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  1. R

    Strength Training

    Hey everybody, i'm a road cyclist and i want to do Strength Training to improve my power, strength and explosivness. The last months i've done Starting Strength. So i have weight lifting experiences and a solid base. Currently the most important thing for me is to become more explosive but the...
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    Steroid users speak out against stereotypes as drug use among teenagers and young men

    Bulking ... Steroid user Paul shows his results five months after undergoing chemotherapy for testicular cancer.Source: Supplied YOU’VE heard the steroid horror stories. The bloody bar fights blamed on roid rage, the exploding biceps, the withering testicles and the sudden strokes taking young...
  3. A

    How blotting your pizza with a napkin could save your life

    IF YOU’RE a fan of pizza, but the kilojoule count makes you cringe, then try this pre-meal ritual next time you sit down for a slice. It could save your life, and more than 6000 calories. Blotting your pizza with a napkin before consuming has been a longtime healthy habit for many New Yorkers...
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    Lance Armstrong biopic actor takes performance-enhancing drugs as ‘research’

    Ben Foster is an actor known for going above and beyond in the name of research for his roles, so when cast as Lance Armstrong in the film ‘The Program’ he felt he needed to take the same performance-enhancing drugs as the Texan rider. Foster admitted in an interview with the Guardian that he’d...
  5. D

    What is your favorite steroid and why?

    I would like to know what your favorite steroid is.* I have been giving it some thought over the past couple of days, and with all the choices it seems hard to decide.* I mean, testosterone is THE steroid hormone, but there are so many options.* After a lot of deliberation, I have decided that...
  6. 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...
  7. H

    How Important to sleep is weight loss & Gain

    Hi All, Pretty easy one here but wondering how important everyone considers sleep to weight loss and gain. I know guys that sleep 6 hours a day and still get fine progress yet I know others that do the same and show nothing this goes both ways with loss and gain! Any thoughts ?
  8. Puggy

    Mark Rippetoe - How to Low Bar Squat

    Famous for his deadlift expertise, here is Mark Rippetoe's how to on the Squat. Specifically the low bar squat, but some of this can definitely be applied to high bar. Picked up some nice form fixes.
  9. A

    How strictly do you stick to your macros?

    For those that follow IIFYM, how closely do you stick to yours?
  10. Repacked

    Burning fat

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    Surge in men using steroids - The West Australian

    WA's illicit drug needle exchange has had a surge in young men injecting steroids just to get "the tight white T-shirt look". The WA Substance Users Association says its needle exchange once rarely saw people using performance and image-enhancing drugs, known as PIEDs, but they now made up...
  12. A

    Weakpoint Monday: Arms

    What do you do to bring up those arms. What do you do to add mass/definition to your arms? Volume? Intensity? Drop sets?
  13. 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...
  15. Repacked

    Volume vs Frequency

    There is a school of thought that says that frequency of training is of greater importance than sheer volume e.g. if you do 12 sets for muscle group X once per week you will see a greater benefit doing 6 sets twice per week. I can see the logic in this in regards to being able to increase...
  16. A

    Which is important to you: BW to lifting ratio or max lift numbers?

    Which is important to you: BW to lifting ratio or max lift numbers?
  17. A

    Which is important to you: BW to lifting ratio or max lift numbers?

    Which is important to you: BW to lifting ratio or max lift numbers?
  18. A

    Arnold Says Call Out The Judges (We Want Changes)

  19. White_Lie

    Bands

    So i'm looking to add some band work to my training, I was going to just get one of the 6 packs from gymdirect. Is this the best option considering i've never used them before and will get a range of sizes, plus works out cheaper than getting 3 or so individual pairs. What colours/resistance do...
  20. Shrek

    How important is a good spotter to your workout?

    How important is a good spotter to your workout?
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