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  1. 0ni

    Light days

    Just a friendly reminder that unless you're lifting heavy 5 days of the week, you have no business having a light day and that you're a pussy for doing so.
  2. Shrek

    Dave Draper

    Uw_Egzsm11Q zBUrnVA4-eQ hahah love this clip. boPnaacRND8 azWwBWx2mQE
  3. kaz

    Front Squats: Barbell vs. Kettlebell.

    I have always struggled with Front squat "lack of" mobility in the shoulders and wrists, so instead of using a barbell, I had to use Kettlebells as demonstrated in the below video (Crossfit days), are KB Front squats any different to BB squats? NQgcit05dFs
  4. A

    Glossary Of Common Gym Terms

    Glossary Of Common Gym Terms If you've ever had occasion to visit a gym, you've no doubt heard people talking about "feeling the burn" and "pumping up." But did you ever wonder what people were really saying? Here are some common terms and phrases...
  5. D1cko

    Front Squats

    Yo, I want to start incorporating more front squats as assistance for my back squat and othere reasons... I seem to be having trouble with wrist flexibility and it hurts after 3 or so reps...I've tried the cross-arm method but I really want to learn properly Any Tips please?
  6. jzpowahz

    Front levers

    My new favourite core exercise. Been doing them for about a month now on & off. Anyone else try them? Some more lever practice at the beach - YouTube
  7. A

    How do you do your BB rows?

    Like this? Pendlay Rows 250 X 5 - YouTube this? Yates Rows 225x15 - YouTube Any other preferred methods?
  8. walt

    What Exercises do you avoid. why?

    I avoid sldl because I can not simply do them, for me its dangerous to my lower back. I also avoid the hack squat machine as i get pain in my knees. Ive heard people avoiding upright rows, but i do them?
  9. pumpedup86

    Squatand deadlift, swap to trap bar dead and front squat

    Guys due to my lower back discomfort and past injuries, I have been advised To swap my deadlift with a trap bar dead and back squats to front squats. What is Everyones thoughts on this advice? Lower back injury is nothing serious
  10. P

    List your top Bodybuilders of All time

    frank zane serge nubret dave draper ed corney arnold schhwarznegger reg park
  11. S

    High rep on rest days

    My chest area has the poorest blood circulation out of all the muscles in my body. Do you want to take a guess which muscles have the best blood circulation of all? That’s correct, my whole shoulder area from the neck all the way down to my front deltoids. Now in order for my muscles to grow, I...
  12. Rambodian

    Dips

    How far down should I go?, I am doing them on an assist machine as I can't lift my own body weight yet and my left shoulder was really sore after doing them last time. My training partner said I was going way lower than normal, below parallel, but one of the more muscular guys in the gym said it...
  13. thechosenone

    anyone on here do front squats?

    Just watching john cenas dvd and he was doing some front squats in his workout, so i tried some in my shed on my squat rack mucking around, i had never done them before and my wrists are not so flexible. I done 60 kilos and my wrists felt like they were gonna snap being bent like that felt so...
  14. Daniel.308

    Front Squatting!

    Just curous as to what YOUR tips are on front squatting... I want to squat though back squatting seems impossible without getting back pain the day after (poor flexibility)... Tried front squatting the other day, read up on it, youtubed it and watched tutorials though I just feel as if the...
  15. A

    Front Squats + Power Cleans = Knee & Wrist Pain

    On 30th December, I switched to front squats due to my core being very weak and impacting on my back squat form. From the beginning, I have had sore knees. Well, sometimes just a dull ache, sometimes a bit sorer, and sometimes to the stage that I have to brace myself to stand up from the...
  16. pistachio

    Can front squats replace normal squats?

    Ok, so i was doing my squats today, hip flexor was killing me, knees were sore, feels sore going down, etc etc. Squats to me just generally don't feel good. I barely even feel my legs when i'm doing it, i just feel general aches and pains. After squats, i do front squats. Instantly, the hip...
  17. V

    Front squat

    How the F$*& do you do these things? I am not sure what it is, but I am not a fan so far, either that or I am doing something wrong. I feel as if my wrists are not flexible enough, I physically don't seem to be able to lift my elbows high enough to create the "shelf" without bending my wrists...
  18. S

    deadlift + front squat = lower back pain, not muscular

    Hey guys, I haven't dl or front squatted in about 2 weeks due to being sick, and for the last few days it feels like the joints in my lower back are really sore and slightly painful when i bend forwards, so im pretty sure its not muscular. I don't really get this pain while i am in the...
  19. B

    Quick Incline bench press question

    Hi All, Im just wondering what is the best angle to do incline bench press on? Thanks Michael
  20. Stevo82

    Middle Back Pain Immeadiatly after Front Squat

    Last night I decided to try some front squats for a change, I did 10 with a empty bar had a rest then put 20kg on each side, did one set and then immeadiatly after racking the bar I felt a tightness/pain in my middle to lower back and it hurts when I take a deep breath, end of session. I slept...
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