[pranavt]

Originally Posted by tsk1979

Anyways I have a query, from past some time, every time I do shoulder or upper back weights, my neck starts to hurt.

Where do you look when you do those weights? A lot of "fitness trainers" incorrectly tell you to look in front or upwards when your neck should be in its neutral position. Another thing, skip these shoulder or back workouts one day every week and do light work on your neck instead to strengthen those muscles.

Choose something from here
Neck Exercise Menu

[vikram18]

Originally Posted by tsk1979

Anyways I have a query, from past some time, every time I do shoulder or upper back weights, my neck starts to hurt.
Any strenous activity like long driving, or anything demanding on the neck(looking in one direction for long) makes my neck pain and be uncomfortable. I take a very thin pillow while sleeping, and have no qualms of letting it go if it helps?
Your suggestion?

Will agree with Pranav regarding neck position. While lifting weights, your neck shouldn't feel "tight", like it would if you gritted your teeth too hard.
This is an all too common phenomenon, esp while working the shoulders, at the top end of the motion. Do check on your form and if necessary, improve it. I'm sure that'll help. Also, do stretches/cooldown movements post workout.

You should also perform some specific neck exercises as is already suggested.
If it persists, do consult a sports therapy specialist, just to make sure nothing's wrong

[quadra]

Originally Posted by pranavt

Never heard of "team-bhp whey" though, what does it contain? engine oils, pistons and camshafts? lol

ok thats the search string i used on google.com

Any known places to buy whey in Bangalore?

[vivekiny2k]

Originally Posted by tsk1979

The mattress is hard kurl-on. I had a slip disk few years back, and this type of hard mattress helped a lot, and I hardly get back pain now. But this neck pain thingy is new.

how new?

do you do exercises that force you to use contraction in upper vertebrae? e.g., a standing triceps extension with pulley will pull your shoulders up, and you will tend to use your weight to keep it down, that has given me temporary injuries earlier.

This hurts the upper backbone and neck.

I suggest rest upper body for a week or two and watch.

[phamilyman]

OT:
Can we have the mods now step in here, do a clean up to regular team bhp standards and maybe award infractions all around?

This is no different from the Safari - Scorpio war; if people can get infractions by the half dozen there, this is no better!

@1-Testo - curing AIDS with supplements? The vast majority here may be less informed about supplement research (I for one am clueless) , but that is a very heavy statement coming from anyone.

[manveet]

Originally Posted by godog

whilst going to Def Col Market from ring road side, just before you take the right to the mkt, theres a shop on the left (before the stop light). they have web presence too. and decent pricing if you know whats what. no great variety though.

Thanks. The one you are referring to is called "Nutrition World" and there is another on called "Rainbow" about 200m before that shop. Both were closed today - took help from a friend .. he told me the same shop.

Originally Posted by godog

Do share your protein experiences, would help alot.

I've been working out for the past 5-6 years very sporadically, say a month or so then a 2 years break .

However, its only in the past 2 months that I have become regular and focused. Used Designer Whey about a year ago and am currently finishing a jar of ON Whey. First month and a half was a single scoop and am now using 2 scoops a day when I workout or 1 scoop otherwise.

I definitely recommend Whey Protein, without which one doesn't have the strength to work out. Atleast for guys like me where an hectic office schedule doesn't permit me an ideal diet.

I am 5'4" and 63 kgs - 2 months completed yesterday and there is a definite difference in my body structure.

[vikram18]

Originally Posted by phamilyman

OT:

@1-Testo - curing AIDS with supplements?

Supplements do not cure AIDS, but patients with whey protein supplementation have shown improvement in their immune system. Research and studies are ongoing.

[jassi]

Originally Posted by phamilyman

OT:
Can we have the mods now step in here, do a clean up to regular team bhp standards and maybe award infractions all around?

This is no different from the Safari - Scorpio war; if people can get infractions by the half dozen there, this is no better!

@1-Testo - curing AIDS with supplements? The vast majority here may be less informed about supplement research (I for one am clueless) , but that is a very heavy statement coming from anyone.

