Recent content by DeckardBlade

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    Sudden, intense headache from heavy lifting

    Go to a PT first, even if you get the MRI, you can go to a PT once a week over a month out of pocket before what you'd pay for an MRI (with insurance covering it). Hospitals love to make money. I'm comparing CAT scan prices to MRI but I recently had a coworker's husband get an MRI (for no...
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    rest more between sets to get more reps, or less rest and less reps

    I never mentioned not building a foundation in strength first. However, if his goals are sarcoplasmic hypertrophy...weight numbers are far less relative than time under tension (for body building). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Mj8o2WMGoE&feature=player_detailpage#t=45s (Kai Green on weight...
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    rest more between sets to get more reps, or less rest and less reps

    Building muscle mass and building strength are different. That's why the starting strength and the 5x5 programs use a lower rep range while the bodybuilding programs use the higher rep ranges with lower weights and shorter rest periods.
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    Torn Labrum

    Not sure how your form on the bench was prior to having your shoulder problems. I was having issues with mine for a while and changed my bench form up to match this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=oizAS9gfIwo#t=135s and it's pretty much taken all of the stress off my...
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    Day Z alpha: How the zombie apocalypse should be

    How can they be remapped? I can't find any setting within the game to select another key for replacing the mouse wheel. I just spent 30 minutes staring at an alice pack I couldn't pickup since I can't cycle through the inventory menu which was my initial fear about buying the game from the get...
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    Day Z alpha: How the zombie apocalypse should be

    Thanks for the information, I'll probably check it out now that I know I won't have issues playing it!
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    Day Z alpha: How the zombie apocalypse should be

    Is it possible to remap the controls to navigate the inventory menus without using a mouse wheel? Interested in the game but I don't use a mouse that has a scroll wheel.
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    Need some recommendations on back pain

    Not saying you have the issues I did but all of your symptoms are largely the same. My issues were caused by, until a few years ago, a lifetime of bad posture and having a salaried desk job (lots of sitting). My right low back pain was my quadratus lumborum (QL) being locked in spasm due...
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    Front Squat vs Back Squat

    Haven't tried this myself yet but it's made me want to go buy some wrist straps to give it a whirl as it seems like an excellent way to do the front squat. Featured in the first part of this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVTkbggmxR0
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    Fish Oil

    Not aware of the downsides of taking it and it's rather affordable compared to many other supplements. I don't eat much fish myself so take it for that reason.
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    Am I loosing my mind? What a fitness instructor told me today..

    Sorry thought you were doing 2 a day everyday, that's really not too bad then. I agree with SC that you're eating too few calories but I'm not going to argue with what's working for you. If you can workout regularly and run on that few calories you're obviously mentally tough so once you get...
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    Am I loosing my mind? What a fitness instructor told me today..

    Only thing I'd be concerned about is how much sugar you're taking in. The protein bars are usually pretty bad with sugar, and in that case you'd be way better off just going with whey powder. That G2 is 4 servings in 1 bottle, so 20grams of sugar there in a low calorie drink. For me, I...
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    Need some recommendations on preventing grip loss during inclined flys.

    I have harbringer gloves myself. I originally bought them because I had dumbbells with some ridiculous knurling on them so I used them until I developed an even callous on my hand. It may not seem like they'd make a big difference but it is more work to grip with the gloves on than not. If...
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    Need some recommendations on preventing grip loss during inclined flys.

    The gloves are increasing the diameter of the bar you're gripping which requires more effort to hold onto, this will fatigue your grip faster. You can use some thin garden gloves as a better alternative if sweating is that big of an issue or you don't want to use chalk.
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    Lightheaded when lifting weights

    Focus on your breathing and if you don't think that's it (after focusing on it), maybe rest a bit longer between sets.