.
Another thing I find helps when I am feeling tight where you describe is to grab a power rack upright with both hands and push my hips backwards to stretch out this area. I start out kind of high and work my hands down the upright as I go. Sometimes I will even pop that part of my spine back into place and it feels great.
Good luck.
I am getting a foam roller for sure! I now make due with two big tennis balls taped together and roll over them with my back with each tennis ball on one side of my spine. Do you use the foam roller yourself? Ok to use first thing in the morning? Thanks,
AA
[quote]apwsearch wrote:
Couple of things.
For a college student on a budget, this article will go a long way towards keeping you healthy. You can get a foam roller at most PT shops for less than $10.
http://www.T-Nation.com/readTopic.do?id=475832
In case the link doesn’t work, it is called “Feel Better for 10 Bucks” and it is by Cressey and Robertson. You can find it here at T-Nation.
The second thing is if you really want to build an arch, invest in a 4" PVC tube. It should be about 18" long. Most home depot’s, etc. will cut it for you.
Depending on your flexibility, work on arching over the pipe during your warm-ups, and roll back and forth on it to loosen up your back as you are warming up.
As you get more flexible, you should be able to position it closer to your shoulders and really work on arching with your ribcage and chest as opposed to your lumbar spine. When you are able to arch comfortably over it on your work sets, wrap a towel around it to build up even further. This is typically how we teach somebody how to arch properly.
Another thing I find helps when I am feeling tight where you describe is to grab a power rack upright with both hands and push my hips backwards to stretch out this area. I start out kind of high and work my hands down the upright as I go. Sometimes I will even pop that part of my spine back into place and it feels great.
Good luck.[/quote]
Well, I don’t honestly know about doing it first thing in the morning.
My ART told me not to do it before I trained, but rather a couple hours after, or on days off. I usually use it three times a week and do preventitive stuff as well as treating flared areas.
It is amazing the jammed up areas you find by rolling around on that thing. The advice given in the article about where to start on a muscle is very important, so make sure you read the whole article and then you can experiment a little.
I also find that when I roll onto a spot that is jammed up, just keeping the roller on the sympomatic spot for 20-30 seconds and applying pressure will help the muslce relax and allow you to roll it out better.
Thanks bro, I will give it a shot.
[quote]apwsearch wrote:
Well, I don’t honestly know about doing it first thing in the morning.
My ART told me not to do it before I trained, but rather a couple hours after, or on days off. I usually use it three times a week and do preventitive stuff as well as treating flared areas.
It is amazing the jammed up areas you find by rolling around on that thing. The advice given in the article about where to start on a muscle is very important, so make sure you read the whole article and then you can experiment a little.
I also find that when I roll onto a spot that is jammed up, just keeping the roller on the sympomatic spot for 20-30 seconds and applying pressure will help the muslce relax and allow you to roll it out better.[/quote]