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  1. C

    Progressive Overload

    Should progressive overload be done at every training session or should I do a few sessions at a certain weight/reps before upping things? Also how much should the weight go up in percentage terms?
  2. Stiff 2G

    How short term is Powerlifting

    The 1RMs, the long rest periods between sets etc. People just don't seem to last.
  3. Big Mick

    Calories in vs Calories Out for Weight Loss

    I often hear Calories In vs Calories Out when referring to weight loss. Is this actually true? Is it really that simple or do other factors play a role? Is it a sustainable realistic long term method to control weight? Please qualify your answers with some evidence of why it works or why it...
  4. Goosey

    Aspect ratio and strength limits

    Written some time ago, I cannot help but admire this fellows knowledge, this following diatribe explains a few things as to why many injuries happen over time. The man for whom the so-called “Scott Curl” was named had unusually large arms, and he also had unusually long biceps muscles; and he...
  5. L

    Metalifeliving

    How you motivate yourself and organize your time? And how you would estimate your personal effectiveness in percentage and why?
  6. Goosey

    Running long distance

    JUST SAY NO! To Endurance running. It's hard on the body and the benefits can be had doing other activities that are non impactive, and or take less time, etc. Unless you're job or specific sport demands it (e.g., mil, etc) no reason to run for distance. Other than a tiny % of the population...
  7. WoodyAllen

    Dietry fat. "New" discovery.

    You can just hear big pharma squirming in their money chambers. All pretty obvious and not new but at least it's slowly coming out at last. http://edition.cnn.com/2017/04/25/health/saturated-fat-arteries-study/index.html
  8. Fadi

    Motivation is the sum of three words...

    For me, motivation is the sum of three words: Desire Drive Improvement Approaching 52, what is it that motivates me the most? To some, motivation is driven by a gold medal being placed around their necks sometimes into the future, whilst to others; it’s the collection of some large amount...
  9. WoodyAllen

    New WADA prohibited list

    Some new substance added that are found in supplements. http://cces.ca/news/wada-publishes-2017-prohibited-list?utm_source=CCES+Publications&utm_campaign=832a0c2840-CCES_Advisory_Note_2017_Prohibited_List10_19_2016&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_99c9e5c562-832a0c2840-310889469 The 2017 List of...
  10. Fadi

    For optimal muscle gains, do this…

    Have you been trying to add some pure muscle onto your frame to justify the effort you’ve been putting into training and eating? If so, and you have not been too satisfied with the current outcome of your progress, then read on to find out my 6 tips that would have you muscle gaining in no time...
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    Bodybuilder, 39, dies from cancer caused by steroid abuse

    A bodybuilder’s death from cancer was a ‘direct cause’ of taking steroids, an inquest heard. Picture: Facebook The Sunnews.com.au Email a friend A BODYBUILDER’s death from cancer was a “direct cause” of taking steroids, an inquest has heard. Fitness fanatic Dean Wharmby died on July...
  12. M

    Anabolic Steroids Student Research

    Hi, I'm a student from the UK and I need a few remaining participants to complete a 3 minute survey on body image and competitiveness! https://cardiffmet.eu.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_9v2BoGUCI2oggq9 The aim of the study is to research if competitiveness and body image concerns are important...
  13. kaz

    Bodybuilder loses battle with liver cancer which he blamed on diet of junk food

    A FORMER bodybuilder who consumed 10,000 calories a day washed down with seven to eight energy drinks has tragically died from liver cancer at the age of 39. Fitness fanatic Dean Wharmby — who was told he had weeks to live last November — blamed his illness on his quest to attain the perfect...
  14. kaz

    Scientists find link between muscle-building supplements and testicular cancer

    *****Better check them balls, fellas!!***** Men who take body-building supplements such as creatine or androstenedione have up to a 177 percent higher chance of developing testicular cancer than men who don’t, new research suggests. And the risk is worse if you started using young. It’s very...
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    The Temple of Perfection: A History of the Gym, by Eric Chaline

    Why do people go to the gym? In this comprehensive history of the gym from its origins in the Greek Golden Age to the present, various answers are put forward: to train the body for war; to fulfil one’s deepest potential; to look like Superman; to fend off perceived effeminacy; to dominate the...
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    The 3 main factors that determine strength

    The 3 main factors that determine strength Innervation Without your nervous system, you couldn’t lift a blade of grass. To be strong, you need to have an efficient nervous system that innervates a large quantity of your muscle mass. Motor nerves end in the muscle at synaptic junctions called...
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