First, get a second opinion, go to a doctor and discuss with him. There is physical therapy that they might recomend.
Second, keep your diet up and focus on the rest of your goals. You have done great so far, so stick with it.
hey read through most of this - keep up the good work! its still very early days so dont get upset when you havent seen many changes in 6 weeks. Im a hardgainer too and ive been training as hard as possible and sacrificed so much for 2 and a half years now and i feel the same way too sometimes. Ive got mates who do half as much dont eat properly at all and bulk up a lot quicker than me but thats just how it is.
also dont worry too much about how you look - seriosuly i dont think i ever really looked at myself in the first year and a half because i knew id be dissapointed - only now i am starting to feel comfortable (at the huge weight of 74kgs lol)
Just wanted to post to say keep your head up and I can see in the pictures improvement. Keep going don’t let us down.
There are a lot of exercises you can do for your legs; hip belt squats, high rep bodyweight squats, different kind of jumps, lifting your legs for high reps in different forms with ankle weights… Different kind of sprints.
Just keep up your positive attitude, remember that if there’s a will there is a way!!
You want to gain weight, increase your calories gradually.
If you are a skinny guy with low bodyfat use a 50% carbs, 20% protein, 30% fat split and increase your calories every 2 weeks 500 calories
if you are skinny fat goon a modified low carb with simple carbs(Surge, maltodextrin, glucose, maybe sugar) during and after training, starchy (with your first PWO meal and try to get at least 3 fruits through the day offcourse vegetables and fat at least 120 grams, if you are not gaining weight after 2 weeks increase your fat intake 40 grams through the day.
Hope this helps
[quote]Jhauser3 wrote:
First, get a second opinion, go to a doctor and discuss with him. There is physical therapy that they might recomend.
Second, keep your diet up and focus on the rest of your goals. You have done great so far, so stick with it.[/quote]
I have seen a two physiotherapists, and a chiropractor.
The physiotherapists were, quite frankly, shit. They just said ‘one shoulder is always higher than the other’, however if I look back at my pictures from 1 year ago, my shoulders are completely level. They didn’t address my pectoral problem at all and just told me my back was tight due to stress.
The chiropractor finally observed my shoulder level differences, and is going to try and work with my spine to get them level again and I can go from there.
From now on my training will go like this, since I can’t do any chest/back/shoulder work:
Monday: Core (Crunches, Leg raises, back extensions, planks)
Tuesday: Arms (E-Z bar preacher curl, Decline DB triceps extension, DB preacher curl, Tricep pushdown)
Wednesday: Legs & Calves (Leg press, dumbbell lunge, bodyweight squats to failure, Standing leg curl, lying leg curl, hack calf raise, seated calf raise)
Thursday: Same as monday
Friday: Same as tuesday
Saturday: Same as wednesday
Sunday: Rest.
My final pictures will be posted 6th of march.
Don’t expect to see a big change, I will no longer be able to train back/chest/shoulders for the remainder of my clinic.
I will be training the fuck out of my legs & abs however, so I guess i’ll have a nice pair of wheels with a six-pack, just atrophied everything else =/
I think your doing great, I have the same shoulder problem. I did more back, less chest, stretched and now I’m feeling great. A buddy of mine hurt his shoulder when he did not address the issue right away. Now he benches like a girl which kills his ego. Keep up the hard work.
[quote]Goodfellow wrote:
*Everyone suggests low carbs now it seems, even Berardi in precision nutrition. But how am I supposed to increase my calories without absurd amounts of protein?
If I recall correctly Berardi finally gained weight when he ate bagels with peanut butter & a protein shake every moment he could. Shouldn’t I be doing that?[/quote]
You could try upping your carbs for a week or so (breakfast/post workout) and see how that goes. I know you set up a plan for a good while ahead but if you feel like you’ve given it enough time and you’re not happy with the results and feel that it’s not working for you then it’s a waste of time to go on with it, in my opinion. You have to get to know your body and see what works for you. If moderate carbs is right for you, you should have noticeable results pretty fast.
But whatever you decide to do, just don’t give up! Keep trying new things and find what works for just you! Sucks about your chest problems, but hey this gives you more time to work on your diet. Money wise, do you have access to therapists through your school? Athletic department or therapists in training or anything like that? We could do that at home, and paid only a symbolic sum of money for it.
I don’t have access to therapists like that no, it’s rather expensive no matter who i see =/ and seeing a physiotherapist on the NHS is a waste of time.
By the way thank you all very much for your encouragement and advice, I am taking it all in and reading what you say word for word.
It is a shame that I am limited with what I do gym-wise but hopefully my chiropractor will let me do some chest/back exercises soon.
I know that this 12 week clinic will not end like I expected, but I have learnt a great deal along the way.
Come 6th of march, or when my structural problems are fully fixed, I will make another clinic, and I follow have a better approach next time.
Going to the chiropractor again today, hopefully he will reduce my sentence of advising against me to train.
Usually in most circumstances I would assume that they are a typical doctor or physiotherapist who hates weight lifting.
However, since my chiropractor is a pretty big guy himself, who has other weight lifting clients I am going to listen to him, he costs a pretty penny too so I don’t want to be wasting my money but not taking his advice.
Can u post what kinda stuff ur chiropractor is doing with you?
Eg what kinda manipulations and or stretches etc, id be very interested, im nearly a qualified physio.
also id agree with hoever said get a second opinion. Man the thought of re aligning my spine would scare the shit out of me, one mistake and its a wheel chair for life.
But he is probably realigning structres around ur spine more so.
Could you ask him and find out exactly whats wrong with you?
I think its vital everybody knows exactly whats wrong with there bodies etc!
Goodfellow!
What’s the word? Didn’t quit on us did ya? Don’t let setbacks totally derail your hard work.
Hey guys, sorry about the lack of updates, but there is no point in me keep posting stuff here when I can’t train.
I am making another Clinic in 2 weeks when I can get back to training, and i’ll be doing rippetoe’s starting strength.
[quote]barrs1985 wrote:
Can u post what kinda stuff ur chiropractor is doing with you?
Eg what kinda manipulations and or stretches etc, id be very interested, im nearly a qualified physio.
also id agree with hoever said get a second opinion. Man the thought of re aligning my spine would scare the shit out of me, one mistake and its a wheel chair for life.
But he is probably realigning structres around ur spine more so.
Could you ask him and find out exactly whats wrong with you?
I think its vital everybody knows exactly whats wrong with there bodies etc![/quote]
Currently the chiropractor is giving me intense massages around my traps, rear delts on my right side, I get immense pressure in the side of my head when they are doing it and i feel like im going to pass out.
2 hours later or so though, I really feel the right pec, whereas I didn’t before.
He also cracks my back to try and align my spine. Over the course of the weeks the cracking went from sounding like 2 tonnes of bubble wrap to almost nothing.
basically they are trying to work out the tightness in my upper back and free the nerves going down to my right pec, they are also trying to re-align my spine and shoulders.
I am getting massages from my girlfriend during the week 
Hey man,
As a fellow logger I just wanted to swing by and lend you some support. You’re doing a great job of dealing with the cards that you’ve been dealt, so keep on moving forward through this storm and you’ll most def. be rewarded when you come out on the other side. I’ve heared nothing but good things about Riptoes strength program, so good luck on that once you start!
I hope you have taken this opportunity to get a foam roller for yourself. It seems that you don’t have a problem putting in the hard work. But on your off days you should be working out some of those knots that can develop with the roller, or a tennis ball. This has made a huge difference for me! It also put me to sleep like a baby on a couple occasions. Ask your doc how you can safely do this if you’re unsure.