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    Power Rack For Low Ceiling Garage

    Hi guys, I'm looking to build a basic home gym, and was wondering if anyone knows where I can get a power rack (preferably with a pull up bar) that is about 1.8m-1.9m. My garage ceiling has a height restriction of about 2m Thanks.
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    Intro - HRT / SARMS - Questions

    Lets try this again, I have come here to get some insights to keep my health in check. It appears there is a wealth of knowledge here, Therefore I’m redoing my introduction. Not pushing products. Just telling it how it is I started training 5-6 years ago, I went from 130kgs down to 75kgs...
  3. Fadi

    “Hey, you’re doing it wrong!”

    Individualisation combined with text book technique =YOU! “Hey, you’re doing it wrong!”, so he tells you. If you’re an advanced or elite lifter, there is no such thing as you’re doing it wrong, and don’t let anyone (especially a coach) tell you otherwise. To illustrate my point, let us focus...
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    ?*NEW 'Hellraiser' Series Lifting Belts! Our Latest Innovation! Check them out!*?

    ?*NEW 'Hellraiser' Series Lifting Belts! Our Latest Innovation! Check them out!*? Hey AusBB, we're pretty proud of this one. Check it out! Afternoon team Iron! We hope you have had a fantastic start to 2017. We're very excited to introduce our latest innovation - the...
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    The Main Differences Between Whey And Casein Protein Supplements

    Whey and casein are both complete proteins that are beneficial for those looking to bulk up. But they differ greatly when it comes to digestion rate, muscle growth, and use. As this video from the PictureFit YouTube channel explains, whey is a faster acting protein. It reaches the bloodstream...
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    Why Sleep Is So Important When You're Trying To Build Muscle

    Why Sleep Is So Important When You're Trying To Build Muscle You can do intense workouts, eat the right foods and take the right supplements, but your muscles won’t grow without decent sleep. This video from the PictureFit YouTube channel explains how important sleep is for your body when...
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    Model branded ‘Miss Iron Bum’ shows off her muscles after she was bullied for being ‘

    Model branded ‘Miss Iron Bum’ shows off her muscles after she was bullied for being ‘skinny’ Bakhar Nabieva, aka ‘Miss Iron Bum’. Picture: Bakhar Nabieva/Instagram Natalie KeeganThe Sun Email a friend A FITNESS model who has been branded ‘Miss Iron Bum’ has wowed her social media...
  8. Big Mick

    Extremely Limited Training Time

    I have a problem at the moment where I am extremely time poor due to work and personal commitments, this time poor aspect will hopefully end early next year some time. I have not been training for a few weeks now and feel worse for it, so was thinking today that may be I should just hit up the...
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    How to get a bigger bicep peak?

    I want to build bigger bicep peaks so that when I flex you can see that round dense bulge? Arnold Schwarzenegger had really great bicep peaks. Obviously I won't be as big as him but how can I develop my biceps more? Currently training arms three times a week (one arm day, chest + tris and back...
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    You Don't Need To Lift Heavy Weights To Build Muscle

    In a recent study published in the Journal of Applied Physiology, Canadian researchers took 49 men who’d been weight training for the past two years. Already there are two key contributions by this study: It involves a larger sample size than most similar studies and subjects who would not just...
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    Pumping iron: Lighter weights just as effective as heavier weights to gain muscle, bu

    New research is challenging traditional workout wisdom, suggesting that lifting lighter weights many times is as efficient as lifting heavy weights for fewer repetitions. It is the latest in a series of studies that started in 2010, contradicting the decades-old message that the best way to...
  12. Fadi

    Mechanical advantage bodybuilding: extend your set intensify your workout.

    None of us want to waste time trying to build muscle. And all of us know that the intensity of a set is felt near its completion rather than its beginning. Knowing this, it would be logical then to take advantage of this fact by extending the set at a point where it’s most optimal and most...
  13. Goosey

    Choosing a program or training philosophy

    A little light reading on a Saturday morning. This is something we come across quite often on this particular forum maybe not so much now...where young and old find a program and try to do it to the letter, without any consideration to their lifestyle, as I've said before find something you...
  14. Fadi

    Building legs without squats or presses

    This is yet an experiment within an experiment. Most of you are aware of what I'm doing in my training journal, and that I no longer squat..., or do any leg pressing/lunging movements. So the question is this: do you think I can build my legs to a respectable size (or at least to their former...
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    The World's Strongest Man Teaches YOU How to Build YOUR Strongest Deadlift

    The World's Strongest Man Teaches YOU How to Build YOUR Strongest Deadlift
  16. Reide

    Are any of you closet nerds?

    What is your nerdy pleasure?
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    Muscle Motion Commercial Power Rack new home gym setup

    Hey all, As you can see by my post count, I'm new here. I have a background of fairly high-level training in the past, as an adjunct to other sports (mostly rowing and rugby), but it's been a long time since I've lifted weight seriously. I thought it was about time to re-start. As I've just...
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    Woman goes from obese to bikini model

    AN OVERWEIGHT woman looks unrecognisable after shedding half her body weight and becoming a stunning bikini competitor. After losing 52kg, Donna Gillie, 30, now proudly takes to the stage to reveal her hard work and her new svelte figure. Donna began her health journey when she found even...
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    Squat Racks - Rogue SML and ...this other one

    Who knows about Rogue's SML racks and either of these? They all appear the same except branding... Crossfire Multi Assault Rack from GymDirect SPX Rack from AussieStrength URS Top Grade Rack from UrbanRX After reading a bit online I'm now just looking at the SML-2 or 3 and this other rack...
  20. Fadi

    25% to sustain the remaining 75%

    THE SPORT Olympic weightlifting THE YEARS 1982-1984 TRAINING FREQUENCY 8x/week TOTAL HOURS/WEEK 16 25% (4 hours) of those 16 was spent doing conditioning exercises and stretching. The exercises consisted of sit-ups, leg raises, crunches, weighted back-extensions. The pre-session stretching...
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