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post 1650437183 11-08-2021, 11:20 AM
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It's important to rest. I'm around your age as well and I don't lift like I used to in my early 20s.
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post 1650462333 11-08-2021, 06:03 PM
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It depends on how long and frequently you have been lifting.

You can regain your former strength and prowess relatively sooner than you think, weeks, months, or even after over a year of hiatus.

Chronic injuries completely healed would be an added bonus.

It's great for you to re-start lifting with good spirits.
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post 1650462623 11-08-2021, 06:07 PM
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Originally Posted By Samraiwise⏩
It depends on how long and frequently you have been lifting.

You can regain your former strength and prowess relatively sooner than you think, weeks, months, or even after over a year of hiatus.

Chronic injuries completely healed would be an added bonus.

It's great for you to re-start lifting with good spirits.
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post 1650463723 11-08-2021, 06:27 PM
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Originally Posted By Hutrapper⏩
Its really just my shoulders. If I sleep with my arms over my head they dont feel great, and when I am lifting its 10 times worse. Incline bench is completely out, as are some shoulder exercises.

I switched to landmine press and it is pain free. Lateral raises are fine for some reason.
Have you tried pressing with a more neutral grip (or 45 degrees, somewhere between 90s and netural seem to be the best). I don't like barbell presses of any kind, specially if it's bothering you

replace them with dumbbells wih a better angle and you should be good to go!
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post 1650464793 11-08-2021, 06:48 PM
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I’m legit about to stop lifting heavy completely. Just get in there and pump chase tbfh. As long As I can bust out 15+ pull-ups and bench 200+ I’m good
post 1650464913 11-08-2021, 06:51 PM
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Originally Posted By dabbmw2002⏩
At a certain age you need to tailor your workouts to maximize the benefits and not overdo it and grind yourself down. It's a hard pill to swallow having to acknowledge you're not as young as you used to be and cant train the same way.
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post 1650465563 11-08-2021, 07:05 PM
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Surprised you felt better

I genuinely feel like I end up with more aches when I don’t workout.
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post 1650465623 11-08-2021, 07:07 PM
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Originally Posted By plebmaximus⏩
Have you tried pressing with a more neutral grip (or 45 degrees, somewhere between 90s and netural seem to be the best). I don't like barbell presses of any kind, specially if it's bothering you

replace them with dumbbells wih a better angle and you should be good to go!
Dumbbells hurt way less for just that reason.

45 degrees is perfect.

But I don't get anywhere near the same workout from only dumbbell. Not sure why.
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post 1650469563 11-08-2021, 08:34 PM
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Originally Posted By Hutrapper⏩
Dumbbells hurt way less for just that reason.

45 degrees is perfect.

But I don't get anywhere near the same workout from only dumbbell. Not sure why.
Get better at dumbbell pressing, you're get stronger and left heavier dumbbell. You'll also get more range of motion

stick to it for a while and you'll see a difference
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post 1650469693 11-08-2021, 08:36 PM
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Originally Posted By Hutrapper⏩
No.

Is that a thing that works? Only supplements are protein when I cant eat meat regularly in a day.

Creatine on and off when I am focused and consistent, and krill oil. The krill oil is recent though.
Helped me when I jacked up my elbow. Pretty cheap and worth a try I think
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post 1650469823 11-08-2021, 08:38 PM
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Originally Posted By Hutrapper⏩
No more joints hurting, actually fewer aches and pains. Was wondering why I should even start again.


Then tonight I went hunting with a buddy and his 20 year old son and shot a deer. I dragged that deer 3/4 mile through some crazy terrain faster than either could walk behind me.


Feltgoodman.

Gotta get back in that gym boyos. Let the gains begin.

Anyone else stopped for a while and just had to get back at it after a bit? I feel like at 35 if I stop completely I'll eventually wither into a giant weak ass pussy.
For the joints. Are you planning deload weeks? Stretching 1-2x daily? Maintenance work on the small neglected muscles? Taking joint supplements?

I’ve been doing that and it’s helped out a lot. Especially the stretching and maintenance work.
post 1650470723 11-08-2021, 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted By Hutrapper⏩
Sounds like that chit will make you crazy strong in unconventional ways.
It's like old man strength. It takes a long ass time to develop tendon/ligament strength. Especially if you're a gym bro and just worry about looking huge and never work on it. You can develop muscle strength way faster than tendon/ligament strength which is why you injure them. Protraction, retraction, depression, elevation, rotation never trained. Just do triceps push downs and bicep curls, cause big arms. Do a bench press you can't hold protraction for and don't even understand why depression...BAM! Shoulder injury.
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post 1650470793 11-08-2021, 08:58 PM
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Originally Posted By MuscleXtreme⏩
For the joints. Are you planning deload weeks? Stretching 1-2x daily? Maintenance work on the small neglected muscles? Taking joint supplements?

