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    A Beginner's Guide To The Most Confusing Cooking Terms

    A Beginner's Guide To The Most Confusing Cooking Terms Cooking at home isn’t that hard — all you have to do is follow the recipe. Unfortunately, when the recipe is full of a bunch of confusing terms that are alien to us beginners, things get more difficult. If the difference between chopped...
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    Workout Critique Please

    Be brutal. I can take it... My history: Lifted for 3-4 years and took a 6 odd year break. Now back into it, so effectively a beginner. Looking to cut a little but mainly to put on muscle mass (Lost 20kgs through 2013). I also play Squash and Tennis weekly, mixed with carrying my golf bag on my...
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    Beginner here: looking for a beginner squat routine

    I'm new to lifting weights and am looking for a squat routine that includes things like how many reps and sets I should do. At the moment I'm doing: Set 1 - light weight 10-12 reps to warm up Set 2 - 10-12 reps easy but not that easy medium sort of weight Set 3 - 10-12 reps of as heavy I can...
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    $1000 beginner budget

    Hey guys, Went to gym for a year straight and then stopped due to sickness for 2months. Back at work and uni...my work/uni schedule is horribly messed up this year and the closest gym is 30mins away from me making it a 1hr trip there and back. Therefore, I'm looking at buying gym equipment for...
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    Beginner concerns re: Scale?

    Hey :D. Long time lurker but first time poster and all that. Just hoping some of you vets might be able to offer me some advice as i start out and perhaps answer some concerns im having. I was gonna wall of text you here with my backstory but ill try keep it short! Basically 2 years ago i...
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    Mft28 opinions for beginner

    Morning, Just saw the workouts for mft28, im starting fresh and journeying into getting fit. Do u guys think the workout is too extreme for a beginner? ? Would like to see what u guys think, if so what's appropriate to start on? I have no idea about programs Help appriciated Sent from...
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    Workout Equipment for beginner teen

    First thread on ausbb after just browsing the forums for past couple months. Have been working hard and am keen on purchasing some home gym equipment, as I only have those 24/7 gyms accessible to me. Budget is around $500-$1000 Any ideas on where to start? Help would be much appreciated :)
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    Beginner-Advice please

    Hey guys I'm looking for some advice about starting weight training. I don't need to lose weight, just want that amazing body I see above on the brunette with a red bikini :) Only problem is I'm slightly clueless about how exactly to go about it...lol I'm moving to a new place by end of the...
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    Beginner's equipment

    Hey all, I'm going to set up a home gym and would like some advice on quality equipment that would be most suitable to me. I was looking at purchasing something like this 1 Package Deal _ Power Rack with high low pulley + ASFID bench + Olympic bar + 145kg Olympic weights $1450 then i thought...
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    The Real Arnold Schwarzenegger Beginner Programs

    The Real Arnold Schwarzenegger Beginner Programs Arnold Schwarzenegger and Reg Park At age 15 Arnold glanced in a store room window and saw what was a cover of a magazine depicting the new Hercules movie starring none other than Reg Park. Arnold was not a man to learn from...
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    Help a beginner purchase some kit!

    Hi, I'm a long time reader first time poster. I've been doing body weight & dumbbell excersies for about 12 mths and I'd like to progress to a power rack & barbell. I've been reading the equipment threads thoroughly and it appears GymDirect, CyberMarket, and LittleBlokeFitness are the...
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    beginner powerlifting program

    Hey, I recently started doing a beginner powerlifting program. Program consists of squat, bench press, tricep extensions monday/friday, and deadlift, bent over row, bicep curl wednesday. My squat was 100kg and my deadlift 180kg, I am lifting 10kg heavier on them now. My bench hasn't and is...
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    what are peoples oppinions on bulking/cutting for the beginner or where someone is at

    Obviouslly someone that is skinny needs to bulk and for a long period of time, so they can have the muscle mass to support A cutting/ sculpting resume. But How do you feel about people that start of skinny/fat, you know the ones that are skinny/small but still have a fair bit of body fat *the...
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    5 x 5 beginner workout routine

    The Complete 5 X 5 Workout Routine And Guide: Do you want to get rid of your moobs(Male Breasts) develop rock-hard abs and a sculpted chest? Than let me introduce you to an effective lifting routine that will help you reach those goals. The 5 x 5 beginner workout routine. If you are looking...
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    Beginner Equipment

    Hello, I am planning to purchase: http://www.gymdirect.com.au/item/4-Package-Deal-_-Power-Rack--+-ASFID-FID-bench-+-Olympic-bar-+-80kg-Olympic-weights-$1150/531.htm I will be doing the starting strength program so this seems to be sufficient for all the lifts and anything i want to do in the...
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    Beginner Starting Strength Q's

    I've been on a basic compound workout for about a month now and I just wanted to know what everyone else thinks of it? I've gathered a whole lot of info from all of the starting strength and beginner threads here and I set out a workout planner from that which combines the basic compound lifts...
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    Beginner full body vs imbalance training

    I'm sure a lot of beginners out there have naturally more prominent body parts than others. Some guys genetically may have thick legs, but thinner upper body. Narrow shoulders or hunched forward shoulders. Really skinny legs. You get the picture. There are many body types out there. Should...
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    Topic of the Week - How Can A Beginner Bodybuilder Build A foundation to work on

    The key to a proper beginner body building workout is to establish a good foundation in which to build upon, much like building a solid foundation for a house. What is the correct way for a beginner to build a foundation to build upon? Which exercises are best for beginners? How many...
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    Beginner program!!!!!??? WHAT TO DO!?!!!

    President Woke and he called the pope! Ok this is really doing my head in and i'm very confused :mad: I posted a thread on here a coupele of weeks ago, showing my routine which involved mostly iso- exercises. anyway i was told that i should be using one of the beginner programs such as...
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    Need advice on training program! BEGINNER!!

    Hi guys new the the forum. also relatively new to weight lifting. i'm 20yo i have been training for about 2 months now and am using a program i made my self just by some minor research and what i thought would work well... i have put on a bout 4kg in the last 2 months using this program with...
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