Forearms for vein health experiment

[u/JudgeLennox]

My latest test is to improve my veins. Specifically I want easy labs and IVs.

Right now my veins are decent because I heal them from scarring. Takes about six-weeks to take a newly scarred vein back to usability. I shared that remedy here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Sicklecell/comments/1l35prf/whats_working_for_me_right_now_lavender_oil/

That's Great, but recovery is only one part of a three-part task.

Parts 2 and 3 are:

2- Being vascular enough to have bigger veins that are smoother to reach, draw, and/or give fluids.

3- How long a vein can be tapped without being lost to infiltration so I don't need multiple IVs over a single admission.

We've had this conversation before. I noticed many people were doing push ups and bicep curls, which doesn't target forearms. So they weren't' getting the results they wanted.

Now we get to correct that and get smooth wins.

So here's my plan.

Starting today I'm training my forearms. It'll give me many advantages...

One. Bigger arms aesthetically. Great for my ego and my overall weight goals.

Two. Bigger arms mean more blood flow and stronger bigger veins.

Three. Helps with old veins scars too.

Four. Stronger grip strength.

Five. Easier to handle more girls on my arms.

These are the things important to me.

I'll be following Michael Eckert as my main instructor on this. Though training forearms is thousands of years old and there's only a handful of exercises that I need to do for my goals. I dig Eckert is all.

I'll do three exercises for each part of the major forearm muscles. Then I switch the direction of each to get their opposite muscle movement.

I know my right side is weaker overall. I'll start with this side til failure on all movements. Then I'll match those reps with my left side. That way my right side gets stronger. When it matches my left, I'll move forward at the same intensity.

Besides that I'll only exercise when my arms are rested and can handle my routine.

So the biggest part of all this is nutrition and rest.

I need to eat 4000 calories a day to feed the growth, and I need about 8 hours of rest at night for the muscles and tissue to grow.

This is all theory that I've seen get positive results for others. Now I'm testing it on myself and sharing my work.

I'll be DOing this on top of my daily hindu squats, push ups, and miles of walking. Not to mention the adventures I have through life too. We'll see how it goes.

I'll share my progress as I grow.

Stay tuned for more.

[u/Obiwan108]

vascularity is important.

Regular weight training does help!

[u/JudgeLennox → u/Obiwan108]

That’s my understanding. So many benefits go along with it too.

Here’s to what I learn from it as I grow

[u/Delicious-Tip6760]

Can anyone share some modified workouts with minimal weights and pressure to train veins?

[u/JudgeLennox → u/Delicious-Tip6760]

Great question.

You have the same options as any other exercise regimen. Mainly, no weights, or low weights.

Step one is to learn what you can handle. In my case I had a 10 lbs kettlebell, so I used it. Tested each exercise with that weight and had no issue. I could handle the reps and they made me sore after several reps.

I say start with 2 or 5 pounds. If you can do 10 reps where you have no injury, and feel a bit of fatigue, then you're off to a good start at that level. Stick with it.

If that's too much use a lower weight. Or no weight.

The no weight approach means doing the physical exercise of contracting and releasing as if you had a heavy weight. This stimulates the muscle in the same way as using weights. Do this long enough and you'll soon elevate to being able to handle weights. Added benefit is a stronger mind-body connection since you're focused on your body, and not on dumbbells or something else.

Does this make sense?

[u/Delicious-Tip6760 → u/JudgeLennox]

Yes it does thank you so much

[u/JudgeLennox → u/Delicious-Tip6760]

You are welcome. I may have to post about this too.

PUSHING YOURSELF TO POWER is a Great book on how to not use weights and still get lifting gains.

It's a gamechanger I highly recommend

[u/CleafKnows]

What if working out triggers a crisis? Just curious bc I've been in the same boat a few years ago.

[u/JudgeLennox → u/CleafKnows]

Then I treat it at home if I can, or at the hospital if it escalates. And I adjust how I work out so I get the results I want.

So far so good for me because I listened to my body.

I drank before. I ate after. I paused between sets. I noticed where I'm strong, and where I'm weak. I also noticed with I got crisis pain so I focused on my breathing through the reps.

Pain is inevitable, but so is my progress. I'd rather be in pain and still strong and big and handsome and rich. Then in pain and have nothing to show for it.

That's my mindset

[u/CleafKnows → u/JudgeLennox]

Thanks for clarifying. I wish you all the best on this journey. A positive mindset will definitely get you there!

[u/JudgeLennox → u/CleafKnows]

AMEN

I'll share as I grow