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    Buying squatrack+ weights

    Hi ausbb users, Ive been really intersted in buying a squat rack plus 180kg + of weights and a bench to do bench press in the squat rack as the only exercises i do are 5x5 squat ohp deadlift, bent over row and exercises like that plus a couple of acessorys that only need the bar, ive been...
  2. akaperon

    fs rubber weights and vest syd

    100kg Rubber Weight Plates FOR Home GYM Dumbell Barbell Bench Press Equipment | eBay 30kg Force USA Weighted Vest FOR Cross FIT Home GYM Equipment Free Weights | eBay
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    Do you lift weights slowly or quickly?

    Just wondering what others do in regards to the speed at which they lifte weights using pin machines. The first PT I ever had told me to always lift slowly, which I have always followed. I've noticed recently though that a lot of people (both male and female) lift weight quite quickly in...
  4. jzpowahz

    QLD Full home gym setup. Power rack, bench, bar, 350kg weights

    Power Rack with chinup bar 213h x 117w x 95d Bar 7ft knurling 38.5 cm apart Bench 30w x 123l x 58h Tricep bar 85cm length weight tree 20kg x 8 10kg x 6 7.5kg x2 5kg x 10 2.5kg x 20 1.25kg x 9 .5kg x 4 Total 348.25kg Selling as a package $1100 (probably cheaper than a year's membership...
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    Best gym u trained @??

    I'm gunna say derrimut 24/7 in caroline springs. It's got cross fit, UFC size octagon, boxing ring, powerlifting and the best damn machines I've ever seen including nautilus, hammer strengh and life fitness. Also classes up stares for those who like that stuff..I've only seen golds Venice beach...
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    Best PreWO Supp for Weights and Cardio

    Hi Guys My first post here. Apologies if this is old ground but I was wondering what your thoughts are on the best supp for weights and cardio. I have been using Purple Wraath for both but I don't seem to get the energy I was expecting. I was thinking of getting White Flood instead for...
  7. M

    Maintainace calories + weights + cardio = ripped??

    Hi guys judging by this site Bodybuilding.com - Calorie Know-How: Get The Equation Right To Get Results! Calories needed per pound are 10 or 11 cals..so my maintainace intake level is 2002 cals coz 182 pounds x 11 = 2002 cals correct? So I just need to stick to maintainace and add exercise and...
  8. Jimmy123

    New rubber weights smell

    Hi everyone, Been reading for a while and just bought and assembled some equipment for home including a bunch of rubber weights. Thing is I'm in my spare room and the weights reek, they also seem to have a coating of oil on them, I presume to stop rust. My question is should I rub the oil...
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    Newly Discovered ‘Hulk’ Protein Could Make You A Beefcake Without The Weights

    So you want to be muscular, buff, ripped, but you don’t want to have to work for it. researchers have identified a “Hulk” protein that could give you crazy muscle mass with no effort on your part. Grb10 is the protein in question, and researchers at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research...
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    Blood Donation and weights.

    Has anyone here donated blood before, or regularly donates? I donated for the first time yesterday and am just wondering how long I should wait before hitting the weights again. My sister currently works as a blood collector and said that I may still bruise or do something worse if I train...
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    Light weights are just as good for building muscle Researchers Find

    Light Weights Are Just as Good for Building Muscle, Getting Stronger, Researchers Find ScienceDaily (Apr. 30, 2012) — Lifting less weight more times is just as effective at building muscle as training with heavy weights, a finding by McMaster researchers that turns conventional wisdom on its...
  12. kaz

    Weight lifter killed lifting Weights Home Gym

    Fitness fanatic, 28, found dead under weight-lifting bar 'after trying to lift too much while alone in his garage' | Mail Online
  13. M

    Looking for Power Rack and Olympic Weights set for $700

    Who should I go through?
  14. Jungnaut

    Finding the ideal proportion of weights between your different lifts

    Not sure if I came across correctly there with the thread title, but how can I check what the ideal proportion of weights I should be lifting/pressing based on my current level of progress? Eg. I know my bench is way out of proportion with my squat and deadlift. (I was one of those peeps that...
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    How do you do your BB rows?

    Like this? Pendlay Rows 250 X 5 - YouTube this? Yates Rows 225x15 - YouTube Any other preferred methods?
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