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Drunk Driver Dad: Feb 18, 2005

that's strange, since there isn't a joint under your chest muscles(i'm assuming you mean in your chest and not close to your shoulder), other than whatever you consider the sternum. I know some people get sternum pops that are supposedly harmless, does it feel like something in your sternum? Have you tried any pec stretches? When you work out a muscle, especially if you aren't used to it, it's normal for them to get pretty tight afterward so perhaps that's why.

# ? Feb 9, 2019 12:18

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Buller: Nov 6, 2010

I have never done pec stretches no. I will try to stretch them out the next few days to see if it helps.

# ? Feb 9, 2019 12:26

feelix: Nov 27, 2016; THE ONLY EXERCISE I AM UNFAMILIAR WITH IS EXERCISING MY ABILITY TO MAKE A POST PEOPLE WANT TO READ

Neither I nor most people ITT are going to want to diagnose every hypochondriac worry a new lifter has but just remember:

1) It's very unlikely that you seriously hurt yourself
2) Complete rest is detrimental. Unless you literally broke a bone or have a complete tear or your ankle is the size of a softball, continuing to perform the problematic movements, perhaps modified (reduction of weight counts as a modification, too) to avoid worsening symptoms, is the most beneficial. If it is able, your body adapts to stress imposed on it, and will de-adapt when there is an absence of stress.
3) If you are able to do the movement you are trying to do correctly, even with zero weight, that is the best "stretch" or "mobility work" for that movement. Trying to "fix" things with stretches and foam rolling and whatever is usually a waste of time.

# ? Feb 9, 2019 17:05

Buller: Nov 6, 2010

Thanks for your patronising reply but I am not a new lifter and I have seriously hurt myself in the past.

# ? Feb 9, 2019 17:20

Helios Grime: Jan 27, 2012; Where we are going we won't need shirts; Pillbug

Buller posted:

Thanks for your patronising reply but I am not a new lifter and I have seriously hurt myself in the past.

If you write you started from scratch an call the chest press machine "machine sit down push forwards that hit the chest", then don't be huffy if we assume you to be a noobie. :ocelot:

# ? Feb 9, 2019 17:48

JFairfax: Oct 23, 2008; by FactsAreUseless

Buller posted:

Thanks for your patronising reply but I am not a new lifter and I have seriously hurt myself in the past.

"also Buller" posted:

Ive been doing machine sit down push forwards that hit the chest and ive been doing it with 10 kg on each arm. Now when i do diagonal pull down i

can u see how this terminology might lead people to think u don't know what the gently caress ur doin'

# ? Feb 9, 2019 17:48

CheesyDog: Jul 4, 2007; by FactsAreUseless

lol if your routine doesn't have sit down push forwards and stand up pull towards

# ? Feb 9, 2019 17:56

Chief McHeath: Apr 23, 2002

Sit down kick forwards really blast my quads

# ? Feb 9, 2019 17:59

CheesyDog: Jul 4, 2007; by FactsAreUseless

Chief McHeath posted:

Sit down kick forwards really blast my quads

love to finish my shoulder-mounted uppie-downies with some sit-down leg squeezers

# ? Feb 9, 2019 18:01

Dum Cumpster: Sep 12, 2003; *pozes your neghole*

just rippin sit down push backs, buddy

# ? Feb 9, 2019 18:28

Chief McHeath: Apr 23, 2002

Saw a guy doing a dick up push forward on the smith what's up with that?

# ? Feb 9, 2019 18:37

Jihad Me At Hello: Apr 23, 2002; by FactsAreUseless; Fun Shoe

Full glute rollups
Side scoots

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# ? Feb 9, 2019 18:54

itskage: Aug 26, 2003

Buller posted:

Thanks for your patronising reply but I am not a new lifter and I have seriously hurt myself in the past.

It's still good advice though?

