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Release the tension in your hamstrings to relieve the pain from your lower back
Tight gluteal and hamstring muscles can place a lot of stress on your lower back. So even though you feel the pain directly in your lower back region, its origin and cause is more often than not lies within your back side and hamstring muscles. I find a stretch is not enough, or at least not...- Fadi
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- Forum: Injuries and Rehab
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[Article] Are deadlifts necessary beyond powerlifting?
My humble view is that deadlifts are overrated as an exercise, beyond their importance to powerlifting. I tend to agree with this article https://www.t-nation.com/training/the-deadlift-who-needs-it I also say this despite that lift being probably my best lift of the three powerlifts. as a...- spartacus
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- Forum: Power Lifting/strength training
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Science Shows Eating Carbs During A Workout Is Best For Recovery
Queensland University researchers have found that eating carbohydrates during intense exercise can help your body recover, and keeps your immune system in peak condition. Dr Jonathan Peake and Dr Oliver Neubauer, from QUT's Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, led a research review of...- Admin
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- Forum: Nutrition & Diet
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Train your pain
It all begins before you approach your training session, and it begins in your brain. Will you be seeking pain, or will you stop your set at the first sign of discomfort? Your brain tolerance for pain is going to be the deciding factor governing whether you push on or stop. Most of us believe...- Fadi
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- Forum: BodyBuilding Training Discussions
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Home Crossfit Exercises?
Does anyone know any good home crossfit exercises? Just looking to shred a bit of fat and keep it flexible on the go. Thanks in advance!- theworkoutking
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- Forum: Crossfit
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ripped 50-year-old farmer
A fit and fabulous farm-girl has released her daily workout routine flaunting her abs. Picture: Caters Sarah Francisnews.com.au Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Reddit Email a friend A FIFTY-YEAR-OLD fitness fanatic has revealed the secret to her youthful...- Admin
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- Forum: Female Training Discussion
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100 reps every hour on the hour for 11 hours straight
This coming weekend, I'd be doing one exercise for the biceps and one for the triceps. These would include 100 reps for each muscle group, made up of sets of around / between 20-40 reps, depending on the rest time between sets and the load. Yes, an increase in intracellular hydration is my aim...- Fadi
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- Forum: BodyBuilding Training Discussions
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The Role of Unilateral Exercises
I find this subject interesting, especially in light of the reality that so many of us may have limb strength imbalances due to a variety of reasons. I also believe that they have great relevance for many sports, perhaps not so much weightlifting or Olympic lifting. Like to see goosey get...- spartacus
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- Forum: Power Lifting/strength training
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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...- Fadi
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- Forum: Power Lifting/strength training
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Meet Ipswich's own 'Mr Queensland' of bodybuilding
STAYING STRONG: 18-year-old Declan Wiseman recently won a first place in the Australasian Natural Bodybuilding under 30 Male Fitness Model competition.David Nielsen DEDICATION to a strict diet and exercise plan can prove challenging to the most determined gym member. That's not the case for...- Admin
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- Forum: BodyBuilding Training Discussions
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You're not required to squat, so why are you?
Yes the title is controversial, especially to the hardcore bodybuilder reading here. But this is not the powerlifting or Olympic weightlifting section of the forum, so surely, the people's interest lies first and foremost with muscle hypertrophy above all else correct? So think about it for...- Fadi
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What does your typical week at the gym look like?
What does your gym schedule look like on an average week?- Admin
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- Forum: BodyBuilding Training Discussions
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Model branded ‘Miss Iron Bum’ shows off her muscles after she was bullied for being ‘
Model branded ‘Miss Iron Bum’ shows off her muscles after she was bullied for being ‘skinny’ Bakhar Nabieva, aka ‘Miss Iron Bum’. Picture: Bakhar Nabieva/Instagram Natalie KeeganThe Sun Email a friend A FITNESS model who has been branded ‘Miss Iron Bum’ has wowed her social media...- Admin
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- Forum: Female Training Discussion
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Stretching
Stretching, I don't like it, I think it's a waste of time, the only time I like to stretch is when I wake up, it feels good, it's relaxing. stretching is crucial, one of the key components to properly performed exercise, some provide a good "pre-stretch" while some don't, I think I'll list some...- Goosey
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- Forum: General Fitness Training
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A Week-by-Week Guide to Becoming a Runner (Later in Life and/or Safely)
Whether it’s events like Tough Mudder, a marathon, or a local sprint triathlon many people decide to take the step to get into running each year. They search online for free programming (because running is so simple no one should need to actually pay for advice) and find something called a... -
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Farmer's walks
Do any of you guys do farmer's walks?Do you increase weight or distance or both as you improve??- Admin
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- Forum: BodyBuilding Training Discussions
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Night shift workers, how do you fit exercise into your schedules?
Tell us your experiences of how you navigated night shifts or being nocturnal and working out- Admin
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New diet??
Morning all, Looking for a bit of advice mainly on how much I should eat. Brief background, I have lost a 18kg of weight over 12 months and have kept it off for 6 months by training for triathlons, so lots and lots of cardio, now I am wanting to get a bit of size to me. I am 173cm and 70.3kg...- PeteDownie
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- Forum: Nutrition & Diet
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Optimal load vs maximum load
When I was younger and involved in Olympic weightlifting, I had the coaches do all the thinking for me..., I just lifted what I was asked to lift. Coming to bodybuilding, I followed the same method, a method where you don't lift balls to the wall just because you feel like it or because you can...- Fadi
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- Forum: BodyBuilding Training Discussions
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Bulking and cutting
Is a remnant of the Weider years. if you bulk and cut you are a drop kick.- Goosey
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- Forum: BodyBuilding Training Discussions