The Fitness Thread

[kmay]

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i think you should start working out again =]

i lost 15 pounds this year i still feel like i look the same though =[

[Reach]

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Figured I may as well ask here.

So I screwed up my back somehow. I don't even know how I screwed it up -- I was putting on my coat and it just sort of happened out of the blue, and it's been hurting like hell since Thursday (I had to take off work because I couldn't walk/sit comfortably and actually couldn't take full breaths without pain, and I was hobbling around like an old man clutching his back / couldn't stand up straight. I can walk/breathe/straighten up now but it's still painful to move around).

It's this pain between the lower-ish area of the left shoulderblade and the spine. It only hurts when I move. I'm worried that something else is wrong because it's still hurting and it's now Saturday morning. Then again I have no idea is this is normal for a pulled back muscle.

Back muscle pulls usually hurt more than anything else other than maybe shoulders, so it could be completely normal. If it's a pinching feeling it could definitely be a deeper pull and those can take awhile to go away. I have one right now ;(

Recommendations: Stretching, light weight back exercises, foam rolling. You can try heat/ice as well, and rest.

From there I simply recommend waiting. If the pain persists for weeks without showing signs of improvement, then go see a doctor.


Calf aesthetics: http://i.imgur.com/M8C8nSY.jpg

People that say you can't build calves and it's all genetic - a year ago I barely had any taper to my calves at all. They were practically straight! Put almost 2 inches on my calves this year.

[Senip]

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I'm still trying to push mine to 20.

What I've been doing lately, since I keep forgetting to do them at the gym, is ride down one of the long conveyer belts at work, and just do standing calf raises until I hit the end. Instant 200+ reps.

[Reach]

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I'm still trying to push mine to 20.

What I've been doing lately, since I keep forgetting to do them at the gym, is ride down one of the long conveyer belts at work, and just do standing calf raises until I hit the end. Instant 200+ reps.

Jesus son. How big are your ankles? 20 inch calves are fucking massive.

Mine are 8.5, calves are 16.25, as of today, which is up 2.25 inches from a year ago actually. Nice.

[Senip]

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I'm really stubby. My legs are shorter than Syhto's and I'm quite a bit taller than she is, haha. Ankles are 11 inches, I'm sitting at 17.5 for calves. They shrank, gotta start hitting actual weights!

[Senip]

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRTSWaZJgsE

Had people saying I was doing a half squat, hit fucking parallel. Too bad I fell backward.

[SCWolf]

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Have some tit

[Poison-]

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Your pics always get me a little...excited

[Reach]

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRTSWaZJgsE

Had people saying I was doing a half squat, hit fucking parallel. Too bad I fell backward.

Better than falling forward.

And I never really go deeper than that. I don't care for squatting deep I guess. Probably a lack of flexibility, but whenever I squat deep I feel like I'm snapping some ligaments in my groin area. It really hurts.

Have some tit

lots of pecs, lots of sex

[SCWolf]

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Here, have some more tit. For real though guys, lets see what your hard work has accomplished!

[kmay]

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get outta here SC :<

[Reach]

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Here, have some more tit. For real though guys, lets see what your hard work has accomplished!

http://i.imgur.com/mP7GVrK.jpg

@ 186 lbs, up from 156 @ the start of august when I finished my cut and started bulking.

I'll put on a few more pounds through march and then start cutting for 12+ weeks in april.

[Senip]

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http://i1245.photobucket.com/albums/gg599/seanhawkins86/598F4432-3851-42F5-9AE7-B68674405F59-5914-00000579F15E483D_zpsc0a9fb91.jpg

Arms shrank, shoulders and chest expanded. I'll take it.

[Kruppes_Mule]

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Better than falling forward.

And I never really go deeper than that. I don't care for squatting deep I guess. Probably a lack of flexibility, but whenever I squat deep I feel like I'm snapping some ligaments in my groin area. It really hurts.



lots of pecs, lots of sex

I cant even hit parallel, effin knee injury keeps me from hitting parallel, although I get close and I can't go over 315lbs for fear of blowing out my knee. I figure as long as the rest of your form is good (back straight, focusing your weight toward your heels) you should be good.

[Reach]

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I cant even hit parallel, effin knee injury keeps me from hitting parallel, although I get close and I can't go over 315lbs for fear of blowing out my knee. I figure as long as the rest of your form is good (back straight, focusing your weight toward your heels) you should be good.

Yeah definitely. The only advantage to squatting deeper is if you go past parallel, most of the tension moves to your hams and glutes for the bottom of the motion, so you get the extra activation (rather than mostly quad if you're squatting parallel or higher).

I don't really care though. It's easy enough to hit glutes + hams separately.