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also I hurt myself at the gym today pretty bad
Wednesday, 03-Feb-16 22:57:14 UTC from web-
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@northernnarwhal I sprained a deep neck muscle doing standing military press, I didn't even realize it but I was using my neck to compensate for my weak arms/shoulders and the weight was too high. I reached the top of a lift and felt a shooting pain in my neck and was really confused at first
Wednesday, 03-Feb-16 22:59:43 UTC from web-
Wednesday, 03-Feb-16 23:00:05 UTC from web
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@rarity Ohh, that's a good way to throw out your neck. I hope you're okay, knowing how much you're able to lift is important. I knew a guy who totally threw out his back doing curls cause his weight was too high.
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@northernnarwhal it's a shame too because I've tried to be very diligent with proper form to avoid injuries (especially w/ squats) but I didn't even realize I was using that muscle. I'll definitely be aware of it now though.
Wednesday, 03-Feb-16 23:04:44 UTC from web-
@rarity You learn from your mistakes so I'm sure you'll get better. It's good that you're being diligent with your squats though, those are super important.
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@northernnarwhal it's kind of a shame though since there's only Smith Machines at my gym, so I have to modify form a little bit. I just try to avoid arching and knee pain, but that means I have to bring my feet almost comically far forward. So much for a straight line from the bar to the balls of your feet
Wednesday, 03-Feb-16 23:08:26 UTC from web-
@rarity Your top priority in that case should always be keeping your back straight, but it's unfortunate you have to work with what you've got in that case.
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@northernnarwhal I would do dumbbell squats but the logistics of getting two 50lb dumbells up to shoulder height and keeping them there safely would be too much. Not to mention it'd be adding an extra layer of difficulty in that it would make it an arm exercise as well
Wednesday, 03-Feb-16 23:12:55 UTC from web-
@rarity You could possibly lower the dumbbell weight and do more reps, unless you're specifically looking to bulk
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@northernnarwhal I've thought of that, but I'm following a 5x5 program and I'm scared to deviate tbh
Wednesday, 03-Feb-16 23:17:19 UTC from web-
@rarity It's usually okay to deviate a bit if it suits you better, though if you were to you'd have to do so at your own discretion.
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