The Official PL Family Appreciation Thread: Part X

[getout87]

I've been drinking coors all day, and will continue until around 11 or 12 this evening. I've gotta be up to train at 9 tomorrow, Chuck told me to show up and train with them. Ofukk

[SPFjudge]

Welp, Dtaps' meet cherry has been popped.

Cliffs?

He did pretty good for his first meet. Got a couple things he really needs to work on but overall he did good.

[GuinnessStrong]

Might hop into a strongman next weekend for kicks. Brb ER

[coloBB]

Might hop into a strongman next weekend for kicks. Brb ER

pepper your angus... what are the events/weights

[GuinnessStrong]

pepper your angus... what are the events/weights

http://www.nastrongman.com/pdf/2011/pa12.pdf

Cake outside of that goddamn stone.

[darren.dugan]

http://www.nastrongman.com/pdf/2011/pa12.pdf

Cake outside of that goddamn stone.

Watch this vid for tips on the stone:

[GuinnessStrong]

Watch this vid for tips on the stone:

Confidence!

[getout87]

Im exhausted fam. Went in and trained this morning, and then we started moving the gym around. Chuck and team xtreme just moved to our gym, and he wanted it set up differently, with some things taken out. We took out a bunch of machines and moved every piece of equipment in the gym. I gotta say, it looks a lot better now than it did.

[simp3204]

Watch this vid for tips on the stone:

I expected real advice and left face palming myself.

[bmontgomery87]

I've been drinking coors all day, and will continue until around 11 or 12 this evening. I've gotta be up to train at 9 tomorrow, Chuck told me to show up and train with them. Ofukk

If I had the opportunity to squat with chuck v, the absolute last thing I'd be doing the night before is drinking.

[KimValentine]

Fffuuuu not having internet at home sucks. At a cafe right now and their internet is so slow.

Tried knee wraps for the first time on Thursday. Had Bill wrap my knees and I couldn't feel my legs/feet and fell down with a weight a squatted before raw without wraps. lulz.

[kayne695]

Who wants to be my random internet hero doctor? Left shoulder began to hurt a few weeks ago. Can't bench, OHP, power clean, or do flyes. Chinups and Rows are fine, still squatting and deadlifting like a boss.

The movement that hurts the most is having my elbow in the position of the bottom of a bodybuilder-style bench press (elbows 90 degrees from torso)

The weirdest thing about it, is I cannot tense my left trap muscle anymore, and I think that definitely has something to do with it!

I have started doing rotator cuff p/rehab exercises but if anyone has any input that would be greatly appreciated!

P.S. 16 sets of squats today... SHEIKO!

[samsont]

Who wants to be my random internet hero doctor? Left shoulder began to hurt a few weeks ago. Can't bench, OHP, power clean, or do flyes. Chinups and Rows are fine, still squatting and deadlifting like a boss.

The movement that hurts the most is having my elbow in the position of the bottom of a bodybuilder-style bench press (elbows 90 degrees from torso)

The weirdest thing about it, is I cannot tense my left trap muscle anymore, and I think that definitely has something to do with it!

I have started doing rotator cuff p/rehab exercises but if anyone has any input that would be greatly appreciated!

P.S. 16 sets of squats today... SHEIKO!

why are you flaring your elbows like a BBer? everyone knows that that is terrible for shoulder health

[getout87]

If I had the opportunity to squat with chuck v, the absolute last thing I'd be doing the night before is drinking.

to be fair, we squatted on saturday and yesterday was accessory upper. nothing too crazy

[xRequiem]

Good single ply bench shirt for a bencher with no arch?

[isaku900]

Good single ply bench shirt for a bencher with no arch?

depends on stroke length, but titan: fury, katana s/s. inzer: rage, rage x. metal: ipf viking bencher.

if you have a short stroke regardless of lack of arch, you can use more advantageous shirts.

[kingscross]

Fffuuuu not having internet at home sucks. At a cafe right now and their internet is so slow.

