[Willywoo]

 

Originally Posted by danomite

Hey WW, I am not sure what is wrong either. I was tripped playing hockey and came down on top of it. I don't wear shoulder pads so it was pretty brutal. I may try what your partner did, but maybe I should go to my Dr first to determine the extent of my injury.



It's not soreness. I have lifted many times in the past and would be able to power through any soreness. It is pain. Could be ligaments. I really don't know. The more I type in this thread, the more I am convincing myself to go to the DR.

Probably a good idea to get it checked out so you know you won't be damaging it any further by lifting or so you get it fixed if it's structural.


Nice admiral. Way to go.

[coolhandkev]

Almost hit my first wall today but I willed up the 5th rep in the third set of my OHP. Must get to 135 before hitting a wall there!

It's been about a month since I started the SS program and just have been bumping up 5 pounds per workout and love it. I think I still have a decent amount of room in Squats, Deads and Rows but I am going to really have to push at Bench and OHP.

Today did:

225x3x5 squats
125x3x5 OHP
175x3x5 barbell rows

Monday I will go to:
230x3x5 squats
190x3x5 bench (will be PR)
240x1x5 Deadlifts

My squat sets were awesome today, legitimately 15 solid reps, feeling real confident I may try for a 1RM PR on Monday with 3 plates (315). will see how I feel

[Unforseen]

is 1x5 1 set of 5?

I started on Thursday, still super sore. tomorrow I will be doing B:

squats 3x5
overhead press 3x5
t-bar rows 3x5
pull ups 2x15

I will also be swimming 25 laps. I'm trying to mix up my endurance workout and not focus on running until after June. I will be adding cross country running to get used to running outside for tough mudder.

[coolhandkev]

yeah I do 3 sets of 5 for everything other than deads which is 1 set of 5. I also do 3 warmup sets leading up to the weight

[Unforseen]

 

Originally Posted by coolhandkev

yeah I do 3 sets of 5 for everything other than deads which is 1 set of 5. I also do 3 warmup sets leading up to the weight

awesome. love the simplicity of it. I love compound exercises you see much more proportional gains.

[coolhandkev]

 

Originally Posted by Unforseen

awesome. love the simplicity of it. I love compound exercises you see much more proportional gains.

Yep. I had my doubts but reading up on it convinced me. I am going to do this for at least 6 months maybe the full year and just build up a core before going into a different split (with a focus on all these exercises still but with iso work too).

It's just a great program.

[FistFights]

 

Originally Posted by coolhandkev

Almost hit my first wall today but I willed up the 5th rep in the third set of my OHP. Must get to 135 before hitting a wall there!

It's been about a month since I started the SS program and just have been bumping up 5 pounds per workout and love it. I think I still have a decent amount of room in Squats, Deads and Rows but I am going to really have to push at Bench and OHP.

Today did:

225x3x5 squats
125x3x5 OHP
175x3x5 barbell rows

Monday I will go to:
230x3x5 squats
190x3x5 bench (will be PR)
240x1x5 Deadlifts

My squat sets were awesome today, legitimately 15 solid reps, feeling real confident I may try for a 1RM PR on Monday with 3 plates (315). will see how I feel

met a chick last night that can squat 380 for 9 reps. i immediately felt like a bitch

[DBo Fo Sho Taking advantage of Official Threads]

I hit my wall with OHP @ 120 yest, failed to complete my 5th rep in the 5th set--fml

my last completed sets in 5x5 (not struggling on anything, above instance was the first fail of anything):

squat:240
OHP: 120
DL: 245
bench - 90 db's (f my stupid long arms and lack of balancing ability) - I've properly repped 110's in the past, just don't think i can endure em for 25 reps
row - 180

It's weird, the first 2-3 sets of rows are more difficult for me than the last 2. I do a few warm ups sets but I'm still struggling through work sets to find my form, gotta get that corrected. Edited By: DBo Fo Sho Feb 5th, 2012 at 01:33 AM

[coolhandkev]

 

Originally Posted by FistFights

met a chick last night that can squat 380 for 9 reps. i immediately felt like a bitch

She's gotta be like a deuce/deuce and a half then right? Looking up world records looks like 380 one rep would be a world record for 140 pounds so I'd have to imagine 380x9 would be close to a womans world record. Or she does this:

[Leet8s usausausausausa]

Besides doing quarter squats, the guy is also holding the bar wrong.

