kindredspirit:


Howdy Bro?

I'm making slow, discouraging progress with my training. Give or take, it's like a month and a half plus now. I would love my gains to be faster, but it's a real drag having to lose sessions because of work. Sometimes, one feels like throwing in the Towel. You know how it is when you put in two days of hardwork at the gym and lose three days after due to work commitments. You train one day, and lose another day etc etc. On and on....

How would someone achieve their bodybuilding / fitness goals that way? Especially the 9-5 workers. Your advise / thoughts.

Two weeks ago or more, I slipped and fell while bathing. I landed on my left shoulder. It was a minor fall. However, when I went a-lifting weight that evening, I felt some sharp pain on the shoulder.

Obviously, I put some strain on the sore shoulder. I however only feel the pain when I'm lifting / pushing Barbells over my head to target the chests / shoulders . No pain at all when curling dumbells or other routines that target the biceps / triceps that don't require over -the -head lifting.

I rested the shoulder for some days and massaged it with neurogesic balm daily. I thought everything was cool and I went to the gym some four days later. I tried to lift and the pain was still there. My gym instructor is saying I should work through the pain on the shoulder, that it'll stabilize but I reckon otherwise.

Jadonjack:


First of all, fitness sore is different from injury, if yu have injury on any part of yur body, it is advisable to stay away from the gym till yu are totally healed, but if the sore is as a result of lifting as a beginner, yu have to continue lifting till it masters yu.

Also, one tin we dnt understand is that there is power in our thoughts just as it is on our tongue, so whatever it is yu believe is wats gonna work fr yu. My point ere is, stop saying discouraging words to yourself, no matter how lazy you've bn in the gym for the past one month, I'm very sure there has Bn at least a little improvement in yur physique, why dnt yu stop looking at how fast yu want yur progress to be and focus on how to make dose little improvements even better?!

My brother, dere is no short cut to getting ribbed, yu have to be very PATIENT...

As Regardz yur busy schedule, if yu still have time to work out at least 3times a week, it's still very okay, even twice is okay if it's HIT. Just make sure you eat well and sleep well on dose days you outta gym.. Cheers!!

Remember, stay away from the gym for now if you still feeling the shoulder injury as a result of the slip.

amaben2020:
@ pristine muscles, I'm gradually transforming, you are really rooted in this stuff, nice jab

PRISTINEMUSCLES:
I can feel it, 2017 is gonna be DOPE.
And we gonna make history together.
The most important vitamin for the muscles is most definitely vitamin iron.

amaben2020:
@ pristine muscles, I'm gradually transforming, you are really rooted in this stuff, nice jab

Abeos:
@PRISTINEMUSCLES Is a slim person advised to gym without supplements cos I learnt it makes it faster. If so which supplements would you advice

PRISTINEMUSCLES:



Thanks bro, you are really doing "it". I so much love open door gym, the feeling of the natural air on the muscles. Nice one, my fellow "iron warrior".

amaben2020:


Muscles love oxygen, looking at the beautiful sky is also a motivation, I'm hitting a plateau, what do I do? I don't have cash for whey protein and creatine presently, how do I see results on a budget

PRISTINEMUSCLES:


Yeah, the plateau phase are usually inevitable. As the muscles try to adapt to the stimulations given to it via exercises.
To navigate the phase well will require a conscious and tactical effort.
You will need to tweak your exercises a little more. Go for more variations of the exercises as well as more volumes(sets and reps).

As for the supplements, you could stick to your daily meals, jus make sure you are feeding ur muscles with right kind of nutrients.

The forex is really hard on these stuffs. At gnc ikeja, the price is quite higher now.

kindredspirit:


Howdy pristinemuscles! Happy New Year to you. I've been off the grid. Thanks so much for the advise, tips and encouragement in 2016. You're one awesome individual.

Well, my bodybuilding journey didn't pan out so well last year. I started like a house on fire but the constraints of work put paid to all that. My work took me out of base and therefore away from the gym. However, I am pleased at the gains, however little. I'm particularly pleased at how bodybuilding and fitness has now become like a way of life for me. Previously, I used to scoff at niggas in my 'hood who I saw, all the time, hitting the gyms or pumping Irons at their backyards. Who would have I'd be bitten by the bug too. It is a very enjoyable activity.

One of them beefy youths in my area gave me valuable advise about consistency when I'm away from base. Dude told me that in nearly EVERY neighborhood in Nigeria wherever work took me, I would find boys lifting weights with locally-fabricated stuff. He advised that I should just seek them out anywhere I found myself and join them. And he was dead right! So, that's how I'm going to get weight lifting sojourn back on track, regardless of whether I'm away from base.

A glorious New Year to you, once more.

Abeos:
@PRISTINEMUSCLES Is a slim person advised to gym without supplements cos I learnt it makes it faster. If so which supplements would you advice

amaben2020:


Muscles love oxygen, looking at the beautiful sky is also a motivation, I'm hitting a plateau, what do I do? I don't have cash for whey protein and creatine presently, how do I see results on a budget

amaben2020:


Mehn, apart from the forex trading things are very hard, even eating high quality meals garnished with protein is a problem, I'm tired of eggs and can't wait for a whey protein powder,

Another issue, my abs are not coming out and seems to still be enveloped with subcutaneous fat despite training and leading a healthy lifestyle, what do I do

Jadonjack:


Well, i dnt knw how slim you are buh i am sure i was slimmer than you when i started working out.

I used creatine powder for the 1st 6 months. I stopped using it cos i now have time to eat and sleep well..

So, there is nothing bad in using protein supplements, Infact its advisable that all body builders use it.

Just as PRISTINEMUSCLES says, the two most rated protein supplements are whey and creatine.

Good luck!!

Abeos:

Pls can I get it from regular store and how much will it cost

amaben2020:


Mehn, apart from the forex trading things are very hard, even eating high quality meals garnished with protein is a problem, I'm tired of eggs and can't wait for a whey protein powder,

Another issue, my abs are not coming out and seems to still be enveloped with subcutaneous fat despite training and leading a healthy lifestyle, what do I do

PRISTINEMUSCLES:
@jadonjack, i hail you bro. Its been quite awhile. I know you are still keeping it real. Hopesay ur toothache don stop. D experience could be very bad.