Help with improving pecs and abs
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Yeah, but not the most ideal way. Home pools are great for recreation and Marco Polo, but are hard to do much in the way of cardio as they are too short (unless your friend is very wealthy and has a 25yard pool).
Cycling, running, and swimming in a lap pool provide great cardio workouts.
Arg. So very true...I read too fast and thought I only saw wrists in there...in martial arts they always told me that some joints would probably be more-or-less sore at first...and even so...even if it was wrist pain it is no reason to work through it...
/praise Chillen & g8r80
Thanks for speaking up for both our sakes.
Do you think anything could have brought on this pain/injury? Any past accidents or whatnot?
About the pool, I would go for it one way or another...swimming is better than not swimming...added exercise is never a waste. As for getting more of a workout maybe you have a local community center with really large pools?
I got tendinitis in my left shoulder once and went to the doctor and he told me what to do and I managed to get it fixed pretty fast...go see a doctor asap before doing anything with your shoulders.
Again...my apologies for the bit of misinformation.
Good luck man.
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Aye, take the time and see a doctor, if one doctor can't help you with this ask for a reference to a specialist...the sooner you take these steps the better.
When I got tendinitis I waited a lot and postponed a lot of workouts in fear of making it worse...I finally decided to see a doctor and my problem was solved almost immediately.
This sounds like normal muscle soreness...
Good luck man.
When I got tendinitis I waited a lot and postponed a lot of workouts in fear of making it worse...I finally decided to see a doctor and my problem was solved almost immediately.
This sounds like normal muscle soreness...
Good luck man.
Good advice so far, if you are having pain...
If you have shoulder tendinitis you should seek out a physical therapist however without an evaluation it would be hard to make that call. An overall deficiency of nutrients, which are lacking in your diet, might be contributing to/ or causing the problem. Look into a balanced diet of fruit, vegetables, healthy fats (almonds, some oils etc), proteins and carbohydrates.
You could cut out fast food altogether, the stuff is junk in terms of training. I don't think it even tastes good compared to a real nice home-style burger.
When you lift make sure you warm up your body first and not jump right into your heaviest weight, this also helps prevent injury. Focus on each set and don't speed through the lift arching or swinging the body. Bicep lifts should be done with the biceps, not swinging momentum. Do weight that is comfortable enough to avoid hurting your joints yet challenging enough to overload the muscle groups.
Switch up your routine every so often to make the workout fun and to try to avoid 'plateauing'
Good Luck~
If you have shoulder tendinitis you should seek out a physical therapist however without an evaluation it would be hard to make that call. An overall deficiency of nutrients, which are lacking in your diet, might be contributing to/ or causing the problem. Look into a balanced diet of fruit, vegetables, healthy fats (almonds, some oils etc), proteins and carbohydrates.
You could cut out fast food altogether, the stuff is junk in terms of training. I don't think it even tastes good compared to a real nice home-style burger.
When you lift make sure you warm up your body first and not jump right into your heaviest weight, this also helps prevent injury. Focus on each set and don't speed through the lift arching or swinging the body. Bicep lifts should be done with the biceps, not swinging momentum. Do weight that is comfortable enough to avoid hurting your joints yet challenging enough to overload the muscle groups.
Switch up your routine every so often to make the workout fun and to try to avoid 'plateauing'
Good Luck~
What a pleasant surprise, I went looking through page 2 trying to find this thread to update you guys, but somebody bumped it for me. I've started eating healthier, more fruits, veggies, non processed foods and no fast food. My left side of my abs is getting more developed than my right haha, but Im just pleased to see improvement. I have a very very faint four pack forming
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lol everyone tell him to BULK!!! the boy just wants a simple line down his chest and bigger pecs lol!....sorry dude but the line down the chest doesent look good if you have no muscle there. You need to gain some ****in muscle dude but dont worry you got plenty of support on this website from some really knowledgeable people
I dout the ask your mom to buy your food would work because i did that with my parents and all the farking have is like veggies and **** now and i have to make my own stakes and chicken half the time
yeah you would be within acceptable health wise easy lad....but i am guessing your fat is at 16%?
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If you want to gain muscle, it is necessary. But if you enjoy being skinny, thats your choice. What ever makes you happy.
If you want a line to show anywhere, how will you create it without muscles, mate?
The line just won't appear because you eat a special sort of cereal or...something.
This line you refer to is muscles definition. In order to have one you need muscles and a low body fat percentage.
Ask yourself this my friend: Would you rather show off ribs due to being skinny or would you rather show off your chest and abs instead because you are strong and manly?
Now...what is it you really want? You seem unsure/confused. Tell us, we'll get you on the road.
Eric
The line just won't appear because you eat a special sort of cereal or...something.
This line you refer to is muscles definition. In order to have one you need muscles and a low body fat percentage.
Ask yourself this my friend: Would you rather show off ribs due to being skinny or would you rather show off your chest and abs instead because you are strong and manly?
Now...what is it you really want? You seem unsure/confused. Tell us, we'll get you on the road.
Eric
You need to gain muscle, to do that you need to eat more and you need to lift with intensity and frequency.
Bulking does not mean getting fat, how much fat you gain depends on how clean your diet is and how much of a surplus you eat. It is perfectly possible to gain muscle while lowering BF
Bulking does not mean getting fat, how much fat you gain depends on how clean your diet is and how much of a surplus you eat. It is perfectly possible to gain muscle while lowering BF