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LikeASet United States. May 31 2015 23:03. Posts 2113

Just trying to warn my fellow human beings, don't give yourself unnecessary body aches/pains like me

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I've been building up lower back inflammation to the point where it's uncomfortable for me now to lean forward for an extended period of time while taking a shit, and now I've just strained my groin pretty bad by just transitioning between hip flexor stretches.

I've been doing doing 5x5/3x5 stronglifts for a while (used to do bro-splits) and I'd usually do a lower body workouts with squats + deadlifts, an upper body workout with bench press + Overhead presses, and another upper body workout with pullups/chin-ups + rows each about 2x per week. I would do the first set of three workouts three days in a row at about 90% ish of my PR's, and then the second set of three workouts at about 60-70% of PR's and just keep alternating with about a rest day or two between each 3 days. I also would add accessory lifts such as curls, lateral raises for shoulders, etc. for aesthetic reasons.

I'd say my strength and muscle mass have progressed pretty well but now REGRET NOT DOING any consistent stretching regimen post workout, any mid-section strengthening exercises (planks, leg raises, etc.), and any consistent cardio post workout or in between lifting sessions. Now my lower back has gotten excessively tight, and I've lost some mobility.

Point is,
don't skip them stretches, do light cardio in between sessions, take your de-loads seriously (back-off workouts), and btw don't down to much for long periods of time like I consistently do : ( .

Live well my fellow LPers

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GoTuNk Chile. Jun 01 2015 00:12. Posts 2860

It doesn't seem you have done any terrible damage lol

Go to a sauna a few times and stretch regularly

If pin continues go see a good chiro

LikeASet United States. Jun 01 2015 01:05. Posts 2113

On May 31 2015 23:12 GoTuNk wrote:
It doesn't seem you have done any terrible damage lol

Go to a sauna a few times and stretch regularly

If pin continues go see a good chiro

Yeah thank Cheesus I haven't torn anything, it's just depressing when I can barely do a TRX squat without the feeling of straining something. I did a 14 mile obstacle marathon (Spartan Race) a couple years back and I just want to be able to have the ability do reasonable well in one again with only 2-4 weeks preparation. Nowadays if I just go out running it bothers my lower back.

Rinny United States. Jun 01 2015 02:44. Posts 600

hurt my groin squatting like ~2 years ago. just trying to do yoga & core stuff now. feel your pain bro sucks not to be able to get a good sweat in cuz your jacked up.

RaiZ France. Jun 01 2015 04:37. Posts 1503

May I know how old are you ? And if you did a lot of sport when you were young ? (read like everyday til college)

Shin-il : Yeah it was very very very good for me too. Rekrul : YOU MOTHER FUCKING FUCKING SON OF A BITCH

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Czech Republic. Jun 01 2015 07:37. Posts 8918

No matter how many times I tell myself I gotta start stretching I never end up actually doing so

dogmeat Czech Republic. Jun 01 2015 07:54. Posts 6374

On June 01 2015 00:13 LikeASet wrote:like seriously grow up?

seems ironic given the fact you were giving advices on workout plans earlier

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LikeASet United States. Jun 01 2015 08:00. Posts 2113

On June 01 2015 06:54 dogmeat wrote:

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On June 01 2015 00:13 LikeASet wrote:like seriously grow up?

seems ironic given the fact you were giving advices on workout plans earlier

You seem to miss the point, there's a difference between giving suggestions to help someone out vs criticizing people while giving nothing of value at all, your comments are like something you would expect from a youtube comment section debate or 4chan. I never claim to have the best or only answer to anything or be perfect, which is why I don't call people retarded in forums where people are trying to spread information.

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LikeASet United States. Jun 01 2015 08:02. Posts 2113

On June 01 2015 03:37 RaiZ wrote:
May I know how old are you ? And if you did a lot of sport when you were young ? (read like everyday til college)

27, didn't play any sports seriously during childhood even though i was on the basketball team in middle school, cross country and tennis in high school, and then just dicked around with weights in late teens early twenties. I would say I probably have average genetics, grew up on the skinny side, was pretty fast but not strong at all. Then late highschool to college became bleh from being inactive and bad eating habits.

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