Zercher bruises

[Dirty Holt]

bruises dont make you tough. why would you want to have pain there and make it harder to lift more? dont use a pad your first few sets, then use knee pads or a towel for your heavier ones and work up. forcing pain on yourself for no good reason is no way to get stronger.

 

[Masakatsu Funaki #1]

You could hit your forearms with rulers or something. That might help. I don't know if it is true, I read in the grappling forum that Brazilian toughs rub their ears on stuff to get cauliflower ear so it looks like they are Jiu Jitsu badasses.

I heard the same about the Japanese.

I wish my ears weren't so small, so that they would get nailed more often. Cauliflower ear is the badge of a real man.

 

[SmashiusClay]

My solution: quit whining before I go and look up train times for your neck of the woods and bring my sledgehammer.

If they're really bothering you, try a maxi-pad or a towel, the worst of the bruising for me came when the bar moved around and crushed the flesh underneath, make sure it's not shifting in your arms.

I did 152.5 kg last weekend (whats that, 350lbs)

336.3lbs

You seriously have a science degree?

 

[Ian Coe]

My solution: quit whining before I go and look up train times for your neck of the woods and bring my sledgehammer.

If they're really bothering you, try a maxi-pad or a towel, the worst of the bruising for me came when the bar moved around and crushed the flesh underneath, make sure it's not shifting in your arms.



336.3lbs

You seriously have a science degree?

hey, I wasn't far out considering I did it off the top of my head as I was writing a reply

*had a think*

5's into 150 are 30, so I guess I wasn't thinking when I put 50 instead of 30

 

[SmashiusClay]

Pah, any real science type can convert lbs to kilos in their head (at least anyone with a background in aeronautical engineering, fucking yanks).

 

[Ian Coe]

physics mate, all we ever worked in was kg, the fundemental unit of mass


Bloody guys over the pond with their mucking about.


edit-getting that .3 from mental orithmatic is impressive :icon_chee

 

[jk3004]

Damn Brits, go drink some tea or something will ya?


P.S. happy belated 4th of July

 

[Ian Coe]

funnily enough the first tihng when I get home after work is dirnk a cup of tea


*slurps pint sized mugged*

 

[Revok]

If they're really bothering you, try a maxi-pad or a towel, the worst of the bruising for me came when the bar moved around and crushed the flesh underneath, make sure it's not shifting in your arms.

Yeah I do tend to hump it a bit when unracking, which is adding to the bruising. Its lessening a bit each session even though the weight is going up.

Incidentally I also tend to inflate my gut and rest the bar on my abs during the descent. Good berzercher form?