Random health and exercise thoughts - Page 315

I'm feeling a sharp pain in my right forearm after doing bbell curls (straight and EZ bar). As soon as I put the weight down, it's a sharp pain that runs the length of the forearm. I found that if I put the weight down, slowly release my grip, and slowly rotate the wrist, the pain isn't as intense. I know that, in general, this is the downside of doing bbell curls, but is there any stretching I can do? Or should I switch over to another biceps exercise if the pain persists?

I can see why people who don't lift weights find it a struggle to regularly go to the gym. Holy shit cardio is boring.

^ I downloaded a trashy thriller Novel (Jack Reacher) and listen to that while I run. It's entertaining

That's one of the reasons I loved Beach Body's Insanity so much. It was fun as hell and seemed to fly by. The same amount of time on an elliptical or treadmill felt like an eternity.

LISS on the stationary bike or elliptical sure is. Usually catch up on the latest Economist or something, makes it less dull. Then again one can do shit like HIIT, tabata or kettlebell stuff which is much more fun, but usually after a good session in the weight room I rarely do.

I prefer to go swimming w/sharks... in other words, biking in NYC traffic I just can't reconcile running in place

May i ask how often and what kind of weight you're putting up for curls? You might try cutting your weight back 20% or take a break in general and see if that helps, could be a matter of overuse. ETA: My knowledge of chronic overuse issues like tendonosis is spotty but I think if it was something like that then your pain would be far more often than right when you put the weight down

I can't find any type of schedule when I google "leangains." Care to share a link? The dude's blog that comes up seems awfully unorganized.

I'm taking a week off from lifting because of the shoulder issue I've noted numerous times in this thread. I don't just want to sit around all week, though, so I've been at the gym for LISS and some rotator work and shoulder "rehab."

I've actually been doing LISS five days a week, but didn't really mind it most of the time because I knew most days I would be lifting later on.

http://www.leangains.com/2010/04/leangains-guide.html Boiling it down, it's simply a 16/8 Fasting/Feed daily schedule. As long as you get your macros and target caloric intake within those 8 hours. I usually start eating around 1-2, workout at around 730, and stop eating at around 9-10. Early morning fasted training Here's a sample setup for a client that trains early in the morning and prefers the feeding phase at noon or later. Read this for details regarding this protocol. 6 AM: 5-15 minutes pre-workout: 10 g BCAA. 6-7 AM: Training. 8 AM: 10 g BCAA. 10 AM: 10 g BCAA 12-1 PM: The "real" post-workout meal (largest meal of the day). Start of the 8 hour feeding-window. 8-9 PM: Last meal before the fast. For the sake of conveniency, I recommend getting BCAA in the form of powder and not tabs. Simply mix 30 g of BCAA powder in a shake and drink one third of it every other hour starting 5-15 minutes pre-workout. Tabs are cheaper, but much more of a hassle (you're going to have to pop a lot of tabs). Check my supplements guide for specific brand recommendations. One pre-workout meal This is the most common setup for my younger clients that are still in college or have flexible working hours. Sample setup 12-1 PM or around lunch/noon: Pre-workout meal. Approximately 20-25% of daily total calorie intake. 3-4 PM: Training should happen a few hours after the pre-workout meal. 4-5 PM: Post-workout meal (largest meal). 8-9 PM: Last meal before the fast. Two pre-workout meals This is the usual protocol for people with normal working hours. Sample setup 12-1 PM or around lunch/noon: Meal one. Approximately 20-25% of daily total calorie intake. 4-5 PM: Pre-workout meal. Roughly equal to the first meal. 8-9 PM: Post-workout meal (largest meal).

true protein's prolly the best you can get. they have also have complete milk dairy isolate that's filtered and dried skim milk. is there any substantiation to glutamine and taurine? a lot of commercial BCAA mixes have these in it. not sure if i should add them to my bcaas. i've done some reading, but there's lots of back and forth

Yeah, I wish Martin would invest in a "real" site, considering how his business has soared. The Blogspot isn't very professional. Here's the Leangains Guide, though. edit: laaate. Oh well. I'd suggest checking out the articles under the "most popular" tab on the main page.

Lol this is how it starts. I got rid of arm day and just threw curls and tricep pull downs on the end of other workouts. Now I don't have any iso lifts

Awesome. Thanks.

Ughh turns out the scale at my gym was about 7 lbs too heavy. I'm not eating nearly enough.