[Willywoo]

Stories from the gym.

So there I was. Doing my warm ups and first set of squats at 135. And the guy (at least 50 something) in the rack next to us is doing his squat reps at something like 450. I'm watching in amazement at his form. Almost immediately I could tell the guy knew what he was doing. Well, after one of his sets he comes over to me and says he saw I was rolling forward a bit at the bottom of my squat and recommended that I stick my chest out more to keep my back straighter and to keep my weight back on my heels. After my next set he gave me some words of encouragement and also suggested that I widen my stance a little. Both suggestion were spot on. I could really tell the difference. Anyway I thought it was pretty cool that he would help me out like that. For you other noobs at this, it shows there's no reason to be intimidated or feel awkward just because you aren't lifting like a beast, yet.

It's great to see a few of you doing similar work outs. I hope it's doing as much for you as it is for me.

[El Burro]

Good story, Willy. I meant to post yesterday that I was squatting in the cage at my gym at the same time someone was squatting in the rack. It was the first time I have seen both in use without some fucktard doing curls in one of them. It genuinely brought me joy.

**NOTICE**
if you are new to the gym, please keep in mind that there is no excuse for curling in the squat rack/power cage if you are curling less than 135. Even then, it's debatable, but I'm not giving that dude any grief.

There is no excuse whatsoever for using the squat rack to curl the bar and 10s. If you do this, you are a dildo. If you see someone else doing this, they deserve your contempt. Curls can be done anywhere in the gym. Squats cannot. Curling in the squat rack is a stupid, inconsiderate, fucktarded thing to do. Please don't.

 

Originally Posted by BigEarn7

Very nice, you'll have the wheels (225) up in no time!

Gracias, hermano. I hope so!

[Nothingmaker]

 

Originally Posted by coolhandkev

yeah I do 3 sets of 5 for everything other than deads which is 1 set of 5. I also do 3 warmup sets leading up to the weight

this

[BigEarn7 2010 Plattsburgh Award Winner]

Pulled my groin in my game last night... forced me to leave the game and taking today off as well although it doesn't feel that all terrible today. For some reason we have 2 exhibition games sprinkled into the middle of our season so they don't count = me sitting out til this shit heals by next weekend hopefully. Any advice to heal this shit up quickly? it's an inner groin pull, real high up right to the right of my penis. Edited By: BigEarn7 Feb 5th, 2012 at 04:04 PM

[Willywoo]

 

Originally Posted by BigEarn7

Pulled my groin in my game last night... forced me to leave the game and taking today off as well although it doesn't feel that all terrible today. For some reason we have 2 exhibition games sprinkled into the middle of our season so they don't count = me sitting out til this shit heals by next weekend hopefully. Any advice to heal this shit up quickly? it's an inner groin pull, real high up right to the right of my penis.

I have been using this stuff called Bio Freeze. It's weird in that it is not sold in stores, but you can get it from a massage or physical therapist, so it must be over the counter stuff. Basically it's menthol based rub. I have used it with strained or sore muscles and it has worked great in reducing inflammation and relaxing the muscle which promotes quicker healing. I don't know how it might work with a more serious injury, but it sure won't hurt it.

Does your team have a trainer?

[Unforseen]

just came back. Swimming after workout rapes. I feel like I just fucked Camila Davalos in the shower

[dolphin13 OT Vice MVP]

 

Originally Posted by Willywoo

I have been using this stuff called Bio Freeze. It's weird in that it is not sold in stores, but you can get it from a massage or physical therapist, so it must be over the counter stuff. Basically it's menthol based rub. I have used it with strained or sore muscles and it has worked great in reducing inflammation and relaxing the muscle which promotes quicker healing. I don't know how it might work with a more serious injury, but it sure won't hurt it.