Tried knee wraps for the first time on Thursday. Had Bill wrap my knees and I couldn't feel my legs/feet and fell down with a weight a squatted before raw without wraps. lulz.

Not having the interwebs sucks. I would use my smartphone and piggyback on some of my clueless neighbors who leave their wifi unlocked lol.

Wraps take a bit of getting used to before you can reap the benefits.

[Black_Spit]

Wraps take a bit of getting used to before you can reap the benefits.

Got my knees wrapped last week for the first time. Didn't feel good or right AT ALL. I only did approxomitely my opener with them. I'm going to get another chance or two to use them before the meet I'm doing so hopefully I can get used to them fast.

[Jason2459]

Got my knees wrapped last week for the first time. Didn't feel good or right AT ALL. I only did approxomitely my opener with them. I'm going to get another chance or two to use them before the meet I'm doing so hopefully I can get used to them fast.

You should be fine with that. It doesn't take much to get used to just wraps.

[Black_Spit]

You should be fine with that. It doesn't take much to get used to just wraps.

I hope so. It's funny bc it actually looked like I had been training with them forever, but I felt off balance. Actually I think I was most surprised by how much it hurt.

The other guys were laughing at me but that shit hurt. Wade said he didn't wrap me even remotely tight either lol.

[kayne695]

why are you flaring your elbows like a BBer? everyone knows that that is terrible for shoulder health

No! I don't bench like that. I meant its when my arm is in a similar position in day-to-day activities that really hurts.

[KimValentine]

Not having the interwebs sucks. I would use my smartphone and piggyback on some of my clueless neighbors who leave their wifi unlocked lol.

Wraps take a bit of getting used to before you can reap the benefits.

Haha, all of my neighbor's are locked, will have internet access at home again soon though.

I need a lot more practice. Only two more months left!

[austin.j.taylor]

I hope so. It's funny bc it actually looked like I had been training with them forever, but I felt off balance. Actually I think I was most surprised by how much it hurt.

The other guys were laughing at me but that shit hurt. Wade said he didn't wrap me even remotely tight either lol.

comfy and knee wraps dont go together. I usually wrap my own, wait for my lowers to go numb, then squat away.

[xRequiem]

got a pair of black mambas for $8...

[SCJuggernaut]

For those who bench multiple times per week, what type of accessory lifts or rehab exercises do you to balance the shoulders and keep them healthy.

- right now I do rows and pullups... and shoulder are starting to ache. There was and old thread that someone mention that pullups made the shoulder aches worse since it also acted through external rotation (same as bench)

[austin.j.taylor]

For those who bench multiple times per week, what type of accessory lifts or rehab exercises do you to balance the shoulders and keep them healthy.

- right now I do rows and pullups... and shoulder are starting to ache. There was and old thread that someone mention that pullups made the shoulder aches worse since it also acted through external rotation (same as bench)

facepulls and rear delt flies are my go to prehab exercises for shoulders.

[Jason2459]

facepulls and rear delt flies are my go to prehab exercises for shoulders.

Those plus various RC rotations, standing band snatches, band pull apart, band tractions, and Bradford presses.

[SCJuggernaut]

facepulls and rear delt flies are my go to prehab exercises for shoulders.

I tried facepulls a long time ago and they felt awkard on shoulders (ironically), but I most likely were doing them wrong. Any youtube links on how to do them properly.

Those plus various RC rotations, standing band snatches, band pull apart, band tractions, and Bradford presses.

I'll take a look at band pull aparts and band tractions. Standing band snatches? how do you perfom these?

Thanks for the help guys

[Jason2459]

I picked up standing band snatches from Julia Ladewski several years ago. High reps and all shoulder rotations. Good for their health. Stand on a band and just do a snatch movement with the arms. If you don't find a video I just took one and will upload.

[SCJuggernaut]

I found the video. Her channel is pretty badass.