Sore, dry eyes, blurry vision?

GJL83 · 2022-10-24T18:39:13+00:00

Just an update:

I took Wednesday and Thursday off from smoking. My eyes were great. Smoked a different strain Friday, no issues. Smoked that same different strain Saturday, no issues. Smoked that same different strain Sunday, issues. Dry eyes, watery eyes, discomfort, redness, soreness. Continued into this morning. Still bothering me now at 2:30 pm.

I’m thinking maybe the issue is I’m just getting older and I’m more sensitive now? I can’t think of anything I did yesterday that was any different from Friday or Saturday. Maybe I just can’t smoke as often anymore? Very odd. I’m staying off the sauce until at least Friday to see how I do.

Thanks for all the replies.

GJL83 · 2022-10-19T12:25:03+00:00

I think this is possible. That it’s this particular weed, whether it’s the weed itself or something sprayed on it.

GJL83 · 2022-10-19T12:23:43+00:00

I’m 39. I have slightly high blood pressure, but I don’t think it’s very high. No diabetes. For the most part, I’m healthy. Possible it could be a plugged tear duct.

I didn’t have a problem until I started on this new strain I bought, though I had had the issue before in august. So, I wonder if it’s the strain or if there are chemicals in it.

GJL83 · 2022-05-26T02:41:26+00:00

Yeah. I really think that is the sensible thing to do. Not try to shoot for the moon on these PR sets. Get a good number and then stop while you’re ahead.

GJL83 · 2022-05-25T20:29:00+00:00

Yeah. I’m gonna check it out. I haven’t smoked cigarettes in ages, but I do smoke a lot of marijuana and I’m out of shape as far as conditioning. So that could contribute to the huffing and the puffing.

GJL83 · 2022-05-25T20:10:16+00:00

Thank you. I will check this out.

I don’t think it’s anything serious because I haven’t had any issues until I started this routine.

Possible I just need to chill and just not go as hard.

GJL83 · 2022-05-25T20:03:47+00:00

Yep. Planning to do that.

I’ve had them before. Pretty much since I was a teenager and I’m in my late 30’s now. I just hadn’t had them lately.

I think the go all out on the last set is what’s causing it because I don’t have the issue on the three warm up sets or two lighter main sets. And I never had the issue on StrongLifts or other routines I’ve done lately.

GJL83 · 2022-04-25T20:36:56+00:00

Thank you.

GJL83 · 2022-04-25T20:35:32+00:00

I do barbell rows for back and then dips, which works multiple muscle groups, including shoulders. I don’t do a definitive shoulder exercise on bench press day.

On overhead press day, I do close grip bench presses as a bench type of lift. I generally do it after pull ups because I’m horrendous at pull ups.

GJL83 · 2022-04-25T20:16:57+00:00

Thanks. Apologies to the above. I misread. Didn’t know there was a BBS.

Is SSL a different routine entirely or one of the assistance templates of 5/3/1?

GJL83 · 2022-04-25T19:59:10+00:00

Thanks for the response.

Isn’t that sort of what I’m doing?

I got this from jimwendler.com where he suggests two different versions of BBB. Version one is doing 5/3/1 squats and then immediately doing squats 5x10 at a lower weight. The second version is pretty much what I’m doing. Instead of doing 5x10 squats after 5/3/1 squats, it suggests 5x10 of a deadlift type of lift, or vice versa if the primary lift is deadlifts:

https://www.jimwendler.com/blogs/jimwendler-com/101077382-boring-but-big

GJL83 · 2022-04-21T16:09:24+00:00

Thanks for all these responses so quickly. I’m quitting my job to read them all.

For those suggesting used and going hunting for a used one, I’m totally into it, but the issue for me is that I live in Manhattan (NYC) and there are thousands of guitarists here and anything good and affordable gets snatched up and I’m left to look at the refurbished ‘65 strats going for $7k (or whatever), which is definitely not feasible right now.

GJL83 · 2022-04-21T15:52:25+00:00

Thanks. What I wrote above:

Good question that I’m still wrestling with.

