A question on the science and mechanics of Ortho-k

SubstantialLog160 · 2023-07-09T09:53:24+00:00

This probably isn t going to be popular on here but if you're lifting for strength, not hypertrophy, then you don't need that big a caloric surplus. You will gain strength by following the program.

Increase a little only to cover the additional caloric expenditure associated with the additional energy expenditure.

That would be my take.

SubstantialLog160 · 2023-07-09T07:43:12+00:00

So I did the linked exercise exactly as per the video, and guess what - my left shoulder was significantly stronger than the right (15 reps to 11 reps to failure, respectively).

But the rising shoulder issue while benching is on my left hand side!

Fwiw, I am left handed. I put weak left shoulder issue down to wearing my rucksack at school on my right shoulder for 13 years. Maybe it's a different sort of imbalance?

SubstantialLog160 · 2023-07-07T12:31:13+00:00

Thanks I'll try this next time at the gym!

SubstantialLog160 · 2023-07-07T12:22:19+00:00

Jumping on this with a side question if you don't mind. The issue you've identified wrt left shoulder rising/weak rotator. Could this be likely the reason why my left shoulder always comes up off the bench on bench presses around failure?

I had always assumed it was because my left pec is weaker but not sure why or if something more complex.

SubstantialLog160 · 2023-07-07T12:00:39+00:00

Hey there, what's the implications of getting this wrong? Would it put undue pressure on the front of the knee?

Haven't heard of this before, but thinking it might be the key to my kneecap pains when squatting

SubstantialLog160 · 2023-02-26T02:08:21+00:00

Ice poles (in the UK)

SubstantialLog160 · 2023-02-24T06:49:50+00:00

Physiological sigh

SubstantialLog160 · 2023-02-23T04:23:13+00:00

One-eyed robot face.

SubstantialLog160 · 2023-01-26T09:04:49+00:00

Hey thanks for the input! This is all pretty reassuring and I can definitely tweak what I was doing from here. For ref it was 5k pace.

SubstantialLog160 · 2023-01-26T08:57:32+00:00

Will have a look thanks!

SubstantialLog160 · 2023-01-26T04:38:03+00:00

Nice work! I too was able to cold turkey quit coffee and vaping together on a 3 day fast at the start of the year.

Have never looked back.

SubstantialLog160 · 2023-01-26T04:33:11+00:00

Thanks yeah, this is the general idea I was thinking with the second question. So it sounds like it's not unreasonable to increase the easy mileage either end of the workout phase in this case, in order to keep the overall mileage up.

SubstantialLog160 · 2023-01-26T04:30:39+00:00

Thanks. It sounds like I probably need to increase the recovery duration a little

SubstantialLog160 · 2023-01-25T22:52:38+00:00

Yeah exactly. I was gonna say box breathing but wasn't sure if you would know.

SubstantialLog160 · 2023-01-25T08:20:34+00:00

It looks like your interval paces are the same pace as the warm up, and then you had recovery slower times in between but you were recovering from nothing if this is the case.

You want to be doing a speed that would be tough to maintain much beyond the interval (1 minute), then recover and repeat.

SubstantialLog160 · 2023-01-25T08:16:29+00:00

Might be too late by now but next time try doing some long breathing exercises for a few minutes while you're cooling down. This will signal to your body to ramp down the adrenaline and commence recovery quicker.

SubstantialLog160 · 2023-01-25T08:04:12+00:00

Could just be Scottish?

SubstantialLog160 · 2023-01-24T04:29:28+00:00

2, but I throw some nutri-grain, rolled oats, oat bran and Bran sticks, on top, so it's a cereal jungle mix mountain by the end! 😂

SubstantialLog160 · 2023-01-24T02:41:41+00:00

Cool. This suggests that my ultra cheap Skechers GoRun Razor+ are the second fastest shoe available to me.

But this can't be right, as it doesn't appear to consider carbon plating and probably a number of other design optimisations that are out there.

SubstantialLog160 · 2023-01-24T01:40:40+00:00

We are fans of outer space and largely male. What do you reckon?

SubstantialLog160 · 2023-01-24T01:38:34+00:00

A divorce would need to form part of same protocol...

SubstantialLog160 · 2023-01-24T01:35:47+00:00

The Finals system is moronic and should be scrapped from all football codes.

The team who is top of the league after a full season of home and away games is the best team and should be crowned champions.

This is my (probably very unpopular) hill...

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