random lc question guys; in an attempt to build core strength i have begun doing planks fairly regularly (4x/week after each workout.)

is it better to add in a multitude of core exercises or are plank progressions enough (increasing time, number of reps, using a swiss ball, and eventually adding a vest or weight.)

i had remembered reading various views on different logs. i prefer stuff that's simple execution wise, if that helps (which is why planks are so perfect and easy to stay consistent with.)

thanks

You picked up a girl who was with the two guys who jumped you? Solid!

Downton is one word, bro. Trust me.

Be safe, everyone.

Sometimes Apple dictation voice to text loses something in the translation. Plus I never proof read my posts. I was walking her home. We were walking our bicycles because you aren't allowed to ride in campus. Two dudes jumped me. I fought them off, but one hung close by. I didn't leave the girl to continue the fight.

This was over 20 years ago, so no cell phone.

What kind of pansy ass college bans bikes?

They aren't banned, you just can't ride in the main part of campus, you have to walk.

Chico State.

Pretty sure you've been doing it wrong. ART has given me more ROM and less pain on my shoulder in a week.

The plank is a great anti-flexion in only one plane. You would need to add side planks as well.

Also do something like the Pallof Press as its a great anti-rotation and anti-flexion.

Placebo effect imo. How many sessions did you have in one week?

thanks!

You might find this useful: http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_...ore_training_1

Oh nice, didn't think about doing air squats. I'll try that today. It seems flossing beneath the knees doesn't help much, so leaning towards the problem being located above the knee. I'll still floss below the knee though.

Biked to work today to test the theory of it aggravating the knee. Confirmed. Felt a bit worse after biking to work, and quite a bit worse after biking home - definitely swollen and a bit tender to the touch. Staying away from the bike until this is fixed.

Definitely got leopard stripes. No worries, I'm doing both suprapatellar pouch work with a lax ball as well as other mobility stuff. Of course, it might be something structural and all the SMR work in the world might not help.

I've had enough injuries over time that's completely healed, so that's you being weird imo.

Keep working higher and lower than those specific areas as well.

All the SMR in the world wont cure a structural problem, but getting all the surrounding tissues soft and working properly should improve the way it moves & feels. Hopefully its nothing structural though.

Guise I just realized something:

At every commercial gym I've been to, including the relatively small one I was a trainer at, there's always a "sharps disposal" container in the locker room. I don't think it's actually meant for diabetes/insulin needles.

wtf http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/this-..._source=vicefb

Meh, at commercial gyms it is likely for liability purposes in general, and not specifically there for steroid users. At the gym I go to, it is basically filled with used razors.

I knew this article would be weird, but man they just jumped right into it.

"I had a couple of goats in my yard that I was using for milk and you know, I was tired of milking them so I slaughtered them. I ate both of those goats, all raw, and just switched over like that"

Seems standard.

his teeth are nasty, but I'm sure it was purposefully taken right after eating.

His girlfriend is "an omnivore with vegan tendencies" i.e. the same as everyone else except people on meat-only diets.

I love the top comment and reply. I stopped reading any further comments after this one because this is probably the first time in the history of the Internet that I wasn't annoyed by a comment section of an article and didn't want to spoil that feeling.

Looks good to me. Except the raw part, but hey whatever floats ya.

yaeh. faithinhumanityrestored.jpg when I saw that comment.

Raw is bad enough but he also likes to eat his meat rotten.

"Being an outcast. My family, they think I’ve lost it. They literally think I’m off the deep end insane and I don’t know why."

I would bet that it is dry aged, and not actually spoiled in an uncontrolled environment. I've heard dry aging referred to as allowing the meat to rot.

Super interesting political update from Broway: the conservative party (yes, we have one) and a fairly right-wing party will make up our new gubmint. Politically I'd put them somewhere between the Dems and the Repubs. Socialism is dead! #silenttears