Random IFBB Chat and Shenanigans 2.0

[Exane]

I will ask the doctor about that when I see him on July 17. Idk man, I didn't get any injuries when I was super shredded. For the first injury (hamstring tendon), I was ego lifting 250 lb hamstring curls and deserved to get injured.

I think I got this rotator cuff problem because I hadn't worked out for so long, I lost a lot of strength but wasn't using very light weight like I should have. I never had this before. Basically the last time I regularly worked out upper body was ~July 2014, so I had a year of recovering lol.

I also never had gyno until I quit working out, I was also very stressed studying like 70 hrs per week. I may have gotten the gyno like 2 months ago. hopefully i don't need surgery on that too?

I won't know for another couple weeks . I think it's a minor tear but supposedly even minor tears need surgery.

What is your arm mobility like? How high can you lift it without loss of strength and severe pain?

[mike8190]

Just want to also drop my 2 cents here. BB.com was nothing but helpful with their customer service earlier this year when I had an order around January. They are pretty good at it and customer service is very important to me always. I have ordered fromt hem over the year probably since 2008 or something anyway.

I used to love the free samples but bb.com got pretty jewy over the past few years. Not that I like to take just any crap sups i can get my hands on any more. But that was always an incentive a while back. They used to hook it up. Plus I don't think I was even able to find a 10% off code last time i wanted to order, so I just went elsewhere simply bc they seem greedy to me.

[SammyJr]

What is your arm mobility like? How high can you lift it without loss of strength and severe pain?

with no weight, I can move it wherever.

i'll try to keep this short cause I tend to type too much.

when i first injured it ~May 26, I wasn't worried at all. It felt like a little impingement. I kept working out normally (chest/biceps/triceps/back) and was fine, except I stopped working shoulders for a week.

A little later (maybe 5 days) I started to feel pain when lifting something overhead, and doing even 10 lb lateral raises was causing pain. I could still work out my upper body normally though.

Then one day I felt extreme pain once just by lifting my hand in a lateral raise fashion (was trying to see where the pain was at), got super scared and sad.

Since, I took 2 weeks off completely from working out. now, for the last 2 weeks I've been working out at my house with very light weights, like 30 lb DB for biceps, 15 lb DB for triceps, 30 lb DB for chest press, and I'm now up to 10 lbs for lateral/front rasies, 5 lbs rear raises. I do a ton of warming up and working from low weight now on all exercises, esp shoulders. I never feel pain when working out but I do get worried when doing something like chest press.


I also stopped feeling pain when lifting something overhead, although I'm pretty sure I'll feel a ton of pain if I had to do something like a 20 lb DB snatch.


my shoulder has been cracking a ton ever since I tried to immobilize it for a couple weeks. sometimes I feel a little pain, then it cracks, and the pain goes away.

[flangmasterj]

I love watching Norton train, his little psych up rants always get me lol. Always afraid his pec is going to go again when watching him bench though.

The amount of volume in that final week was mind blowing.

[purdey]

I left my chicken out last night after I cooked it. It was pretty damn cold last night, should be ok to eat aye?

[purdey]

Mother of God!

The dude is insane

[Larfleeze]

I left my chicken out last night after I cooked it. It was pretty damn cold last night, should be ok to eat aye?

I'd eat it.

The dude is insane

Oh yeah. Really hope he heals up in time for Giants live, hitching and straps allowed so it's right up his street (DL suits allowed too I think).

[RoroCwalker]

I left my chicken out last night after I cooked it. It was pretty damn cold last night, should be ok to eat aye?

When my batch of chicken is done, I usually let it sit in the oven until I wake up. (8~10 hours or so)

Same thing with salmon and tilapia.

Never had a problem, but don't take my word for it.

[purdey]

Decided to eat it, it was that or KFC so the risk of food poisoning is probably the same

[Gorky88]

Decided to eat it, it was that or KFC so the risk of food poisoning is probably the same

Umm next time DO NOT EAT IT. please don't take the risk. it just isn't worth it. chicken poisoning is so so bad

[flangmasterj]

Leaving cooked chicken out isn't bad. Was it as cold down there as it was up here last night? Probably dipped below freezing.

[Larfleeze]

Leaving cooked chicken out isn't bad. Was it as cold down there as it was up here last night? Probably dipped below freezing.

Parts of Scotland are apparently going to hit freezing in the next few days..we have such brilliant summers

[TheMullah]

everyone leaves chicken out all day where i live, and its 30 degrees c year round. no problems

[flangmasterj]

Parts of Scotland are apparently going to hit freezing in the next few days..we have such brilliant summers

Hey hold on. I keep seeing images of a crazy heatwave in England. Is the climate that different in Scotland?

