Santa delivers on the BB gear
I am finally getting some lifts in without getting Weightlifter’s Migraines. I have stopped taking Nitric Oxide supplements, pop a couple Aleve an hour before my lift with a couple Lipo 6 (for caffeine vessel restriction), warm up on cardio for 5 minutes (get the blood pumping through the whole body) and stretch out the neck area. This approach seems to be working well so I have been able to get back to hitting it hard.
Speaking of hard, I did Dead Lifts for the first time in years. I admit that I have been a little intimidated by them. Once I started doing them, I quickly realized why people love them so much. My heart was pumping and it worked my whole body. The downside, which is why I hesitated to do them before, is that my lower back took a beating. It’s been really sore for four days now. I don’t have back problem and can execute squats and Good Mornings without problems. I am not sure if I am sore from poor form or from going heavier (275lbs – not a lot for most but a lot of effort for me since this was the first time doing them) or maybe both. I thought my form was good? I kept the bar close to the body (shins have scabs from the bar) and tried to push with legs and hips. Once my back gets back to normal, I will reattempt but work with light weight as I master the form.
So I got some cool exercise equipment for Christmas. I got the belt that allows you to chain up some weight so you can do weighted dips and pull ups. I have reached a point with my dips where I need to add weight and I am getting there on the pull ups. The other cool thing I asked for and got is a bar used for developing the forearms. It has a rope and weight attachment. You stick your arms straight out and roll/twist the bar by using your wrists. Slowly you pull the weight up as the rope wraps around the bar. Once the rope is wrapped all the way around the bar, you slowly reverse direction and lower the weight by unwrapping the rope around the bar. Your forearms will be on fire, guaranteed!
