Yes, you don’t have to wait for someone to hurt you to defend yourself. Why do you think so many “unarmed” people get shot by police? They either act like they have a gun or someone else reported that they were armed and they reach for their waistband and get shot. It sucks, but it’s reality.
If I’m told that a dude has a gun in his waistband by his angry girlfriend and he runs away while clutching his waistband, then I have to assume he’s grabbing his gun. He could just be holding his pants up because he’s sagging, but I was just told he’s armed. I have to be careful how I treat that. I’m not going to wait for him to harm me so if it looks like he makes a move then I have to act.
I didn’t know if there was differences in how civilians could act in that instance. It happened here in town a few weeks ago, and person B wasn’t even arrested, which just kinda surprised me. I thought they’d have to do an investigation, but I suppose if everyone present all said the same thing, it’s generally accepted?
Yep. I’m sure there was still an investigation but that just means talking to everyone involved. Average Joe is judged in terms of “what would a reasonable person do in this situation?” Cops are judged similarly, but it’s “what would a reasonable officer do in this situation?”
This was from a couple years ago and it’s got everything I used to know about shoulder impingement.
JMaier makes a great point: if the tissue in your shoulder joint is inflamed and swelled it will cause pain and problems. I bunch of exercises and shoulder BS while you’ve got inflammation probably won’t work so good. Getting rid of the inflammation could be a great first step. I didn’t know anything about that during this old discussion.
Also, this might be a little much for you. Punisher just does some light, small ROM kinda 1 arm shoulder presses to fix his shoulder.
I’ve had two shoulder surgeries. My labrum was torn on one of those. My torn labrum never caused me any pain or dysfunction. I’ve had the labrum in my hip repaired and didn’t really notice anything from that either. I now think my hip pain was more of a muscular issue since I had a relapse and solved it with tissue work and physical therapy.
@jshaving, can you describe your pain? Is it a pinch in the socket? If so then that’s the labrum. If you feel pain somewhere else then you likely have a different issue. I suspect it’s the result of an improper recovery from your surgery. The body experiences a lot of trauma during the surgical procedure and it kind of inhibits a lot of muscles from doing what they’re supposed to do. Physical therapy wakes those back up and gets the strength back to adequate levels. If you had a bad PT or stopped short then it’s likely that some of your supporting structures are weak.
This is the best I can pinpoint it…like on the side, but closer to the front than the back.
I don’t really know how to describe it, just like a dull ache in that spot (I mean, deeper than skin level obviously). I honestly don’t know if it’s “in” the joint or not. Not familiar enough to be totally sure. And sometimes, never when working out, just usually when I’m sitting around or layind down, the dull ache spreads into my bicep. I usually try to just straighten my arm and stretch my bicep, and that kind of helps, but not much.
I would really be surprised if I actually have a real injury - I haven’t pushed the weightlifting since my surgery, nor have I been in sports or working very hard jobs, so hopefully if I can get rid of some inflammation and strengthen some of those littles muscles it’ll get better.
I’ll read through that thread Flats posted over the weekend and see if I can figure out what’s going on. Maybe I’ll have to hold off on pushing for PR’s on pressing movements every week and just work on fixing some stuff.
I wonder if a massage would help at all…I’ve only ever had one, but it was amazing and I’ve always wanted to go back. I’m also working on cleaning up my diet so that’ll help get rid of some inflammation I’m probably causing myself.
Thanks man! I’ve been doing some hanging from a pullup bar, sometimes that feels good. I’ll do some other ones.
Try massaging your bicep, as high up into your shoulder as you can. Try to work out any lumps or tightness you might find.
Here’s a video. It shows the upper arm bone(humerus) running into the collar bone (clavicle) and shoulder blade (scapula). When the arm bone pinches against the collar bone and shoulder blade it mashes up some tissue. That’s impingement.
When you raise your arm your collar bone and shoulder blade are supposed to elevate with your arm. Like in this video, where there is no impingement.
Tight biceps, traps and pecs can pull your shoulder blade “up and over” and your upper arm bone “forward and up” causing problems. Slacking rotator cuff muscles can be stretch and weak, allowing the shoulder blade to roll up. Firing up this little muscles should pull your shoulder blade back into place so you shoulder doesn’t impinge.
Squats were good, body felt good. Tried to do the leg raises really under control, which was hard but I really felt it so it’s a win. Just put a plate on the reverse hypers and I feel like it was too light. In the past I’ve done 4x8, next workout 3x12, then added 5-10 lbs, and I worked up to a couple hundred pounds that way, so I’ll probably just stick with it. It’ll get heavy quickly and in the meantime I have plenty of time to adjust.
