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I have read on this forum that you may not want to micro plate these two lifts and stick to 5 lb jumps. Less than 5 lb jumps do not produce adaptation. Thoughts?
Depends entirely on your age, sex, and bodyweight.
I don't think squatting 257 x 5 x 3 would be a productive use of your time. You should be able to make 5-pound jumps up into the mid-high 300s. Also see: The First 3 Questions
Sounds good. I guess it's time to put on the belt. Wasn't sure I could make it to 350 on the NLP.
Maybe you won't. But you haven't tried yet, so you don't know.
Hi Rip, [If needed: Male, 29, 200lbs at 5'10", bench: 190, ohp: 120] I've started lifting in April and recently been diagnosed with bursitis on my right shoulder (via MRI).
Does this indicate that I'm doing something wrong on the bench and/or overhead press? I've searched the forum but couldn't really find your opinion on this topic – i.e., what causes it and how to deal with it.
My doctor said that my humerus was elevated by too strong delts and too tight back muscles (that can't do their job). Now I should roll around on a Lacrosse Ball to loosen my back, and stop pressing. I guess that’s not what your advice would be at all. Do you have any general thoughts on this?
The doctor thinks that your right humerus was elevated and mashed into your subacromial bursa because your right deltoid was "too strong," and that back muscles that are "too tight" cannot do "their job"? After looking at the relevant anatomy, does this sound even remotely plausible to you?
What is your occupation?
@Rip: It doesn't seem plausible. My thoughts were: If my back muscles are too tight, why aren't they actually pulling the humerus down? Didn't really make sense to me afterwards. But I'm fairly new to this and haven't gotten the whole picture yet.
@Will Morris: I'm a programmer, but not the good kind like you people (for strength), but for computers.
The "back" muscles attached to your humerus keep the head of the humerus seated in the glenoid fossa. This is discussed in the blue book. I think you're beginning to get the picture.
Subacromial bursitis is heavily influenced by certain occupations. Occupations that require a lot of computer work are notorious for causing subacromial bursitis.
And by benching incorrectly. This is also discussed in the book.
Absolutely. My subtle point was that the physician gave him a bullshit non-answer as to what caused his problem, instead of the known answer of, "Your job causes this. Sitting on your ass in front of a computer all day has made you weak. Learn how to bench, press, and deadlift correctly and you will be fine."
Thank you both very much for the help! I will reread the pressing chapters, post some form checks for the bench press, and quit my current job. (or maybe I'll just keep getting stronger until my occupation is not a problem anymore).
I had three corticosteroid injections (one subacromial bursal and two intraarticular all by an orthopod). I also had physical therapy. None helped. I suffered through it for a total of over a year, figured I'd have to give up surfing (which I did), and then came across SS. I found Paul Horn in LA and he was great. He walked me through the program although I'd already read part of the book. I just didn't feel comfortable starting the lifts purely from the descriptions. I told him about my reticence to do squats (lateral meniscus tear post surgery but that's another story). He said "You're going to do squats." I told him about my shoulder and my reticence about the bench press and OP. He said “You're not going to do bench presses. You are going to do OP.”
My ortho told me never to lift barbells. Paul emphasized that he wasn't a doctor and couldn't tell me what to do but he still encouraged me to try. I told him I was a doctor and therefore didn't trust orthos and that I promised not to sue him if he messed me up. I'm pretty sure I signed something saying I couldn't sue him anyway but I wisely never read that stuff. I was 57 at the time and had never lifted barbells except for a brief period in high school. In fact, other than surfing and martial arts, I was never an athletic guy. I was pretty scared about starting this process to be honest.
After a few weeks, my knee pain was almost gone proving that low-bar squats down to horizontal didn't destroy knees, at least not mine. After about two months, my shoulder pain was almost gone despite going from 45 to 85 lbs (I know, I’m a weakling but I'm only 5'6" and weighed 155 at the time). Now, I’m at a point where I’m OP’ing 115 (yep, still a weakling going up in increments of literally one pound). However, now I have to think about which shoulder had both subacromial bursitis and a rotator cuff tear (proven by MRI).
Incidentally, that same shoulder was tweaked recently when I tapped out late from a Kimura (a nasty jiu-jitsu shoulder lock). I pushed through OP’ing and was again back to new in a few weeks.
Your results may vary but I'm back surfing at age 60. Perhaps you should see an SS coach and get your form checked out?
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