I started a month ago and I'm starting to get thin, long cuts over my body which heal after a while. Is this normal?
Gavin Ward
>I'm starting to get thin, long cuts over my body which heal after a while.
Do you mean stretch marks?
Noah Gutierrez
not stretch marks, although I have those in my shoulders.
It's like someone ran a sharp needle over my skin. There's usually dried blood over it which heals. I never see it bleeding.
Right now there are two behind my neck, a long crossed one on my left lat and a long one down my right bicep.
My bed is clean and I would probably wake up if something was doing this to me.
Zachary Long
Might be you're getting them while lifting from certain lifts. If I use the hack squat machine it leaves little cuts and scrapes on my shoulders in particular - you might be doing something with a bar that's tearing you up a bit. I can see front squats doing it to your bicep and back squats doing it to your neck.
Brody Flores
>I would probably wake up if something was doing this to me You sure?
Aiden Howard
pretty sure That could probably be it. But wouldn't I feel something? Or maybe I'm just ot drinking enough water.
Robert Diaz
ayyy lmao r8 my HLM. Sauce is mostly a youtube video from andy baker
Daniel Collins
>But wouldn't I feel something? I don't get anything from the hack squats - like you've already got a decent amount of weight pressing down on you and actually you don't really tend to feel little cuts if they're not causing major damage.
I wouldn't worry too much about it, but it's worth checking your form and making sure the bar or whatever isn't sliding around on your skin. Try wearing a hoodie and lifting, see if that makes a difference.
Nathan Baker
>Thursday squat >Medium >3x5 @ 92.5%
To my knowledge, usually your 3RM is about 90% of 1RM. So how can you do 3x5 with 92.5%?
Brandon Edwards
OP I get them too they are stretch marks they just fade really quickly, you a manlet too?
I get them when I'm cutting too
Cooper Hall
Will check my form and wear thicker clothes.
Thanks, user
Andrew Lopez
>OP I get them too they are stretch marks they just fade really quickly, They're not stretch marks. > you a manlet too? 5'10" > I get them when I'm cutting too I'm not cutting though
Matthew Young
No I think it should be 92.5% of the 4x5 back-off sets from wednesday but I'm not completely sure. Like in Texas Method you know?
David Ward
Ah, would explain it.
Camden Turner
I'm focused way more on dl/ohp/chins than squat/bench/etc. Just made a few alterations to my routine
AxBxAxxAxBxAxx (I do A twice a week, B once a week)
A: >deadlift 1*3 with multiple warmup sets of 5 >ohp 3*5 (will occasionally change to 5*3 to break long plateaus) >weighted chinups 3*8-15
Accessory work (occasionally do more, almost always do this):
>DB curls 3*8 >lateral raises 3*10-12 >wrist curls 3*15 (mostly for helping with persistent elbow tendonitis) >if I'm not too tired I throw in some weighed dips
B: >squat 3*5 >DB bench press 3*6-8 >bb rows 3*5
Accessory work (since this is an easier day for me I usually do a lot more than listed)
>DB curls 3*8 >DB shrugs 3*10-12 held for as long as possible >Lateral raises 3*12 >hanging leg raises
Lincoln Bell
I don't really put a routine together. I just do 1-2 hours of exercises specializing in whatever muscle(s) I want to grow. It's worked out so far.
Ayden Mitchell
They are stretch marks. They just fade VERY quickly and look more like a cut. And yeah you're a manlet like me so you're more likely to get them.
And I meant I get them both while bulking and cutting
Lucas Wright
quadlet detected
Luke Bell
enjoy NoGains Yeah I don't buy your bs. It's not like tall people have exrta skin hanging off their bodies.
Matthew Adams
You're a literal mouthbreathing retard if you don't think tall people have more skin overall.
Let's say your muscle fibers grow by 1%. Compare that 1% to a body with a smaller body and a taller body with adjusted amount of muscle fibers.
Kayden Carter
LMAO
Leo Clark
They obviously do have more skin but doesn't mean they can't get cuts. It's not like tall people are invulnerable to stabs