Any detailed whey article will touch up on whey protein research around cancer. Haven't found any article on whey for AIDS though.
Even wikipedia has it Whey protein - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
and so does this excellent article which i posted earlier Bodybuilding.com - Will Brink - The Whey It Is: The Truth About Whey Protein!
and heres one for whey and cancer Bodybuilding.com - Will Brink - Fighting Cancer With Whey!

Edit - the last link I mentioned, talks about whey for cancer, aids, cholestrol, bone growth and so much more!! All this is for whey protein concentrate and not isolate though. I am not sure if the benefits of concentrate also apply to isolate, which is what we all have in ON or other supplements.

[pranavt]

Originally Posted by phamilyman

OT:
Can we have the mods now step in here, do a clean up to regular team bhp standards and maybe award infractions all around?

Infractions to whom and for what?

[tsk1979]

Ok, I will take it easy on the neck and do specific neck excercises for some time!

[godog]

Originally Posted by jassi

...

Edit - the last link I mentioned, talks about whey for cancer, aids, cholestrol, bone growth and so much more!! All this is for whey protein concentrate and not isolate though. I am not sure if the benefits of concentrate also apply to isolate, which is what we all have in ON or other supplements.

Quite the other way around. Especially with ON.

Please bear in mind though, not all WPCs are the same. Just like good chicken and bad chicken, there are good Concentrates and Bad Concentrates. Personally, ON falls into the very very bad concentrates category.

Originally Posted by tsk1979

Ok, I will take it easy on the neck and do specific neck excercises for some time!

and let us know how it goes!

I'm finally a bhpian! looking forward to my first infraction now. semicolonD!

quadra you may have missed my post on the last page which took eons to get moderator approval. check it out and see if you've still got issues. or rather sift through the last 50-odd posts in this thread and your (everybody's) queries on whey should get dispelled.

EDIT: I can finally edit my posts!

[godog]

Originally Posted by manveet

Thanks. The one you are referring to is called "Nutrition World"

Exactly.

Originally Posted by manveet

and there is another on called "Rainbow" about 200m before that shop.

Thanks for that. I didn't know about this one.

Originally Posted by manveet

... Used Designer Whey about a year ago and am currently finishing a jar of ON Whey.

Forget ON, tell us about Designer Whey. Start with "tastes like..."

(if it doesn't end in a four letter word, its good!)

Originally Posted by manveet

I am 5'4" and 63 kgs - 2 months completed yesterday and there is a definite difference in my body structure.

Let us know more. We can all learn and relearn from your experience. Atleast I will...!

[vikram18]

Originally Posted by jassi

Haven't found any article on whey for AIDS though.

Whey Protein Concentrate:: Increasing Glutathione Concentrations

WHEY AND HIV/AIDS | Dairy Field | Find Articles at BNET

Though both say essentially the same thing regarding WPC, thought I'd post both links here.

[Red Circle]

Originally Posted by hemanthisgreat

I do not want to buy online. Care to give the details of the chamrajpet shop. Is it neulife by any chance. I did ask neulife, they said no stock now.

Its Apurva fitness centre, just google and you will find the details

[manveet]

Originally Posted by godog

Thanks for that. I didn't know about this one.

My friend said they are more competitively priced than Nutrition World, will check and let you know.

Originally Posted by godog

Forget ON, tell us about Designer Whey. Start with "tastes like..."

(if it doesn't end in a four letter word, its good!)

Quite the contrary. It was quite a while back, but from what I remember it definitely tasted better than ON. And I have a feeling that it was more effective, but I could be mistaken as well.

Anyways, am slightly bored with ON, so for a variation will go for Designer if I can find it, else ON it is.

Originally Posted by godog

Let us know more. We can all learn and relearn from your experience. Atleast I will...!

To early for that .. give me another month or two before I start posting about my practical experience with BB. Theoretical knowledge is what I majorly have as of now - plenty of that on this thread anyways