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Recent content by ickees

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    Training on holidays away from gym?

    how long are you away from a gym for? personally if it was only a week, i would train hard the week before (to failure) then have the week off, ensuring to eat ample amounts of clean food. some times we forget sufficient rest is as important as training itself. mick
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    4 Day Split: need advice

    agree to disagree. we have both wasted too much time on this dispute. agree for end of story. mick
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    4 Day Split: need advice

    x2 mick
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    4 Day Split: need advice

    I dont mean to be getting of topic but, are you fricken serious???? You obviously don't have a clue, or you are ill imformed. Charles is one of the world's best (one of, i didnt say the best) strength and conditioning coaches. to right him off like that makes so sound like a dick. "Among his...
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    4 Day Split: need advice

    i guess all the olympic gold medal winners he trained was a fluke? I'm not here to say that it is the be all and end all, like i originally said, there is no 1 thing that will work for every person. Every person will eventually find what works for them. So if everyone here disagrees with time...
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    4 Day Split: need advice

    its not overthinking, my point is there a more variables in strength/bodybuildingtraing then just weight and reps. that being said different things work for different people, so do what works for you. charles poliquin does know his shit though, so i listen to him. works for me. mick
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    4 Day Split: need advice

    one thing to consider, is tempo, and time under tension. a general rule of thumb: lean mass gain, time under tension = 40 to 60 secs. strength training = up to 40sec. time under tension will determine you tempo and rep range. for example when i train for size, i do a 4 0 2 0 tempo for 10 reps. =...
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    Full Body Routine

    German Volume Training. do this and make sure you eat ample food(shit loads) and get plenty of rest, and you WILL grow! mick
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    Shoes for squats, deads etc

    adidas ironwork 3's for squats and deadlifts. there is alot of argument between flats vs oli shoes for deads. each to their own i say. i love the ironworks, very solid, stable, no flex etc. gotta get em from the US. let me know if you want a url. mick
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    Anyone train at goodlife holland park??

    too easy, i havent seen any good powerlifters yet, in fact i havent seen anyone squat deeper then 6 inches. PTs included. lol gotta love comercial gyms! mick
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    Anyone train at goodlife holland park??

    Well?? ive just joined up. thought it might be good to put faces to names. mick
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    The Bench Chart

    147.5kg @ 100kg bw paused
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    Finally rack pulled 200kg

    nice mate, can i ask what body weight? mick
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    Arnold Schwarzenaggers Encyclopedia of Bodybuilding

    i brought the book as i'm a huge arnie fan. i havent looked at it for a while, but from what i recall i wasnt a fan of the programs. The book was first published like 15-20 years ago??? There have been alot of advances in bodybuilding theories since then. Also i remember laughing at the advanced...
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    AUSBB Strength Record Board

    I don't mean to dig up an old post, but this challange sounds interesting! It's interesting to see peoples strengths and weaknesses, as well as everyone's dedcation to achieve more from themselves. Also i've decided not to be a lurker of AUSBB and that i should contribute! Here goes... BW =...
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