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ORIGINAL: lazarus1983

Yep, I'm referring to the basic two handed swing movement. If done correctly, you're bending at the waist, with very little flexion in the legs.

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ORIGINAL: agirl
Ok, but this is how I lift in Bodypump. (not since the old bursitis) Narrow squats work better and means I can keep going, or isolation stuff on machines.

We have to do wide and narrow squats..... same technique you described. I miss out the wide ones, for obvious reasons, but before that it was hugely effective.

All the teaching is about NOT stressing your knees. I'm just wondering if you saw a rather shoddy class?

Bursitis is inflammation of the sac of fluid in your hip joints. I'm after that elusive cure..... treating the symptoms really makes little sense to me after a year or so. I can cycle for miles and miles but can be crippled after walking a few paces. What a joke.

ETA: Just for your info john, nothing is *infected*, bursitis is just *inflamed*.

agirl

Septic Bursitis. You're welcome.

Squatting narrow puts more emphasis on the quads, which isn't a terrible thing except it's kinda missing the point of doing squats. Leg presses would achieve the same thing with less risk.

The thing about knees is that all these shitty instructors believe that squatting deep hurts the knees because it's been a myth for years. The fact of the matter is that stopping above parallel puts the greatest sheering force on the knees when they are in the weakest position. So like I said, it doesn't achieve much and is a greater injury risk. Whenever I watch these group classes doing squats, they always do them like that and it makes me cringe.

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ORIGINAL: tazzygirl

Im dealing with burrsitis of the shoulder... and i do have it in both legs. lol... one issue at a time. But it seems the normal treatment is a cortizone shot and PT, lots of stretching as opposed to weights. For example, my arm exercises are with 1 and 3 lb weights.... not much... just enough to pull the muscles a bit tighter in my shoulder.

http://www.arthritis-treatment-and-relief.com/exercises-for-hip-bursitis.html

That may help.

Rest
Ice
Pain meds
Exercise

If you can access different types of exercises you should be good to go.

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ORIGINAL: agirl

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ORIGINAL: lazarus1983

Yep, I'm referring to the basic two handed swing movement. If done correctly, you're bending at the waist, with very little flexion in the legs.

Ok, I see what you mean.  Maybe it wouldn't affect a lower leg problem anything like as much as an upper leg one.

(Kettlebells were the hardest classes I ever did on all levels but the most effective)

agirl

agirl

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ORIGINAL: lazarus1983

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ORIGINAL: agirl

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ORIGINAL: lazarus1983

Yep, I'm referring to the basic two handed swing movement. If done correctly, you're bending at the waist, with very little flexion in the legs.

Ok, I see what you mean.  Maybe it wouldn't affect a lower leg problem anything like as much as an upper leg one.

(Kettlebells were the hardest classes I ever did on all levels but the most effective)

agirl

agirl

Kbells don't get a lot of credit or respect, but they are the hardest exercise I've ever done. Even harder than when I was doing strongman training.

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ORIGINAL: LillyBoPeep

oh yeah -- it's a shimmy, in bellydance when the hips/butt area move really fast -- but it's all driven by your glutes. it's part of the suhaila salimpour method and makes it easier to layer a shimmy over another move.

you basically sit on the floor, and spread your legs out as wide as they can, lean forward a little bit to isolate the glutes at the back of the body. and then try to squeeze each glute individually. for some people it comes really easily, and for others it takes a while for them to "feel" their glute muscles.

here's suhaila showing you how to do it haha
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsIwVSaQEDE&feature=related

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ORIGINAL: Iamsemisweet

Since we are talking about things other than weight, I also have had great results with Botox. I want to try rejuvaderm but I am still researching it.

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ORIGINAL: agirl
I'd like a plumpy bum because it looks really pleasing to me, attractive. BUT I'm not prepared to do what it takes to BUILD a bigger bum ( quite a lot if it's got little fat) I can't do squats ad finitum as I have bursitis of the hips (probably due to running, ANY helpful hints on that would be appreciated btw)

So body shape, body hints, things that help, tips and advice.........(not surgical)

Ok, so can we , for once, just talk about it? Any takers?

agirl

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ORIGINAL: Iamsemisweet

Since we are talking about things other than weight, I also have had great results with Botox. I want to try rejuvaderm but I am still researching it.

Botox rocks!! I have been getting since I was 35, and I love it. I have had juvaderm and Restalyne done in my "smile lines" and it hurts like a bitch but it is also as good as Botox. For non-permanent temporary fillers, it's really effective and for me it is so subtle and it also makes the need for real surgery non existent. 

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ORIGINAL: agirl

Would still like to hear a bit more detail about botox (semisweet?). Things like how painful and how much effect it achieves, drawbacks, any niggles about it......things that people like me, who know little about it, would ask if they had  someone who'd done it right there.

Tomorrow, time to snooze.  agirl

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I'd like a plumpy bum because it looks really pleasing to me, attractive. BUT I'm not prepared to do what it takes to BUILD a bigger bum ( quite a lot if it's got little fat) I can't do squats ad finitum as I have bursitis of the hips (probably due to running, ANY helpful hints on that would be appreciated btw)

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