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    The benefits of beer for runners

    Beer contains antioxidants.The barley and hops used in beer contain flavonoids that, when consumed, fight oxidative stress in the body. Antioxidants play a key role in recovery and in overall health, and the antioxidant levels in beer (especially darker ones) are found to be equivalent to those...
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    Help finding song

    I cannot remember for the life of me the name of this song or the artist. If I heard the bands name or the chorus I would recognise it. Mental blank. If anyone has an idea please post the name. Check your ideas against the video clip on YT to avoid a long list of random suggestions please...
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    Weekly Discussion Thread # 11

    This weeks topic: Arm training · How do you train arms? · How big are your arms? · What do you think most people do incorrectly when training arms? · Do you train forearms? Any other questions/comments regarding the topic
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    Letter to a New Lifter

    Dear PowerLiftingGodLegendKilla37, It’s great to see new people involved in powerlifting. Yes, I saw your motivational memes on Instagram and instructional vids on Youtube, very cool. I also appreciated your advice on my vids, I had no idea that rounded back deadlifts were dangerous. You would...
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    Has anyone here bulked without counting calories? If so, how did it turn out?

    Has anyone here bulked without counting calories? If so, how did it turn out?
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    Evolve Anabolic Injection

    Hey everyone Feel like I'm in a bit of a rut with my body and at the gym atm so revamping my workouts, reassessing my diet and have resumed taking supplements which I have always done until recently. However, I just purchased Anabolic Injection and now I'm worried I bought the wrong thing...
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    Can you touch your toes?

    Okay, time for a little fun...step away from the computer! This is a 3-second trial at most... For those of you that can already bend and touch your toes whilst standing, try this variation and post up how you get on. Stand, legs together. Contract/Engage quad muscles. (maintain the...
  8. 0ni

    Coming off

    Coming off for a while Just focusing on other things at the moment, still training hard though Steroids are simply not a productive use of my time right now My main emphasis at the moment is on movement, getting everything firing correctly, good body composition and general health Nothing...
  9. BrisVegasGhost

    Adjustable Benches

    Here is my latest addition to my self made equipment. One heavy duty Flat/Incline bench and one Flat/Incline/Decline bench Just at the frame stage at the moment. Pads to come 75x75x3mm thick main Frame 10mm thick radial arms 16mm hardware. Heavy duty Pop Pins....bullet proof! FID bench FID and...
  10. Swervyn-Ervyn

    Motivation

    Does anyone here ever really struggle for motivation? I'm struggling hard lately.. I have struggle sticking to a program, I am probably about 5+ kg over what I consider to be myself in good shape, I do want to get back in shape, but I over eat on rubbish most days.. I don't really know where my...
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    Strength and volume

    A Q for you Powerlifters here - How would you characterise the relationship between volume and strength? Do you find it necessary to manage the volume of your ancillary exercises in order to increase strength in your main lifts? In short, do you find that too much volume detracts from your...
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    Reporter pukes after trying Tour de France diet

    NRK reporter Nicolay Ramm tries the diet of Tour de France champions, making a heroic effort to down it all in one sitting.
  13. Rugby88

    Starting home gym

    As some of you may be aware - I have not been training much, motivation is down - but also on the other hand I have just purchased my 1st home and will be moving in (all things going well) on the 16th on this month. It is a beautiful old country style home BUT it also has a fantastic garage and...
  14. Goosey

    The folly of linear training.

    Many years ago when Crossfit was just getting off the ground back when there were no affiliates Rant was participating in the WODs and putting in his 2 cents on the forums and all that kind of stuff. Initially it seemed exciting. I mean all the current fitness glitterati were there. It was like...
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    The Perfect Sex Toys For The Data-Driven Lady [NSFW

    so for the geeky girl that likes to tweak things , there is now a vibrator on the market whre you can tweak the settings allowing you to configure the pulse/vibe to your liking http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2015/04/the-crave-flex-series-the-perfect-sex-toys-for-the-data-driven-lady/
  16. KungFooGoo

    Rack, Benches, Bars - Perth, W.A

    Selling all of my home gym gear. l'll be throwing up my weights, weight tree and possibly an ABC bar up later on this week after l hear back from someone so l'll update the post than. Please PM me if you'd like photos of the any piece or if you'd like to stop by and have a geez. Flat Bench -...
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    [Article] The mechanisms of muscle hypertrophy and their application to resistance training

    Worth taking the time to read... http://www.ucam.edu/sites/default/files/Oct_13/mechanisms_of_muscle_hypertrophy.pdf Extract: Current research suggests that maximum gains in musclehypertrophy are achieved by training regimens that producesignificant metabolic stress while maintaining a...
  18. White_Lie

    Opinions on a new training program.

    I'm looking to start a new program thru the winter with the main aim being to bulk with some strength gains. I've just come off a 'bro split' chest & tri's, back & bi's, legs & shoulders and made some good progress, getting the strongest I've been but due to my holiday/forced deload, I quickly...
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    Surge in men using steroids - The West Australian

    WA's illicit drug needle exchange has had a surge in young men injecting steroids just to get "the tight white T-shirt look". The WA Substance Users Association says its needle exchange once rarely saw people using performance and image-enhancing drugs, known as PIEDs, but they now made up...
  20. Jungnaut

    Lifting with Bulged Disc in Cervical Spine. Yolo?

    I have been diagnosed via C_T scan a bulged disc between the C6/C7 (cervical spine, neck). I am 100% certain years of poor sitting posture created this, so I am trying to correct it just as I did with my anterior posterior tilt by consciously thinking about keeping my ears inline with my...
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