Jake Di Vita

It's more strength deficiency than vitamin/mineral.

I don't turn and draw like that anymore. I load my left leg, then at the beep step with my right foot first, then left. What is quoted is one of the reasons I stopped doing the pivot.

If you've never done it before...probably go in order. The trainer first.

I've seen more than one shooter suffer a broken ankle or worse from a set popper falling on them as they leave it. All I know is the matches that I shoot that has the staff take care of those things (big shout out to Linda Chico ) run a hell of a lot more smoothly than when it falls upon the shooters to do it. I understand it from both perspectives.

Keep icing it. 3 times a day gets you a C. It passes, but barely. I'd rather see you exercising it using movements that are more natural and not band stuff. Load it carefully, but force it to heal through everyday life activity. Remember that rehab is not completed until you are as strong or stronger than you were before the injury (surgical tubing doesn't cut it for this). Heal fast buddy.

You'd think so, but myofascial release is some of the worst torture you can do to yourself. It works damn good though. Triggerpoint kits are awesome.

I re-read your post a little better, but I'm still a little fuzzy on the details. What is her exact diagnosis of your injury and how did she reach this diagnosis? Do you have any past back problems? Do you train and if so what does an average week in the weight room look like for you? How often are you icing it every day? Has she had you try any myofascial release?

Are you saying you got tendinitis in your lower back from doing a couple running starts?

I hate you.

How about support hand grip strength?

I like heavy deadlifts with a double overhand grip. Deadlifts with a fat bar as well. Pull-ups on a freely rotating 2-inch pipe.

Bah. How do you come to that conclusion? Regardless, "too tight" is relative based on grip strength is it not? As I've said before, CoC is cool stuff, but I prefer to train my grip through preventing heavy weight from unrolling my fingers.

I'm there to perform to the best of my ability. Until the rule book puts a cap on the make ready time, I'll take whatever time I need to shoot my best. The RO has the option to speed along the process if it is getting ridiculous, I've NEVER seen an RO have to do that at any match I've ever attended.

CoC is good stuff. They can be used in linear progression quite successfully. My favorite things to do are heavy deadlifts double overhand, and pull-ups holding onto a 2 inch freely rotating pipe. The latter being devastatingly hard. Since the muscles trained here are so small, expect improvements on a monthly basis.

Ice Ice Ice Ice Ice Ice. I would also urge you to seek a 2nd and possibly 3rd opinion. A severe strain is a solid 6 week deal.

No offense taken - I consider you a friend.

I actually need an AR and Shotgun lol. I'm working on getting an AR right now, shotgun will be in the future. I've always wanted to shoot some 3-gun and this just might be the jump start to get me into it heavy. Good stuff, I like Blake.

That's not the worst thing I've been called. And guess what, I don't mimic everything those guys you mentioned do either. Don't worry Chuck, it's coming. You guys have done a sufficient job of making me want to kill myself in work to prove you all wrong.

I really don't think you guys ever read my posts in entirety. I never said I would shoot one shot on every target. Nor would I probably shoot one shot on a target at a dead run. What I said is shooting 2 shots on every target arbitrarily is not the most efficient way of negotiating a stage.

Feeling a pop is never a good thing. Let us know what the diagnosis is for sure.

I've never liked Contador...and that is a vast understatement.

I've never seen a shooter take multiple minutes for the make ready process and I've shot on more than a few super squads.

The show lost appeal to me as soon as I saw Andre shoot. Maybe they should change the name of the show because Top Shot is certainly what it isn't. And this guy had the gall to talk crap about Seeklander's shooting ability...just wow.

I always liked Max's and Chris's make ready routines. Mine is an amalgam of the two of them, plus a few personal things added in.

The general consensus from trainers who actually train people with Spondylolithesis is that flexion/extension exercises of the spine such as sit-ups and back extensions tend to aggravate the symptoms while exercises that hold the spine in normal anatomical position isometrically, like squats and deadlifts, are not only fine but necessary for stabilizing the injury. Anything overhead will have to be done carefully, but are still valuable. Form will have to be very good and I wouldn't recommend trying to teach yourself through trial and error, a good coach here is indispensable. The doctors that recommend the complete cessation of heavy lifting in cases like these are the ones who don't fully understand the bio-mechanics of the structures involved. If you are one of the majority of Americans whom have never squatted or deadlifted, increasing strength would likely be a good place to start, but start slow.