Keep on doing it for a few more weeks, then try not doing it for a few weeks. See if you got better results from when you went to failure on every set.
I was squatting today, and after my last set (which was heavy for me, 175 x 5) I felt pain in my left adductor. I think it's strained or pulled; it hurts when the muscle is flexed and when I go into...
Lots of people have been training with only bench and a few other things before they learned about doing legs or squats. Others are just built for bench press.
Wait for the pain to go away or squat with no weight. When the pain goes away, practice squatting with the bar, but watch where you place it. It goes on the traps/shoulders. When I started I found...
Is it stinging, burning pain in the muscles? If so that's fine, in fact it's good; it's lactic acid fermentation which is a sign that the muscles are getting worked. If it's a shooting pain in the...
Hi,
I've been lifting heavy for not very long, and I am very aware that injuries are possible. I am also aware that injuries can sometimes go unnoticed. I was wondering what some signs that you've...
You guys know benching is actually harder on a smith machine right... has to do with the elimination of forward motion. I bet this guy can bench about 420 on a regular barbell.
Is it normal to feel these almost more in the back than I do in the legs? I went all the way down (ATG) with them, though I didn't go real heavy... I'm not arching my back or anything though, just...
When can I get back into the gym after this surgery? I had the teeth pulled on Monday, I'm still swollen and painful now. I think the only thing the surgery would really affect is breathing, which...