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    Short courses

    Hi Everyone - bit about myself, 10years+ of lifting before having kids 8 years ago..this put my gym visits on hold :( Stats pre kids, 5 foot 9, 42, did ~5-10 courses (Standard stuff...courses consisted of usually(Not all together!) sust 250, bold/eq, test prop, stan...and even the old sheep...
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    Does Sex Count As Exercise?

    Sex isn’t only a pleasurable experience, with some reports claiming the act also has health benefits that can be compared to those of exercise. But can bonking really be considered a form of exercise? Let’s find out. Kiss picture from Shutterstock In fact, the physiological response to sex...
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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...
  4. Unleash the elephant within!

    When I was a young weightlifter, I was told a story which served me well, as I now share it with my girls. I like to share it with you. This was written by Doctor Prakash Iyer. Lessons from the baby elephant: Smash the peg. Set yourself free! DO you know what they do to keep a circus...
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    The Accidental Powerlifting World-Record Holder

    At sixteen years old, Lee Winroth deadlifted four hundred and twenty pounds, unofficially breaking the world record for women in her age and weight class.CREDITPHOTOGRAPH BY MIKE POWELL / GETTYOn July 2, 2015, a video was uploaded to YouTube that began with a teen-age girl in a gym wrapping a...
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    TB 500 dosage for best results. HELP!

    Whats up guys? Just trying to figure the dosage for TB500 and my protocol. Long story short, I have purchased legit peptides from so-called "anti aging clinic" - that's what they are called here in Australia. They have legit doctor who issues you a script and their peptides get constituted with...
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    Suggestions/Info needed

    Hello, I rang up a few places regarding buying equipment to have my own home gym (saves me the membership of a Gym and travel time). After talking with a few places, one of them recommended instead of investing $2000-$3000 in a home Gym, since I am a beginner, I would be better off spending...
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    Josh the giant: what it takes to become the world's best bodybuilder

    Josh the giant: what it takes to become the world's best bodybuilderAfter reaching the top of the bodybuilding game in Australia, 'king of the gym' Josh Lenartowicz is on a quest to conquer the globe. Words and photography by Margaret Burin Updated Sat at 9:28pm Print Email Facebook Twitter...
  9. Do you have a body?

    If you think this is the strangest question you've heard so far in 2016 (or ever), I ask you to think. If you answered yes of course I have a body, then what you've ended up doing is to make a separation between the I and the body. If on the other hand you've answered what do you mean do I have...
  10. Probably a dumb question but I'm going to ask anyway

    Can exercise make you taller or shorter? I could imagine posture comes into play but I seem to have shrunk 3cm and I'm already happy meal sized.
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    One Bar or Two.

    G'day guys n gals So, I need to order a bar and I want a good one. I've read the sticky thread and thought I'd settled on the ABC power bar (BOP220). That was until I picked up a sweet set of Pendlay Elite bumper plates and now I'm not sure the ABC will be much good for oly lifts. I mainly...
  12. French drug trial disaster leaves one brain dead, five seriously ill

    Apparently this is the first of its kind in (worried) France. Now they say that they've been testing this drug on monkeys since July. So this begs the question: were things going so rosy with the animals, leading to such a confidence state, allowing the trial to be conducted on humans?
  13. Personal Training - Courses, Experience and Accreditation

    G'day Team AusBB - for those of you who've been around for a while, you might remember me. Long time member; I breeze in and out with long periods of inactivity. My training has remaining (mostly) consistent while my contributions to the forum have, unfortunately, not. I just wanted to throw a...
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    Xmas Gift Ideas!

    Howdy Team AUSBB! With just 18 days left until Xmas, we've put together just a few of our many amazing combo's if you're struggling with "I-haven't-started-shopping-itis". These are guaranteed to impress a friend, partner or loved one - or even if you're treating yourself! Take a squizz below...
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    test/primo/tbol cycle alternatives

    Hi folks, I start saying that im not a steroid user even thou ive done one test prop 300mg for 8 weeks with no substantial weight gains. My question is purely for information purposes, i know steroids are illegal in Australia so just share your experience or knowledge for information purposes...
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    Kogan have a power rack

    Okay, who will be the 1st to try it? https://www.kogan.com/au/buy/fortis-power-rack/ It says it can handle 250kg on the hooks, 300kg on the pully, but only 200kg on the safety bars...why didn't they make the safety bars at least 300kg?
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    Buggered elbow

    So, seems I've buggered the elbow/tricep from low bar squats, think i was gripping the bar too hard lol. I've read as much of the previous posts as I can, and am now taking a week or 2 off, with lots of foam rolling, strengthening exercises. I'm wondering if it's primarily to do with...
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    What Is A Bench Shirt Really?

    I've been reading about a bench shirt, and really i dont know what it is. what does it do , and is it worth the money????
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    A Simple Flaw Is Causing a Huge Recall of 1.3 Million Bikes

    as far as bike recalls go, this is still a big one: A group of thirteen bike brands are recalling more than 1.3 million disc brake-equipped bikes. It’s one of the biggest recalls of bicycles in recent memory, involving big names like Giant, Specialized, Cannondale, Diamondback, Fuji, Novara...
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    What keeps you motivated?

    I know that most of us are fired up to go train.* All our friends are at the gym, all of the hardbodied girls are there.* We are fired up MOST of the time.* But as we all know, life happens.* Things come up.* But we can't take any days off.* My question is this.* What motivates you on those days...