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JHallCanes said:
Yes. I also find that people think it’s their lower back but it’s actually their hamstrings pulling on the lower back from being so tight

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Yeah and a good acu (not a PT with "dry needling") will figure it out for you. Hams, ab/adductors and even quads can pull through to the groin and into the low back
 
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Ironmanfootball said:
Yeah and a good acu (not a PT with "dry needling") will figure it out for you. Hams, ab/adductors and even quads can pull through to the groin and into the low back
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Yessir. It’s why I rarely recommend a supplement to fix something until everything is addressed first. But anandamide is actually pretty awesome much better than that CBD bull****
 
Empirical Cane said:
Even knowing I may die, I ride into the breach at dawn with you.
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JHallCanes said:
Francisco Mauigoa: two generals on defense. The way you beat a talented offense is by not beating yourself first. Between him and Kam this is the most leadership we’ve had on defense since our glory days. We know busts can happen especially in big games, but this dude is a man. He’s another coach on the field and when things get tight, people can lean on him.
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I predict he'll pick off a pass and maybe even house it for 6.
 
JHallCanes said:
Yes. I also find that people think it’s their lower back but it’s actually their hamstrings pulling on the lower back from being so tight

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We're derailing your own thread here, but I'll offer yet another alternative explanation: after years into deads and squats, and then at one point feeling like my lower back was in a consistent knot, I went to a PT. Found out it wasn't actually my lower back at all nor the squat/deadlift form, but instead something with my "pelvic tilt," which likely happened from being a "corporate, sit at my desk monkey" (at the time). Some exercises and reducing the time sitting at a desk changed the whole situation in less than 6 weeks. Now into my 40s and can still dead and squat without lower back issues. /Crosses fingers, sign of the cross, knock on wood, etc.
 
****, does everyone use pre-workout stuff? Never used them or really thought about it much.
 
LuCane said:
We're derailing your own thread here, but I'll offer yet another alternative explanation: after years into deads and squats, and then at one point feeling like my lower back was in a consistent knot, I went to a PT. Found out it wasn't actually my lower back at all nor the squat/deadlift form, but instead something with my "pelvic tilt," which likely happened from being a "corporate, sit at my desk monkey" (at the time). Some exercises and reducing the time sitting at a desk changed the whole situation in less than 6 weeks. Now into my 40s and can still dead and squat without lower back issues. /Crosses fingers, sign of the cross, knock on wood, etc.
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Yeah that’s kinda the same family of potential issues since us sitting for so long creates issues. I started switching to dumbbell stiff legged deadlifts and realized how poor my flexibility in my hips was. I address my hams and then my hip flexors create issues

Just chasing the pain in our 40s brother
 
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JG13 said:
****, does everyone use pre-workout stuff? Never used them or really thought about it much.
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They’ve changed a lot

There’s a lot of ingredients we use nowadays that have benefits far beyond stimulants. Citrulline for example is a mainstay in preworkouts and people use it for pump but there’s plenty of data that shows it helps with gut health and overall blood pressure and health markers
 
LuCane said:
We're derailing your own thread here, but I'll offer yet another alternative explanation: after years into deads and squats, and then at one point feeling like my lower back was in a consistent knot, I went to a PT. Found out it wasn't actually my lower back at all nor the squat/deadlift form, but instead something with my "pelvic tilt," which likely happened from being a "corporate, sit at my desk monkey" (at the time). Some exercises and reducing the time sitting at a desk changed the whole situation in less than 6 weeks. Now into my 40s and can still dead and squat without lower back issues. /Crosses fingers, sign of the cross, knock on wood, etc.
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I’m going through that right now in my early 30s. Brutal brutal.
 
JHallCanes said:
They’ve changed a lot

There’s a lot of ingredients we use nowadays that have benefits far beyond stimulants. Citrulline for example is a mainstay in preworkouts and people use it for pump but there’s plenty of data that shows it helps with gut health and overall blood pressure and health markers
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That's the stuff in watermelon. Good for increased blood flow downstairs as well apparently.
 
AllAboutTheU said:
I’m going through that right now in my early 30s. Brutal brutal.
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I put up with it for like 6 months. I'd sometimes have to lay down on the floor of my office like I was Larry Bird at the end of his career. When you find the root cause, it feels like a second chance at life, ha. Mind you, throughout the process, I continued to workout and even felt great when I was warm, in the gym, or playing a sport. But, if I sat down, or stood in one place too long, I felt like maybe I was 190 years old. Seriously, explore alternative explanations for the root of your issue and maybe you'll luck out. If you've already been told it's a "pelvic tilt"/"sitting" cause, DM me and i'll send you some of the PT exercises I did daily. 6 weeks and voila!
 
JG13 said:
That's the stuff in watermelon. Good for increased blood flow downstairs as well apparently.
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Yessir. Problem with watermelon is you’d have to eat like 50 of em to get the Citrulline with the studies behind it. So like any supplement, a lot is diet based and context is everything, but it’s a pretty fascinating space if you cut through the marketing bull****
 
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JHallCanes said:
I remember the year A-Rod showed up spring training and his quads were double the size of last year

I’m like yes that’s my boy
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I am waiting for ARod to show up to the baseball recruiting room with his NIL deals or straight bags...



and everyone to start crying about ARod....
 
JHallCanes said:
Yessir. Problem with watermelon is you’d have to eat like 50 of em to get the Citrulline with the studies behind it. So like any supplement, a lot is diet based and context is everything, but it’s a pretty fascinating space if you cut through the marketing bull****
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Is PureBulk L- citrulline + dl - malate a good option?
 
LuCane said:
I put up with it for like 6 months. I'd sometimes have to lay down on the floor of my office like I was Larry Bird at the end of his career. When you find the root cause, it feels like a second chance at life, ha. Mind you, throughout the process, I continued to workout and even felt great when I was warm, in the gym, or playing a sport. But, if I sat down, or stood in one place too long, I felt like maybe I was 190 years old. Seriously, explore alternative explanations for the root of your issue and maybe you'll luck out. If you've already been told it's a "pelvic tilt"/"sitting" cause, DM me and i'll send you some of the PT exercises I did daily. 6 weeks and voila!
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Pelvic tilt can be either anterior or posterior. Tight hamstrings can cause the posterior kind. When I herniated my L4-L5, it was because of a degenerative L5-S1 and I was using all my strength to pull a heater hose off a car. It was almost there, I just needed to pull a little harder. The hose won when my disc went.
 
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