Olympic lifters/Crossfit workout and diet thread

bigarrow · Apr 16, 2014

Rehoboth said:
What are your thoughts on PQQ?

I've just added that to my daily supplements.

Here's what I take and the cost. I just take one scoop of the life extension mix a day instead of the three recommended.

SUPPLEMENT $/MO.

Astaxanthin 12.00
Fish oil. 3.00
CoQ10 ubiquinol 6.00
DHEA 7.00
PQQ 22.00
Life Extension mx 10.00
K 5.00

TOTAL. $ 65.00

drownpruf · Apr 16, 2014

Rehoboth said:
What are your thoughts on PQQ?

Mitochondrial biogenesis. I will probably take it but not until my 60s.

LEAPup · Apr 17, 2014

bigarrow said:
I've just added that to my daily supplements.

Here's what I take and the cost. I just take one scoop of the life extension mix a day instead of the three recommended.

SUPPLEMENT $/MO.

Astaxanthin 12.00
Fish oil. 3.00
CoQ10 ubiquinol 6.00
DHEA 7.00
PQQ 22.00
Life Extension mx 10.00
K 5.00

TOTAL. $ 65.00

That's actually cheap for health, performance, and longevity. Btw, what was the life extension mix?

bigarrow · Apr 17, 2014

LEAPup said:
That's actually cheap for health, performance, and longevity. Btw, what was the life extension mix?

It's a multivitamin http://www.lef.org/vitamins-supplem...l?source=search&key=life extension mix powder

I take the one without copper. The recommended dosage is 3 scoops but I take 1 scoop most days because I eat pretty healthy. I buy it bulk when it's on sale and it brings the price way down.

I'm spending $600+ a month for health insurance, I figure spending a 10th of that on actual health it isn't a big deal.

spd · Apr 22, 2014

Squat question.

I injured my shoulder years ago, with rest it healed enough on its own that I could resume training so I mistakenly never had it looked it. Flash forward, now I cannot get under a squat bar for back squats, the position my shoulder gets locked in just kills. Even just the bar with no plates is really painful. Any suggestions for an alternative? Can you rehab an really old injury? Front squats are great and all, but I feel like I have been short changing myself. Never expected a shoulder injury to mess up leg days.

drownpruf · Apr 22, 2014

spd said:
Squat question.

I injured my shoulder years ago, with rest it healed enough on its own that I could resume training so I mistakenly never had it looked it. Flash forward, now I cannot get under a squat bar for back squats, the position my shoulder gets locked in just kills. Even just the bar with no plates is really painful. Any suggestions for an alternative? Can you rehab an really old injury? Front squats are great and all, but I feel like I have been short changing myself. Never expected a shoulder injury to mess up leg days.

You can use the Draper or the safety bar if you can FS without pain. I suspect it's the positioning of your hands near the sleeve of the bar that is causing the painful shoulder.

Draper's top squat, safety bar, or the manta:

https://www.google.com/search?q=top...60.4036j0j9&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=91&ie=UTF-8

http://newyorkbarbells.com/im-0210.html

wjk · Apr 22, 2014

drownpruf said:
Draper's top squat, safety bar, or the manta:

+1. I use the manta for squats, the sting ray for front squat.

spd · Apr 22, 2014

drownpruf said:
You can use the Draper or the safety bar if you can FS without pain. I suspect it's the positioning of your hands near the sleeve of the bar that is causing the painful shoulder.

Draper's top squat, safety bar, or the manta:

https://www.google.com/search?q=top...60.4036j0j9&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=91&ie=UTF-8

http://newyorkbarbells.com/im-0210.html

wjk said:
+1. I use the manta for squats, the sting ray for front squat.

Thanks both of you! Pretty much each one of those look like it could solve the problem. Glad to know there are multiple options out there. Gonna start with different hand positioning and see if that alone provides any relief. I didn't even think that my grip might be part of the problem.

blah12345678 · Apr 22, 2014

spd said:
Squat question.

I injured my shoulder years ago, with rest it healed enough on its own that I could resume training so I mistakenly never had it looked it. Flash forward, now I cannot get under a squat bar for back squats, the position my shoulder gets locked in just kills. Even just the bar with no plates is really painful. Any suggestions for an alternative? Can you rehab an really old injury? Front squats are great and all, but I feel like I have been short changing myself. Never expected a shoulder injury to mess up leg days.

Do you have limited range-of-motion in that shoulder?

I wonder if Googling "rotator cuff rehab" or "shoulder girdle rehab" might yield exercises or programs to help improve your range of motion?

drownpruf · Apr 22, 2014

spd said:
Thanks both of you! Pretty much each one of those look like it could solve the problem. Glad to know there are multiple options out there. Gonna start with different hand positioning and see if that alone provides any relief. I didn't even think that my grip might be part of the problem.

The scapula rotates perhaps 10-degrees when you touch the sleeve. Acromion, humeral head, etc. I don't know what's in play, but I'd bet that the Draper would fix it. The safety bar is nice, but probably not necessary if you have a decent bar for squats.