Does your team have a trainer?

Is this a fancy way of saying rub icy hot on your balls.

[El Burro]

 

Originally Posted by BigEarn7

Pulled my groin in my game last night... forced me to leave the game and taking today off as well although it doesn't feel that all terrible today. For some reason we have 2 exhibition games sprinkled into the middle of our season so they don't count = me sitting out til this shit heals by next weekend hopefully. Any advice to heal this shit up quickly? it's an inner groin pull, real high up right to the right of my penis.

Don't fuck with it. If you try to play next weekend, you might tear it off the bone (depending on severity of the pull). I pulled mine pretty bad a few years ago, and one of the side effects was pretty embarassing: baby dick. Everything else in the region swelled up, but my wiener was absorbed by the swelling and was shorter than my pubes. Everything on my inner thigh was black and blue from my knee to my nutsack. It was miserable. It sounds like my pull was in the same spot as yours.

Mine took at least a month to heal completely. Try to jog on it to test it periodically. If you feel any tightness at all, it's probably not ready to go. You really don't want to make this worse. Edited By: El Burro Feb 5th, 2012 at 04:47 PM

[BigEarn7 2010 Plattsburgh Award Winner]

 

Originally Posted by El Burro

Don't fuck with it. If you try to play next weekend, you might tear it off the bone (depending on severity of the pull). I pulled mine pretty bad a few years ago, and one of the side effects was pretty embarassing: baby dick. Everything else in the region swelled up, but my wiener was absorbed by the swelling and was shorter than my pubes. Everything on my inner thigh was black and blue from my knee to my nutsack. It was miserable. It sounds like my pull was in the same spot as yours.

Mine took at least a month to heal completely. Try to jog on it to test it periodically. If you feel any tightness at all, it's probably not ready to go. You really don't want to make this worse.

Damn, that sounds pretty severe. Mine def isn't that bad at all, no black n blue stuff it just hurts a decent amount but it actually feels way better than last night so I think that is a good sign. Mine seems to be almost in the back of my groin but its not my hamstring or anything. I'll stay off of it and maybe skip practice this week if it doesn't feel any better after the weekend.

[Nothingmaker]

 

Originally Posted by dolphin13

Is this a fancy way of saying rub icy hot on your balls.

that's what i heard.

[BigEarn7 2010 Plattsburgh Award Winner]

 

Originally Posted by Willywoo

I have been using this stuff called Bio Freeze. It's weird in that it is not sold in stores, but you can get it from a massage or physical therapist, so it must be over the counter stuff. Basically it's menthol based rub. I have used it with strained or sore muscles and it has worked great in reducing inflammation and relaxing the muscle which promotes quicker healing. I don't know how it might work with a more serious injury, but it sure won't hurt it.

Does your team have a trainer?

We do have a trainer and he actually mentioned something about having a can of this somewhere but not having it with him that night (go figure, lol). If I try and play next weekend I will for sure use it, thanks for the advice.

[El Burro]

 

Originally Posted by BigEarn7

Damn, that sounds pretty severe. Mine def isn't that bad at all, no black n blue stuff it just hurts a decent amount but it actually feels way better than last night so I think that is a good sign. Mine seems to be almost in the back of my groin but its not my hamstring or anything. I'll stay off of it and maybe skip practice this week if it doesn't feel any better after the weekend.

Be careful. Mine had a minor pull and a little bit of tightness, but not much pain. Then I kicked a football and the motherfucker popped. Wouldn't be hard to have the same type of motion and result on skates.

[Willywoo]

 

Originally Posted by BigEarn7

We do have a trainer and he actually mentioned something about having a can of this somewhere but not having it with him that night (go figure, lol). If I try and play next weekend I will for sure use it, thanks for the advice.

And like other have noted, you might want to take steps to separate your nut sack from the inner thigh after application.

