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I'm sure we can all relate to the ego's we come across daily in the gym. The guy who's working out his back, neck, traps, delts all while doing bicep curls. Or the kid who is hitting is triceps, shoulders and back when he's slamming the barbell that is 100 pounds too much when he's doing bench press. Contrary to some belief; more isn't always better and training is methodical art that needs to encompass a fine-tuned science. Staying with me? On a flip side i'll switch it up and say more gear isn't always better either You can shoot 4 grams of Testosterone, but your axis can only process so much and you're essentially wasting a good amount of it. Same with HGH; without its synergistic butt-buddy - testosterone, our bodies cannot utilize much more than 3IU, or for women, 1IU (roughly) Back to topic. I talk to a lot of people who are constantly complaining about the feeling of a torn muscle, but they're still training it! If your muscle is damaged, it sure as hell isn't growing! Go ahead and tear a muscle and then what, you can't train for 8 months and risk never having full utilization ever again. Then see what gains you make, BRO. Sick, run down, running a temperature - get your ass to the gym! Oh, on the contrary says Muta. Get your ass in bed and let your body rest! You need to listen to your body, learn the warning signs. This is why the vet's always preach one compound at a time, this way, you'll know what's causing the back bumps, or skyrocket in your blood pressure and how to properly adapt! You aren't doing yourself any good training an inured or damaged muscle when your body is fighting off an infection or virus: never missing a day in the gym isn't the untold secret of growing. Sometimes we have to be smart enough to put our ego's to the side for the better good. Know when to fold your cards, or throw in the white flag so you can thrive in the next battle! Train smart and master this methodical art my friends..
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this post is spot on, i tell my friends much of the same shit regularly and i, like most of ua, had to learn the hard way.
i trained so obsessively and was so completely focused and determined to never stop growing in strength and size that it actually deafened me from what my body was telling me ...
i jacked up my right shoulder very mildly but couldnt stop lifting, it was like i was driven by a compulsion i couldnt deny, sounds crazy i know but it happened and i doubt im the only one whos experienced this. long story short, my shoulder was fucked up for easily 3 months because i wouldnt let it heal. what shouldve only taken 2 weeks to heal i dragged on and actually made far worse.
i used to go to yard in the pouring rain, if it was snowing, if i was sick or hurt, it didnt matter - for easily 2 years i didnt miss one day, but paid the price physically for this stupidity big time
BigBmajI just totally burned myself out by trying to grow too fast. My lack of patience is not only driving me nuts its also hurting my gains.
Because when I get burned out I loose my appetite and desire to even lift.
I don't know how many times I have to be reminded of this the hard way.
I like what CC had to say "I'm not training my ego...."
Good post.
What you are saying only comes from Experience. We are ALL victims of the flip side of your content. Not sure how long you have been training but 15 years ago the content and internet was embryonic. SO many were reliant on the "crap" that gets put out in Magazines. That path led to people doing the most absurd training possible.
Personally, and rose tinted specs are ace, if I had known what I know now about training and nutrition - I could have made the gains i did in 8 years within 2.5. But hingsight is wonderful!
Ive probably used every single variation of trainin and diet known to man on myself - as what works for me is whats going to get me the best results if I execute it with repeatability and Common Sense.
Leaving the ego at the door is a hard thing to do - but it comes with experience and maturity........
Ace VenturaGood advice Dubble M (haha). I always say I value my light sets just as much as my heavy sets, if not more. They all serve a purpose. I go heavy when necessary, even a couple cheat reps hear and there, but it always seems the lighter sets actually shock the muscle more(or the combination of light/heavy). And rest days and time off for injury are just as important as the time spent in the gym. One doesn't work without the other.
ClassyChassisI always figure, "Why train my ego?" It's fuckin big enough as it is. (-:
I agree 100% though. I'm pretty much the epitome of what you're talking about. Sometimes you need a sledgehammer, sometimes you need a screwdriver.
I totally eliminate momentum in my training unless I'm deliberately going for ballistic work. Generally I make sure to initiate movement with the target muscle because if you use some other muscle to get it going, you'll never achieve optimum stress on the target. It really can be a science with subtleties that many never realize. That's the screwdriver aspect. Not a lot of subtleties when it comes to deadlifts though. That's more sledgehammer territory.
+1 bioutch you speaka so so much clearer English than mouh!
ClassyChassisHa ha, thanks.
Such a fine line we walk on. Train your body to utmost potential with injuring yourself.
i just got back in too doing squats and the first few workouts were good but now anytime i go the least bit heavy the upper part of my inside leg hurts its not my quad its almost at the crease of my leg like a few inches below my nuts and ive tried doing hack squats with the same result i pushed threw it my last few leg workouts but im afraid im going to hurt something worse i always strecth good before hand does anyone have any advice to maybe help me overcome this
I had the same issue a while back. lay off the heavy squats, and do ass to heal body weight squats for about a month the strengthen up the tendons and legaments, and do leg presses as usual. Its just over stressed. Once I did this I surprised myself and squatted 450 for 5 reps. Where as before I was squatting 405 and feeling a lot of muscle tension in the growing area and outer glutes.
im gonna try that forsure because when i go light with just 135 it dont hurt at all and leg presses dont hurt either thanks man good info
ClassyChassisIDK, but it almost sounds like you're describing some sort of rotation or something in the hip socket. Maybe the sort of thing a chiropractor could help with... Again, I don't know, but I would listen to yourself and not push it. That kind of pain is a warning signal.
could possiably be i hadnt thought about that i quit going to the chrio a lil while ago i could go give it a shot and see if it helps any
Thanks Muta, well said! I think most know this but like you said we ignore the warning signs and try to plow thru thinking the gear makes us invinvable, only to be hit harder!
Yep yep push your body and let your body tell you how far you can take it. Its a fine line. So get in touch with yourself. I touch my self daily, no homo. Just went through a pec tear about 7 months ago and its a slow talk to me baby process each workout. It's like a 6th sensth sometimes.
Good info
Always working for us !! +3 !!
Anonthis post encompass your feelings big homie?
Dude u r a highly intelligent dude on training and i read and appreciate all ur post especially the way u express urself excellent.Iam a 34 yr old male with a ill never stop attitude but had to learn how to listen to my body and u r exactly right it took me bout 10yrs to figure out that rest n diet r huge n check ur ego @ the door but some people never learn like mike vick will never slide . More is not always better whats nxt 2000mg test back in arnolds n ferrignos day i believe 200mgs was enough learn ur body n it does do wonders . Thanks for sharing i read all ur post very helpful n look fwd to ordering from u in near future aft pct.