Thread: Catalyst

Sometyime when you commpensate with your strong side early in a workout (without knowing it) the weakness shows up on your strong side cause you used it more earlier. make sense?

Omerta, interesting stuff...I've never noticed any left sided weakness at all before attempting the 195.....ever....I don't usually have time to go to the gym twice on days that I'm working......plus, with the divorce, time at the gym means time with my two teenage boys, so - I work out a lot......together time where we kinda go our separate ways, yet are still together, touching base now and then works for teenage guys....

JB - I think both hypothesis have merit. Which it is, I have not a clue!

Also, for some lame reason, I tend to lift my feet up off the floor when making these attempts? That's gotta be costing me in power.......stupid, messed up instincts.....

Coould very well be both. I know when I bench my "strong side" is usually lower on heavy weights? My right arm is bigger than my left but when I get in on heavy benching the weights will slide to the right or my spotter will lift on the right side.
Not sure how that works?

Weird, for sure......its happened consistently with the last four attempts, so it's definitely an issue.....since I am NOT bigger on either side, am not going to try to even it out or anything, by working one side.

My workout buddy once told me the difference comes from the amount of work. Your dominant side will never have to work as hard and therefore less gains. If I wanted to balance myself out, I would sub as many bar workouts as possible with DBs and up the weight on my dominant side and see how that works. I could be wrong, but that just makes sense to me.

Omerta Ive got shoulder problems too, how do you work around this?

Originally Posted by ThePonyPackage

My workout buddy once told me the difference comes from the amount of work. Your dominant side will never have to work as hard and therefore less gains. If I wanted to balance myself out, I would sub as many bar workouts as possible with DBs and up the weight on my dominant side and see how that works. I could be wrong, but that just makes sense to me.

Intersting

Alright - so lifting after a ten hour shift SUCKS, I'm always tired, and without copious amounts of coffee, can't get the intensity, so OF COURSE, I'm stalled out again. Sigh

Yesterday didn't make it til 9pm, so I did abs and cardio. Nice twenty minute run, and 5x20)70 for weighted crunches/w legs, and 130)15x4 for obliques.

Tonight was day four and got out of work early (don't ask why) and managed to have a fantastic workout:
15 minutes on the bike
Deads - 135x10, 250x10, 185x10, 185x10, 185x10
Skull crushers - 5x15 60
Weighted barbell lunges - 5x10, 65/75/85/85/65

I saw some fat pictures of me today......haven't had the nerve to look before..... omg, I was a hippo. for reals........god's truth. bleh.....never going back. I look unhappy......Surgeon in twenty!

hey I hear you on the Fat pics I have a bunch I would love to burn LOL

you know girl you have come a long way baby!

Thanks, JB......I've really appreciated your support - you've been there from the beginning with this journal and it's meant a whole helluva lot.

Alright you two, get a room.

Great job at least you made it to the gym yesterday instead of taking the easy way out.

Originally Posted by ThePonyPackage

My workout buddy once told me the difference comes from the amount of work. Your dominant side will never have to work as hard and therefore less gains. If I wanted to balance myself out, I would sub as many bar workouts as possible with DBs and up the weight on my dominant side and see how that works. I could be wrong, but that just makes sense to me.

No offense but I really don't reccomend using different weights/side on anything other than isolation bi and tri exercises. The stress you'll put on your spine trying to balance different weights increases your potential of injury considerably.

Unless you see a large difference between sides in the actual size in the mirror or if your planning to get into power lifting, I'd reccomend you just lift as much as your weak side, can handle and then keep slowly incrementing it as the sides will keep getting stronger. And make sure you use proper form, without that you'll eventually hit a wall anyway, and risk injury.

Originally Posted by niki

Thanks, JB......I've really appreciated your support - you've been there from the beginning with this journal and it's meant a whole helluva lot.

Aww Gee Thanks!

Just helping where I can. You did all the work

Been slacking lately! Was not in the gym forever! I feel fat.....lol

and sore.......did day one yesterday, and cardio/abs/calves today....going to ease back into PSMF...( I know, I'm aware, no easing involved, really)

Gonna lift every other day, light cardio inbetween......PSMF for a week or so, then a week of carb cycling.......just gonna play and see what happens with the numbers a bit.....I'm bored.

PSMF - train every third day. Every second day would be wayyy too much.

But BUILT...........



goddammitalltohell



(still need to review the material again)

Slacker.

Hope the move went well.

Bumpy. but its done. Gotta get organized. My life feels crazy right now....I don't handle a lot of change very well.....I'll adjust....eventually..

I think over the history of your journal you've done really awesome with a huge amount of change.

This should be a cake walk for you.

Omerta, you've got a point.....

Day 2 today......I am sore from yesterday, calves especially. Fronts and backs. Using a new gym with different equipment and it is amazing how just the different angles, rom, etc effects me. So much more sore than normal, doing less weight.

Still at the gym.....doing 40-60 min steady state cardio in the am, along with lifting in the afternoons. High rep/lower weights. I admit to going heavy on leg press this week, around 600 I think, and it felt amazing....I MISS lifting heavy.

Weight is hovering at 190. This is my usual several week pause before dropping, I hope........

Carbs are higher too - under 90g, aiming for 60ish, but go higher on leg days, focused around workouts, berries, a clementine, whatever odd carb is in peanut butter (my favorite)....

I stopped taking my thryoid for three weeks - big mistake. I am now cold, and have a cold......and feel blah. I ordered more. I hate feeling dependent on taking anything, but I guess this is one thing I can't live without.....

Hows it going Niki?

It's goin'.

Still seeing body comp changes. haven't measured in awhile....guess I should. Not weighing in either too often either. last I checked (weeks ago) was at 190.

I'm not 'lo carbing' like I was before. Just sick of it, I guess. I'm still doing baby got back, but doing it every other day, with cardio in between. Stationary bike, lots of walking. Started doing box squats instead of regular. Playing around with different grips. Try to alternate three sets of a zillion, with 5 heavy sets, with each exercise.

So, I'm still here. Still working out. Still eating right. in case y'all were wondering. oh, and I'm doing weighted lunges without falling over - huge deal in my case. Apparently I'm vascular for a woman - and i hate that. I thought I wouldn't be until I weighed less? sigh

Still inordinantly proud of my chins/pull ups. I feel like a beast when i do those....awesome feeling.

Sounds like things are going well glad to hear it.