For those of you who are bored enough to read my training journal, you’ll know that I’m fighting a war with the bench press at the moment. It seems to think that 95kg (200lbs) is an acceptable number to get stuck at. I, on the other hand, disagree. I started thinking about ways to improve [...]
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Troubleshooting my bench press
October 6th, 2009 1 Comment
So what’s the problem? My bench is playing up at the moment. It’s not a major stress for me right now because building a bigger bench isn’t in my top 3 goals. But it might be in my next set of top 3 goals, so I need to keep an eye on it. I like [...]
Tags: bench press · Strength · triceps
What to do if your shoulder hurts doing pull ups
September 28th, 2009 6 Comments
Relax, this may not be the end of the world. Follow these steps for pain relief. Don’t necessarily rely on your doctor for sports-specific injury help My friends often ask me why I go to a physical therapist or a sports massage therapist rather than taking advantage of the NHS, which is free (I live [...]
Tags: bench · bench press · injury · pull up · pull ups · Shoulder Injury · Shoulder Pain
