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    Munchie Tuesdays - Five Foods You Always Have Around

    What are the five most important foods always in your fridge/pantry? The ones you ALWAYS have to have
  2. spartacus

    sitting down is bad for health

    http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/sep/15/is-sitting-down-bad-for-my-health
  3. A

    Can you touch your toes?

    Okay, time for a little fun...step away from the computer! This is a 3-second trial at most... For those of you that can already bend and touch your toes whilst standing, try this variation and post up how you get on. Stand, legs together. Contract/Engage quad muscles. (maintain the...
  4. N

    Hi im Jarrod

    Hi I'm Jarrod, I trained for 3 and a half months this year at the beginning and stopped due to soft tissue injury. Starting weight: 59kg Height: 5.10"/5.11" Current weight 75kg and havent touched a weight in like 3 months. Went from 59-78kg using creatine only in 3.5 months and increased my...
  5. Puggy

    Calve Machine? Which one to choose?

    Hello all, I'm assisting my gym in selecting new pieces of equipment for later this year. We've already decided on a new powercage, plate loaded shoulder press and 45 degree leg press. I'm trying to get us a specific standing calve raise machine. However the only one I can find from Matrix...
  6. spartacus

    Leg press v squats for non lifting sports

    this question has long interested me given my weak legs. My thoughts have also been pricked by the recent thread concerning 'the appearance of strength'. And don't get me wrong; I think the squat is one of the great exercises. But from a non-lifting perspective, especially for individuals who...
  7. 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?
  8. C_T

    tell me again about genetics?

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25003773 or shall i say, excuses.
  9. spartacus

    How is this for leg power: NFL combine standing broad and vertical jumps

    http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000473522/article/uconns-byron-jones-breaks-combine-world-broad-jump-marks all-time standing broad jump record.
  10. BrisVegasGhost

    Standing calf raises or seated?

    What's you prefered calf exercise? Since training at home I have only been doing standing calf raises in a power rack. However I felt like I could really squeeze my calves more on a seated press. Unfortunately I do not have one of these. Do you train them and if so what is your exercise of...
  11. Shrek

    What are you or what did you train today?

    Not everyone has a log so here you can post what you did or are going to do.
  12. spartacus

    For power athletes (sprinters and footy), my favorite test (standing long jump)

    This guy 191cm and 110kg. No 1 draft pick New England NFL 2013. over 3.50m http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03PJFuHNpZE My best is 2.90m done like this.
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    Casey Victor

  14. A

    flyes:Do you do them?

    flyes:Do you do them? find them usefuol? find them useless?
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    Ausbb roundtable - Obscure or uncommon exercises

    Obscure or uncommon exercises What obscure or uncommon movements have you found that have helped you reach your goals? How did you incorporate them into your training as a main or assistance movement? Feel free to ask other training and programming related questions as well, as the...
  16. A

    Push Ups - Last Person Standing

    Here's how it works. First person does one push up. Next person does 2. Next person 3. You continue to do one more push up than the last person. This will be an open ended challenge. I encourage you to post a video. You can take as much time as you'd like between reps, as long as the...
  17. akaperon

    FT SYD samson leg press for samson standing calf raise

    howdy old school heavy duty horizontal leg press that takes standard weight plates up for trade for a Samson standing calf raise (if there is one out there) usual wear, tear and rust for a 20 plus year old machine can exercise both legs together or separate as there is a removable pin (not...
  18. Headley

    Study: Leggings are not pants

    New Study Confirms Leggings Are Not Pants | Rockstar Research Magazine Expect this on ACA/TT tonight!
  19. A

    Standing on Weekdays Burns Calories Like Running 10 Marathons a Year

    We've already talked a lot about how sitting all day is killing us, but what you might not know is just how good simply standing for a few hours a day can be. A new study found remarkable health benefits of standing versus sitting. The BBC and the University of Chester conducted a simple...
  20. M

    SLDL technique

    I'd like to give stiff-leg deads a go. Where would I find solid info on form for that lift? Being trained is just not an option where I am: internet tutorials and shit like that is what I've got to go on. So they've gotta be good! :)
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