QUESTIONS THAT DONT DESERVE THEIR OWN THREAD.
I'll start:
1) any doc bros know shit about shortened hamstrings? please help
2)i screwed my cut for just one day and the next day i had gone up 1kg. In order for that to be fat i would need to have ingested a surplus of 7700 cals, right?
3)pic related is me 85kg 173cm, is it just me or do i have gainz underneath all that? im desperately trying to cut
how come there's no other qtddtt, and how come this one has so little activity?
How long should I rest between warm-up sets?
I warmed up how the sticky says to for the first time tonight and it literally doubled my time at the gym. But i was doing 2.5-3 minute rests between all sets.
What do I do to cure carpal tunnel?
Can someone try and identify my lower back problem , I get sharp pain bending over and doing deadlift or low bar squat but I'm fine when front squatting
OP here, i had that doctor told me it was hamstring shortening. Basically it's caused by having shitty posture and staying sit down during large parts of your lives.
According to him you fix it by strenghtening your core and doing a lot of weird stretches he told me to do everyday for a couple of months.
but muscles are a really delicate thing if theres any pain you should visit a physician
Where is the pain in your lower back?
You should first RICE it and then once the pain subsides do a basic test to find out which muscles are fucked.
I had general lower back pain but after RICE it was mostly just inflammation causing that. Found out the real issue was the muscle going down my ass cheek.
This user is mostly right, you need more core work. First work on stretching out in a variety of poses for your lower back. You have tons of little bones, ligaments, and muscles there all interconnected so the variety of stretches helps your body heal by getting those little pieces moving again and reduces the inflammation. Then you work up small weights and work out the core.
You should never continually exercise while hurt though. Small discomfort can be fine, since injurying something is supposed to hurt. But it should only be done to help the part heal. If you work it too much, or do it wrong you can fuck yourself up more then if you just left it alone.
I want to do a beginner program like SS or SL, but doing squats each time doesn't really do it for me because I also like running and cycling.
I found stripped 5x5 which calls for the squat 1 to 2 times a week, but adding weight every set is too time consuming. What would you suggest?
I was walking up the stairs and I twisted my back awkwardly and now when I bend over, lean, or move my left arm or neck I have an pain in my upper left area of my back. What the fuck is wrong?
When you're doing major lifts you'll soon learn how much you need to warm up, it's different for everyone. Unless you've got an injury or something, it's usually enough to do a few quick sets with the bar, then quickly building up the weight with little time in between.
There's no need to take that long in between sets until you're at an advanced level. Just take enough time to catch your breath and let your muscles cool down a bit, maybe 2 minutes.
Whenever I do squats I quickly get clammy and feel like I'm going to pass out or throw up. My breathing and form are good and this doesn't happen with any other lift unless I'm at the end of a super long workout. With squats it only takes 2 or 3 working sets for me to get to the point of "this isn't good" exhaustion, which causes me to quit early and half-ass the rest of my leg day.
Any information or advice? This doesn't seem to happen to any of my friends unless they're trying to go way too fast, which I'm definitely not doing.
Why are calisthenics so fucking difficult?
Doc bro here(admittedly I'm only an intern tho). What do you want to know about shortened hamstrings?
I've been in pt for half a year and my bulged disc still hurts. I am scared it'll last forever my pt said it would heal months ago has anyone ever had it feel better I do my ezxerusies and core work daily.
They're not. Just a lot of those exercises need stabilization muscles to work you never thought you had and you can't really calibrate weight on certain exercises. Same shit when you go dumbell pressing for the first time in your life.
Must've snapped some shit. It's fine if it goes away in a couple of days or something. If it persists for a week or two without getting better go see a medical specialist.
I want X but I don't want Y because of Z. You're looking for an easy fix. if you don't want to do squats don't do them but be prepared for /nogains/ in that area.
Check your diet would be my first recommendation. Control your breathing is my 2nd. Other than those idk without seeing your diet and/or video of you squatting. Deadlift does the same for me but that's because they're very taxing movements but if you eat correctly it should be fine. Only time I remember starting to pass out was when I had massive caloric deficits.
nubcakes haven't woken up yet.
1)is there any way i can know if i already fixed my hamstrings without going to the doctor?
2)I was told not to deadlift nor squat. Is it dangerous if i replace those with leg press and lying leg curls? should i also add abductor machine?
