The 5/10 lb plates at my gym are shaped weird. They're kinda domed plus the weird handles on the larger plates make it so they'll roll back and off to balance since they're not totally round. I do know what trick you're talking about though.
It's the gym's bar not mine. I just use the trap bar for shrugs because a straight bar makes me roll my shoulders too far forward (shoulder injury). This works fine considering I have to deadlift it up and I don't really want to deadlift more than the mid 300s without going through a whole warmup and deadlift session. (And I deadlift with a normal deadlift bar anyways)
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More is better, so as much as your stomach/intestines allow. I believe that's what the studies conclude, but I just listen to my body. When I'm not eating high amounts of protein, I don't see or feel gains. When I have too much protein (for me, approaching 200g), I'm pooping piles and my farts are lethal. I'm happy somewhere in the middle, which for me is 100-150g at 200lbs. The only two meals I'm consistent with are:why is protein powder $90 when it used to be $65 lol
Also is there any difference between 0.8g of protein per lb of bodyweight vs 1g of protein per lb of bodyweight (1.8g/kg and 2.2g/kg for you Eurotards
I aim for 200g at 175lbs of bodyweight for insurance, but I've found a lot of sources saying even 1g/lb is overkill and I should probably only need 140g of protein a day.
Because retards will pay $90 for what's essentially an industrial byproduct of the dairy industry.
Misread your post. I've always used 1.5-2g per kilogram as a rule of thumb and it's seemingly worked OK. I do not like to eat 6 chicken breasts per day so doing insane protein numbers like people post is hard. With protein shake supplementation 1.5g per kg is easily doable.
Nothing? 1 hour isn't that much and 3 days a week leaves you a lot of rest time. I would do 6 days a week at 1 hour but that's just me.
If the pain only happens due to certain motion, then not doing that motion for somewhere around a week results in full recovery; if not, then track improvement and where it stops. Painkillers might reduce ability to tell if you're damaging it.
Naw I'm rehabbing immediately. I can't allow my tendons or ligaments to heal into a limited range of motion. I'm just going to to keep doing my regular forearm/wrist/finger stretches/warm up routine, probably even more than usual. I could also use a band to specifically target the "motorcycle revving" motion.
Are you sure you are not at a gay bar?
you should be fine icing it and taking it easy for a week. Fucked up my hands like that boxing all the time and I can still grip a bar/a coffee mug, my weiner etc.
IMO just leg press. Or squat. Or bike inside. Or row, even. Rucking is nice but the effort to be outside and in nature takes more willpower then sitting down on a leg press and listening to podcasts for ten minutes.
Started this at home about 2 years ago. Currently have a dummbell routine for Monday/Friday and a barbell for Wednesday. I'll do some cardio Tuesday/Thursday and rest Saturday & Sunday. Between that and changing my diet around dropped ~150 pounds. Don't use any heavy weight either bought two of those dumbbell/barbell combo things you've seen at Walmart.