Been working on going slower on negative part of exercise to get a better burn. The gym has smith machines but then to stay away as they lock me and particular motion and remove stabilizing muscle growth but do you use them some stuff like heavy shoulder shrugs and incline/decline press as they got rid of those benches. Tomorrow is arms/shoulder day which I dread because my shoulders are my nemesis but I do need to make them submit so will work them harder as they let me down constantly.
That totally tracks when trying to not suck at 3 different things.
I have noticed that I naturally gravitate to “blocks” Of cycling, swimming or Running. Because I look at it more as a hobby than a “sport” when I get a little mentally burnt out on one discipline I naturally am drawn to one of the others. I was cycling more towards the beginning of the year. Lately swimming has been fun again. I like to think that the alternating between different focuses helps keep me engaged for the long haul. Fit for a life I enjoy is the point. Change is definitely a factor in that for me.
That’s exactly what I was doing for a while. Mostly for the mental health impact. (The literature on that is fuzzy but it could be a thing.) I didn’t have any downsides I noticed and peak output for a short duration might have improved a bit. If you’re hitting the weights regularly I think it’s worth taking. It’s literally the only supplement I have ever used regularly.
Loading is only to get to the required level for it to work faster it just takes a bit longer if you just do 5g a day. I have tried a lot of supplements over the years and the only ones that really stay are creatine and protein. I take Whey protein in the morning with my oatmeal per docs instructions and then on days when I workout I take a casein based one at night before sleeping as its supposed to digest over 8 hours or so this way it helps with muscle build/recovery overnight.
TWT, are you utilizing epsom salt baths? Magnesium helps with soft tissue repair and you can't take a pill with it, you have to get it through your pores, thus the epsom salt bath. My athletes do a bath for hamstring injuries, it definitely helps.My limp is still a big pain in my butt! My PT says it's tendonitis from overcompensating for weak muscles and only being at about 75% of my other leg's ROM. I've had pain every day since the accident, but it's not as bad when I walk anymore. I gotta use a foam roller as part of my PT for a while. I didn't meet my arbitrary goal of two continuous miles by the end of July. If I can get the stinkin' limp sorted, I can get there.
I also told him I need to be able to do the "FOB" squat again. I had to pee on the side of the road after the Weaverville rally and I almost went ass over tea kettle.
He sure has a neat job and knows a lot of great info.
Hi Brett, I haven't taken any Epsom salt baths but I have definitely done baths as part of the recovery process. Plus, I just like baths.
Did not know this and it's good info. This kind of stuff is why I love the BARFs and its my daily read.
Man I have a 60" Bad Boy Zero Turn with a 25HP engine. It's a beast but when I go too long without mowing the yard/jungle gets heavy. It had rained non-stop down here for the last two weeks with not enough breaks for the ground to dry up so I didn't get stuck but as it was when I went to do the island I hit a bad part and had to get the tractor to pull it out. I also mow about 5 acres give or take.