GOT Fitness LOG

maddison · July 10, 2013

potato said:
buy mens fitness magazine, they have a small booklet this month on 50 abs excercises.

FFS shoot me now! lol

potato · July 10, 2013

don't hate

lose weight brah

harryjam · July 10, 2013

"While the source article cites that if you have no present lower back problems, they are OK to do infrequently". How often is infrequently though? I think the greater question is how much is enough.

Brownie · July 10, 2013

Brownie said:
Crunched my knee doing squats few days ago, it clicks now and feels stiff. Hurts lil bit but not really. What have I done gym people.

What's the answer madzilla.

maddison · July 10, 2013

harryjam said:
"While the source article cites that if you have no present lower back problems, they are OK to do infrequently". How often is infrequently though? I think the greater question is how much is enough.

If something is going to potentially shortener your longevity as a lifter, then the question is should you do them at all?

I'd argue there are things you can do that pose a lower, if no risk at all, to your longevity in lifting and sports.

harryjam · July 10, 2013

I tried to do the limbo at a house party. Felt like I was dying.

maddison · July 10, 2013

Brownie said:
What's the answer madzilla.

No idea, I don't know how you were lifting at the time and how it occurred. I'd go see a physio immediately and stop exercising on it. Ice it, and the physio will help with mobility and assessing if you have a weakness that caused the injury.

harryjam · July 10, 2013

maddison said:
If something is going to potentially shortener your longevity as a lifter, then the question is should you do them at all?

I'd argue there are things you can do that pose a lower, if no risk at all, to your longevity in lifting and sports.

But surely then everything is a risk with overuse, albeit slightly less because they won't cover such a large area as your back. I do abs once a week and never get back pain. I think I'm relatively safe.

maddison · July 10, 2013

harryjam said:
But surely then everything is a risk with overuse, albeit slightly less because they won't cover such a large area as your back. I do abs once a week and never get back pain. I think I'm relatively safe.

Think of your disc like a tyre on a car, only you can't replace it once it's worn. It's something you really want to place as little wear on as possible.

I'm seeing the physio tomorrow, I'll find out what the name of one of the movements I'm doing is. It's similar to the Bicycle, but removes the compression part of the exercise. It will also have the benefit of working more deeper stabilising muscles more fully too. I've no idea what it's called though, so I'm unable to Google it to point you to a description or a Youtube vid of it.