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Christian said:
What's your training like currently?
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Very basic, squat machine, incline bench, seated military press and chin ups, same routine 3x per week, it's going well.

Still have dodgy lower back stiffness preventing me from traditional squats, at the moment, even with a belt, anything heavier than 140kg feels like 300kg and stiffness flares up, going to the Osteo soon to get it sorted.
 
Morgan said:
Very basic, squat machine, incline bench, seated military press and chin ups, same routine 3x per week, it's going well.

Still have dodgy lower back stiffness preventing me from traditional squats, at the moment, even with a belt, anything heavier than 140kg feels like 300kg and stiffness flares up, going to the Osteo soon to get it sorted.
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I feel your pain mate!
 
Morgan said:
Very basic, squat machine, incline bench, seated military press and chin ups, same routine 3x per week, it's going well.

Still have dodgy lower back stiffness preventing me from traditional squats, at the moment, even with a belt, anything heavier than 140kg feels like 300kg and stiffness flares up, going to the Osteo soon to get it sorted.
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Sounds like we have similar problems.. Osteo helped me alot, what also helped me was sitting like an astronaut in launch position.

Grab a chair lay on your back and put your legs up on it.
Also hamies, hip flexors... I don't think anyone here stretches enough nor is enough emphasis put on it.

/hijack
 
Christian said:
Sounds like we have similar problems.. Osteo helped me alot, what also helped me was sitting like an astronaut in launch position.

Grab a chair lay on your back and put your legs up on it.
Also hamies, hip flexors... I don't think anyone here stretches enough nor is enough emphasis put on it.

/hijack
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Very true in regards to the hammies and hip flexors!
 
I had never stretched before, once this flared up I started, I do hips, lats, lower back, groin, glutes, quads and hammies.

10 mins of stretching in the morning and night, and right after training, it helps to reduce the stiffness but there is still an underlying issue that needs to be addessed.
 
Morgan said:
I had never stretched before, once this flared up I started, I do hips, lats, lower back, groin, glutes, quads and hammies.

10 mins of stretching in the morning and night, and right after training, it helps to reduce the stiffness but there is still an underlying issue that needs to be addessed.
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400mg twice daily magnesium citrate also helped me alot. People forget the bigger they get the more minerals they need. Especially magnesium.
 
squat 180, bench 140, dead 220 in competition by end of 2011

long term, consistently be able to hit a 600kg total @ 80kg bodyweight :D and still be athletic
 
Raw 3 sets of 5 @77 (2 weeks out?)

sq 182.5, bp, 100, dl 205

equipped comp @ 74

sq 245, bp 185-190, dl 245-250
 
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Christian said:
I may have to try a suit ill be a beast ****...
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Doubt it. While I sit here and openly mock the idea of a suit lifting the weight for you, on that same token you don't just put it on and whammo your bench/squat goes up by 80kg. It takes a great deal of training and mastery to get good gains from equipment, if this wasn't the case there would be more guys like minh getting around. I have tried a squat suit and bench shirt in the past (no training) and only got 5-10kg increase.
 
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I don't think it's a matter of just putting on a shirt and upping your bench instantly. I'm sure if I tried on Minh's shirt (in my size) I probably wouldn't even be able to bench.


Anyway, back on topic, I'm not sure where to set my goals for this year as I don't know how fast I'll progress.

I would like at least 220/140/220+ though.
 
If everybody got 80kg from a shirt then every single 'bro' at the gym would be benching with one. Hell, If I thought I could get 80kg from a shirt I'd be wacking one on today.
 
51M0N said:
If everybody got 80kg from a shirt then every single 'bro' at the gym would be benching with one. Hell, If I thought I could get 80kg from a shirt I'd be wacking one on today.
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Buy one and find out?

Or grab a sling shot...
 
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