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Busted out 135 pull-ups yesterday, my shoulders are feeling it though, when I roll over in bed if I turn wrong there's sharp pain in either shoulder around the front section.
I find pull-ups work your upper body and mid section extremely well.
I find pull-ups work your upper body and mid section extremely well.
InternetSwag
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Trying to compete with you on bench, I overloaded the bar to about 95kg and carried on through the pain.........I wanted to see if I could bench 100kg as well
I'll take that as a compliment
But ooowh, that's gotta hurt. Have you tried anything to remedy it? Or just giving it time to heal? I see a guy at my gym benching with wrist tape, maybe that could help. But I suppose that'd only help to avoid bad movement, instead of actually relieving the pressure from the bar.
Hope it heals up quick
Yeah I think years of bad form, not warming up correctly and overloading with too much weight has taken it's toll.
I'll have 3 weeks off in December from any sort of gymming so i'm sure it'll heal up then, was thinking about strapping it up just in case.
Any pulling exercise doesn't hurt it at all, it's only if I place weight about the wrist like pushing exercises where I can feel a little pain.
the only thing I'm really missing at the moment is exercising chest, pull-ups are really toning me out so very chuffed.
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InternetSwag
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What happens in December? Dat holiday to Mozambique? Heh.
I decided to do a pull-up day today, but I only managed 41 lol
A few sets of 8, then 6 then whatever I had left in the tank.
Now I really see how much doing 150+ is, yoh!
RogueTr00per
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That's cool, but are you doing over 20 sets of pullups, since you mentioned 5 reps at a time? Surely rather do weighted pullups and/or increase the reps to 8 to 10? Or advance to muscle ups, though IIRC you had a space problem due to hitting the ceiling...
^good idea^ You eventually plateau when you can comfortably do sets of 12 or 15. I am doing weighted and/ or archer pull ups at the moment and they are quite challenging. I push to failure with about 10 or 15 kg of extra weight. I usually manage between 6 and 9 reps. Then I take the weight off and immediately finish the rest of the set as planned. It is crazy how easy it is to carry on when that weight comes off. Tricks of the mind...
I find if I go over 5 I dont focus on form as much, I think I'd rather rest less between sets.
My pull-up goes as follows, hang from bar, pull-up till chin over bar, hold for 1 sec and then drop slowly.
I dont do kipping at all or use any momentum It puts too much strain on my wrists, also a muscle up would kill my wrists I think.
i'm going to have to add weight at some point as advised, I dont think there is a need to go over 100 on pull-ups, means I should advance to next level I reckon and add weight.
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InternetSwag
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Mirin dat 1 second hold form.
I have ab doms today from the push ups haha, shows how badly they are lacking.
My shoulders are killed too, like I was foam rolling this morning and just being in a pushup position was 'hurting'
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I am finding that since September the gym has become rather full, and i expect it to get much busier in Jan. Busier gyms mean people need to abide by basic gym etiquette. These are a couple of things really bugging me:
1. Supersetting - while its a great way to work out, individuals are hogging two machines at once - sure should be reserved for non peak hours
2. Abusing the squat rack - this should be kept for squats only. Deadlifts and bicep curls etc can be done elsewhere which another bar
3. Not drying off - this applies to machines and changing rooms. On machines wipe off your sweat when done. In the change rooms, make you you dry yourself before leaving the pool area or shower.
4. Packing you weights after you done with them. This also means dont keep 3 set of different weights because you going to eventually use all three
What else would make going to gym easier with the new year fast approaching.
1. Supersetting - while its a great way to work out, individuals are hogging two machines at once - sure should be reserved for non peak hours
2. Abusing the squat rack - this should be kept for squats only. Deadlifts and bicep curls etc can be done elsewhere which another bar
3. Not drying off - this applies to machines and changing rooms. On machines wipe off your sweat when done. In the change rooms, make you you dry yourself before leaving the pool area or shower.
4. Packing you weights after you done with them. This also means dont keep 3 set of different weights because you going to eventually use all three
What else would make going to gym easier with the new year fast approaching.
I'm usually very calm when it comes to things like this. I hardly ever get upset in the gym, although one thing that peeved me the other day was a guy standing right in front of the barbell (?) rack, doing curls. I was on my way returning the 40kg one and basically had to just stand there and wait for him to finish his set.
I just push past them. The idiots do it in front of the dumbbell rack as well - or move their bench right up to the rack to be closer to the mirror.
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I guess different gyms are laid out differently. At mine, the big plates are spread out. The majority of the big plates are near the leg press machine - which strangely enough is not near the squat racks.
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Lol what upsets you about them?
The only time I got peeved with one was when the gym was hectic and there was no bench press available and then there is a personal trainer getting their client to use the bench as a stepper, then super setting next to it with dumbbell curls.
I asked when they would be done and got a rude look and got told they will take as long as they need.
I mean really.
This. Most of the time they walk around like they own the place, and are generally not friendly to people other than their clientele.
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