The merrell shoes are all pretty good for both running and lifting. Some of the new balance shoes are good also. The crossfit shoes are all fine also.

Definitely do not get lifting shoes. What a waste.

No trolling itt, loco.

Lifting shoes. Belts. Microplates. Sleeves. Gloves. They all belong in yugo's bag of No Use.

Straps more handy than that crap. We are recreational lifters and in fact some of us average one or two lifting sessions per week. No names will be mentioned.

Seriously no trolling.

Yup. Prepare for a timeout if it continues.

Romaleos corrected my tight ankles and took pressure off of my knees while squatting. Probably saved me a ton of pain down the line. Would recommend to anyone.

For deadlifting I prefer barefoot but if there's a pt around and I have to wear shoes the romaleos are far superior too since my running shoes don't keep my feet stable.

I don't think there is anything wrong with spending the money if you have it and want to.

But at the end of the day, loco isn't wrong.

Although there is a spectrum of 'recreational' from the "just want to not be uber-weak" to the "I do everything like I compete but I don't"

Some guy recommended lifting shoes for a 40 year old golfer who probably doesn't even squat, that's why I posted.

Going to PM Aidan to put a temporary ban on montecore and KC. Ridiculous.

Lifting shoes for this guy is a complete waste of money.

I dont think Loco's trolling at all. I agree too that for recreational lifter, little value to be had with all the accessories...

Im no belts, gloves, sleeves, wraps, etc but, at the same time, would not give up my weightlifting shoes and would recommend same for most people who squat and I like chucks for DL.

Is pasta good for adding weight? As in not unhealthy just **** caps? Also not adding anything to it as in plain.

I need some advices fellas.

Instead of doing compound barbell lifts I've recently started doing daily push up & pull ups. Im using a couple apps that track my progress and make the workouts incrementally more difficult. Additionally I'm doing HIIT 2-3x a week.

I have no real reason for this except this type of workout routine is more fun for me as opposed to barbell lifts and thus I'm more motivated.

My question is this: is it suboptimal to train both push ups and pull ups daily? Should I rotate them daily? I'm doing 5 sets of 25-30% of max, with 90 sec rest intervals in between, which equates to 60 push ups and about 15-20 pull ups as of my last workouts.

1 Set maxes:

Push ups: 35
Pull ups: 8

So, the answer to this might just be, "go to the doctor, you halfwit, get off the internet," but I want to ask here in case anyone has experienced something similar. I have had a weird sore point in my back for, like, 3+ months now. It's on my left, about half way between my spine and my side, in the vicinity of the bottom of my left lat. It feels like it's outside my ribs, but it mostly hurts when I breathe deeply and hold to support my core. The worst is doing squats, especially right after racking the bar at the end of a heavy set. Deadlifts also suck, but not Pendlay rows, really (maybe just because the rows are with much less weight).

I took 3 weeks off of lifting over the holidays, and while it seemed like it was gone when I restarted, it came back right after my first heavy squat set and seems to be worse now. I've tried massage, but I can't seem to make it go away. Has anyone had something like this? Am I just not resting, icing, or massaging hard enough? Or am I a freak and a weird dude who should have just seen a doctor a while ago?

Tuco,

I'm pretty sure both daily is fine.

Wookie,

RIP in peace. It sounds like not a big deal, and it's likely just an annoying strain that's in a weird spot and it'll take a while to heal. Alternatively maybe it's something like a dislocated or cracked rib. If it's a real pita a doctor visit won't hurt. They'll prob do x-rays to see if it's a cracked rib. If it is... you go about your life and it eventually heals.

I haven't read the whole thread, but I had a question. For GPP, is there a problem not doing OHP or bench? Will that lead to any major imbalances if I am doing lots of squats, deadlifts, etc?

Yes, a press of some sort is a pretty good overall prime movement and a good muscle developer. Why can't you do one? Squats and deadlifts don't work the same muscles at all

I have had injuries in that spot frequently. They take a day or so to get over. (Mostly due to thoracic rounding in the FS.) I would have def gone to the doctor after the 3 week layoff. Explain the situation clearly and don't pull a jdock. (I hurt it while lifting, took break, etc.) And then steer him into doing something other than giving you industrial ibuprofen and sending you home.

I know that they don't work the same muscles at all. I enjoy doing squats and deadlifts a lot more and I have been have some recurring shoulder issues every once in a while and was wondering if I could get away with not doing those movements.

I need some advice.

Background: I'm 37 y/o. 174cm ~80kgs. Not muscular at all (which makes me easily 10kg overweight), except for some decent legs (I do walk quite a bit) and sit way too much (and wrong on the top of it) causing some back pain, and a rather weak back/upper body in general.

I plan on hitting the gym. It's one of those cheap (read: no trainer roaming around) 24/7 gym, and I know next to nothing about working out so I could use some advice.

What kind of excercises should I be looking at ? My goals are:

- Lose some weight (gonna do some cardio/diet on top of it too)
- Strengthen my back
- Get a little muscle/volume in my arms and shoulders

To be clear, I'm not trying to get sick abs, big arms etc. Just an healthier body, with a slight visual improvement of my arms and shoulders, nothing crazy.

Where to start? I could probably hit the gym 3 times a week.

Starting Strength sounds perfect for you. There are links/a description in the sticky.

Found some dead links, whole new forum and personal blog, but nothing that looks exactly like some sort of starting point. Any chance you could help me out ?

I'm prob being lazy but since I suspect you know where to look for..

https://startingstrength.com/get-started

https://www.amazon.com/Starting-Stre...dp/0982522738/

https://www.youtube.com/user/Aasgaar...50&shelf_id=13

Thanks!

Also found this: https://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/nov...tart-here.html

Does it seems good ?

Yes.

Seems like it is. Also I edited the link to the starting strenth site itself, as the "get started" section seems to be the more useful part.

Just one thing: Some people (myself included) don't do the power cleans as the technique is a little more complicated. I do barbells rows instead:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8l_8chR5BE

I would generally recommend that guy's youtube channel.

Yeah that the technique seems to be a bit overwhelming for someone new at lifting and going to the gym solo lol

Thanks a bunch