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re: t0ddday -

i know chronic NSAID use is bad, especially for the liver, and that acutely it doesn't actually speed healing. however, a little bit here, a little bit there does seem to help me with pain/discomfort.

Didn't you know? I've mentioned it quite a few times and it's also stated in my profile here. Where did you think i am?

WEIGHT: ???
SORENESS: peroneals, tib anterior, soleus, calves...everything around the ankles
ACHES/INJURIES: right hip but not terrible
MENTAL STATE: meh

- foam roll and stretch x 60 mins
ow.

WEIGHT: 177.5
SORENESS: none (surprisingly)
ACHES/INJURIES: still noticing right hip but barely 
MENTAL STATE: kind of groggy, low energy

- warm up

- rudimentary hops

- S1: SVJ x 3,3,3
- S1: jump squat 30 x 3,3
- S1 info: ~2 mins rest between exercises. jumps were all bad.

- squat 345 x 1; 280 x 4,4
got stuck halfway up on the single but was never in real danger of losing the rep. form solid despite having to force my way through the middle of the rep.

- push press 140 x 4,4
second set better

- C1: pull up x 7,6,6,6
- C1: ab pull down x 20
- C1: GHR x 3
- C1 info: 4 rounds, ~30-60s rest

- stretch

sooooo unexplosive today. better luck on monday.

well i'm still just using it to warm up. some days i can get under 225, other days not.

WEIGHT: 177
SORENESS: calves, soleus
ACHES/INJURIES: right ITB, near outside of knee. knee around medial head of the tibia.
MENTAL STATE: stressed out, angry, had a frustrating day at work. uncoordinated -- dropped a clip twice while loading/unloading weights.

- warm up

- ankle hops x 30,30

- rudimentary hops

- jump squat 30 x 3,3

- SVJ x 3,3,3
trying to chunk it up a little more. these were bad, ~25 but felt more unexplosive than usual.

- squat 335 x 1; 360 x 1 PR; 290 x 4,4
well, how about that. i didn't feel great, not sure why i decided to go for it. but a buddy confirmed that depth was well below parallel. it was a touch slow but never got stuck. cool.

- push press 115 x 4,4; 140 x 4
need to work on form. start from the rack. lighter weights until i figure it out. another dude was doing picture-perfect push presses and i was just like, well, i should at least TRY to do them better. AELS4LYFE.

- C1: pull up x 7,7,6,6
- C1a: GHR x 4
- C1b: hyper 60 x 10
- C1: ab pull down x 20
- C1 info: 4 rounds, ~30s between exercises. alternated a/b.

- stretch

Quote from: vag on March 27, 2013, 06:20:55 am

Too bored to search, does ibuprofen help healing? I mean does it actively act against the inflammation or does it just reduce the pain? Are you happy with it's action?
I am asking because here the most 'popular' and 'proven' nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug is Voltaren ( whose action from what i see is based on Diclofenac ). But everyone seems to swear to ibuprofen on the net so i was wondering if i should give it a chance. Also, pills or gel? Gel massage is what i use, but i've read its nonsence because the gel cant penetrate more than a couple of inches (shut up raptor!), so it can never reach the muscles.
Sooo off topic! 

Both are anti-inflammatory.   None actually helps healing.  Voltaren is just a brand name for drug Diclofenac.   Like Advil and Ibuprofen.   Try to avoid all NSAIDs if you can for regular use.   I don't want to get into the details but all have some drawbacks, not the least of which is hepatic toxicity (bad for you liver).  For those who don't care about their health... there is also evidence that they interfere with muscle gains (that should make you avoid them!) when used chronically.   Personally, I favor athletes use Naproxen rather than Ibuprofen (brand name Aleve, celebrex is similar).   

In general Diclofenac is available in the widely available Eastern Part of Europe (Turkey, Bulgaria, etc) and Ibuprofen in America.   If anything I would argue for Diclofenac, there are better studies for diclofenac and arthritis relief than ibuprofen.  Additionally dicofenac gel is much safer... if it works for you by all means use it!   In general everyone on the net seems to use ibuprofen cause that's whats available in America  and "everyone on the net" is probably from America.  IMO not worth the effort for you to get it if you can't pick it up OTC.   If you find Diclofenac doesn't work at all, I would try Naproxen.

word, celebrex is the shit. i found it much gentler. you need a script here to get it though which sucks, so most of the time you end up getting ibuprofen because it's otc. but i dont like ibuprofen, it works a treat though. gary who posted here before swore by voltaren as a revelation for treating his localised knee problems after years of using the other stuff.

@entropy: gary had the most amazing clean grip overhead squats. blew my mind.

@vag: yeah, i don't get it either.

@raptor: that has the ring of verisimilitude.