You’re the man. I’ll keep this in mind after a Drs visit.

Any of y’all f*** with intermittent fasting + weight lighting ? I’ve been eating only between 12-6 the past month and I’ve gotten leaner / more defined for sure. Challenging to get enough calories in that time but also cuts out all the junk food I was eating late night

You get hyper critical the more advanced you get tbh. Especially when someone is a competitor/influencer.

You know objectively you look great, but that self criticism only gets worse and worse

Do you gain weight by eating oranges?

im getting there...

added 1 protein shake (the ocky way not store bought) into my daily meal catalog and i feel like its already helping push me past the 180lb area ive been stuck at/around for years now

My gym has a couple scales, they’re old school a***og ones though where you adjust the weight till the scale evens out with your own weight. I only used it once to see if the barbells at the gym were 45 pounds or not

Hey Dr can’t see me until 21st and I’m struggling without any training. In regards to ur comment, I’ve read against any training at all, what do you reckon? Ab / groin strengthening seems risky considering I can see/feel the hernia. Could I body weight train? Or do anything in the gym besides cardio? Thanks again brodie ❤️

Hey Dr can’t see me until 21st and I’m struggling without any training. In regards to ur comment, I’ve read against any training at all, what do you reckon? Ab / groin strengthening seems risky considering I can see/feel the hernia. Could I body weight train? Or do anything in the gym besides cardio? Thanks again brodie ❤️

What up dawg, I know it sucks to be held back from training, I have been there.

You really do not want to aggravate the injury and make it bigger than what it is. You may be fully recovered in 2-6 weeks if you wait for the doctor’s assessment and they realize it’s a small injury. Taking 1-2 months off of the gym WILL NOT impede your overall progress and it will benefit you in the long run.

Now, I also completely understand the hunger to keep training, and if you must, please do workouts that support your back and chest, i.e. MACHINES. That way you are not bracing your abs and potentially aggravating the hernia.

Do cardio and when working with the machines, keep the weight light and just focus on maintaining your functional mobility. You will still feel the satisfaction of having trained and be glad you stayed patient.

Injuries are terrible, but if you treat it right you will be back in no time. Do not let the exercise itch or desire to lift heavier cause you more pain.

Patience is key. I got a hernia 3 years ago and literally started my weightlifting from scratch. Every single workout I took the lightest weight and treated that as my starting point, even if it felt too light. It was proactive prevention and now I lift super heavy again but I wouldn’t have been able to if I didn’t take my time, listen to the doctor when they told me to stop, then just started over. A year from now you’ll be thankful and even forget you had this injury. Good luck bro, here if you need anything 🫡

Tl:dr do machine exercises, cardio, and keep everything light weight and functional. Do not do isolation movements

Bro. Its officially a struggle now

25 degrees bro

I f***ing hate the cold.

After working out too much, I have gotten shoulder pains.

I have to work out at a lower volume now to not get pain, and not soar muscle pain, just pain.

Sucks, but my cardio is up 🙌🏻🤠

What kind of pain specifically?

Hard to explain.
Pain where my arms and shoulders connect and it don’t feels like I’m soar after a workout, but a hurting stinging pain

running from the parking lot to get into the gym because my dumb ass wore shorts

Appreciate all the advice G I'm stayin patient and will in that case likely avoid lifting entirely. AT least until I kno more, listening to your doctor is vital, patience is a virtue. Thanks broski!

WSOTD:

on repeat during a bad day at the gym

welp. on to the next day.

You the dude who gets his work in outside right?? Respect but get that gym membership for these months G

Only after a session, not during certain movements?

No. I do have the membership. Its just mondays and Fridays i prefer to do my jump rope outside.

I be legit excited to work out every day 😅

Only after sessions
And it sometimes stay for days

But if I only workout at low volume it almost doesn’t come

Hmm I'm no doc but I'd say you're doing the right thing to alleviate the injury