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  1. H

    Starting from Scratch

    Hi eveyone at Ausbb I'm a 21yo 5'11 weighing in at 67kg and I'm looking to shape up. I've never been big into fitness or sports have spent most of my time behind a computer playing computer games and of recently have decided that i need to do break away from the computer I want to get fit and...
  2. S

    Starting Strength questions

    Hi guys, awesome forum, lots of info and what not. new to lifting etc and i got stuck on a crappy program for a couple weeks, did my own thing, and now im about to change up after 2 1/2 months. i have a few questions and any help would be much appreciated. _________________________ im 5'8...
  3. J

    A Guide to Starting Out in Triathlon

    Many people consider triathlons to be one of the great tests of human endurance. A lot of sports-minded folks have seen or heard about the Ironman World Championships in Kona through the tape-delayed broadcast shown around the first week of December on NBC (the race is actually in held in...
  4. M

    How long to do weights? I am just starting out.

    Hi I am currently doing 3kg weights (dumbells) a few times a week at home for about 15 minutes. I am not sure how long to do them for as I am new at this, I have lost heaps of weight and now I want to firm up. How long do I need to do them? How often? Which is the best way to do the weights...
  5. Kyle Aaron

    Starting up after 40

    Markos at PTC Franktson has a recent article up where he basically says that if you begin physical training for the first time only after 40 years old, you are almost certainly not going to keep it up. The people who are still training at 40 are those who were training at 30 or 20. That is, by...
  6. L

    Starting out, really lost.

    Okay, basically at home i have a weight bench and individual dumb bells, also a cross trainer and ab king pro. I've been doing weights on and off to no set schedule for about 2 months now with very minimal visible gains, probably due to a fairly poor diet and lack of any set plan. So i've been...
  7. kindred

    What do people think of this as an alternative to Starting Strength?

    What do people think of this as an alternative to Starting Strength? I cant do squats. Workout A Deadlifts Bench press **Rolling triceps extensions** supplimentary exercise **Front raises** supplimentary exercise **Side raises** supplimentary exercise Workout B Deadlifts Seated Military...
  8. kindred

    Can anyone help me with Starting Strength?

    This seems to be my current max lifts for 3x5 working sets. Its really light and I havent been on SS for long. Should I reset or start micro loading?Because I havent been on SS for long it seems like it might be too early for micro loading, but im no expert. If anyone who has done the program...
  9. 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...
  10. kindred

    Does anyone know where I can find the original Riptoes Starting Strength?

    I've seen it on the web mentioned a few times but there are all sorts of different variations for example: One site said this; Workout A 3×5 Squat 3×5 Bench Press 1×5 Deadlift Workout B 3×5 Squat 3×5 Press 5×3 Power cleans Another one said; Workout A Squats Bench Press BB Rows...
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    thinking about starting

    i'm a 20yo single mother who is wanting to start up martial arts for self defense and fitness but mainly self defense. The area that i live in isn't the best of places , the fear of rape and burglary is in my mind Being 20years old is it too late to start ? What sort of class should i be...
    • SandraDee
    • Thread
    • selfdefense starting starting martial arts thinking
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: General Fitness Training
  12. R

    Starting up

    with my 17 birthday just days away i thought that i should start doing something body and muscle wise , I weigh in at 55kgs, I've never really worked out before, i mean sure i have lifted mates dumbbells when they have been laying around but haven't really started lifting and i want to start...
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    [Article] Strength Programs - Starting Strength

    The Bill Starr Strength Factor Routine From the Article "The Forgotten Factor: Strength" in Robert Kennedy's REPS! Magazine, Winter 2006 Edition, Page 104 Monday (Heavy Day) Back Squats: 5 x 5 ramping to limit Bench Press: 5 x 5 ramping to limit Deadlifts: 5 x 5 ramping to limit or...
  14. S

    Training and fatherhood....

    Not sure if this is in the right place, but I just want to find out if there are any new fathers out there who have had to stop training because they just had babies or for those who have been, how long it took before going back and hitting the weights and how you balance the whole equation out...
    • suga4oot
    • Thread
    • 716 900 advice aged ausbb back child fatherhood gym hit hope imo kids managed member raise serious starting stiffy things thread training url weights years
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: BodyBuilding Training Discussions
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    [Cycling] Starting Mountain Bike Orienteering

    i've bike riding for quite some time now , while i do own a mountain bike (trek 3700 hardtail) what i do i wouldn't call it mountain biking , mainly i just stick to shared paths and a little bit off road around the bushland , nothing to hardcore the path i stick to are quite easy on the bike and...
    • bluejay
    • Thread
    • bike mountain orienteering starting
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Sporting Corner
  16. N

    Starting age

    I'm 29 years old and just starting out.is it too little too late ? Just wondering how old you guys were when you started...how long you've been lifting for, and how much gain have you made since starting up ?
  17. J

    Starting Weights?

    Well Im 17, 6 foot 3 and a lil under 70kgs so in short im a lanky bastard. So i thought id do something about it and yesterday when out and got my self a 20kg dumbell set. I'm just wondering how i should use them. Im trying to incourage muscle development basically. So what kinda routine should...
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