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Posted by: NiceGuy

Man....Whatsup guys...Ive been on a roller coaster of training and dieting for the past 2 years.
About 2 years ago, I was in the best shape of my life,,, dieting was awesome...training was awesome....seen results every week, to two weeks...48 inch chest and 33 inch waist.....18.5 inch arms....

Then I injured my rotator cuff, and it inhibited my work outs alot,, where I took along time off... then I guess I just became lazy and decided not to diet and workout anymore.... Now I got a gut and "tits" lol...36inch waist(but now those pants are getting tight)....and hardly ever drink enough water, or eat enough protein...........and I seen I lost alot of muscle....

I need to get back into the gym seen in the worst way......I should be moving into a new apt soon, which has a gym at the corner of my block... If I do, hopefully there will be no excuses to get back to my previous shape,, and more....

Anyone else here been off this long and made a comeback?

Just venting....

-B

Posted by: DOMS

Well, at least you realized your problem. Now you just need to take the steps to fix it!

Oh, and stop post whoring.

Posted by: Big G

Originally Posted by NiceGuy

Anyone else here been off this long and made a comeback?

No, but am scared of rotator cuff injury. Heard that time and time again. How did you injure it? Any advice to prevent same in others?

Posted by: NiceGuy

Yeah It was the second or third time I had hurt it... but the last time it was the most painful....I injured in on dumbell press If I recall correctly...Not sure how to prevent it... cause it just the injury comes on... Maybe not to prevent it... but just work through it with some time off and after that light weight..

-B

Posted by: DOMS

One of the ways that you can mitigate shoulder injuries is to specifically work the muscles and tendons that comprise the rotator cuff. It would also help if you made certain that agonist and antagonist muscle get an even workout (you're whole body, really).

Also, don't let your ego determine how much weight you put on the bar.

Posted by: Big G

Originally Posted by NiceGuy

Not sure how to prevent it... cause it just the injury comes on...

Shit! Really? I always thought it came from dropping a DB at an awkward angle, trying to wrestle to big of a weight to your chest to press it. That kind of thing.

You're saying it just "comes on" like it gets worse and worse qwithout you knowing it until POP... It's injury time?

Posted by: Big G

Originally Posted by DOMS

One of the ways that you can mitigate shoulder injuries is to specifically work the muscles and tendons that comprise the rotator cuff.

Hmm... How do I find exercises that do that?

Originally Posted by DOMS

It would also help if you made certain that agonist and antagonist muscle get an even workout (you're whole body, really).

Every time I do a push, do a pull, right? Opposite resistance; push-ups, then supine rows. Is that what you mean?

Originally Posted by DOMS

Also, don't let your ego determine how much weight you put on the bar.

That's what I've heard. The people that get this injury are just trying to do too much, using bad form, dropping the weights at awkward angles and not being able to get in position with that much weight. That's the main problem, right?

Posted by: DOMS

Originally Posted by Big G

Hmm... How do I find exercises that do that?

You can search this forum. Plus, you can find some info over at T-Nation.

Originally Posted by Big G

Every time I do a push, do a pull, right? Opposite resistance; push-ups, then supine rows. Is that what you mean?

Correct. And, as you gain more experience, you can identify which, if any, muscles are lagging, and perform exercises specifically to bring them up to par with the rest of your body. One group of muscles that frequently get neglected are the hamstrings.

Originally Posted by Big G

I'm not an authority on what causes weight training related injuries, but I have to imagine that poor form sits near the top of the list.

Posted by: NiceGuy

the first two times I felt a pop... took time off, let it heal,, and went back to work....but the third time I just felt a sharp pain...

B

Posted by: DOMS

Did you go see a doctor on for the first two times?

Posted by: Gazhole

Dont forget the importance of proper warmups to avoid injury.

Posted by: Witchblade

Comebacks are way easier than getting there in the first place. You'll have a ton of experience and muscle memory on your side.

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