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Posted on 10/2/14 at 2:12 pm to dnm3305
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Do you feel confident that it's healthy enough to play a basketball game without giving out?
No way I could play a basketball game, but that requires explosiveness and fast movements. I can't even walk without a limp, but I can balance on my bad foot/ankle, which means my stability is ok.
Posted on 10/2/14 at 2:14 pm to uway
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I can't even walk without a limp,
Man, I would surely give it another week if possible. That's just me, but it wouldnt be worth it to rush back and seriously hurt myself.
Not to preach about machines again because I actually do alot more free weight exercises than machines, but a leg press machine could be an alternative for you to not miss a workout but also give you that lower chance of something happening if that ankle gives out some way.
This post was edited on 10/2/14 at 2:17 pm
Posted on 10/2/14 at 2:15 pm to dnm3305
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Man, I would surely give it another week if possible. That's just me, but it wouldnt be worth it to rush back and seriously hurt myself.
Thanks, I think I will follow that advice.
Posted on 10/2/14 at 2:16 pm to dnm3305
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The Incline Press and the Overhead Lat Pull are my two favorite Hammer Strength machines of all time.
My two faves as well. Especially the overhead lat row. I can never really get a good pump or soreness in my lats except with this for some reason. I am about to join a planet fitness just because they have these two machines.
You ever use any free motion machines? I have been using these for lat pull downs and seated rowes the last couple weeks.
Posted on 10/2/14 at 2:22 pm to mouton
Posted on 10/2/14 at 2:22 pm to mouton
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You ever use any free motion machines? I have been using these for lat pull downs and seated rowes the last couple weeks.
No I havent, but Ive heard of them. I have buddies that have used them at the other gym in our town, but they still prefer Hammer Strength. My no.1 exercise for hitting lats is weighted wide-grip pullups with pause reps at the top. I do that once a month and Im sore for the next 5 days. I will also do a few sets of lying dumbbell pullovers on a flat bench right after those pullups, then finish with a Hammer Strength machine and feel pretty good after that.
Posted on 10/2/14 at 2:22 pm to uway
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Thinking of going back with light weight to see what happens. I can do bodyweight no problem, so I should be all right.
If you're really worried about it, I would not discount going and doing hack squats on a sled machine and/or leg presses. At least you'll kind of keep yourself in the game so that when you feel more comfortable you can get back to squats without having lost much progress due to injury.
Posted on 10/2/14 at 2:23 pm to jennyjones
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Goat hammer machine
Posted on 10/2/14 at 2:24 pm to lnomm34
Not a "gym guy" anymore, but the meatheads that used to piss me off were the assholes who would take a bench, load it up with a ton (not literally) of weight, do 1 set of 3 then spend the next 25 minutes chatting with their meathead buddies who had been at the gym for 3 hours (or "subtly" checking out their chest in the mirror). All the while, people with lives outside of the gym were wanting to get to a bench so they could do their workout and go home.
Posted on 10/2/14 at 2:26 pm to dnm3305
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I think machines make an easier transition if you are coming from a complete non-lifting background and have no experience at all.
the original statement was you used to lfit but have not in awhile.
Either way, better to do freeweight exercises than machines.
Everyone's body, mechanics, and attachment points are slightly different. Machine sforce you into a predefined plane of motion. Never a good thing.
Posted on 10/2/14 at 2:30 pm to Alt26
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Not a "gym guy" anymore, but the meatheads that used to piss me off were the assholes who would take a bench, load it up with a ton (not literally) of weight, do 1 set of 3 then spend the next 25 minutes chatting with their meathead buddies who had been at the gym for 3 hours (or "subtly" checking out their chest in the mirror). All the while, people with lives outside of the gym were wanting to get to a bench so they could do their workout and go home.
I fricking hate this. Luckily, I see it only very rarely and even then it doesn't impact me because there are enough benches typically when I go. But it doesn't make me chuckle. It makes me want to lose my shite.
Posted on 10/2/14 at 2:32 pm to CptBengal
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Either way, better to do freeweight exercises than machines. Everyone's body, mechanics, and attachment points are slightly different. Machine sforce you into a predefined plane of motion. Never a good thing.
This is true. Machines are great at the end of your workout to do things like drop sets and pause rest sets without a spotter.
Posted on 10/2/14 at 2:33 pm to DirtyMikeandtheBoys
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And we shave our arms, because the tape rips the hair out, not because it makes us look more swole...
Ever heard of pre-wrap?
Posted on 10/2/14 at 2:33 pm to dnm3305
Dnm, I hope you know I was just giving you a hard time yesterday.
Posted on 10/2/14 at 2:40 pm to mouton
And for the record, my fiancee' doesnt shoot her gun sideways. She's actually very proficient with firearms and killed her limit of teal last weekend.
This post was edited on 10/2/14 at 2:44 pm
Posted on 10/2/14 at 2:46 pm to dnm3305
I thought it was a decent joke. And I am by no means a liberal.
Posted on 10/2/14 at 2:47 pm to lnomm34
the fat meatheads that benchpress by bouncing the bar off their fat belly
Posted on 10/2/14 at 2:50 pm to Choctaw
Fat meatheads irk me all together. I don't know why it bothers me but it just seems silly to be fat tub of shite who can lift a lot unless you are competing.
Posted on 10/2/14 at 2:50 pm to Artie Rome
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start light, listen to your body and do the actual movements
and if you've never lifted before, start light and get someone to show you correct form. if your form is wrong there is a very high chance you're just going to hurt yourself. once you get form right, maybe after 4-5 sessions, start working with some heavier, more challenging weights.
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