3)when working abs to strenghten my core should i train for 8-10 reps or train for endurance? Only the rectus abdominus or also obliques? are crunches good?
what is the rationale behind strong abs helping back pain?
4)is there danger in riding a bike?
thanks
what would be the best way of training every muscle in my body if im particularly interested mostly in having strenght and agility in EVERY muscle in my body more than size.
What muscles are not targeted in a normal gym routine?
Op you look just like my older brother. Exactly the same body type. Except he is 184 cm.
lucky him, did he manage to cut enough to get defined muscles?
Swim?
is that how it works?
Not the other user but yes. Swimming will work your whole body to exhaustion and if just getting huge isn't your thing that will be the best option for you, Just be sure you don't go there to just splash around for like 30 minutes. Actually try timing yourself and getting better.
Well firstly it's difficult to give accurate advice without examining you IRL but I'll do my best.
1. If you can touch your toes and/or do a full squat it's a pretty accurate sign that your hamstrings are "fixed"
2. If your doctor told you not to deadlift and squat either your hamstrings are extremely fucked up(as in so fucked you should barely be able to walk) or your doctor was completely retarded, deadlifts and squats are considered standard treatment in rehabilitative medicine for disorders of the hips and legs, on the other hand you should probably avoid leg curls as they'll lead to uneven development of antagonistic muscle groups which will make your hamstrings worse.
3. Train for endurance, avoid crunches and focus on planks. Your core muscles support your spine, if the core is weak the forces are unevenly distributed across your spine leading to back pain, strengthen the core and the force is more evenly distributed thus less back pain.
4. Check that the seat is high enough that your legs can fill extend as you turn the pedal, otherwise riding a bike will make your legs worse
Tl;dr stretch every day and do squats, deadlifts and planks
I assumed it was apt and was doing lots of core work and stretching my hamstrings then I injured my back again 10x worse
Any Ausfags on here able to hazard a guess at the caloric information of a HSP?
Ali baba says about 6500kj, but the ones i get from kebab stores seem way bigger than the ali baba ones, plus their website doesn't say what sauces that is or with or without cheese.
>. If your doctor told you not to deadlift and squat either your hamstrings are extremely fucked up
He literally told me "don't bother with that silly shit" but when i insisted he said i could do them without weight.
Is it possible he merely doesn't give a fuck if i get swole and he just wants to make sure i doesn't get injured by any means even if it means forbiding some lifts from me?
>focus on planks
what if planks are kinda easy? is there any good guide for progression of bodyweight ab excersises?
Am I hitting a weight loss plateau right now if I'm working out hard, eating much less calories before maintenance and eating healthy?
Or is it just me gaining muscle and counteracting fat loss?
I'm fitting my pants easier.
Hi I am a fatty starting GSLP; turns out that I am too fat/weak to even do negative chinups properly (where my chest touches the bar/handle) so what substitute exercise should I do til I am strong/light weight enough to do real chin ups?
Currently 240 lb at 182 cm
muscle building is a much slower process than fat burning. If you're not losing weight then cals in>cals out
Start taking measurements, it'll save you stress.
Secondly, if you trust your deficit, wait atleast a month on a plateau before stressing, plateau's from water weight are very common in weight loss.
Usually you'll just drop a bunch of weight randomly over a couple days which will generally add up to the amount the math says you should've lost.
lat pulldowns
Not him but, say you are on a 1kg per week cut and start at 85.
Is it possible that due to water weight and different amount of literal shit in your intestines the measurement stays at 85 for a couple of weeks then suddenly drops to 82?
that would be a nice surprise
with a V grip I suppose?
whatever you can, it works similar muscles than the pullup, altough i dont believe you cant even do a negative
Doesn't really matter but if you're aiming for chinups, find a bar that lets you hold your arms in the same position.
Is that why my weight can go as low as 10 pounds less?
I weigh at average 288 right now. Dipping to 287 at times. But I once dipped to 284. Is that my true weight?
I can do negatives but not the optimal variant where my chest touches the handle, apparently thats really important, at least according to this video I watched
measurement as in with a tape measure?
Nah, a tape measure will show actual weightloss, it's literally measuring how large you are.
Scales on the other hand can definitely do that, Water weight is usually responsible for a plateau, I read that the theory is that after the fat cell is depleted it fills with water which is eventually flushed out all in one go, but that seems fake.
Either way it's well documented anecdotally, that you'll plateau for a while and "whoosh" over night however much you should've lost in that time span.
