Graham Grice
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Ive been training 3 0n 1 0ff for quite a long period. Everything felt good, recovery was good, sleep good, so id imagine diet was pretty much on point as well.
I have a manual job as well so pretty intense.
Then out of nowhere niggle in both shoulders, hamstring, sore tendon in elbow area.
I knew it was time to back off. Took a complete 5 days off. Then eased back in carefully and left legs for 7 days. Upped curcumin and used some Chinese oils.
Feel fine again now. All niggles have healed.
Dont be afraid to rest before a niggle becomes a full blown “fuck off” !! Listen and connect to your body, as no one else knows it like you do. -
Cottage cheese and then a portion of mixed nuts for me before bed.
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If you see any other exercises your stuck on google them and good chance there will be some form of video showing what it is and how to do it.
In saying that, it might not be a perfect example but it will give you a good idea of what it is. -
Feet off the ground will be a deficit DL. That means your lifting further as your reaching further to pull the bar.
I think your referring to having the weight plates raised on a box so the load is nearer to you so not pulling as deep from the floor. This strengthens the lift from that position. A rack pull lift will have the bar slightly higher, say mid shin or even just below the knee. -
Leg press, wasn’t expecting that!
Just goes to show we never know what the fooks round the corner!
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Slightly off topic, but may I ask how you managed to do yourself what sounds like a real nasty injury!?
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Carbs pre and post are there to help with your training effect and recovery, and should always be ingested then.
As far as your carb total for the day is concerned, I dont think it really matters. If your total carb intake for the day was ‘X’ amount, it wouldnt matter if you had it all in one sitting as long as you got the days worth in. On a training day you need to have some pre and post and then in the next meal, say an hour later. If your carbs were higher, then having the rest through the day. -
Was nice to meet you in Area 51 on Monday afternoon Jordan. Wasn’t going to bother saying hello as I dont personally like to chat too much in the gym, head down work hard and all that, but thought fuck it, if he fucks me off I’ll understand!! Lol.
But a quick hello, who are you, all the best and we were all done!As the forum has grown its crying out for a search function, this would help with stuff being repeated and would be a great feature to source the info that has already been covered.
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Curcumin. I dose 1000mg, 500 morning and evening.
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Hydration could be the problem.
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No point in going deeper with less weight if it hurts kness etc.
Better to do a strict parallel drop, under control with good form and trying to up the poundage a little if thats the goal.
The amount of people you see lifting the bar with a load of plates and then going on to a small drop to hardly halfway house!!
Not everyone has the hip hinge and ankle flex ability to be able to squat deep so if you guys are getting a good drop I wouldnt be overly concerned about ass to grass.
I can’t squat any great poundage’s but I’ll never sacrifice form or depth so that I can. I have light weight high rep days squatting as well, as thats what seems to work for me in leg detail including pausing at the bottom or coming back up a small way and then down again. -
Just space it out through the day.
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The natural opinion is very interesting if not a complete shock, as most long term nattys are pretty much aware of how hard things get.
This got me thinking Jordan, I’d value your opinion on the following….
If, as you say for a natty that has been training many years and is probably pretty much at their limit, in good shape with low BF level but still training real hard five to six days a week and following a good base nutrition plan to support their training. Is it pretty much a waste of money maybe spending on extra supplements such as whey, creatine etc? What im thinking is, if your at your natural limit then theres not much point in the expenditure as its pretty much not going to happen as your probably only training to maintain. Although recovery could well still be enhanced with supps. -
Rice Crispies!!
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I throw in some single arm presses for a variation and i like them. The fact it adds an unbalance is the point of doing them, the body works to counter balance itself working the core and other stabilisers. I do them strictly pushing the dumbbells under control and giving the pec a good squeeze at the top.