I often get great info here on weight training. I'm 69, started TRT a 15 months ago, and find that I can finally build up some muscle as a result of the increased testosterone. Great feeling.
I'm training pretty hard (for me anyway, I was never particularly athletic); probably harder than most 69 year old's should. I find that if I get a nagging injury, it's surprisingly gone by the next time I workout, which is every four days - it never used to be like that, pretty good.
But I ran into an interesting problem a week ago, and think I learned a good lesson. In deference to an old back injury, I was doing one arm bent-over rowing while supporting my upper body with my other arm on the bench. I was rowing with a 45lb dumbbell which is heavier for me. I get in about 10 reps and somewhere into that set I randomly decided to turn my neck sideways, as if to check out something to the side of me. I felt a strong twang of muscle pain and realized right then and there that I better keep strict form when lifting iron.
Anyway, my neck is sore and seems to hurt every so often when I lift my weights. It happened about a week ago; anybody know about this and what I can expect, or what I can do for it? Right now I'm just rubbing in some Voltaren every so often . . . Thanks!
I'm training pretty hard (for me anyway, I was never particularly athletic); probably harder than most 69 year old's should. I find that if I get a nagging injury, it's surprisingly gone by the next time I workout, which is every four days - it never used to be like that, pretty good.
But I ran into an interesting problem a week ago, and think I learned a good lesson. In deference to an old back injury, I was doing one arm bent-over rowing while supporting my upper body with my other arm on the bench. I was rowing with a 45lb dumbbell which is heavier for me. I get in about 10 reps and somewhere into that set I randomly decided to turn my neck sideways, as if to check out something to the side of me. I felt a strong twang of muscle pain and realized right then and there that I better keep strict form when lifting iron.
Anyway, my neck is sore and seems to hurt every so often when I lift my weights. It happened about a week ago; anybody know about this and what I can expect, or what I can do for it? Right now I'm just rubbing in some Voltaren every so often . . . Thanks!
