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  1. M

    Buying the best belt you can in Australia

    It's definitely hacked, mate, and has been for a while. If you're not using Firefox with the RequestPolicy addon installed, try that (then go to that website). Check out the sites it's trying to redirect you to, without any other sign that it's happening. I also use NoScript, AdBlock Plus, and a...
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    Buying the best belt you can in Australia

    How, and where? I've looked and looked. One site (Titan Australia) appears to be hacked to hell and back. Underground Elite's aren't available any more, and haven't been for ages (except the $140 belts, which seems like a lot to pay... is it?) Then there's all the other, probably lesser...
  3. M

    foam rollers, pipes and balls, oh my!

    So, having heard great things about foam rolling, what would you recommend - an actual foam roller, a "rumble roller", a pipe with or without a wrap or some kind, tennis balls, or what? :confused: Lots of stuff out there. Just wondering what you've found to be the best.
  4. M

    Chin-up goals

    Probably what wingman said, plus I reckon just keep on doing unweighted and weighted pullups and dips. It's almost like the two combined, so that would be my advice, take it or leave it, heh. :) For the record, I can do about 10 strict pullups, last I tried. Chinups, more than that. At the...
  5. M

    Grip Strength

    I was responding to "the muscles are in the forearms", if that helps. :)
  6. M

    how can i make sweet potatos taste better

    Salt and pepper is a good start. ;) No, seriously - actually seasoning stuff sufficiently is one of the major differences between a typical cook and a decent chef (er, or cook). :) I don't tend to eat sweet potato, but if I did, I'd try both cinammon and sour cream - they sound like great...
  7. M

    Grip Strength

    That's what I used to believe too... Hand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Weird, huh?
  8. M

    Compound exercises

    I ain't no Goosey, lol, but have you tried the "EZ-bar", mate? Lots of guys find it doesn't screw their elbows up, like barbell or maybe dumbbell would.
  9. M

    Compound exercises

    I thought everyone knew all the major compound lifts, more or less, and the fact that they're good value (for time and energy put in), etc. I'd be interested to hear about which isolation lifts the people here consider essential (like curls, mentioned a couple of times upthread already), and...
  10. M

    The PB Thread

    No idea if it's relevant to anyone else, but yeah, I found that concentrating on that, full on, really helped me out with squatting. Controlled negative, then shooting up reeeaaal fast. When possible, heh. :p
  11. M

    Barbell hacks any one?

    I like fronts for da quads*, personally. But then, it's just a matter of finding what works best for you, right? * And meanwhile, still doing back squats and deads, and all that stuff.
  12. M

    The PB Thread

    Bodyweight bench (just about). COol stuff, Kaz. :cool: Only did that myself not long back... or at least I think I still weigh 85kg... :confused: Better check, lol.
  13. M

    Which milk?

    I'm curious to see the science here. Not that I actually eat or drink soy, but that's because I just don't like it, haha. :p Found this: lE46d8cymqo As far as milk goes, I buy the good stuff. I know that it is, because I've actually been to where it's "made", and got to know the people. And...
  14. M

    Close stance or wide stance for squats?

    For both high bar and low bar, I use the same cheapass hard- & flat-soled shoes (my ankle flexibility or whatever is apparently sufficient, for the high bar version). Around hip-width stance for high bar, and around shoulder-width (-ish) for low bar (yeah, still pretty "narrow" for that style...
  15. M

    Adjustable Dumbbells

    So something like this would be pretty useless? 120KG Adjustable Dumbbell set_Hammer tone_Standard Just the first lot with semi-decent weight I found, but that kind of thing? And by the way, can you get anything like 100kg [each] adjustable dumbbells in Australia, and even if you can, would...
  16. M

    Competing members?

    What about constantly getting stronger, without much chance of *ever* claiming to be strong... and never actually competing? Is that merely acceptable, or just as awesome as what you posted? (Yes, that's how I'll probably be proceeding, just for the record.) edit: Also, would you suggest...
  17. M

    Competing members?

    The land of two heads is better than one, moite. :) Don't think there's much by way of proper training around here either, lol.
  18. M

    Competing members?

    I would consider it if there was likely to be a (raw) comp within a million miles. Not that I really believe I have what it takes to win anything - started too late in life, with what's probably an unsuitable build/base/whatever. Not that I care, when it comes to strength training - it doesn't...
  19. M

    Dorian Yates interview on LondonReal

    fNqR-Ifj7xQ edit: Oh, should this go in the existing Yates thread instead? :/
  20. M

    How to cook meat?

    Let the steak come to room temperature, season it with salt and pepper (some people swear by just salt, but whatever you prefer; I like to use "better" salt, but fuck knows if it really makes that much difference, lol), place it on a very hot grill or pan (just a bit of olive oil or another...
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