[quote]bushidobadboy wrote:
Thanks for the follow up. Interesting ‘problem’ that has arisen. Without seing your technique it is hard to say, but it may be that the load is now insufficient to generate a pump and resultant hypertrophy.
In other words, your ES muscles may have adapted to the load/demands placed upon them. I take it you have been progressing in terms of reps and load?
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I never thought of it that way. I haven’t increased the load at all (as in weighted vest or something similar). I’ve been using the same 3 set 15 rep 3-4 times a day.
So I guess your right, I just need to add a little weight to it. Maybe some light Stiff Leg deads? Just using the bar?
[quote]RSGZ wrote:
Damn LR, do you pay for the isotret or does that come free on the NHS?
I bought some generic stuff a while back when I had a problem with acne, and self administered 10mg initially (2 months I believe), and then moved onto 20mg a day for a further 2 months.
That stuff works incredibly well, and side effects were minimal. I wish more doctors would consider the low-dose approach, it’s overkill unless people aren’t responding.[/quote]
It’s free on the NHS, but it can only be prescribed by the dermotologist, so you have to get your GP to refer you. And it can only be dispensed at the Hospital pharmacy, so you may have to wait a while.
It’s interesting because Bence mentioned the low(er) dose as well, and said it works well for him. I’m sure my dose is just the Docs going by the ‘textbook’ again, because 40mg seems a lot more then what’s been working for you guys. And in 6 weeks, if my lipid profile hasn’t changed, I’ll be going up to 80mg a day, which just seems like overkill.
I don’t really want to just cut my dose though, I’ve had perfectly clear skin from the age of 14-24, I’m 26 now so I’ve been dealing with this crap for 2 years! I just want to get rid of it…
nice article and congrats bushy.We should all go see someone and soon it would not be worth been in a wheel chair in our later years. I have a really weird issue with squats i can’t really sit back if i do, i would just fall this is even without any weight, maybe you guys would know what causes that?
Yes I will! Can’t wait till this is gone! Even though I may not notice it on a conscious level, I’m sure on some subconscious level it’s effecting certain areas of my life…
[quote]Alpha F wrote:
London Runner wrote:
Alpha F wrote:
LOL
You don’t know me…I am just up to my usual antics!
I was just being playful with you![/quote]
OK cool, it’ll just take some time getting used to the different personalities on here!
I’m committed to making myself into a perfect human (in my eyes anyway). I pick things in life I want to do and that interest me, and try hard to be the best I can be. I may not become a n Athlete or a Noble prize winner, but I’ll be “better then your average bear”!
There’s always some element of self help going on in my life…
[quote]I will see Sensei Bushymaster ( I think he is due a username upgrade, don’t you? We all know he ain’t bad, eh? ) as soon as I can be committed to the exercises. Like you, I know I am going to contract and tense up again and again and again…
[quote]bushidobadboy wrote:
oscarhs wrote:
nice article and congrats bushy.We should all go see someone and soon it would not be worth been in a wheel chair in our later years. I have a really weird issue with squats i can’t really sit back if i do, i would just fall this is even without any weight, maybe you guys would know what causes that?
cheers
Tight soleus muscles preventing dorsiflexion of the ankle, which means you cannot distribute your weight forward enough to keep your COG over your contact point.
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Or shortened soleus and/or Achillies tendon from wearing high heels - which is my case.
( yes, I have that too and it hurts considerably which is why I fell a bit ‘iffy’ about stretching myself so I would rather inject a muscle relaxant )
runs off to get the Botox
( I kid about the injection but I do not kid about the pain from stretching )
1/ I’m still stretching the Soleus 2-3 times a day. It feels really good once stretched out, but seems to tighten up again within an hour or so. I’m hoping one day they’ll stay relaxed for longer before tightening up again.
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I am intrigued by your above statement.
Why would you favor your soleus to stay relaxed as opposed to taut? Should flexibility not be governed by the principle of staying taut THEN relaxing when necessary? Why is a state of slackness favored above a state of compression?
1/ I’m still stretching the Soleus 2-3 times a day. It feels really good once stretched out, but seems to tighten up again within an hour or so. I’m hoping one day they’ll stay relaxed for longer before tightening up again.
I am intrigued by your above statement.
Why would you favor your soleus to stay relaxed as opposed to taut? Should flexibility not be governed by the principle of staying taut THEN relaxing when necessary? Why is a state of slackness favored above a state of compression?
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For me it’s because I can’t remember EVER, when my sloeus every felt loose or relaxed. When I walk after stretching it out, it just feels nice and relaxed and I feel lighter on my feet.
Because they’re tight all the time for me and in a state of being constantly compressed/flexed, it seems to have become the norm, it just feels nice to experience the opposite. Other then that I can’t really explain it, it just feels better to me.
Muscles should have varying degrees of residual electrical activity depending on the level of physical and mental alertness.
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I appreciate that.
How is the residual electrical activity judged given that the level of physical and mental alertness varies from individual to individual and even same individual expressing different levels of athletic effort?
And can you, as an osteomyologist measure that and if so by what means?
For me it’s because I can’t remember EVER, when my sloeus every felt loose or relaxed. When I walk after stretching it out, it just feels nice and relaxed and I feel lighter on my feet.
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I was curious when you related your experience as “nice” and now feeling “lighter” on your feet. I put myself to the test today and decided to stretch my erectors after my workout today:
The stretch below was the main one recommended when I saw a professional 5 years ago and it nearly had me in tears so I tried again:
I lay myself on the floor belly up.
I stretch both legs.
I bring my right leg to the chest and with the left hand hold mi thigh gently and start to twist my torso keeping the left leg straight.
A big output of electricity goes straight to my head - I allow it.
I want to resist, I want to cry, I use my strength to bear it.
After I relax into the jolt it generates, my whole body begins to pulsate.
At this point I am overwhelmed with energy and my right leg under my right hand is completely relaxed BUT I CANNOT MOVE IT ( I don’t like this feeling of helplessness ).
With effort I use my hand to move the leg back to a straight position - this leg is like dead weight - yet my whole body is pulsating with energy.
After I do the other leg and return to the start position I am completely light headed and almost on a HIGH, except I have never taken anything to induce a high so not sure. It is almost like being completely drunk and completely alert at the same time!!
after the initial pain from release I don’t get a nice feeling, I am literally off my head ( I am not kidding in this instance ) and I cannot move my whole body for about 5 minutes just staring at the ceiling and processing the high voltage rushing through my body - like a big vein pumping high volumes of blood. The intensity is full on.
I get up I feel like a marshmallow.
So I don’t really like this experience.
The only time I had a professional stretch me I told him: actually you better just go because I can’t move right now and I will get up on my own time when I can go home - don’t worry about me…( I was just lying there on the gym floor like a wounded bear ).
So I was quite embarrassed about this and decided that seeing starts and feeling that vulnerable was not something for me.
When I say I feel “iffy” about stretching, that is exactly why.
When you say ‘judged’, you make it sound like a conscious choice. Is that what you mean? If so, it’s not conscious, but part of a confluence of factors, determined by:
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No. I mean judge as in discern. Not judgment ( as in right or wrong amount of electric activity ) but discernment ( purposeful presence or absence of electric activity ) Judge as in: laser sharp vision into the reality of something or someone as fit for that moment or circumstances.
I will think about the rest of your post when I am fully back…I am still light headed.
Thanks for the elaborate reply.