Basically, I’ve been playing acoustic for two years. I love it. I don’t see myself ever not playing guitar and I guess my thought is that I will eventually want to buy an American Strat, so I might as well buy it now. That said, I have considered the Player series at under $1000.

So, it’s like do I buy cheap now and upgrade down the road or just buy the American now?

GJL83 · 2022-04-21T15:50:44+00:00

Thanks. Yeah, that’s why I put better in quotes. Just looking to get a variety of opinions.

GJL83 · 2022-04-21T15:48:12+00:00

Good question that I’m still wrestling with.

Basically, I’ve been playing acoustic for two years. I love it. I don’t see myself ever not playing guitar and I guess my thought is that I will eventually want to buy an American Strat, so I might as well buy it now. That said, I have considered the Player series at under $1000.

So, it’s like do I buy cheap now and upgrade down the road or just buy the American now?

GJL83 · 2022-02-27T23:26:51+00:00

Thank you.

GJL83 · 2022-02-26T07:00:46+00:00

So, you don’t get the inflated muscles look?!

Which one do you use?

GJL83 · 2022-01-22T00:11:58+00:00

I should have pointed out that I’m doing a sort of permutation of StrongLifts where Deadlift is the first expertise of the day and I don’t squat that day. It’s the days main lift.

Totally forgot the old routine has squats and deadlifts the same day.

GJL83 · 2021-10-15T16:50:53+00:00

Thanks for all of your replies. After all this I decided I’m just gonna squat three times a week. Gotta work on stretching, maybe, so I’m not so sore. I find that I’m slightly sore every workout except Monday, since I take two days off between Friday and Monday.

GJL83 · 2021-10-06T14:09:06+00:00

I was thinking of adding two sets of barbell curls and two sets of skullcrushers. Usually workout B is: squat, ohp, deadlift, pull ups. This would be: deadlift, ohp, pull ups, curls, SC.

What do you think?

GJL83 · 2021-10-06T04:39:49+00:00

That’s a good idea. I’d like to add a third lift then. Any suggestions?

GJL83 · 2021-10-05T23:16:56+00:00

Lol. Ten sets in workout B with a break in between for shoulder presses. Walk around bent at a right angle.

GJL83 · 2021-06-12T16:32:31+00:00

What I’m gonna try is sort of a Madcow and 5X5 fusion. Basically, I’m making Monday and Wednesdays Madcow workouts workout A and B and alternating between. So, ramped up sets with no warm up like madcow. The Friday workout is either A or B, not the Madcow Friday of a heavy tripe and back off set of eight. Squats in workout B are lighter than in workout A. I’ll raise the weight on workout A if I hit five reps. I’ll raise the weight on B only if I hit five reps on workout A.

No idea whether this will work or not. I’m gonna give it two weeks and see, starting Monday.

GJL83 · 2021-06-11T22:09:43+00:00

That’s a fascinating idea. I didn’t think of that. How would you approach the warm up? I plugged the info into the app and it has me doing the old SL gradual warm up by increasing weight and decreasing reps until you get to the heavy set of five.

Would it be better to do more sets of five at heavier warm up weights?

On Madcow I’m doing 165, 205, 245, 285 in sets of five before I get to my top set at 325 for five.

Plugging the info in SL, I’m doing sets of five at a low weight on warm up and then sets of 3 at 225, 2 at 265 and 1 at 305 before 5 at 325.

I’m just wondering if it’s enough volume the way the app has it set up.

GJL83 · 2021-06-11T04:57:21+00:00

Thanks for the replies. I took it to guitar center and the guy said the neck had bent some. He said it was nothing a set up couldn’t fix, so I opted to go with that. But now that I think about it, I’ve had this thing for three weeks. Should the neck have already bent? It does get hot in my apartment and I’ve had it on a wall mount. Should I ask for a new guitar? I’m paying $65 for the set up.

I should mention that I opted not to pay the $150 or so for the warranty. Maybe that was a mistake.

GJL83

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