Ironically I've found that i'll whoosh after a night of even light drinking.
However if the plateau lasts generally more than a month start looking at your diet as something is definitely off.
Do back bridges to unfuck your back shit.
is there any way to incorporate cardio without my muscles going flat?
i've tried eating fucking 400g of carbs a day, and sometimes not even that is enough
>what is the rationale behind strong abs helping back pain?
Poor at best. A strong back helps back pain. Do back bridges. Do them like pushups except backwards.
Doctors live in eternal fear of recommending any exercise that could potentially lead to Snap City, hence why they often recommend doing exercises like squats without weights or with weird shit like resistance bands.
I'm not exaggerating when I say "if you can walk you can squat." In rehab med we literally have patients who can barely stand do squats and deadlifts because they're GOAT for improving hip/leg strength and mobility.
Kind of.
The term true weight is a bit weird as the body isn't a mechanical thing so the scales aren't going to show perfectly all the time, ie you might've just been dehydrated or less shit in you or w/e.
I take my lowest weight because it just feels nicer but at the end of the day as long as you're trending downwards.
For instance my scales can show a difference of up to 2kg depending on where I have them on my tiles in the bathroom, I take the lowest weight because it feels nicer and at the end of the day as long as i'm downward trending.
>I'm not exaggerating when I say "if you can walk you can squat." In rehab med we literally have patients who can barely stand do squats and deadlifts because they're GOAT for improving hip/leg strength and mobility.
so, i shouldnt squat and deadlift with little weight, you're saying i should just train that normally?
is it a problem if i squat and deadlift on the same day i bike?
>Do back bridges
that is already part of the stretching routine the doctor gave me
>is there any way to incorporate cardio without my muscles going flat?
yes, any way
cardio doesnt kill gainz thats 100% confirmed myth
the thing is that cardio makes you more tired, so you have a hard time performign the same in the lift compared to not doing cardio. but if you keep lifting heavy it makes no difference.
The only other thing it changes is that you must eat additional calories to make up for the ones spent doing cardio. But those are much much less than most fatties would have you believe.
a good 30 minute jog will burn around 300 calories. You can counteract that by eating a chocolate bar
>that is already part of the stretching routine the doctor gave me
You have to do them as pushups, not as a stretch. Up slow, down slow, back up slow, to exhaustion or until even the slighted pain is experienced. It's not meant to be a stretch if you actually want benefits. It's supposed to be an exercise that actually adds to spinal stability and flexibility and other shit. youtube.com
If you have hamstring issues it's crucial that your form is perfect and that you avoid overexerting yourself, other than that you should be able to train normally.
If possible avoid cycling before doing squats or deadlifts, cycling will fatigue your legs which increases the chance of poor form and/or overexertion
i meant the glycogen loss making me look smaller senpai
>that your form is perfect
can i trust the average PT if he says my form is good or should i film and post it here?
what is a good program for editing my face out?
I've been working out on and off for a few years, still a DYEL for sure. 155lbs 6ft. When u do pull ups, I can usually do around 8-10 with no weight. A while back my right elbow started bothering me when I do pull ups, and sometimes when I do Tricep Push downs. The bar is a wide grip bar at a slight downward angle. Is it my form that's bad? Am I gripping too hard? Am I somehow trying to force my body to use its Tricep during my pull ups? I'm very confused. I took a 2 month break to let it rest because it got so bad I couldn't do lifts involving extending my elbow. I've been taking glucosamine chondroitin, fish oil, and babying it, but what do you know the first time on back day my fucking elbow flares up again and it hurts like shit. Any advice is greatly appreciated
Dear god don't trust a pt, either find a oly lifting/powerlifting coach to critique your form or post a video on Veeky Forums, I wouldn't worry about your face tho, unless you've got your cock out and/or you're wearing a swastika armband why would anyone care that you're on Veeky Forums
>focus on planks
how much volume should i do for that excersise?
3xmax?
4xmax?
i just tried doing one planck for about ten second to give it a try. I can hold it but my mid section was shacking like crazy, does this mean i have a lot of untrained muscles there? will this take care of all of em?
Do I need more than pic related to do this?
