[quote]dagill2 wrote:
Been exactly there myself and I can tell you from experience, the longer you drag your heals choosing which path to go, the longer you’ll spend spinning your wheels getting nowhere quickly.
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Totally agree, my numbers on the main lifts are still going up but that’s probably only because I’m still in my first year back lifting again.
Just out of curiosity which route did you end up going with?
[quote]GetitUp wrote:
[quote]dagill2 wrote:
Been exactly there myself and I can tell you from experience, the longer you drag your heals choosing which path to go, the longer you’ll spend spinning your wheels getting nowhere quickly.
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Totally agree, my numbers on the main lifts are still going up but that’s probably only because I’m still in my first year back lifting again.
Just out of curiosity which route did you end up going with?[/quote]
Hey man, did you take a break from lifting?
Hey @wisdom of strong, thanks for the reply!
Yeh I know if it was serious pain and joint/ligament I’d be a pretty wary of carrying on, but something like a slightly pulled muscle is what I’m more getting at. For example the most current thing for me is last Tuesday I went for a 1RM squat (got it), but after I seemed to have pulled a bunch of shit in my left leg, my outer quad, outside of hips and then something near the top of my leg more on the front and slightly inside so maybe hip flexor sort of area, quad now seems all better but the rest isn’t quite right.
I can still squat and deadlift but it doesn’t ‘feel’ quite right, weirdly deadlifting and bent over rows etc it doesn’t hurt when I actually do it but straight after once I set the weight back down and move away from the bar it all tightens up and is pretty painful, nothing unbearable but still obviously something’s a bit wrong. I’m still keeping at it but obviously if it gets a lot worse then I’d back down for a while, but the question is, in the long run would it have been better to not keep at it and have a few weeks break? So that’s more the niggling type of injury thing that I’m talking about.
[quote]rusty92 wrote:
Hey @wisdom of strong, thanks for the reply!
Yeh I know if it was serious pain and joint/ligament I’d be a pretty wary of carrying on, but something like a slightly pulled muscle is what I’m more getting at. For example the most current thing for me is last Tuesday I went for a 1RM squat (got it), but after I seemed to have pulled a bunch of shit in my left leg, my outer quad, outside of hips and then something near the top of my leg more on the front and slightly inside so maybe hip flexor sort of area, quad now seems all better but the rest isn’t quite right. I can still squat and deadlift but it doesn’t ‘feel’ quite right, weirdly deadlifting and bent over rows etc it doesn’t hurt when I actually do it but straight after once I set the weight back down and move away from the bar it all tightens up and is pretty painful, nothing unbearable but still obviously something’s a bit wrong. I’m still keeping at it but obviously if it gets a lot worse then I’d back down for a while, but the question is, in the long run would it have been better to not keep at it and have a few weeks break? So that’s more the niggling type of injury thing that I’m talking about.[/quote]
Hey man no problem. Same thing happened to me numerous times. More on the upper part of the hamstrings. It either occurs on your 1MR sets or on the last rep of a heavy set (4-5 reps max)
Since legs muscles have quite a bit of mass, it is almost impossible to predict how things will go once you push yourself to the max. Basically it is a “die of fly” moment. The risk certainly must be taken if you want to maximize your gains but I personally believe in taking calculated risks rather than blindly pushing myself into the unknown.
The feeling you have right now might very well be a minor muscle spasm. It is not unbearable but promptly warns you if triggered before it is 100% healed.
I suggest you take a break from from your 1MR reps until it is fully recovered but definitely keep doing squats and deadlifts with lighter sets. That is for two reasons. 1- It is proven that lighter-controlled sets help muscle spasms relieve much faster passive recovery 2- You don´t want to lose your squat-deadlift tempo and rhythm by taking too much time off.
If deep tissue massage is an option for you, definitely go for it. If not, try to use some foam rollers (firm, heavy duty ones work best) or even a tennis ball or something similar to relieve the tension. It may take bit more time in the beginning but I am sure you will be glad later on.
I wish you a full recovery asap.
[quote]T3hPwnisher wrote:
[quote]dagill2 wrote:
[quote]dt79 wrote:
Google mythical strength. It will be the first result that turns up.
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I did, I’m impressed and have now added it to my must read list.
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Thanks to both of you. Always great to have more readers.[/quote]
Man, I’m only sorry I didn’t discover your blog and youtube channel earlier. I love the latest rant.