I’ve been doing that and it’s helped out a lot. Especially the stretching and maintenance work.
I started taking joint supps and feel 1000x better with no mibility or rehab work i used to do
post 1650471283 11-08-2021, 09:11 PM
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Originally Posted By BeanGainClovis⏩
Bro am about to go deer hunting again, finally got my ass out of the city and back innawoods.

I bet I could carry a buck on my shoulders frontier style now that I've been working on my gains, we used to just pull up a truck to the blind clearing.

I lifted in 5th grade through high school, quit, then got back into it last year. I don't get aches and pains, but I might when I get older.

Maybe taking longer breaks between workouts so you don't strain yourself, getting those hypertrophic gains from resting after training.

I was thinking about getting into hog trapping, they are invasive down here and have no closed season or bag limits.

Down in Texas they will load up in helicopters with night vision and M4s just to hunt hogs, it's nuts.
Do mostly (60-70%) calisthenics and cardio crew. No point to lift heavy at a certain age if you’re reasonably aesthetic already and not competing.
post 1650479613 11-09-2021, 03:34 AM
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Originally Posted By Casca⏩
It's like old man strength. It takes a long ass time to develop tendon/ligament strength. Especially if you're a gym bro and just worry about looking huge and never work on it. You can develop muscle strength way faster than tendon/ligament strength which is why you injure them. Protraction, retraction, depression, elevation, rotation never trained. Just do triceps push downs and bicep curls, cause big arms. Do a bench press you can't hold protraction for and don't even understand why depression...BAM! Shoulder injury.
I'm liking the sounds of this.





Also, you joint supplement guys, what exactly are you taking? Not like there isn't 100000 different things out there.

Also, it's 530 am. Gym time boyos
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post 1650479643 11-09-2021, 03:36 AM
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Originally Posted By SoutheastBeast1⏩
Surprised you felt better

I genuinely feel like I end up with more aches when I don’t workout.
Ya, shocked me too. What wouldn't feel better is the eventual slide towards my inevitable decline lol.
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post 1650480533 11-09-2021, 04:18 AM
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No joint supps. They never seemed to do anything for me. Waste of money IMHO.
Most if not all of the benefits can come from simply getting enough healthy fats in your diet
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i dropped deadlifts. Still squat.

I train with more intensity/higher reps with "challenging" weight.

dont care about 1rms , thats ****s gay af

probably look stronger than I am but whatever
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Originally Posted By Hutrapper⏩
I'm liking the sounds of this.





Also, you joint supplement guys, what exactly are you taking? Not like there isn't 100000 different things out there.

Also, it's 530 am. Gym time boyos
I went with Animal Flex. I don't know what is in it that is helping, but something is. I am sure I could find something similar that is cheaper but I am too lazy to do the research to save $15/mo or so. It is a lot of pills to take at once, typical of the brand i guess
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Originally Posted By Cleveland33⏩
I went with Animal Flex. I don't know what is in it that is helping, but something is. I am sure I could find something similar that is cheaper but I am too lazy to do the research to save $15/mo or so. It is a lot of pills to take at once, typical of the brand i guess
Ya, I tried animal stack a while back I think.

Didnt see much of anything, but I will maybe give the flex a try.

And can confirm, lots of pills lol
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Originally Posted By Hutrapper⏩
No more joints hurting, actually fewer aches and pains. Was wondering why I should even start again.


Then tonight I went hunting with a buddy and his 20 year old son and shot a deer. I dragged that deer 3/4 mile through some crazy terrain faster than either could walk behind me.


Feltgoodman.

Gotta get back in that gym boyos. Let the gains begin.

Anyone else stopped for a while and just had to get back at it after a bit? I feel like at 35 if I stop completely I'll eventually wither into a giant weak ass pussy.
well you looked soft before i bet you really look soft now.
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Originally Posted By GordonXXX⏩
well you looked soft before i bet you really look soft now.
Somewhere between marshmallow and a feather pillow brah
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Mean old mister gravity is going to win in the end but I'm going to make the son of a bitch fight for every inch of it.
Mr. Gravity is your friend bro. He gives your weights the resistance they need to build your muscles.





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I take a couple weeks break every couple years when I move

Other than that I’m always in the gym at least a couple days a week…i strictly do it for the mental gains and to prevent getting fat
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