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  1. Comment on Fitness Weekly Discussion in ~health

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    It's where you'll have your shoulder and elbow position fixed while pulling your wrist away from your body. Have a look on YouTube for examples. Easiest with cable machine. Rotator cuff injuries...

    It's where you'll have your shoulder and elbow position fixed while pulling your wrist away from your body. Have a look on YouTube for examples. Easiest with cable machine. Rotator cuff injuries are particularly common for beginners but this will prevent it. I too busted mine when I was starting out.

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  2. Comment on Fitness Weekly Discussion in ~health

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    Do majority single arm exercises, starting with your weak arm. Whatever rep you reach on the weak arm, cap off your reps at the same number for the other. Over time it might balance out - or it...

    Do majority single arm exercises, starting with your weak arm. Whatever rep you reach on the weak arm, cap off your reps at the same number for the other. Over time it might balance out - or it might not, in which case just stick with that method. You can still do dual-arm resistance but you just need to focus on the weak side to ensure its kind of "leading" - in a nerve sense, not physically getting ahead of the other. I have a notoriously weak right chest compared to left for no reason and doing this helps. When I see the right side struggling with the bar lopsided I know I need to back off the weight. Machines make it hard to identify this unless they're the Hammer Strength type so think about switching to dumbbells and barbells. Please also start doing external rotation strengthening of the shoulder to prevent future injuries.

    This is all assuming there's no pain in the weak arm when under resistance.

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  3. Comment on Fitness Weekly Discussion in ~health

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    Then stick with what you've got going. Above all else consistency and commitment is what gets results.

    Then stick with what you've got going. Above all else consistency and commitment is what gets results.

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  4. Comment on Fitness Weekly Discussion in ~health

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    I'm mid thirties. I've been going to gym consistently since early/mid twenties and I believe I've got the experience now to confidently say that any muscle which feels chronically "tight" and...

    I'm mid thirties. I've been going to gym consistently since early/mid twenties and I believe I've got the experience now to confidently say that any muscle which feels chronically "tight" and gives you the constant urge to stretch is more than likely weak and inflamed, needing strengthening. Inflexible is a different thing, which is why I do short drills for my shoulder and hip mobility.

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  5. Comment on Fitness Weekly Discussion in ~health

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    I don't really see a huge need for stretching especially 10 minutes of it. For upper body I'll take a band and do some pulls across and around my body that takes no more than 30 seconds. Lower...

    I don't really see a huge need for stretching especially 10 minutes of it. For upper body I'll take a band and do some pulls across and around my body that takes no more than 30 seconds. Lower body I'll just do my hamstrings with a forward lean each side total 30 seconds then holding toes and straightening legs in bursts.

    Nothing wrong with your routine otherwise. I don't warm up personally but it's cardio regardless. I'll always recommend doing more weights over anything else simply cause you're in a gym and should make the most of that but it comes down to you and want you want out of your time.

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