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  1. Headley

    Astroturf sled track

    Hi guys, I am thinking of buying a roll of astroturf to lay down on a rubberised floor in the gym downstairs to run sleds on. Anyone know how best to secure it to the ground? Does it even need securing to the ground? Would some strong tape run around the edge be good enough? The stuff i am...
  2. S

    Floor Glute Ham Raise

    Anyone do many concentric repetitions of these? I've done them at times but only for a change, never regularly.
  3. Shrek

    Yuri Belkin deadlift. 420kg @110 Raw.

    https://youtu.be/pxspmEuXZuA
  4. spartacus

    AusBB Military Press challenge

    AusBB Military Press competitions You can post as many times as you like, but clip, date, and bodyweight must be provided on each occasion. Lifts can be from rack, or from ground. In case of lift from ground, as much more impressive, an extra 2.5kg is added to lift when working out...
  5. A

    Active Hanging Contest

    You have to film your attempt. Say or display your reddit username on the video. Film from the back. This is for easier form checking. Active Hanging only. Shirtless or sleeveless so that your shoulders are visible. Time is counted until your form breaks, you lose your grip, or your legs touch...
  6. A

    Budget platform

    So I bought some lifting shoes, and wanting them to last, decided to implement some type of platform. 1 sheet of 15mm plywood 2.4 x 1.2, cut down to 1.1 to slot inbetween rack base. 1/2 tin cabot's cfp floor polyurethane. 3 coats for the top, sanded inbetween. 2 coats for the bottom, no...
  7. A

    Garden Shed Gyms?

    Given a Heavy Duty Concrete Floor,What is the Minimum size Shed for a Pretty Good Gym? What would be your Minimum Equipment? Any Innovative Ideas? Guesstimated Cost?
  8. WoodyAllen

    Real Ass to Grass squat

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=13&v=i5ZYCF_LtuI
  9. A

    How many of you do both barbell bench press and dumbbell bench press?

    How many of you do both barbell bench press and dumbbell bench press?
  10. A

    What do you consider impressively strong?

    What do you consider impressively strong?
  11. A

    Full commercial power rack for sale

    We have 1 x Full commercial power rack for sale - ex display model. Only $995 (valued at $1,650.) Comes with a free Barbell - the OB05 1500lbs barbell (valued at $175) For specs on the Rack and more photos pls click on this link: http://bit.ly/1Fb2e3o Please note: There are a few minor...
  12. Semillon

    OHP from rack vs clean from floor

    Has anyone else noticed that if they clean the bar from the floor prior to overhead presses rather than just lifting it out from the rack at chest height, you are able to press more weight / the same weight feels easier? I am trying to work out why on earth this would be the case for me - my...
  13. Drifter

    Gym floor too soft?

    My garage gym currently uses 20mm thick tatami rubber floor mats, much like the ones used in a Judo or BJJ class. I'm thinking they are too soft and I'm just lucky I haven't injured myself. I squat barefoot and am fine, but my mates wearing shoes have commented on it. Should I buy proper gym...
  14. GoPies

    Floor mats.

    Hi All, I have covered my floor with rubber mats and just wanted to pass on some advice for those are wanting to do the same thing. 1). Make sure you clarify which mats that you want. E.G. the completely flat squares or the ones that have lines in them (quarters). 2). Make sure you buy all...
  15. DKD

    The Deadlift is Not a "Dead Lift"

    The Deadlift is Not a “Dead Lift” By Mark Philippi This article is a newer edition of an article that I wrote quite a few years ago. I have found that for a time many coaches shunned using the deadlift because it was for “powerlifters” and was too slow of a movement for athletics. I even...
  16. P

    Comp doesnt start till the bar hits the floor

    I'm not sure how many of you have heard this comment or understand what it means. Watching my brother compete in powerlifting in the early 1990's, he fully demonstrated it to me. In lifting, you have a sub total, just before the deadlift. No matter how far behind he was before the deadlift, he...
  17. B

    Butt to floor squats

    Did my first ever successful butt to floor squat yesterday! All the painful stretching and annoying isolation rehab stuff has worked! And sooooo worth it. All the partial squats that I have been doing at much heavier weights had none of the kick of these babies. Crap weight (3 sets/12 at...
  18. kindred

    How effective are flys when laying flat on the floor?

    I saw a guy on youtube doing some bench press and flys laying on the floor. This limits the range of motion a bit, are they still effective or is this a better way of doing them?
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