Didnt read the SS book (I dont mean Mein Kampf)
What accessories should I add on what day? I have no clue pls help
It's best to set a timer for each set and then progress by increasing that time rather than just doing planks to failure(e.g. day 1 3x10 seconds, day 2 3x20 seconds, day 3 3x30 seconds)
If you don't train planks or do heavy squats you probably have a lot of untrained muscles in your core, regular planks+side planks will take care of most of them but to completely work every muscle in your core you should also incorporate an exercise like squats or deadlifts that works the posterior chain. Part of the reason I recommend against crunches is because they primarily strengthen the rectus abdominis muscle but leave most of the other core muscles weak, this can fuck with your posture and actually result in even more back pain than if you didn't do crunches at all.
Any advice for someone starting their first water fast? How many days should I aim for?
so i should try to do plancks+side plancks every lifting day , right?
also, i think im gonna do squats and deadlifts with no weight until im sure i have my technique 100%, with that + plancks+side plancks+stretching i should eventually fix my hamstrings,right?
Yes, planks every lifting day should be fine.
Yes, squats, deadlifts and stretching should eventually fix your hamstrings, if it doesn't you should probably see a specialist, also try to stand and walk as much as possible every day(preferably bare foot or wearing shoes like vibrams) this will strengthen your legs and core and improve your posture
>Yes, squats, deadlifts and stretching
even if i dont do them wtih significant weight?
Even bodyweight squats are GOAT for mobility,, babby weights are better than sending yourself to Snap City by lifting too much for your hamstrings to handle, on the other hand I know guys in their seventies who deadlift over 300lbs so if they can do it you probably can too as long as you're patient and careful
thxs bro!
Please respond
If I only ate salmon and shrimp as my meat sources, would I die?
Your form will almost definitely be shit if you've never read SS or been coached IRL, also research suggests that accessories are basically useless to novice lifters
ergo-log.com
You won't die but you might shit your guts out due to iodine overdose from the shrimp.
I lifted before I became depressive my form is quite good.
Its just that I am cutting so I thought including some additional exercises would increase my deficit since I will eventually stall anyways at some point with the big lifts.
>before I became depressive
You okay now user?
Not really. It started when I was 18, lost the love of my life over it (qt3.14 I fucked first when she was 15, were a couple for 3 years, DD sized tits, tightly together, perfect round form, tight just trimmed pussy as I demanded etc.) and I started eating and drinking to supress the pain.
Was on SSRI for a while but it didnt really help me. They also gave me homicidal thoughts.
So now I am here at 24. Just decided that I will kill myself at age 30 but til then I can see how far I can get in life in general.
Before you ask age 15 was is legal over here
Self improvement is the best anti-depressant so it's good that you're lifting again.
It might surprise you to learn that most medfags go through some very dark periods in our lives(there's a reason so many doctors kill themselves) so you're not alone.
There's apparently an ancient Chinese quotation saying that "depression is caused by obsessing over the past, anxiety is caused by obsessing over the future" and personally I think this is very accurate. Trust me I know how hard it can be not to dwell on how happy you were in past relationships but once you let go of the past and start living in the present moment you'll realise that all you're doing is torturing yourself.
On the bright side conquering your depression is literally the hardest thing you will ever do, once you finally do conquer it everything else in life will seem incredibly easy by comparison, you will honestly feel like you can accomplish anything.
Exactly my thoughts.
I am also starting to learn buddhist meditation which helps to accept change and get back into the right flow of life.
>medfags have mental problems
my sister is a medfag and her "boyfriend" is 38 years old. She is 20.
>medfag at 20
She started medical school when she was 16?
Oh, no. When she was 19. Didnt know only medfags who finished their studies are allowed to call themselves medfags.
Also I am German and to become a real doctor here takes at least 6 years and then you have to work in hospitals for another 4. So 10 years total.
I am becoming a lawyer which takes 6 1/2 years at least
Ah, she's a student medfag, that makes more sense. Is her boyfriend also a medfag? Statistically a massive 95% of female doctors marry other doctors and yet curiously only approximately 50% of male doctors marry female doctors.
German doctors tend to be excellent btw, I might be doing my orthopedic surgery residency at a German clinic.
No he is a pilot.
Didnt talk to her since she revealed it though.
A friend of mine from elementary is an army doctor, I chatted her up after high scool because I always wanted to fuck her. She linked me to hiddenlol which made me find Veeky Forums. She laughs about gore and such shit.
How often should you train your core?
If you lift right your core is trained with every workout
>works at virgin active as a manager
Do i date or not?
Do it, fat chicks are good in bed.
