How to get stronger

Does lifting make one hungry? I seem to be going through an especially ravenous period. I think it does. If you're adding muscle, that extra energy has to come from somewhere.

Argh! I strained my shoulder some, I think from a lift I was doing. It was a press with 25 lb. dumbbells on an incline bench. I can't press/push anything with the arms anymore. :shakeshead: I can do the iso row at 160 lb, but can't press a thing ... I assume this is somewhat common in swimmers? My question is, is this something that should be corrected? Should I do more integrated exercises? Just enough to reverse a muscle imbalance? Asked a teammate at practice tonight about this. He said knock off that specific exercise and be mellow on the weights for awhile. He also said he only does enough pushing exercises to prevent moobs. Thoughts? Sorry you strained your shoulder a bit. Stinky. You know my limited weight lifting experience so I can't give any good advice. But - woa! 25lb on incline!? Impressive. I've not gone over 20lb dumbbells. Neither have the gals on the SR I team either. Moobs. :rofl:

Does lifting make one hungry? I seem to be going through an especially ravenous period. Yes! And as you know, if and when I lift, I don't even sweat. I notice I'm more hungry. I thought it was b/c your metabolism (resting and otherwise) increases due to increased muscle. She-Moose

Do you know this site: www.crossfit.com ? Most of the guys (not sure about the gals) seem to put on weight and drink a ton of milk while trying to eat Paleo (birdseed, rocks, unwoven flax, that sort of thing). So yes, I think lifting could make you ravenous. Yep. One of the guys (holds a masters world record or two) I knew referred me to crossfit - it works. But, I was totally scared off. I'm being serious. Lifting tires. . . perhaps in the future. For now, I'll pass.

Note that being hungry after a workout doesn't mean your energy expenditure matches your hunger levels. (So if you're hungry enough to eat 2 hamburgers after a workout, it doesn't mean you burned 2 hamburgers worth of calories...) I saw in a recent interview that Brendan Hansen uses PX90 muscle confusion principles for his dryland routine, but I don't know anything about the program.