[Moonlight Graham]

 

Originally Posted by El Burro

Don't fuck with it. If you try to play next weekend, you might tear it off the bone (depending on severity of the pull). I pulled mine pretty bad a few years ago, and one of the side effects was pretty embarassing: baby dick. Everything else in the region swelled up, but my wiener was absorbed by the swelling and was shorter than my pubes. Everything on my inner thigh was black and blue from my knee to my nutsack. It was miserable. It sounds like my pull was in the same spot as yours.

holy shit, i think i've had a pulled groin since the 9th grade.

Also, my wife just got me some biofreeze. I have the roll on, and the extra strength wipes. So far i've only used the roll on, and it is soothing.

[mattg1983 buying action]

I officially love this thread. Lowbar squats are the absolute nuts. Always have been limited by balance and back alignment issues doing squats. Banged out 5x5x275 today using a wider stance and lowbar.

[Admiral]

Lowbar feels so weird at first, but once you get into it you can never go back. Plus I'm pretty sure my posture is 100% fixed and I stand about 1 inch taller now that I've really been stretching my upper back and shoulders so that I can properly lowbar squat. Edited By: Admiral Feb 7th, 2012 at 03:26 AM

[BubbaKGB The Canadian Goose]

Good thread here guys. Been checking in periodically and am finally sick of slacking, so I decided to post what's on my mind.

Do any of you guys with jobs work out early in the morning? I started a job just after Christmas and my routine has gone to complete shit. I'm only getting in like one workout a week (currently just rotating through the P90 workouts), in addition to hockey every Thursday. If anything unforeseen comes up or I want to hang out with friends at all, it's just such a clusterfuck trying to squeeze a workout in after 6pm. I feel like I'd be much better off getting into a morning routine, but I function so terribly for the first hour or so after I wake up (which is when I'd be trying to workout). It's all I can do to get up, shower, eat breakfast, make myself a lunch and get out the door.

So, for anybody who works out in the morning, were you always a morning person or did you somehow will yourself to commit to the early routine? Beyond just being non-functional, I always wake up starving and eat breakfast almost right away, which causes another problem; how do you early risers get around that one? Do you just go on an empty stomach?

For the guys who wait until the evenings, do you eat a bigger meal before leaving work? Do you just make getting your workout in a priority and forgo any hanging out during the week? I find if I finish work (any time between 5-7pm, depending on what time I go on and how much work I have), then workout, I'm pretty exhausted and don't have any desire to do much other than watch TV for an hour and go to bed, lol.

Any thoughts or opinions on my ramblings would be greatly appreciated. Edited By: BubbaKGB Feb 7th, 2012 at 03:43 AM

[coolhandkev]

About half the time I will go at 5am. I do it because A) I feel great all day after an early lift and B) there are like 10 people in the whole gym.

It's up to you what works best. The only thing I "eat" pre-workout is black coffee. I like working out fasted. It's not for everyone though. If you're starving when you wake up you will probably be better off eating something. See what works best.

If you think you are non-functional when you wake up - believe me the second you walk into the empty gym and throw the head phones on you forget about that and just start crushing the weights. I love morning workouts.

[BigEarn7 2010 Plattsburgh Award Winner]

 

Originally Posted by coolhandkev

About half the time I will go at 5am. I do it because A) I feel great all day after an early lift and B) there are like 10 people in the whole gym.

It's up to you what works best. The only thing I "eat" pre-workout is black coffee. I like working out fasted. It's not for everyone though. If you're starving when you wake up you will probably be better off eating something. See what works best.

If you think you are non-functional when you wake up - believe me the second you walk into the empty gym and throw the head phones on you forget about that and just start crushing the weights. I love morning workouts.

I can't get out of bed for anything, props to you for getting there early. I prefer the post-work lift although the gym is a bit more crowded. It gives me something to look forward to after I get done. For some reason after I am done with work I need to keep busy for like the next 2 hours or I get real antsy.

[Moonlight Graham]

I workout in the morning. I have to eat tho, or i'll get sick toward the end of my workout (low blood sugar they say). I eat a complex carb, low fiber, about 45 mins before i start. I'm eating my multi grain cheerios as i type this.