[TheMullah]

with no weight, I can move it wherever.

i'll try to keep this short cause I tend to type too much.

when i first injured it ~May 26, I wasn't worried at all. It felt like a little impingement. I kept working out normally (chest/biceps/triceps/back) and was fine, except I stopped working shoulders for a week.

A little later (maybe 5 days) I started to feel pain when lifting something overhead, and doing even 10 lb lateral raises was causing pain. I could still work out my upper body normally though.

Then one day I felt extreme pain once just by lifting my hand in a lateral raise fashion (was trying to see where the pain was at), got super scared and sad.

Since, I took 2 weeks off completely from working out. now, for the last 2 weeks I've been working out at my house with very light weights, like 30 lb DB for biceps, 15 lb DB for triceps, 30 lb DB for chest press, and I'm now up to 10 lbs for lateral/front rasies, 5 lbs rear raises. I do a ton of warming up and working from low weight now on all exercises, esp shoulders. I never feel pain when working out but I do get worried when doing something like chest press.


I also stopped feeling pain when lifting something overhead, although I'm pretty sure I'll feel a ton of pain if I had to do something like a 20 lb DB snatch.


my shoulder has been cracking a ton ever since I tried to immobilize it for a couple weeks. sometimes I feel a little pain, then it cracks, and the pain goes away.

i had cracking and pain in the front delt when pressing or front raises. was a very minor labrum tear. required surgery. shoulder is fine now but not as round as the other.

[Larfleeze]

Hey hold on. I keep seeing images of a crazy heatwave in England. Is the climate that different in Scotland?

Colder, wetter and cloudier up here all year round. It was really warm last week (humid, not sunny) but that's mercifully cleared away now. ~10 degrees and raining like hell atm.

[flangmasterj]

That feel when a physio is weirded out by the shape of your body. A person who sees forty or more people a week.

I'll take it as a compliment.

[Larfleeze]

That feel when a physio is weirded out by the shape of your body. A person who sees forty or more people a week.

I'll take it as a compliment.

What'd they say? Been waiting on an appointment for like 3 months now, the problem's totally gone but something else will no doubt go before then.

[flangmasterj]

What'd they say? Been waiting on an appointment for like 3 months now, the problem's totally gone but something else will no doubt go before then.

I've got really long traps so my shoulders sit quite low. That coupled with some weakness in my scapular and surrounding muscle is causing my upper traps and neck to bare a lot of extra weight. This is causing me stiffness and pain in the right side of my neck.

I was just thinking if this chick sees all walks of life from young to old in her profession and I'm the odd looking one I must be some sort of grotesque son of a bitch.

[SammyJr]

i had cracking and pain in the front delt when pressing or front raises. was a very minor labrum tear. required surgery. shoulder is fine now but not as round as the other.

damn man, when did that happen and how long until you could work out normally again? the delts look noticeably different?

i can't stand becoming less and less symmetrical

[Exane]

with no weight, I can move it wherever.

i'll try to keep this short cause I tend to type too much.

when i first injured it ~May 26, I wasn't worried at all. It felt like a little impingement. I kept working out normally (chest/biceps/triceps/back) and was fine, except I stopped working shoulders for a week.

A little later (maybe 5 days) I started to feel pain when lifting something overhead, and doing even 10 lb lateral raises was causing pain. I could still work out my upper body normally though.

Then one day I felt extreme pain once just by lifting my hand in a lateral raise fashion (was trying to see where the pain was at), got super scared and sad.

Since, I took 2 weeks off completely from working out. now, for the last 2 weeks I've been working out at my house with very light weights, like 30 lb DB for biceps, 15 lb DB for triceps, 30 lb DB for chest press, and I'm now up to 10 lbs for lateral/front rasies, 5 lbs rear raises. I do a ton of warming up and working from low weight now on all exercises, esp shoulders. I never feel pain when working out but I do get worried when doing something like chest press.


I also stopped feeling pain when lifting something overhead, although I'm pretty sure I'll feel a ton of pain if I had to do something like a 20 lb DB snatch.


my shoulder has been cracking a ton ever since I tried to immobilize it for a couple weeks. sometimes I feel a little pain, then it cracks, and the pain goes away.

Doesn't sound like a tear, but still get it checked out. If you had a tear you probably wouldn't be able to lift your arm without pain, let alone work shoulders or chest with any amount of weight. You probably suffered a strain, in which case light rehab is the route to go.

I strained my rotator cuff in High school playing baseball. I was throwing at full strength after a month or so off and rehab (with no surgery) after I was barely able to lift my arm over my head.... I reinjure it every few years playing ball so you may be more prone to injury in the future if it is just a strain, but if you are smarter about it then me, you will probably be fine.

i had cracking and pain in the front delt when pressing or front raises. was a very minor labrum tear. required surgery. shoulder is fine now but not as round as the other.

