Bodybuilding/Workout/Diet thread

[rjs246]

I went through physical therapy and  was taught a bunch of shtein you can do in the gym (weights) that can actually help. It's all low impact shtein, but it's better than doing nothing or lifting regularly and f'ing your shtein up.

Anyway, let me know if you're interested in hearing about them.

Please share.

Seated row pull: Nothing more than 50 pounds. Four sets of 15-20 reps.
Seated vertical pull: Nothing more than 50 pounds. Four sets of 15-20 reps.
Reverse situps: Holding light weight (10-20 pounds). Four sets of 25)
Stomach crunches: More weight is preferable here. However many sets you can do.
(A strong core up front helps 'straighten out' scoliosis spine, so its good to work your stomach. Lay off of overdoing the chest though because we tend to focus on our pecs and it can unbalance the way your muscles pull on the spine.)
Suspended stomache crunches: However many you can do.
Etc. etc.

Basically you want to do a lot of work with all of your back muscles but you want it to be lightweight so everything pulls evenly on your spine. In order to support this you want to have every thing up front strong.

Having said all of that I stopped going to the gym regularly about a year and a half ago and my back farging kills me now. Good decision on my part.

[Diomedes]

Don Ho with the eye bleach!  Thanks man.

p.s. someone tell that chick to watch out for the sharks....I half expect to see one jump up out of the water and eat her when I look at the photo.

[Susquehanna Birder]

Good info, rjs. I pretty much do most of that now. Not exactly, but close. My current routine also does a lot on the obliques with side crunches and also work on a torso rotation machine.

[rjs246]

Good info, rjs. I pretty much do most of that now. Not exactly, but close. My current routine also does a lot on the obliques with side crunches and also work on a torso rotation machine.

Both of which I should have included. They contribute a lot to core strength.

[SD_Eagle5]

Today was my first day back at the gym in almost two weeks, anyway I was on my second set of incline bench when I got this shooting pain right behind my left temple. I stood up and got lightheaded then thought I was gonna puke. I gave it about 10 minutes but it wouldn't go away. The left side of my head and face is throbbing and the pain is so bad I can feel it in the back of my teeth. I came home and took some Advil and the pain is slowly fading, but does anyone know what I might have done?

[Father Demon]

Stroke.

[SD_Eagle5]

Stroke.

I was thinking more along the lines of a pinched nerve.

[Father Demon]

Stroke.

I was thinking more along the lines of a pinched nerve.

That would be much, much better for you.

[phattymatty]

i ate a sleeve of fig newtons for lunch.

[Rome]

I went to the chinese buffet for lunch today and got the usual chicken/shrimp stir-fry that they do on the hibachi grill.

Anyway, this enormous woman came by and sat down with like three full plates of food in front of her.  I swear to God, she ordered a Diet Pepsi to wash 'em down with.

Amazing.   

[Susquehanna Birder]

Sounds like a cranial hemmorage.

[Zanshin]

Sounds like that could have been the beginning of an original thought.  Have to be careful there.

[SD_Eagle5]

Went back today, lowered my incline press weight from 175 to 150 hoping that would help, it didn't...same thing happened. So now I'm abandoning my chest workout and am gonna try to do my back instead at 3. This should be fun.

[Wingspan]

Went back today, lowered my incline press weight from 175 to 150 hoping that would help, it didn't...same thing happened. So now I'm abandoning my chest workout and am gonna try to do my back instead at 3. This should be fun.

how about bench pressing a doctor?

[Sgt PSN]

does anyone know what I might have done?

Just a guess, but it may have been....

I was on my second set of incline bench

That's more excersize than the Navy's required of you in the last 8 years combined.  You gotta pace yourself, homie.