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  1. B

    Rotator calf

    Hi guys, Been going to the gym on and off for approximately 10 years on and off while juggling footy/family. I have put on a fair bit of weight and decided to focus on weight training, 5 days a week, workout would consists of the following: Monday- Chest/Tris Tuesday- Shoulder Wednesday- Back...
  2. J

    Injuries and recovery - peptides

    Is there anything that can benefit recovery / soreness or is it all just advertising bullshit? I'm on the wrong side of 40 now and really struggling with joint soreness - knees, elbows, shoulders constantly fkn hurt, insides of elbows between elbow and wrist get bullshit sore. Starting to really...
  3. D

    5x5 SL progress & recovery issues.

    Hi anyone on SL 5X5, My first program and I was complaining for 8 weeks the weights were too low. Now its getting too hard at a rapid rate. I have nothing left if I want to try a max lift so I feel I have ended up weaker cos I haven't lifted my heaviest weights in months. Every session starts...
  4. S

    Australia - are we doomed?

    1. Debt - the Rudd Government increased Debt to $75 billion. Subsequent and the current Government have increased Debt to $650 billion. 2. Immigration - our Country and it's infrastructure is bursting at the seems. Hospitals, Housing, Water, Roads etc are all struggling to hold the current...
  5. J

    Gym in Melbourne with reverse hyper

    Anyone know of a gym in Melbourne that has a proper reverse hyper machine? Close to the CBD would be ideal. I've been struggling with my lower back for a couple of years and would love to give reverse hypers a go. I train at fitness first at the moment and there's a GHR at the ones I go to...
  6. Fadi

    Misdirected energy

    We've all seen some crazy weights been lifted by some very strong Olympic weightlifters; I'm referring to squatting here. You see a middleweight (75kg) weightlifter back squatting something like 290kg the way he just squatted 150 or 200kg. Great so where is this post heading? The point here...
  7. B

    still waiting

    G'day guys, Apologies for the crappy first post. I originally messaged bulk nutrients on Facebook in September last year asking advice regarding WPI/WPC. I also placed a request for a sample at the same time which i never received ( my friend placed a request at the same time, never got anything...
  8. B

    Stiff-legged/romanian deads

    Hey guys new here, will post up my full routine in another thread. Big fan of stiff-legged deads for hitting the hams, but I seem to be struggling with the technique. I seem to feel it more in my lower back. Watched a few videos but not really helping. Also, I've gone right down in weight and...
  9. Swervyn-Ervyn

    Motivation

    Does anyone here ever really struggle for motivation? I'm struggling hard lately.. I have struggle sticking to a program, I am probably about 5+ kg over what I consider to be myself in good shape, I do want to get back in shape, but I over eat on rubbish most days.. I don't really know where my...
  10. steveP

    Max's Challenge 2015

    It's on again, this time starting in February (tomorrow). Simply go here and sign up from midnight tonight. Max's Muscle-Up Challenge 2014 The official start will be in 2 weeks, but the earlier you sign up, the more of a head start you have. There is also a female version of the challenge...
  11. Goosey

    The leg extension

    Some say it's a knee wrecker. Some say don't fully contract the knee because it will fuck your knees up. i jumped onto my leg extension yesterday, to do my 12 rep's and noted that someone was using the whole stack. (id done a set on the leg press jumped on the hammer for twenty reps, then the...
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    Struggling and unmotivated? Check this guy out and remember, you can do more than you

    He will soon compete in the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, and hopefully the Rio Olympic games after that. Malek Chamoun qualified for the team and will be the first legally blind contestant to enter the able bodied category... After starting to lose his vision at 7 Malek by age 15 he was...
  13. H

    Struggling to get under 20% body fat

    Guys, I've been training for about 3-4 months now and am struggling to get under 20% bf? Weight 72.7kg initially started at about 67kg. 177cm male. I started bulking but realised I was around 23-24% so started cutting. Got to about 20.5% but never got pass it. I worked out my maintenance...
  14. J

    Struggling with conventional deadlifts and thinking of switching to sumo. NEED ADVICE

    I've been running the Stronglifts 5x5 > 3x5 program for quite some time now and I've gotten a lot stronger across all lifts, aside one. I've been trying for about 8 months to get the conventional deadlift form right - I've read every article under the sun, watched Medhi deadlift 450lbs about a...
  15. 0ni

    Ronnie Coleman struggling with 225lb

    Ronnie Coleman training with the locals in El Paso!
  16. D

    struggling with cut

    hey guys, ill give you a little background, i originally started training hard probably about a 1 year ago and weighed around 65kg at 6ft (skinnyfat ecto ftw), over the year i ate ridiculous amounts of food and trained hard to put on some weight which i stopped at 80kg, and astimated around...
  17. R

    Diet - struggling with weight/muscle gain

    Hoping for a bit of advice, been struggling to put on weight and increase's at the gym, had the time to type out my diet into excel using calorie king for most of the info. This is what I eat on a basic day, have been eating more though the past week but haven't been at the gym due to injury. I...
  18. J

    Struggling to find the calories?

    Try some of these rippa recipes ;) YouTube - TurBaconEpic Thanksgiving - Epic Meal Time YouTube - Breakfast of Booze - Epic Meal Time
  19. X

    Struggling with overhead press

    Hi, I have been doing 3x5 for the military press for quite a while now, and I have been stuck at 37.5kg for a month! :mad: I am fine with 35kg, can complete all sets, but with 37.5kg, I can't do more than ~3-4 with the latter two sets! It hasn't been improving at all! I think i need to mix it...
  20. T

    Struggling.

    Been doin weight training for around 4 months now, and havent been seeing great results as of yet. As in, biceps are larger, but pecs arent working. 16 years old - 66 kgs - 174 cms, I wanna be big enough to play League next year, so I got around 6 months, and I need pretty good gains. Any...
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