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    Jay cutler talks about steroids, and the modern drug culture.

  2. Sandin Face

    A horrible ripping sound

    The day before yesterday, I went to do some pull-ups - the kind where you grab the bar from behind, palms facing you - and as I started, there was this horrible ripping noise* from inside of the elbow of my right arm. It definitely sounded (and felt - although the pain wasn't much) as though...
  3. Goosey

    Bulking and cutting

    Is a remnant of the Weider years. if you bulk and cut you are a drop kick.
  4. MickB

    Hi Guys and Girls

    Hi All, I have just returned to Bodybuilding after a lengthy spell out. I used to be a member on here 2-3 years back but had a car accident and herniated two discs in my neck - was touch and go for a while if I'd ever be able to lift again - got very depressed and couldn't even come on the site...
  5. A

    Pumping iron: Lighter weights just as effective as heavier weights to gain muscle, bu

    New research is challenging traditional workout wisdom, suggesting that lifting lighter weights many times is as efficient as lifting heavy weights for fewer repetitions. It is the latest in a series of studies that started in 2010, contradicting the decades-old message that the best way to...
  6. A

    Constructive Advice Roundtable Thread

    Often times a new member will post some "newbie" questions and they often receive critical comments, etc. I thought this thread could be a safe place for newbie questions to get constructive advice and encouragement in getting started in their training, supplementation and diet When seeking...
  7. Reide

    Soy. Is it good or bad for you?

    I keep reading and hearing mixed opinions about soy and Phytoestrogen. So I was wondering if it is bad for you. I love soy and started drinking macadamia milk but it is so expensive. And almond milk sucks
  8. Shrek

    Upright Rows??

    Yes or no? Why? Why not?
  9. Jungnaut

    Chocolate Banana WPI by Fuel Protein

    I got a coupla kilos of WPI from Fuel Protein, this site newest sponsor. I have Milk Chocolate, Banana, and Choc Banana. I decided to give Choc Banana a whirl first. Taste 7/10 Fuel protein's point of difference is to use 100% natural sweeteners, 100% natural colours and 100% natural...
  10. A

    What are your biggest health and fitness regrets? What do you wish you had done diffe

    What are your biggest health and fitness regrets? What do you wish you had done differently?
  11. Shrek

    "Why I started taking gear - whatever it takes - Rich Piana

    https://youtu.be/b-Gd3kb1ywM
  12. A

    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...
  13. A

    What are the biggest mistakes that you made when you started powerlifting?

    What are the mistakes that you made and what would you have done differently?
  14. S

    How did you start running?

    I find it interesting how people got into running. For me I was a overweight (30kgs) . Walking up stairs my heart rate soared. One day I woke up and had enough. I joined a fitness program ran at the local health centre ,I started walking and eating clean fresh food. Soon i found that my walks...
  15. A

    How many of you record your lifting progress and how many go by "feel"?

    Carrying that little black book around in the gym or just grabbing that weight, seeing what feels right, and completing the set.
  16. J

    Lunges

    Who here lunges? Ive started doing them (after never really doing them before) after my skuawts, they really are a next level vomit inducing suffering.
  17. Fister Roboto

    Vegan Bruh

    Started this to answer some of the questions that arose when I said that I was eating vegan for September. steveP; Darkoz; All the chatter on youtube about veganism prompted me to read some of the studies and research papers (mostly the conclusions admittedly) and for 3 reasons, I would like to...
  18. A

    Rank these in order of importance for a bodybuilder?

    Drugs Diet & Nutrition Genetics Training Obviously being even mildly consistent with all 4 will yield the most optimal results. But which could be considered more vital than others? Can overdoing one overcompensate or make up for the relative lack of another?
  19. E

    I hurt my bloody shoulder....

    So finally started making progress with bench, getting a bit heavier (for me), and starting to see a difference Then, bloody incline bench, too much too soon and got a twinge in my right shoulder. Stopped, felt ok, took all the weight off and lifted the bar, to try and "feel" what was going on...
  20. H

    Possible Metabolic Issues

    Hi Guys, Fairly new here but I do have a question. Background I started a "10 week transformation" exactly 4 weeks ago @79.4 kg , so far i've sat on about 80kg the entire time and now dropped down to 79.5, i still seem to however be retaining a lot of the fat around my torso (this is usually...
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