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    Ebay listings

    83 commericial gym mats: Gym Mats Exercise Mats Commercial Grade | eBay $1500 seems like not a bad deal ~ $18 a 1m^2. Could work out well for a group of people wanting to split to floor separate areas
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    Thoughts on my beginners workout

    Setting myself some goals to try and build some strength/size/power for afl season starting around march/april. The program is built around Squats, Bench, and Deadlift/Power Cleans. From there i have some somewhat core barbell exercises that i vary on a day to day cycle (T-bar row, chins...
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    Lifting platform plans

    Sounds easy enough! last question is what to weatherproof the plywood with that won't make it slippery Cheers
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    Lifting platform plans

    The only reason I included them was because this is how I'd seen it done b4. It would be easy to put support structures closer together to make it more structurally sound, or would you go against raising it altogether?
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    Lifting platform plans

    Looking to build myself a lifting platform. Through searching on the forum Big Micks Thread (http://ausbb.com/workout-equipment/15419-building-lifting-platform-home-gym-3.html)on his experiences build his platform as well as most of the design have helped lots. I've tried to come up with a...
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    Avanti power rack

    Mate at that price jump on it. You could easily flog it for more if you find it doesn't suit you.
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    Suggestions: Home Gym for under $3000

    I'm voting second hand! This is my experience: started of completely new to strength training and the gym etc about 3 months ago. I started going to my local gym and wanted some equipment to work out from at home. I bought a crappy bench press with preacher/lat pull down/leg extension + a...
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    Zan's Body Transformation

    Here we go with a second attempt to address the issues. my stomach does seem to stick out more then it should. when i look down i can see the outline of my abs but side-on i have a slight beer gut forming almost. I think my lumbar vertebrae are slightly more lordotic then normal. I am going to...
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    the what u saw at the gym TODAY thread

    Saw a guy on the preacher curl station put a belt on to do the exercise. Then went on to do machine work... Didn't touch a barbell
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    Zan's Body Transformation

    Hey All, Getting in before the new year! started lifting a month or 2 ago and have made some decent progress without much knowledge. Have recently been to PTC Syd and learnt all the basic barbell movements. Age: 19 Weight 68.4 bodyfat: unsure but fairly low i'm assuming because i can usually...
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    Truckie needs some advice.

    If your short on space I'd suggest a kettlebell. Would take up much room and there are hundreds of exercises u can do
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    Gym equipment questions and buying from ABC

    thanks ham's. Do you think it would be an issue to quote my parents ABN considering the business is totally unrelated to the fitness industry or would i get away with it?
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    Gym equipment questions and buying from ABC

    How do you manage to get wholesale prices??
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    Gym equipment questions and buying from ABC

    Thanks callan. Lucky took the acount of the bar into my calculations. when in use the bar covers a door way- not a huge issue as i can easily take it down when not in use. Bumpers seem like a pretty good future proof. My budget is pretty low.. is there a huge difference between gym direct and...
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    Gym equipment questions and buying from ABC

    First of I have a question about buying items from Australian barbell company. They have no shopping cart system on the site and I searched but they don't seem to have suppliers that I could find either? Now i'l move on to some specific equipment questions. I'm pretty set on getting the muscle...
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    Post up what you are eating

    ahh i missed it when i had a look the first time.. Jelly Cheesecake? in the picture it sort of looks like 3 layers the base, the main cheesecake and then the jelly layer on top. Did u do anything special to get it that way or is it just how the cheesecake layer forms?
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    Post up what you are eating

    Did you make this one? Recipe? :)
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    Cardio routine?

    As per my understanding this is wrong. Here is my explanation why (feel free to correct/discuss) By capturing the volume of air you expire and analysing it to find the volume of oxygen and volume of carbon dioxide you can get a respiratory exchange ration (volume CO2 expired/Volume O2 expired)...
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    positive vs negative reinforcement

    generally like most of you have said positive reinforcement successful motivational technique, but negative reinforcement used sparingly can be very effective
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    CREATINE - Magic or Myth

    I know most people like to buy their creatine 100% pure form but so far i haven't found anything that will mix with it at all to the point that it doesnt taste like ur drinking chalk. Any chance of no bull doing a creatine with additive to increase solubility + taste that we can trust for high...
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