[quote]Fletch1986 wrote:
You’re shoulder stuff you’ve posted on a blog helped me a bit so I’ll have to give this hip stuff a go as well. [/quote]
Good to hear, man. I’ve had a lot of people tell me that was helpful. That was actually an elitefts article I wrote. I’m working on one for deadlifts that I will hopefully have done this week.[/quote]
Like deadlift setup and form or how to fix up things that deadlifts can screw up like the back and hips?
And do you have a link to that shoulder stuff? Somehow I lost it.
[quote]Fletch1986 wrote:
You’re shoulder stuff you’ve posted on a blog helped me a bit so I’ll have to give this hip stuff a go as well. [/quote]
Good to hear, man. I’ve had a lot of people tell me that was helpful. That was actually an elitefts article I wrote. I’m working on one for deadlifts that I will hopefully have done this week.[/quote]
Like deadlift setup and form or how to fix up things that deadlifts can screw up like the back and hips?
[quote]Fletch1986 wrote:
You’re shoulder stuff you’ve posted on a blog helped me a bit so I’ll have to give this hip stuff a go as well. [/quote]
Good to hear, man. I’ve had a lot of people tell me that was helpful. That was actually an elitefts article I wrote. I’m working on one for deadlifts that I will hopefully have done this week.[/quote]
Like deadlift setup and form or how to fix up things that deadlifts can screw up like the back and hips?
[quote]Fletch1986 wrote:
You’re shoulder stuff you’ve posted on a blog helped me a bit so I’ll have to give this hip stuff a go as well. [/quote]
Good to hear, man. I’ve had a lot of people tell me that was helpful. That was actually an elitefts article I wrote. I’m working on one for deadlifts that I will hopefully have done this week.[/quote]
Like deadlift setup and form or how to fix up things that deadlifts can screw up like the back and hips?
[quote]scj119 wrote:
I am liking the frequency of blog updates recently. Hope you keep it up.
Thinking you’ll beat your deadlift from last year?[/quote]
Thanks man. I should have a new one up today.
I am hoping to break it at some point this year. Honestly, I am 99% sure I won’t be at the Arnold. I’ve got to get my back under control. I know if I did still go and compete, I would try to train through whatever is going on back there and end up just totally fucking something up. Plus, I know of at least one surgery (non-lifting related… kinda) that I have been putting off for a couple years. That is going to completely knock me out for at least a coulple weeks… yes, its a sex change operation.
I guess if I had a new years resolution, it would have been to take care of the shit I need to make sure my body is still working 10 years from now.
Thursday-1/10/13- Completely off. Did nothing. It was awesome.
Friday-1/11/13- AM-
Did about 200 tricep rope extensions and 200 face pulls
Hit a speed bag and a spring bag for about 30mins. Just wanted to do something different. That spring bag wrecked my shit a couple times.
Quick question RE: sitting. You mention the consequences of sitting for long periods of time in your hip-extension/mobility blog post. I’m wondering what you consider the ideal way to spend one’s time out of the gym on leg day and the day after. I spend most of my day standing, and I’ve been consciously trying to sit more to let my legs recover more fully. Is this a bad idea because of the consequences of sitting? I’m in a position where I can really do either, but prefer to stand generally.
[quote]The3Commandments wrote:
Quick question RE: sitting. You mention the consequences of sitting for long periods of time in your hip-extension/mobility blog post. I’m wondering what you consider the ideal way to spend one’s time out of the gym on leg day and the day after. I spend most of my day standing, and I’ve been consciously trying to sit more to let my legs recover more fully. Is this a bad idea because of the consequences of sitting? I’m in a position where I can really do either, but prefer to stand generally.[/quote]
Keep standing as much as you can IMO. I was just reading a study about how there is a correlation between amount of time seated a day and overall health. People who sit as little as 3 hours a day are significantly less healthy (I forget what the markers of health were) than those who sit less. Honest to God, sitting and office work is seriously the worst possible thing to happen to the human race… well that and the industrial revolution.
Im back on here if you care. Tell heather we hope she feels better. You should come do a meet in march or April in PA and dip your feet into some different feds
[quote]scj119 wrote:
I am liking the frequency of blog updates recently. Hope you keep it up.
Thinking you’ll beat your deadlift from last year?[/quote]
Thanks man. I should have a new one up today.
I am hoping to break it at some point this year. Honestly, I am 99% sure I won’t be at the Arnold. I’ve got to get my back under control. I know if I did still go and compete, I would try to train through whatever is going on back there and end up just totally fucking something up. Plus, I know of at least one surgery (non-lifting related… kinda) that I have been putting off for a couple years. That is going to completely knock me out for at least a coulple weeks… yes, its a sex change operation.
I guess if I had a new years resolution, it would have been to take care of the shit I need to make sure my body is still working 10 years from now.
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That’s too bad, but I would do the same if I were in your shoes. Best of luck on a speedy solution to your problems.
Why do you think it is that stretching the hip flexors would help with a butt wink? I’m trying to figure it out in my head and I’ve heard many people saying it (and of course stretch them thoroughly also) so I’m curious if I’m missing something. The Rectus Femoris and Illiopsoas both anterior tilt the pelvis when they contract so I would figure that if they were tight it would tilt the pelvis opposite of the butt wink, a posterior pelvic tilt. So I’ve always figured the butt wink would be caused by tight muscles that posteriorly tilt the pelvis ala hamstrings, glutes. Am I missing something? Or is it tightness in the hip flexors causing an antagonistic neural inhibition somewhere?
Also, with your SSB workout, any reason you performed 6x2 @ 255 before moving up? I actually did something similar to that in my last workout (heavier though, 5x2 @ 80% but then decided to work up) and I hit a pretty big squat PR, so just wondering if you had some justification for it or a percentage you like to hit.
I tried the 1st two progressions of the hip scissoring stuff and my quads and hip flexors felt so much loser. I wasn’t able to do it for the full length of time and repetitions, but I’m sure I can work up to it.
Anyway, is this something that might help with APT?
[quote]Ultramegasweet wrote:
Im back on here if you care. Tell heather we hope she feels better. You should come do a meet in march or April in PA and dip your feet into some different feds[/quote]
She is probably going into the hospital today. She is a fucking mess. It sucks.
Which meets are you talking about? I’ve got a couple weeks of physical therapy for my back and should be able to do something in April.
That’s terrible, we sent a card and hope she recovers soon. That gotta be draining for both of you.
I’m going to do IPA PA states on march 2 or 3 and then either the UPA at iron sport about late July or the usapl at Rockville. Not sure how my body will feel
Mike, any advice you can give me with my shoulder? It started hurting once while doing squats of all things. The pain is present basically all day now and it hurts to throw a ball and whatnot. I have a pop or click when I bring my arm up and behind my head. This does not occur with my other shoulder. The pain seems to be fairly centralized in the joint itself. I tried to warm up the area today with shoulder traction and other miscellaneous things. Didn’t help, although I was able to carry on through it. Ironically, it gives more issue with squats, front squats, and OHP than benches.