Run was decent. Felt better doing the 400’s than the 600’s, even though there was more, but that doesn’t really matter. My girlfriend started joining my brothers and I for the runs, so I’m just going to repeat the workouts for a third time this week, rather than go up, just so she has time to adjust.
Need to start doing something for my back - it’s not injured or anything but I get a little achey after running (I’m probably just too fat) and if I just squeeze my butt hard for a few seconds afterwards it relieves the ache, so I should do something daily for that. Also working on making a plan for my shoulder…been watching videos and reading, so we’ll see what I come up with.
Last week of school before spring break. Got my second Intl. Relations test (which is a paper) coming up, feeling even more unsure about it than the first one. I’m not stressed, but the book we’re reading from is tiny and we’ve covered it a lot faster so I’m curious as to how much I’ll be able to talk about in my paper. Oh well, we’ll see.
History class is really fun - learning about China and India. Never was taught much about Eastern history and it’s pretty cool. I’m American and a Christian so the cultures are pretty different but it’s still awesome to learn about. Kinda digging some of the stuff Confucianism teaches, haha. Just weird what humans have come up with over the years.
No clue. I’m not benching or pressing, and I set my squat and DL TM’s for a very conservative 185 and 225.
I’m in no rush to have a bigger 1RM, I just want to make training a consistent habit, improve my conditioning and general health, and make steady, consistent progress. If I can add 50lbs to my working sets on squats yearly for the next 5 years, I’d be very happy with that. In my current situation, I think that’s realistic - 400-ish lbs in 5 years? Not too crazy. Not looking for it to happen tomorrow.
Didn’t feel easier than last week, but I felt more prepared to just endure the suck and keep putting one foot in front of the other. Seems like for the most part, this is what I can expect. I don’t remember how exactly I felt running while in H.S., but this is probably similar.
Remember someone on here saying a little while back that when they got stronger, they assumed it’d make lifting weights easier. Then they got strong, and realized no, it still sucks and is hard, you’re just able to push yourself a little harder and lift a little heavier. I’m okay with that, I just need to keep it in mind.
I’m confused about shoulder blade positioning, haha. After all that Paul Carter stuff, I’m not sure if I’m “supposed” to keep them pulled back tight, just kinda pulled back but let them come forward at the top, or don’t pay attention to them at all. Everyone seems to say something different, which, I suppose is the point - learn from experience but I’m interested on if one way is actually “better.”
If your shoulder blades move correctly then don’t worry about them - just let your body do its thing.
If you have dysfunction then you need to focus on moving them correctly. The PT stuff is supposed teach your body how to move correctly but it takes some work. That’s when you think about what they’re doing and how they’re moving.
Didn’t log at all but I lifted Tuesday, ran Wednesday, and have been sick since. Fever is what’s really keeping me down. Not sure if there’s a direct cause but everytime I get really sick it seems to be due to a period of stress that builds up, which I’d say is probably true in this case. Had a lot on my mind lately.
I worked at my job at the Y earlier in the week and tried using a Smith machine and Fat Grips (z?). Didn’t enjoy Smith benching but pressing with it felt kinda nice, and the Fat Grips made everything feel “good” - barbell, dumbbell, benching, pressing, curling, etc. I’d need to do it consistently to see how it actually felt, but maybe I should make the miniscule investment in a pair of those and see what I think.
Haven’t noticed direct shoulder pain lately, as I’ve been popping a lot of ibuprofen to help with the overall feeling of blah, but we’ll see.
Just taking it easy for now. On spring break, probably will be picking up more hours at work and doing some spring cleaning around the house. The improving weather (51 degrees today!) feels amazing and the sunshine made me feel good emotionally. School’s going well, work is good, training is consistent even if sometimes frustrating, and I’ve got a couple fun weekend trips planned this spring, so there’s plenty to be grateful for and happy about.
One of my brother’s best friends moved to Kansas last year. I’m considering taking him and another brother on a roadtrip to visit him in June and stopping by Wendler’s Strength Fest in Topeka. The combo of the 3 sports involved might make for a fun day of viewing, and tickets are cheap.
@T3hPwnisher - I searched your handle + axle to see if you’d mentioned it before, and found a few posts, but I’m just gonna ask you again:
What’s your take on axles? You have the Ironmind one, right? Think you mentioned it keeps your elbows feeling okay, and it obviously helps with grip strength…any other reasons you’d use it? I would most likely be primarily using it for pressing at the moment.
Was alerted to a rare Facebook find earlier, and might be able to buy one, so it’s just on my mind. Not sure I will, but I’m curious. I tried pressing with some Fat Gripz recently and the one session felt good so now I’ve been on a thick bar (or imitation) kick and looking into the benefits of that.
