Food/Diet and training hobbies
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@ryan-carruthers Cheers for that, I’ll check it out and give it a whirl!
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@matt-wood It’s more of a general session I’m after, just to loosen up a bit I guess. Something I can do at home would be ideal. Maybe like you said just get on with something, pay attention and then adapt accordingly. I’ve never suffered injuries from training but tend to feel it in my lower back after squats and deadlifts (who doesn’t) and shoulders after upper body, however since targeting my shoulders more it’s eased up
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@lee-woodman Couple of 15-20min yoga sessions would also be a good general routine, loads of free stuff out there for those.
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@lee-woodman
First session back after a month off always a bit sore. Agree though that it felt really good to be back in the gym. I started back last thursday.
You will know about the leg session
With mobility and flexibility keep it nice and simple. Unless you need it for specific injury recovery or a top level sport most people can benefit from just some simple basic stuff. If you are thinking of doing a dedicated session a couple of times a week then I would say anywhere from 15-30mins per session will be more than enough.
With the actual routine, if you just want a general flexibility routine the link @Ryan-Carruthers provided looks good to me (although never seen much of his stuff myself).
If you are more interested in specific areas for improvement then it will be a little bit of trial and error at first. Listen carefully to your body (particularly the joint areas such as anterior shoulder or hip) whilst you are working out. Try to pay attention to the movement patterns of arms and legs, see if they differ etc. Mirrors are great for this if you have them in your gym. I know for myself I have a bit of an issue with my right shoulder not extending back as far as the left. If you can identify something like this then you can focus on that a little more.General rules though, mobility before stretching and never force a stretch or perform one where the stretched muscle is under load.
Sorry bit of a ramble there
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@lee-woodman I always liked this one https://www.defrancostraining.com/joe-ds-qlimber-11q-flexibility-routine/
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I definitely need to start doing a couple of sessions on flexibility/mobility per week. If anyone has any good links or sites to check out it’d be appreciated
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First session back at the gym after lockdown. Proper enjoyed it but my entire upper body is going to be sore tomorrow! Legs tomorrow
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@matt-wood Ahahahaha glad he was fine, there is nothing like one of those workouts to really bring the guys in the together either though lol
Yep, my coach is a huge fan of them. Always gives me them lol I think because he knows I hate them lol but they have had a profound impact on my knees and strength.
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@ryan-carruthers Yep I think thats why a lot of people skip leg day, it is far mor taxing mentally than upper body as you have to push yourself so much.
LOVE split squats, as I have got older and understood more about the intricacies of training I have coached people more and more with these. I will coach back squats if somebody wants to but unless you are a powerlifter or strongman I am no longer convinced they are the best thing for everyone.
Hahaha he just was not used to pushing so hard with such heavy weights and volume. The gym owner came running out to take pics of him spewing and laughed all the time (he was a competitive powerlifter so understood pushing it that hard).
Mate was all fine after though so all good
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@ryan-carruthers haha very apt!
I miss training legs properly, back when i could do a friend trained with me and wanted to do my session. He had a whitey and need the bucket Luckily the gym was on the ground floor as stairs are a bitch after legs day
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@chris-osborne Excellent stuff! I was back in the gym yesterday and it was such a good feeling.
Will be checking out my local pool in the new year as I want to take up swimming at least 2 times a month next year. Hopefully things will stay open now!
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@matt-wood Thank god for that back swimming for the first time today since lockdown II
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@matt-wood endometriosis is tough my ex had it and she was young at the time. The walking is good it’s a routine that makes me feel like I’ve achieved something early. Yeah not a great sport if you wanna avoid being injured mate. Like Rugby you can play it in mud swamps during winter in lower leagues. Knees, hamstrings, achilles and shoulders are the main injuries.
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@james-woodroffe
Sucks that your Mrs has celiac, proper pain in the arse! But like you say at least you know what it is and can relatively easily work around it. About 18mnths ago my Mrs got really ill and we were properly worried it was something sinister. After many doc apps turned out it was endometriosis and she had surgery. She gets flare ups now and I have been trying to figure out if its food related. We are looking at bread and dairy as main culprits but too much sugar also seems to affect her.She just did a home allergy blood test and sent it back yesterday. I got to stab her without fear of arrest well the tip of her finger at least Will let you know what its like when we get the results back, might be an option for you. Think it was about £150.
Smokes! nooooo gotta kick them out quicksmart Easier said than done though. Nice amount of walking there, easy on those injuries too I know all about injuries You get them from the Aussie rules? tough game and I imagine most people come out of it with a few injuries.