One arm training
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Topic: One arm training
Posted By: thegnome
Subject: One arm training
Date Posted: 2/29/08 at 2:48am
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I have a mild tear in my Left bicep. Enough to make a small bruise. Dr. says to rest it 6 - 8 weeks (I take that as 3 -6 in HG terms). She told me it is in danger of detatching if I do much more and then I'm f'd if that happens. Anyway I'm Right handed so I'm trying to work around it as much as I can. I'm thinking one or 2 days of squats and then as much work with the good arm as I can. Any ideas for exercises (I'm already thinking D. bell snatches, jerks, and lots of dbell rows) I have access to alot of Hammer strength, and Nautilus stuff but only use it when there is nothing else available. ------------- Andrew G Vada a bordo CAZZO!!!! |
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Posted By: Beau Fay
Date Posted: 2/29/08 at 3:07am
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I suffered a complete rupture of my left (throwing side) pectoral on January 14, and since surgery have been doing a lot of one-arm work on the right side. I've heard of the benefits of bilateral transfer, and the mental benefits of just getting in and doing something are plenty. I've mostly been doing one arm DB benches, DB militaries, DB push presses, DB rows, one arm cable rows, DB curls, triceps, DB snatches etc. Surprisingly, after a few weeks the left side actually began to look less atrophied than it once did. Just get creative and do whatever you can to make a difficult time a little less stale. Good luck with your injury! |
Posted By: Jonathan Barlow
Date Posted: 2/29/08 at 4:46am
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How about taking a few weeks off... can't hurt, but it could help a lot... it could help everything a lot.
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Posted By: Silverback
Date Posted: 2/29/08 at 4:57am
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Hope you get some swelling with that brother. Mass is good. And it is winter, so purple is fine right now, as long as it is gone by Easter. ------------- Mule Sportkilt AST Sport Supplements |
Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 2/29/08 at 5:09am
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I took 4 months off when my brain exploded, unless that happens again I'm going to the gym. Plus one of my goals is to get my arse kicked by you slightly less than last year. Maybe get to more than 1/2 of what you throw. ------------- Andrew G Vada a bordo CAZZO!!!! |
Jonathan Barlow wrote:Posted By: Hapy
Date Posted: 2/29/08 at 2:18pm
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Any worries about causing imbalances with doing exercises for extended periods 1-handed? I was warned to take it easy with my left side while my right side is supposedly healing. First day of PT, my therapist says - "oh yeah, I can see that your right side is atrophied a bit" I just told her that I had been doing dumbell snatches and suitcase lifts with my left side exclusively - so in my mind, my left shoulder was just nicely pumped  ------------- Real Men Wear Purple Tinky Winky Throw Far! http://www.facebook.com/CVTSA" rel="nofollow - Central Vermont Strength Association |
Posted By: Quint T Melius
Date Posted: 3/01/08 at 4:34am
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Myles whats up with all the winter stuff? It was 80 degrees yesterday I got sunburned. And a big +1 on the mass is good idea. ------------- If you don't have time to do it right, when are you going to have time to do it over? |
Posted By: sqeezemaster
Date Posted: 3/01/08 at 11:24am
| Read up on Dan John's stuff. He's got tons of info on one arm lifts from when he broke his wrist. |
Posted By: Chad U
Date Posted: 3/01/08 at 12:13pm
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There are several 1 arm lifts in All around lifting. I like 1 arm snatches with a bar. It takes some to time to get the balance down, but once you do, it comes up fast. We've also done 1 arm clean and jerk, 1 arm DL... The clean and jerk is pretty tough, you have to pull it up on your side, then jerk it from there. I don't think there's really much benefit to that one, but the snatch is good ------------- It takes a big man to cry, but it takes a bigger man to laugh at that man |
Posted By: Silverback
Date Posted: 3/02/08 at 6:36am
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Quint, Winter = season. In the south we try to comport ourselves accordingly. Hold the white until at least Easter. ------------- Mule Sportkilt AST Sport Supplements |
Posted By: Trainerterry
Date Posted: 3/02/08 at 2:10pm
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you still need to train and I have never seen a problem created with doing 1 handed oly variations... they are hip dominant exercises anyway. ------------- "A man has to know his limitations" - Detective Harold Callahan |