I just want to go on record by saying that I have missed seeing Karen's posts here recently. I hope all is well with Karen and her family. I would have sent her and email inquiry to this effect, accept that her email address isn't available here and I don't otherwise know it.
Guys she is on my Facebook.. gonna ask her. infact you guys should be on mine too!! Donald Smith Celle Germany.
Donny,I finally got around to checking the link you posted about sciatica. The webpage is loaded with information that I had not considered. I first started having problems with sciatica, it was after I had an issue with my lower back. The doctor diagnosed that as being caused by degenerative disk disease/arthritis in my spine. He prescribed about 8 weeks of physical therapy which I did. Not very many weeks into the therapy, the spasms subsided. I was taught how to do exercises specific to the strengthening the core muscles which affect the spine. Since doing physical therapy, I have had no recurrence of the spasms. However, it was following this episode that I started having an issue with sciatica. The problem only occurred after I was sitting for an extended time period as I previously mentioned. I was the guy people saw who pulled off to the shoulder of the road, getting out of my car and doing squats to relieve the pain. LOL!I did not associate this latest issue of what I assumed is an inflamed tendon at the back of my knee with sciatica until I read the information you linked me to. Now it seems possible that the problem could be sciatica and has simply moved down my leg. The pain is different from what I had in my hamstring and it is nowhere near as intense as it was before. What really makes me think it could be related to sciatica is that it is in the same leg. Apparently, sciatica often only affects one leg. For now, I am going to continue doing good mornings when I first get up in the morning and periodically throughout the day to keep things moving. Although I only started doing this yesterday, it seems to have already affected some improvement. This morning I did 2 sets of 10. The first set I did with my hands behind my head. Since I was getting a better stretch then yesterday, I did the second set with finger tips touching my toes. As I mentioned, I have long arms. When I can put the palms of my hands flat on the floor, I will have regained my normal flexibility.Of course if my efforts to self treat this problem aren't successful, I will see my doctor for further advice. I am not ready to be an invalid yet, if ever!
FACE BOOK IS FOR FINNOCCHIO'S ... ;DJUST KIDDING,,,MY WIFE IS ON THERE ALL THE TIME...
you are the same as me.. i never go to the Doc although i have Colitus and to be honest i never think about it . the best advice is from a Doctor and get it checked ! you are a good man and by the way where is my invatation to eat with you ?
It is a standing invitation. I thought you knew this. We have a large home and welcome guests when our kids aren't in town and occupying the extra bedrooms. For dinner last night we had spaghetti and meatballs, accompanied by a salad and some bread sticks. It was semi-homemade. The meatballs were packaged as was the sauce and frozen bread sticks (identical to those at Olive Garden). The salad was completely homemade with tomatoes, avocados and a sesame ginger dressing. We only fixed enough for two, but if we knew you were coming to dinner, we'd have fixed more. Heck, I might even have gone to the trouble of making the meatballs and sauce from scratch. I make some mean meatballs. I think I was an Italian chef in a previous life. LOL!
wrote to karen she is ok.
BACKCHINS X3 SETS 12 ...GOOD PUMP START BUT FOR SOME REASON THEY WERE TOUGHER THAN USUAL FELT TIRED THIS WORKOUT/LOWER BACK STILL RECOVERING FROM SAT'S LEG DAY WITH 465 SQUAT LOWER BACK WHICH IS 100 PCT ALWAYS FELT OFF ..TBAR ROW INNER GRIP X3 3 PLATES,3.5X2 12/10/1O AGAIN THIS IS WHERE I KNEW I WAS OFF FELT REAL HEAVY USUALLY HIT 4 PLATESREVERSE HAMMER PULL X3 12/8/8 2 PLATES AND THEN 2 PLATES AND 10/5 ADDED X2 LOW CABLE ROW WITH WIDE BAR X3FINISHED ROPE ATTACHED STEP BACK AND STRETCH AND PULL TO WAIST LIKE A STANDING PULLOVER X3 WEIGHTED HYPERS X3 WITH 45LB PLATEBI'S CURLS WITH STRAIGHT BAR X3 GOT UP TO 115 X7 HEAVIEST SETDB CURLS X3 35/40/40 SEATED CABLE CURLS SINGLE ARM X3ABS
HAVE DELTS/CALVES TONITE DESCRIPTION WILL BE MUCH SIMPLER THAN BACK AND HOPEFULLY LESS STRESSFUL ,,I FEEL GREAT TODAY OTHERWISE,,,BACK TENDER FROM TRAINING,,,BUT RIGHT SORENESS FOR THE VOLUME,LOWER BACK LOOSENED FROM REST /SLEEP.
I am not sure they trained with the same finesse that many body builders do today. I remember routines being much simpler back then when I also trained only three times a week and supposedly trained my whole body each time. Everything seemed like it was in threes; one often did 3 sets of 10. It was not uncommon to work each muscle group with just one exercise, especially the larger muscles. Many bodybuilders physiques were less detailed then those of bodybuilder today. There is a science to bodybuilding and that science has advanced over the years. Also, most bodybuilders featured back in the day were younger men as opposed who you see today, acknowledging that there were more mature exceptions like Vince Gironda who founded Vince's Gym in North Hollywood, CA.
I read somewhere that the reason calves are so difficult to develop is because we use them all the time so they are constantly being exercised. I would think this would apply to all the leg muscles, but apparently we use some more than others. No matter how much I exercise my calves they stay at a solid 15.5". Maybe I should work on shrinking everything else around them so they will look big by comparison. I do have rather thin ankles, but my feet have always been huge.
i do alot of weight ,stretch reps,supersets,squeeze at top,slow to somewhat quicker type reps,,,some drop sets with set increasing weight sets too like 3 sets with weights increased each set but keeping reps high 10 reps to a total 30 rep set...
DELTSDB PRESS 45/50/55/60/65 12/10 FRONT PRESS SUPERSET WITH SIDE LATERALSCABLE HI PULL REAR TRAP UPPER AND REAR DELT WITH SMALL CABLE BAR USED FOR LOW PULLY ROW PULL TO CHEST 2 SETS UPRIGHTS2 SETS FRONT RAISE CURL BAR UNDERHANDED GRIP REVERSE SHRUGS FOREARMS ROPE ROLL OVER AND UNDERBEHIND BACK CABLE WRIST CURLCALVES STANDING CALF RAISES