“You train your body to know that there’s a crazy man at the switch and that it doesn’t matter how it feels, it has 2 choices: adapt or die”.
Hope you don’t mind me linking it here since this may fall within context of this thread.
[quote]GetitUp wrote:
[quote]dagill2 wrote:
Been exactly there myself and I can tell you from experience, the longer you drag your heals choosing which path to go, the longer you’ll spend spinning your wheels getting nowhere quickly.
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Totally agree, my numbers on the main lifts are still going up but that’s probably only because I’m still in my first year back lifting again.
Just out of curiosity which route did you end up going with?[/quote]
I went with 5/3/1 BBB for now. That will likely change when I hit my end of year goals. The reason for me was I was getting frustrated with no progress more than anything so I chose the option that was going to give me consistent, measurable, progress.
[quote]dagill2 wrote:
[quote]GetitUp wrote:
[quote]dagill2 wrote:
Been exactly there myself and I can tell you from experience, the longer you drag your heals choosing which path to go, the longer you’ll spend spinning your wheels getting nowhere quickly.
[/quote]
Totally agree, my numbers on the main lifts are still going up but that’s probably only because I’m still in my first year back lifting again.
Just out of curiosity which route did you end up going with?[/quote]
I went with 5/3/1 BBB for now. That will likely change when I hit my end of year goals. The reason for me was I was getting frustrated with no progress more than anything so I chose the option that was going to give me consistent, measurable, progress.
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Im still debating and spinning my wheels in the meantime haha, but im still doing 5/3/1. What do you think about doing the 5/3/1 2 day per week template and a couple days of crossfit on the other workout days? Ive gotten some really mixed reviews on that idea.
[quote]GetitUp wrote:
[quote]dagill2 wrote:
[quote]GetitUp wrote:
[quote]dagill2 wrote:
Been exactly there myself and I can tell you from experience, the longer you drag your heals choosing which path to go, the longer you’ll spend spinning your wheels getting nowhere quickly.
[/quote]
Totally agree, my numbers on the main lifts are still going up but that’s probably only because I’m still in my first year back lifting again.
Just out of curiosity which route did you end up going with?[/quote]
I went with 5/3/1 BBB for now. That will likely change when I hit my end of year goals. The reason for me was I was getting frustrated with no progress more than anything so I chose the option that was going to give me consistent, measurable, progress.
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Im still debating and spinning my wheels in the meantime haha, but im still doing 5/3/1. What do you think about doing the 5/3/1 2 day per week template and a couple days of crossfit on the other workout days? Ive gotten some really mixed reviews on that idea.[/quote]
I’ve tried that too, it didn’t work for me but that might have just been a recovery issue, I wasn’t sleeping or eating as much at the time. Give it a try, set yourself some targets, and if you don’t hit them, rethink your approach.
[quote]dagill2 wrote:
[quote]GetitUp wrote:
[quote]dagill2 wrote:
[quote]GetitUp wrote:
[quote]dagill2 wrote:
Been exactly there myself and I can tell you from experience, the longer you drag your heals choosing which path to go, the longer you’ll spend spinning your wheels getting nowhere quickly.
[/quote]
Totally agree, my numbers on the main lifts are still going up but that’s probably only because I’m still in my first year back lifting again.
Just out of curiosity which route did you end up going with?[/quote]
I went with 5/3/1 BBB for now. That will likely change when I hit my end of year goals. The reason for me was I was getting frustrated with no progress more than anything so I chose the option that was going to give me consistent, measurable, progress.
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Im still debating and spinning my wheels in the meantime haha, but im still doing 5/3/1. What do you think about doing the 5/3/1 2 day per week template and a couple days of crossfit on the other workout days? Ive gotten some really mixed reviews on that idea.[/quote]
I’ve tried that too, it didn’t work for me but that might have just been a recovery issue, I wasn’t sleeping or eating as much at the time. Give it a try, set yourself some targets, and if you don’t hit them, rethink your approach.
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Sounds about like my thoughts. Im going to give this a go October-December and see if my lifts are still going up by the end of the year before i re-evaluate. Thanks for the advice man.
[quote]dt79 wrote:
Hope you don’t mind me linking it here since this may fall within context of this thread.[/quote]
No problem man. I like making those videos whenever I get the time, but feel like it’s a lot to ask people to sit through 10 minutes of me talking randomly, haha.