r/exercisescience

After college I really got into fitness and it’s something I’ve stuck with ever since. I still kind of wish I would have gone the physical therapy route, but I feel like it might be too late for that now. I’m about 10 years into my current career working as a news videographer, and I’ve been thinking a lot about making a change.

I’ve been looking into getting NASM certified and possibly moving into personal training. I also have a family now and more financial responsibilities, so I’m trying to figure out if this is something that could realistically start as a side hustle before potentially turning into full time work.

One concern I have is I’m not really jacked or super lean. I’m sure I could get there if I focused on it, but right now I’ve mostly been prioritizing strength and mobility for myself. I do keep up with fitness content, reading and watching stuff regularly, but I still feel like I have a lot to learn.

I just feel like this kind of work would fit me well. I’m not really interested in working with athletes or bodybuilding clients. I’m more interested in helping regular people move better and feel better in their bodies.

Would appreciate any thoughts from people who have gone down this path or something similar.

Hi,

Are there any good sources on muscles per limb/ section of the body and how they work together in relation to workouts?

There is a lot of content online like: “you’ll only ever need these x exercises for your *legs/back/arms/chest/whatever*

And then there seem to be a million different exercises for each individual muscle that “needs to be worked” one even better (S tier) over the ones you never should do.

I don’t want to become a physical therapist, but I would like to know more about muscles, how they work together, so I know better what I’m doing.

Hello everyone, relatively new to the chat, idk if I would call my self an advanced runner but im attempting.

That being said, I have been having an issue for the past few months and in really not sure what it could be or not, I've had a few at look at the issue and all
Come up with different ideas but no success so far.

My current issue is that when I run it feels as if my adductor becomes an over rigged guitar string being plucked as I run eventually leading to my gait being super short or not allowing me to open up in stride at all with out it feeling like its locking my knee up. I don't really notice it when sprinting as u play university soccer but any long distance work has become little by little less enjoyable due to the fact each day is different with it, I've tried taking weeks, months off, stretching and a bit or massages and nothing so far. Im running outta ideas and love for running.

If anyone one has any idea of any solution please feel free to chime in, or ask for further information.

Thank You guys

:)

I am a relatively young male (<30) and am having to take significant amounts of NSAIDs (1200 mg/day of ibuprofen at a PA's recommendation) to treat a bone inflammation issue.

Prior to starting ibuprofen, I was able to weightlift mostly normally, just by avoiding exercises that would cause any pain or discomfort relating to the bone issue.

However, I am worried about weightlifting now that I am taking such large amounts of an anti-inflammatory medication.

Most questions relating to NSAIDs and weightlifting are for people asking if they can take NSAIDs to help with muscle soreness after a workout, to which the common response was, essentially, no. (since inflammation was an important part of muscle recovery and growth and medication like ibuprofen suppresses inflammation)

I am not taking ibuprofen for the muscle soreness, but the ibuprofen doesn't care about why I am taking it. So:

1.) Is it safe to lift heavy weights while on NSAIDs?

2.) If so, is it even worth it, given that the NSAIDs might prevent muscle gain due to stopping inflammation?