I once picked a chubby chick I met on tinder off her home. Drove couple of hundred meters at night in her village behind a barn. Talk for 10 minutes - start kissing, sucking on her titties,
>tfw her asshole is as easily accessable as her vagoo
>fuck her in the ass and shoot a load into it
>bring her back home
>drive couple of hundred meters
>block and delete her
>drive home 45 mins with a grin on my face
While running this week i started to get a sharp pain in my neck. Should i balance chiropractic visits while training or is it a meme health practise?
What's the best way to work abs into a 3x a week fullbody routine? Which exercises specifically?
Also, I've managed to rope 3 friends into coming to the gym with me, and since I'm the only one with any kind of lifting experience, I'm the defacto form teacher. One of the guys has horrid squat form though. I've cleaned it up a bit (feet pointed slightly outwards, bar off his neck, set up the squat properly, hit paralell) but he keeps leaning forwards when he goes down, and pratically good mornings it back up. I had him imagine he was pushing off his heels; that helped dramatically, but are there any other cues or advice in training somebody with squat form? He's still bending his chest down slightly, and I'm worried when it gets to higher weights he's fucked if it's not addressed now.
I want to incorporate sprints into my workout and I need a pair of shoes.
1. Does anybody make high top running shoes? I know they make high top cleats; should I just sprint on grass?
2. I don't have a track nearby. Would it be bad to sprint on concrete?
Chiropractic is considered a legitimate form of complimentary medicine here and most of my doctor coworkers get chiro adjustments, just make sure you see a chiro with proper certifications and not some quack spine wizard who got his degree from a dodgy unaccredited college.
On a more meta note always be careful with your joints, joint tissue replenishes very slowly so if you damage a joint seriously it could take months or even years until it full heals, chronically sore joints are not a normal side-effect of exercising like DOMS
Never sprint on concrete, that shit will rape your shins and joints
> he doesnt wear asics gel nimbus
dude I cant even..
Anybody ever try Athlean X's arm pump thing?
(youtube.com
In the vid, the pump added .75 inches to his arm. I'm thinking of trying it and seeing if my pump is anything similar. Thoughts? Anybody every try it?
Fuck. Should I just sprint on sand barefoot? Or on grass with cleats?
I don't like my current running shoes because I've rolled my ankle a couple times in them.
Shoes reduce the damage but unfortunately they don't mitigate it
Since I use asics I dont have any pain from running whatsoever, before my shins and feet hurt like hell.
Didnt think the shoe was so fucking important because before I used old sports shoes I had for indoor gymnastics from grade 9
Barefoot on grass would probably be the best option
Huh. That option never even crossed my mind. Would that be safer? I really can't afford to mess anything up.
so i took my first trip to snapcity today.
last rep of a semi heavy DL,
sharp pain in my lumbar just as the bar came off the ground.
I'll spare you the embarrasing tale of cleaning up the bar and getting home.
It feels for all the world like its a slipped disc.
so questions;
what are red flags that means i need to go see the GP?
Do i stretch and keep the area mobile, dispite pain? or rather the opppisite?
Anti-inflamitoryies, yay or nay?
Any snapcity veterans with tips?
Barefoot running on grass isn't quite the panacea that vibramfags claim it is but it's usually the best option if you have sufficient ankle flexibility.
>but medfag how do I know if I have sufficient ankle flexibility
If you can do a full squat barefoot you have sufficient ankle flexibility to run barefoot
Wet sand is surprisingly hard to run on and dry sand is too soft(also have fun twisting your ankle in a hole) therefore running on grass is probably superior
1. Stop doing what caused it
2. Wear a brace to immobilize the wrist
3. If not notably better in 2 months --> doctor
could be any number of things
pain and immobility are your body's way so to limit your movement?
why? you moved a joint too far and have inflammation, you pulled a tendon, you stretched a ligament, you tore a muscle,......
Thanks, dude. I'll keep reading on it
When you say hard to run on, do you mean difficult or rigid?
If you ever find yourself thinking "is this serious enough to go to the doctor?" Then it probably is serious enough that you should see a doctor.
Also don't stretch, it's unlikely to make it better and it could very easily make it worse
Both, there's nothing wrong with running on semi-wet sand but grass would usually be better
>water fast
?
I'd say keep it to 24 hours, 48 hours max, prolonged fasting dangerously depletes the body of electrolytes, especially magnesium
Yeah like a river you dumb dumb