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  1. pistachio

    Natural BBing comps - Perth 2014

    Hey peeps, I'm seriously considering competing in 2014. I would want to get to at least 85kgs LBM for a comp and hopefully be able to come into a comp at around 90kgs or just under (i.e. ~5%) Anyone have any suggestions on which comp / fed would be good for a first timer?
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    Places to live, ppl to meet Brissy

    As many of you are probably aware, I've moved to Brisbane. I still know fuck all people here and am keen to meet others and network a bit. Also, I don't yet know where I am going to live (or even what I am going to do i.e. rent vs buy, lease, sublet etc). So I'm open to suggestions there...
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    My weight the last 4 days

    Now WTF is going on here: 211.0 207.8 204.8 203.8 A 7.2 lb loss (3.3kgs) in 3 days! Yes I am looking leaner, but I am not trying to lose weight. I have not been sticking to my diet - in fact, I've been having practically blow out days every day (although compensating by not eating my high...
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    Help with deadlift

    Hey guys, I'm having a few issues with my deadlift. Typically, I have had good speed throughout the whole lift with grip at the top being the only problem (i.e. sometimes falls out before I could lock it out). Now however, I am finding as the weight gets heavier (typically comes in around...
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    Pistachio's thoughts on training

    To follow on from my thread on diet / nutrition, here are my thoughts on training and workouts. As with my other thread, it is somewhat scatterbrained, I hope you can follow it and find it useful and or interesting. Most of the information here is geared more towards people aiming to get as...
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    Pistachio's thoughts on diet / nutrition

    Following a suggestion by CCM, I have decided to write up a bit about my thoughts / philosophies on diet and training. This part will be focused on diet and nutrition. Over the years I have tried many different dieting styles and many different philosophies towards nutrition. What follows are...
  7. pistachio

    Text enhance malware

    Any IT gurus on here? I'm getting these fucking text enhance boxes popping up on words on websites (they show up like hyperlinked texts) I've screen captured it for this. The word 'computer' had the thing on it. It shows up on ALL websites and on heaps of words. How do i get rid of this shit?
  8. pistachio

    Lowest bf % to maintain year round??

    Stemming off trent's thread, I'm curious to know what people's thoughts are on this. I'm not that knowledgeable about cutting up or staying lean, as I've never really pushed it before, so want to hear from others. So what is the lowest bf % that you can naturally stay at year round? And is...
  9. pistachio

    Would you rather live in a world without PEDs?

    Thought this would make an interesting poll. Note I am talking about ALL PEDs. I'm not particularly knowledgeable about this stuff. But I'm not just talking juice. Anything to cut up. GH. etc. Personally, I'd love to see what the world would look like without PEDs. I'd love to see just...
  10. pistachio

    Oasis active

    Anyone tried it? I heard it is pretty damn sleazy, should I even bother?
  11. pistachio

    Straps

    Who uses them? Tried them for the first time yesterday for shrugs, was fucking awesome. Could lift a LOT heavier than usual, and traps are killing me this morning. I'm thinking this might actually beef up my traps considerably (they are woefully small and out of proportion at the moment)...
  12. pistachio

    How much nuts is too much?

    Am thinking of upping my calories due to the fact that I think I am still getting leaner. While I probably need more carbs, I don't really want to start eating rice/bread/pasta etc. Was thinking of increasing the nuts as that is probably the easiest way to load up the calories. I'm already...
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    women strength training links

    has anyone got any links which prove that weight training does NOT make a chick muscular? I've found a few over the years, but NFI where they are now. looking for a few that show the kind of physique that proper strength training does for a women (as opposed to say running or general cardio...
  14. pistachio

    Lowering SHBG naturally?

    Ok, so got my bloods in today. Since two years ago, my Testosterone has dropped (marginally), but SHBG has nearly doubled, resulting in a rather significant decrease in calculated free testosterone. Current results are: Test: 23.5 (8.0-27.8) SHBG: 61.4 (10-70) Calc. Free test: 0.342...
  15. pistachio

    Cholesterol - Should I be worried?

    Some of you may remember I got my cholesterol levels tested earlier in the year (about March, see here) Basically, I was eating pretty shit back then, and my cholesterol levels started to get pretty high, results were as below: Cholesterol: Total 6.7 HDL 1.9 LDL 4.5 Triglycerides 0.7 Now...
  16. pistachio

    fat gripz and deadlift deload

    So, trying to decide how the best way to progress this year is, in terms of gaining muscle mass while staying lean. I was going to just run 4 cycles of PPP, but there are a few issues with this. Firstly, my deadlift form is not fantastic. My back and hamstrings are getting ridiculously tight...
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    pistachio's 2012 Body Transformation

    Age: 25 Weight: ~90kgs Waist: 33" (as measured about the mole on my stomach, with good posture) Bodyfat: ~10% as at 21 December Goal: Look awesome at the end of this contest No newspaper pics, but I have been taking regular pics over the last 12 weeks, so you all know this is me as of today...
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    My melanotan experience - before/afters included

    As some of you are aware, I have been experiementing with melanotan for a little while now (about 6 weeks). Due to a few minor hiccups with delivery, I stopped for a little over a week in the middle. First, I'll give you the pics. A few points on the photos below: - The lighting on the right...
  19. pistachio

    single best (accessory) exercise for forearm mass?

    So I'm doing up my training program at the moment, and looking at my physique post-cut and looking at what needs improvement. One thing that I haven't trained (directly) in years is forearms. Obviously they get hit hard with deads, SLDL, chins, rows, pretty much everything. And before...
  20. pistachio

    Japan spends earthquake relief funds on enhanced whaling security

    Japan admits disaster funds to be used for whaling | News.com.au Interested to see what people's thoughts are on this??
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