Comments on: How To Workout If You Have An Injury

By: Vic Magary

Vic Magary — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:07:39 +0000

Exercise and a healthy diet are right for everyone. Thank you for following GymJunkies!

By: Tyler

Tyler — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 07:49:33 +0000

Hey!!! You gave more confidence on readers that having difficulties in losing weight. Its there opinion if they want to try or not. I glad that I read your blog, it give more on losing my weights. Thanks!!

By: Vic Magary

Vic Magary — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:48:23 +0000

Thanks, Brett. I’m a big fan of Rusty and his blog. Keep that lower back strong!

By: Vic Magary

Vic Magary — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:47:11 +0000

Awww, and hurt my pup?

By: Vic Magary

Vic Magary — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:46:27 +0000

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By: Vic Magary

Vic Magary — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:45:15 +0000

Man, I love your novels. You always add value to the GymJunkies with your comments. Thanks!

By: Brett

Brett — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:14:23 +0000

Long time lurker, first time poster here.

For the longest time I would train hard on the muscles I felt I wanted to improve on. Disregarding the whole system that is my body. I hated working my core, (I used to think that only meant crunches)therefore, I ended up with lot’s of lower back pain. So, being a dummy, I would take some time off completely to let it rest, do many many many bent over stretches and try to get it back to feeling better.

Finallly, one day I woke up and found the light, or better yet, Rusty’s fitnessblackbook.com where he talks about back pain. Basically, I needed to strengthen my core, especially those muscles surrouding my spine and STOP bending over and rounding the back.

Now as part of my warm up I try to get those muscles going and I like to do Planks, Birddogs, and Supermans. And guess what I have been back pain free for 3 months.

By: Karin

Karin — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 01:07:45 +0000

Can’t you just find a way to electrify the table?

By: Greg

Greg — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:02:19 +0000

A few months ago I was at the batting cages and my shoulder wen’t out of socket for a moment, hurt like hell. So instead of stopping I tried swinging again and did the same thing. My shoulder pain usually only happens when I bench press and do dips. Every other exercise seems to be okay, but I can still feel a little pain afterwards. Since that happened I took it pretty easy, but I’m paranoid I will injure it again so I just make sure I have really good form, but I stay away from the barbell bench press.

By: Max

Max — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 03:26:17 +0000

Vic,

This is just my opinion, but it would be a pretty nice addition to your website if you did a talk about stretching before/after workouts and exercises that strengthen rotator cuff or other joint areas (I know that doing this helps prevent injury and also helps improve the amount of weights a person can lift).

I think a lot of websites talk about lifting techniques and nutrition, but I sometimes have issues finding articles about serious stretching for flexibility and joint-strengthening exercises (wrists, knees, rotator cuff, etc).

Anyways, I hope your shoulder heals, and that you get back into your lifting. Good luck, and feel better!

-Max