# ? Feb 9, 2019 19:11

FizFashizzle: Mar 30, 2005

Buller posted:

Thanks for your patronising reply but I am not a new lifter and I have seriously hurt myself in the past.

you're fine

that crunching it most likely just irritation or adhesion in the pectoral sheath. is it more lateral or medial? meaning is it closer to the middle of your chest or closer to your armpit?

just because there's no pain now doesn't mean pain won't develop. invest in a lacross ball, lay on your stomach, and put your chest into that ball on a hard floor. move around so the ball moves around, and give yourself a massage with it.

also stop using machines and learn how to use proper weights. if you're doing bench with a bar there's no reason to use accessory iso machines.

# ? Feb 9, 2019 19:23

Buller: Nov 6, 2010

FizFashizzle posted:

you're fine

that crunching it most likely just irritation or adhesion in the pectoral sheath. is it more lateral or medial? meaning is it closer to the middle of your chest or closer to your armpit?

just because there's no pain now doesn't mean pain won't develop. invest in a lacross ball, lay on your stomach, and put your chest into that ball on a hard floor. move around so the ball moves around, and give yourself a massage with it.

also stop using machines and learn how to use proper weights. if you're doing bench with a bar there's no reason to use accessory iso machines.

It is more towards the middle of my chest.

I stopped using the bench because my upper body is twisted towards my right and therefore I can never do an even press on the bar. As soon as I start to get real weight on the bar this becomes a problem. I used to therefore do dips and pullups as my main excersise but havent been able to for a few years because of joint and sinew pain.

# ? Feb 9, 2019 19:35

Data Graham: Dec 28, 2009; 📈📊🍪😋

I�m assuming dick-ups are a kind of no-hands push-up

# ? Feb 9, 2019 20:30

ham_sanitizer: Jul 12, 2014; professional swine bather

i need to do some bar back stand ups today, probably some bar floor pick ups as well

# ? Feb 9, 2019 20:35

Cyberpunkey Monkey: Jun 23, 2003; by Nyc_Tattoo

Der Shovel posted:

Well that�s a relief, cheers guys. I guess it�s back to dip city then!

And lesson learned about believing lifting forums... aside from this lifting forum?

lol @ believing anything posted on SA.

# ? Feb 9, 2019 21:02

Metanaut: Oct 9, 2006; Honey it's tight like that.; College Slice

Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to doing machine sit down push forwards that hit the chest?

# ? Feb 9, 2019 21:06

Tane: Feb 27, 2005

Metanaut posted:

Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to doing machine sit down push forwards that hit the chest?

Um. Wut?

# ? Feb 9, 2019 21:08

Chinatown: Sep 11, 2001; by Fluffdaddy; Fun Shoe

Metanaut posted:

Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to doing machine sit down push forwards that hit the chest?

uh...for drop sets at the end of my chest routine...yes

drop set pain fkin owns

# ? Feb 9, 2019 21:15

MarcusSA: Sep 23, 2007

Chinatown posted:

uh...for drop sets at the end of my chest routine...yes

drop set pain fkin owns

Oh in the gently caress did you translate that?

# ? Feb 9, 2019 21:21

Chinatown: Sep 11, 2001; by Fluffdaddy; Fun Shoe

MarcusSA posted:

Oh in the gently caress did you translate that?

i basically got "seated push forwards chest" so that to me is the seated chest press machine :shrug:

# ? Feb 9, 2019 21:23

Helios Grime: Jan 27, 2012; Where we are going we won't need shirts; Pillbug

Metanaut posted:

Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to doing machine sit down push forwards that hit the chest?

I too like to put my hair into a ponytail but don't.

# ? Feb 9, 2019 21:33

15/f/Ca: May 4, 2004; hav pix

Der Shovel posted:

I've been going to the gym seriously for ~3 months now, and I relatively recently discovered the magic of vertical dips. Since I'm still 100+ kg there's no way I could do them without assistance, and so I've been using one of those assisted pull up machines that also has handles for dips.