I have an insane amount of cracking in both my shoulders. Its from scar tissue, it doesn't necessarily mean its a tear.

[TheMullah]

damn man, when did that happen and how long until you could work out normally again? the delts look noticeably different?

i can't stand becoming less and less symmetrical

must have been about 5 or so years ago. basically i took 6 months off, just did cardio. when i came back it was incredibly light. i was rowing 15kg dumbels. after 3 months i was rowing 35s. but to this day i train very carefully.

i tok 2 years off recently, started up again 4 months ago. my torn delt is less capped than the other one, its not something u would notice. if i went full blown and ripped then i'm sure the difference would become more apparent. but as a natty its visually almost the same.

[RoroCwalker]

Kai squatting 495 (apparently 5 sets of 20 reps)

""Squats"
5 rounds of 20
Last set drop set, with each set to failure.
#LetsWORK
#KaiGreene" - Kai
https://www.********.com/OfficialKai...type=3&theater

[jahaa]

Never seen this video before (40 min clip from 1995 Russian Grand Prix)

https://www.********.com/video.php?v=796072173842234

For some reason its easy to forget about Vince Taylor, he looked good here.

[TheMullah]

Doesn't sound like a tear, but still get it checked out. If you had a tear you probably wouldn't be able to lift your arm without pain, let alone work shoulders or chest with any amount of weight. You probably suffered a strain, in which case light rehab is the route to go.

I strained my rotator cuff in High school playing baseball. I was throwing at full strength after a month or so off and rehab (with no surgery) after I was barely able to lift my arm over my head.... I reinjure it every few years playing ball so you may be more prone to injury in the future if it is just a strain, but if you are smarter about it then me, you will probably be fine.



I have an insane amount of cracking in both my shoulders. Its from scar tissue, it doesn't necessarily mean its a tear.

ur right, clicking doesn't mean a problem neccessarily. btw with my labrum tear i had no pain whatsoever most of the time and could lift my arms with no pain. it was only shoulder press and front raises where i felt a tiny bit of pain.

[B-Neva]

lmao I feel like Sammy. Took 3 weeks off, chest monday, trianed back yesterday. Warm up bb rows, just the bar, then 95lbs, 95lbs lower back/hip ****ed out of nowhere, leave gym.

[TheMullah]

lmao I feel like Sammy. Took 3 weeks off, chest monday, trianed back yesterday. Warm up bb rows, just the bar, then 95lbs, 95lbs lower back/hip ****ed out of nowhere, leave gym.

ur back injury ever get diagnosed? its been years now right?

[SammyJr]

sigh, just found out someone hacked my paypal and took $900 in prepaid cards out of my account. I literally have -$100 in my bank account, beyond poverty lol.

Doesn't sound like a tear, but still get it checked out. If you had a tear you probably wouldn't be able to lift your arm without pain, let alone work shoulders or chest with any amount of weight. You probably suffered a strain, in which case light rehab is the route to go.

I strained my rotator cuff in High school playing baseball. I was throwing at full strength after a month or so off and rehab (with no surgery) after I was barely able to lift my arm over my head.... I reinjure it every few years playing ball so you may be more prone to injury in the future if it is just a strain, but if you are smarter about it then me, you will probably be fine.



I have an insane amount of cracking in both my shoulders. Its from scar tissue, it doesn't necessarily mean its a tear.

interesting. thanks, hopefully I can recover like you did. my shoulder doesn't crack nearly as much now, it only did it for like 4 days after I tried not moving it for a week.

must have been about 5 or so years ago. basically i took 6 months off, just did cardio. when i came back it was incredibly light. i was rowing 15kg dumbels. after 3 months i was rowing 35s. but to this day i train very carefully.

i tok 2 years off recently, started up again 4 months ago. my torn delt is less capped than the other one, its not something u would notice. if i went full blown and ripped then i'm sure the difference would become more apparent. but as a natty its visually almost the same.

:/, ty man

[TropicalSunset]

Never seen this video before (40 min clip from 1995 Russian Grand Prix)

https://www.********.com/video.php?v=796072173842234

For some reason its easy to forget about Vince Taylor, he looked good here.

Thanks for the post. Great video. I prefer the physiques of this era and this just confirms it. This was right about the time the guts started to appear.

[psyke007]

sigh, just found out someone hacked my paypal and took $900 in prepaid cards out of my account. I literally have -$100 in my bank account, beyond poverty lol.






interesting. thanks, hopefully I can recover like you did. my shoulder doesn't crack nearly as much now, it only did it for like 4 days after I tried not moving it for a week.

:/, ty man

How is that even possible?
Unless you forgot to log out of paypal after using it on someone's/library computer.