Hi all!

Training's going well, seeing more definition and strength gains in each muscle group each week. A few newb questions, though:

* my wrists are very weak and cause me some trouble. I got some Valeo gloves with the wrist wrap bit, and I tighten the wrist bit on heavy lifts (leave it loose on relatively light ones in the hope that they'll strengthen some). Is this the right thing to be doing? What is a good thing to do to strengthen my wrists?

* my delts don't seem to improve like my other muscle groups - in fact I've had to take some weight off lateral raises because I think my form isn't spot on (and my wrists struggle with them). Is it normal to have a lagging group of muscles? I'm doing seated DB military presses, DB lateral raises, both 3x 6-8 once a week. They start off my Monday session and are followed by shrugs, then abs if I have time/energy.

Any suggestion to improve? More exercises for them, or different ones? What about DB raises instead of lateral raises? (Or maybe just patience... )

* is it okay to train a group of muscles if I'm still experiencing DOMS but it's been at least 48 hours since last training (of those or other muscle groups)? Example, train back Weds, quads still sore when Sat leg session comes around.

* protein before morning cardio. I've read that unfueled cardio first thing in the morning is good for fat loss. But I've also read that I should have protein first thing in the morning, regardless of what type of training day it is. Do I take some protein before the cardio (and after) or just after?

Thanks for your patience with me! Any advice appreciated.


switch.

Hi Switch,

is it when you started to lift heavier your wrists started to give you problem?

It happened to me, so I started using wrist straps for exercises like T-bar rows, bent over rows, etc, until my wrist & forearm got stronger.

For your delts, I would suggest you do one side at a time for lateral raises: if you focus on one side during a set, you are more likely to get your form right, & lift heavier...



Regarding training when still having DOMS, I do it all the time & never had a problem, just make sure you warm up well.


You don't necessarily have to take protein before cardio: if you want to do cardio on empty stomach first thing in the morning, that's fine.


Hope this help!

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switch.