They were fun to do and seemed to hit my delts and triceps pretty hard, so I basically did three sets of 12 reps at 60 kg every other day at the gym. Except now there's a problem: I noticed the other day this dull but significant pain in the middle of my chest, between my pecs, while doing dips. Reading up on it, some people suggested that might be my pectoral muscle starting to tear off my sternum, which is something I'd like to avoid.

When I do them next (after letting my chest heal for at least a week or so), I will pay extra attention to my form. I've already been trying to stop myself from going below parallel arms, but I'll also try to make sure I remain as vertical as possible to prevent the move from stretching my chest too much. But is that enough? Some people suggested that dips should be an occasional treat, and certainly not something you do 36 reps of every other day, and that way injury lies regardless of form.

Thoughts?

I had similar symptoms from doing dips and ultimately chalked it up to costochondritis. Not a doctor though.

# ? Feb 9, 2019 21:36

Dreadite: Dec 31, 2004; College Slice

i woke up and it was snowy, so i did hundreds of bent scoopy throwies with alternating forward arm for time

# ? Feb 9, 2019 22:40

Mustached Demon: Nov 12, 2016

I felt my calves touch my hamstrings during speed front squats. Mobility training works friends.

# ? Feb 10, 2019 00:12

VorpalFish: Mar 22, 2007; reasonably awesome^tm

The one good thing I can say about volume training is how much I can eat and stay lean.

Think I'm gonna hit 175 for the first time in like 3 years soon.

# ? Feb 10, 2019 01:31

turd in my singlet: Jul 5, 2008; DO ALL DA WORK

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Mustached Demon posted:

I felt my calves touch my hamstrings during speed front squats. Mobility training works friends.

What the hell are you talking about? Do you mean standing sit-downs?

I've never done those with livestock before before.

# ? Feb 10, 2019 03:39

Chinatown: Sep 11, 2001; by Fluffdaddy; Fun Shoe

Dreadite posted:

i woke up and it was snowy, so i did hundreds of bent scoopy throwies with alternating forward arm for time

i did a habitat for humanity a few months back where i basically shoveled and jeckhammered hard rocky dirt all day

i was almost cripplingly sore for the next few days

# ? Feb 10, 2019 07:05

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Metanaut posted:

Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to doing machine sit down push forwards that hit the chest?

hahaha i get it

# ? Feb 10, 2019 10:04

Homestar Runner: Oct 9, 2012; This is the best videogame
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# ? Feb 10, 2019 10:05

SniperWoreConverse: Mar 20, 2010; Gun Saliva

I was lifting weights and I realized all the skin on my entire body was falling off, is this because I didn't use the correct liniments or is it some other thing causing this? it also affects my face and rear end btw.

# ? Feb 10, 2019 12:04

turd in my singlet: Jul 5, 2008; DO ALL DA WORK

WIT YA NECK

*heavy metal music playing*; Nap Ghost

gonna need to consult your lich manual for that one i think

edit: were any priests nearby? its possible one blessed your sweat and turned it into holy water

# ? Feb 10, 2019 12:34

HukHukHuk: Jun 27, 2011; I am the sound of cats and hairballs.

Killing Loaf posted:

gonna need to consult your lich manual for that one i think

edit: were any priests nearby? its possible one blessed your sweat and turned it into holy water

Or a jerkass holy man didn't wipe down the bench after he used it

# ? Feb 10, 2019 12:44

MikeCrotch: Nov 5, 2011; I AM UNJUSTIFIABLY PROUD OF MY SPAGHETTI BOLOGNESE RECIPE

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more like BOLLOCKnese

SniperWoreConverse posted:

I was lifting weights and I realized all the skin on my entire body was falling off, is this because I didn't use the correct liniments or is it some other thing causing this? it also affects my face and rear end btw.

I remember this happening to a TCC goon after they injected some russian test chemical to get high

# ? Feb 10, 2019 12:57

Fallows: Jan 20, 2005; If he waits long enough he can use his accrued interest from his savings to bring his negative checking balance back into the black.