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Nice. You've found something that will be kind to your body Mr Glass

I can't swim. I wish I could.
Original post by silent ninja
Nice. You've found something that will be kind to your body Mr Glass

I can't swim. I wish I could.


You know you've done well in life when you've taken Harrisons nickname :lol:

There's adult lessons 3 times a week at 2 of my local pools, might be worth a look if you're interested :smile:
I know you don't have a lot of time, but never the less :smile:
Oh lawd the full body pain!

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Original post by Angry cucumber

Will start counting lengths I think, but not sure how to keep count, any advice from anyone?


I presume the easiest method is 1, 2, 3... etc
Thought it was just me when it came doing doing swimming lengths :tongue:

Learning to swim with the jitsu lot :tongue:
Original post by illusionz
I presume the easiest method is 1, 2, 3... etc


ahahahah

True though...
Swimming's awesome

I went absolutely ham swimming last September + October thinking it'd get be ripped lmao

Lost a good stone of fat though


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Original post by illusionz
I presume the easiest method is 1, 2, 3... etc


:teehee:
Original post by illusionz
I presume the easiest method is 1, 2, 3... etc


I will wreck you


Original post by Reps4Jesus
Swimming's awesome

I went absolutely ham swimming last September + October thinking it'd get be ripped lmao

Lost a good stone of fat though


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Yeah I've had damn bad DOMS lol. Despite me no mirin the swimmer physique, its a damn site better than skinny or fat lol

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read the whole thread

i crid evry teim for you and your knee injury

any updates?
Original post by tehforum
read the whole thread

i crid evry teim for you and your knee injury

any updates?


Other than I cant get an appt with a knee specialist at home until mid October, I've now got to go back tp my GP and get referred to Nottingham instead lol not much.

However I've lost 8lb this summer despite being nearly sedentary. Now 12 stone 12 lb, lightest I've been in a year lol
Got an outline of some bottom abs, dat skinny pack

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Original post by Angry cucumber
Other than I cant get an appt with a knee specialist at home until mid October, I've now got to go back tp my GP and get referred to Nottingham instead lol not much.

However I've lost 8lb this summer despite being nearly sedentary. Now 12 stone 12 lb, lightest I've been in a year lol
Got an outline of some bottom abs, dat skinny pack

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is it mostly fat or muscle? or similar?

feels :frown:

I'm now pretty much 2 stone heavier than you. fuuuuck
Original post by illusionz
is it mostly fat or muscle? or similar?

feels :frown:

I'm now pretty much 2 stone heavier than you. fuuuuck


I've lost a lot of size, lost fat aswell. Bit of both tbh.

Interesting where you lose muscle the most.. For me my genetic strong points seem to be triceps, shoulders and upper back. Whilst biceps and abdominals have vanished lol.
Legs have to but that's really not surprising from sitting down lots lol

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Whenever I'm not sure about whether I should take time off to nurse a niggle or pain better, I always think of you, and it reminds me that taking a few days off from the gym is really nothing and I should just do it. :tongue:

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Original post by Hype en Ecosse
Whenever I'm not sure about whether I should take time off to nurse a niggle or pain better, I always think of you, and it reminds me that taking a few days off from the gym is really nothing and I should just do it. :tongue:

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Yeah man, a few days vs possibly years... hmmmm :tongue:

Cucumber went swimming today. 30 or 32 -> 25m lengths (I think the pool is 25m, it might be 20 and I lost count right at the end lol)
Went with parents today, Dad once upon a time used to be a very competitive regional swimmer and gave me some really good advice on technique. My left shoulder lacks a lot of ROM I think hence I have difficulty breathing doing crawl to the right.

Oly lifters - shoulder flexibility - how do I improve this? :tongue:
I did some overhead squats today just with a bar. Definitely stretches the shoulders out.
Foam rolling front delts (ball), chest, stretching pec minor (easy on a door), foam rolling lats -- these are relatively quick to do but produce big improvements IMO.

And I like doing these now and then, clicks the thoracic spine nicely and gets the shoulder moving better:

CFJ KStarr 2Min Shoulder Mobility Drills Part1.mo…: http://youtu.be/JVsA7imlm4Y

Mr Monk should head in here
(edited 9 years ago)
Original post by silent ninja
I did some overhead squats today just with a bar. Definitely stretches the shoulders out.
Foam rolling front delts (ball), chest, stretching pec minor (easy on a door), foam rolling lats -- these are relatively quick to do but produce big improvements IMO.

And I like doing these now and then, clicks the thoracic spine nicely and gets the shoulder moving better:

CFJ KStarr 2Min Shoulder Mobility Drills Part1.mo…: http://youtu.be/JVsA7imlm4Y

Mr Monk should head in here


Overhead squats - considering my back and knee problems... hmmmmmmm :tongue:

Thanks, I need to get myself a lacrosse ball to foam roll, delts and chest

Will watch the video now :smile:
Original post by Angry cucumber
Yeah man, a few days vs possibly years... hmmmm :tongue:

Cucumber went swimming today. 30 or 32 -> 25m lengths (I think the pool is 25m, it might be 20 and I lost count right at the end lol)
Went with parents today, Dad once upon a time used to be a very competitive regional swimmer and gave me some really good advice on technique. My left shoulder lacks a lot of ROM I think hence I have difficulty breathing doing crawl to the right.

Oly lifters - shoulder flexibility - how do I improve this? :tongue:


Shoulder dislocates, door jamb stretch (put your forearm on a door jamb, running parallel with it: push your chest through and away from your arm), roll the **** out of everything around your shoulders, roll T-spine if tight, hands on something high, push chest through. Loosen up first with arm circles or something.

That's what I did when I was hitting my shoulders hard, worked very well!
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Went swimming again, 30 lengths again, did it in about 5-10 mins faster though.

Lots of technique training, extension and pull through especially. My problem with my shoulder flexibility is left rear/ middle delt tightness I think. Will try some of the stuff above.

Lacrosse ball for rolling delts or is it a ball shaped roller thing?

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Nice

I use a massage ball with spikes on it. It's good but will make holes in clothes over time and leaves temporary red spike marks on the skin lol it pins the muscles down really well though

Lacrosse ball will do the trick. I haven't tried rolling the rear delt though. I guess you can lie on the floor? The ball might move around a bit. The side and front ones can easily be done against the inside of a door frame and wall respectively
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