With age comes wisdom (along with aches and pains)
Ok kids, take notes...This is how one maintains longevity in this game!
Rough morning... Slept in an extra hour because I know the difference between having the "fuckits" and my body saying "just a little more rest, please".
My knees haven't been feeling right the last couple of days so I skipped legs altogether and my left elbow wasn't handling the straight bar all that well, so I had to improvise on my chest routine. I doubled up on dumbell work then hit the hammerstrengths and ended with some cable work. Since I have already made the change up I will maintain this routine for 3wks then return to my normal routine cuz its good to change it up once and awhile.
The moral of this story is there is a difference between between working through the "burn" and working thru the "pain". Most of us older guys HAVE joint and tendon problems because we went with that old school attitude of "no pain no gain".
I can't stress enough that a MAJOR part of cycling is learning about your body and understanding what it is saying to you. That goes for your routines as well as your compounds. If you don't understand what your body is trying to tell you, how can you listen?
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I know what you mean. I here my body sometimes and then just don't listen, then oops!, couldn't pull or curl without a fire in my forearm. Had to abruptly stop my "cycle" and take off for 6 weeks!!! Maybe it was a good thing? I'm much more concerned with the exercises feel now. So anyway the Dr. says I have "tennis elbow". I told him I don't even play tennis :-), but I'm wearing the strap and it feels much better. On a "semi" positive note I have an appointment tomorrow to discuss my TRT options since my bloodtest showed a 71 for Testosterone due the the abrupt "cycle" halt and no PCT. Maybe some Pharma Grade is in my very near future :-) But not till I'm done the Eroids Body Challenge!!!
Bro, ulna nerve issues are common - light reverse curls (bar only) will fix that elbow right up. Got that from a(real) OG yrs ago and you'll be amazed at the results
Thanks hllwdbdboy. Just finished my first real arm session in 2 months and it was good. Lost some strength in the left but controlled movements with the tennis elbow wrap on felt real good. I'll try those reverse curls next week to warm it up!
This is priceless information. And it does take wisdom and discipline to do this. It took me a long time to learn how to listen to my body and know when to dial it down a notch. Its better to adjust the workout and go for reps for me than get banged up and miss a month. Thanks for the words of wisdom
Agh agh, thanks my man for making me feel good, last week on a 12 wk t-Bol,test p & primo cycle... Loving every moment with little or no side.Woke up feeling not too great cos body ain't feeling like training and it suppose to be my back & biceps day. love to maximize the effect while oil still in the system. Woke up ,check on eroids as usual ..Ohhh weee what a reconfirmation to how the body is feeling. Dropping back under cover to zzzz till I have to drag my back side to work... Aghhhhh
Dang ... Happy holidays to all .. Sure can do with the extra zzzzz
AnonI cut my leg presses short today for this very reason. No spring chicken here so I know exactly what you are talking about.
An extra hour of sleep means an extra sore lower back for me...LOL
Grrl keeps telling me Yoga and stretching are key. Looks like I'm going to be ZENing out this winter.
It took me 2 hours this morning to walk straight...lol
TxBigBoyHave her use the 6 inch instead of the 8 inch strap-on next time, should clear up the walking issues pretty quick.
All I can do is ask.
AnonYou nailed that one.....same here!
I spend 15 minutes rolling my back on the yoga ball every morn... would hate to see what i'd be like without it (LOL)
sgtstedankoYup yup. Glad to see I'm not the only one brother : )5-10 min ED for me; then I do some Yoga stretches, etc, etc, etc... NICE POST!!! Will they listen!?
AnonSEEE!! grrrl points at Hllwd He does Yoga!! I been telling you!
TxBigBoyI've been doing beginner yoga ever since you said something about it awhile back for my sleeping issues, really helps. This grrl knows what she's talking about
AnonI did some funny stuff today with a ball handoff thing with the resident 47 year old smoking hottie at the gym. So we know where Wood is going with it.
The big boobs and ass redhead finds out and I am DONE(again).
i wish i had listened to my body and slowed down years ago. now i have tendon damage to my right pec and left bicep that just wont go away.
HGH MAY possibly help with that with long-term use. Ask Tread and see what he says about that.
I am actually on 2 days off right now from training because i hit bench and felt "warmed up" then started mma class without warming up my lower body as well and, first take down i landed on my cold knee and not good i tried to tough it out the rest of the class with poor results and now off a couple days for not listening to my body the rest of my body appreciates the days off as well. Rest will only help your body heal, it will never hurt. thanks.