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  1. S

    Rippetoe on Squats (article)

    T-Nation Mark Rippetoe article Squat Mechanics: A Deep Analysis When you squat, use your hips. This will require a more horizontal back angle than you think. You may have heard that you must stay upright when you squat, with as vertical a back angle as possible. You've heard wrong. Think...
  2. Goosey

    The leg extension

    Some say it's a knee wrecker. Some say don't fully contract the knee because it will fuck your knees up. i jumped onto my leg extension yesterday, to do my 12 rep's and noted that someone was using the whole stack. (id done a set on the leg press jumped on the hammer for twenty reps, then the...
  3. Grunta

    Training Calves (Not Calfs)

    Hi @Silverback Got a question for you, I have been trains calves every second day since I realised they were 1/2" smaller than my bis. Its worked well, with that and extra cycling I've been doing they are stating to look good, so I'm on the get big calves fad. I have been doing standing and...
  4. A

    Beer could improve your heart health

    DRINKING a pint of beer a day improves the health of your heart, research has shown. Scientists found blood flow to the heart improved within a couple of hours of polishing off two-thirds of a pint – and that the effect was more powerful than drinking a non-alcoholic...
  5. J

    Endocrinologists in Melbourne????

    Hey guys Mid last year I ran a sus250 (250mg/week) and tren (300mg/week), yeh I know I fucked up. And as a result developed fina dick. Thought it would go away after a few months, it didn't. So instead of seeing a doctor I thought I would run a test e only cycle 200mg/week with a pct of nolva...
  6. CaT_SPeW

    comment on my low bar squat bar position

    so im having trouble with low bar squat bar positioning i just dont know if i have it right. at the start the bar was slipping down my back on the heavier sets and putting heaps of pressure on my shoulders and wrists, ive started squeezing my shoulder blades together more and pushing my elbows...
  7. A

    Workout Of The Week - What Is The Most Effective Way To Build Your Lats?

    Lat exercises are what give you that great “V” taper to your torso. What are the best exercises for building lat width? how many sets and reps, etc. Do genetics play a role in lat development? What body parts will help make the lat pose appear even more pronounced?
  8. A

    Topic of the Week- When does supplement intake become excessive?

    Sure it is good to have a variety of supplements available to you, but how does one know when they've gone overboard?We are bombarded with all these supplements on the market that "help" build nuscle , stuff we don't get enough off in our diet , we have Multivitamins, flax oil, fish oil...
  9. A

    Weight Bench (5 position,Flat/Incline) doubles as Patio Bench

    you'd like to have a brand-new weight bench, but you don't want to spend a lot of money, then you might consider making one yourself. I decided to make a multi-position flat/incline bench using a 4x4 post as a base. This bench doubles as a patio seat so i don't have to hide/put it away after...
  10. kindred

    Older women vs younger women

    They seem different but why? Is there a documentery about this I can watch? If not If I made one would you watch it? What channel do you tink would pick this doco up? ABC???
  11. Ben

    Bar position for squats

    High bar - Across top of shoulders Low Bar - Sitting behind shoulder blade ala Mark Rippetoe Mid Bar - Somewhere in between I use the high bar position with the bar sitting on top of my first vertebrae, find the others uncomfortable.
  12. M

    sore shoulder from squats low bar position

    ive only been squatting for a bit over 2 months and a couple of weeks ago i changed from a high bar position to a low bar position on my squats and i find that after each set my shoulders get really sore, mainly from trying to keep the bar on my shoulders. I find it uncomfortable trying to bring...
  13. kindred

    I can press heavier than I can get to the starting position what to do?

    can do standing press heavier than i can get to the starting position. I do standing press outside cause im too tall for it in my shed... o my shed is to small what ever :P I dont know how to power clean properly yet and even if i did have better form i cant power clean that weight :S any...
  14. I

    grip position for dumbbell press

    what effect on the pec muscles does a normal grip (palms facing away) dumbbell bench press compared to that of a hammer grip (palms facing in) offer in dumbbell bench presses? does the hammer grip minimize shoulder involvement ? Thank
  15. J

    Benefits of yoga?

    Hello what is the benifits of yoga ? I am thinking of trying yoga and am just wondering what the benifits of it are , anybody in here who's tried or doing it ?
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