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  1. taurus

    How do YOU warm up?

    As the heading says! Cardio equipment? Bands? Dynamic stretching? Specific movements? Rollers? I'm just interested in forms of warm ups! For me, it's dynamic stretching and band work. Have a good weekend!
  2. Shrek

    Full body.

    These are good. I'm going back to full body. Very busy at work. I wanna sleep more. Train 3 days only, but hard. http://ditillo2.blogspot.com.au/2009/01/full-body-workouts-cs-sloan.html?m=1 Full-Body Workouts by C.S. Sloan In the era of go-for-the-pump bodybuilding we’ve forgotten one of...
  3. A

    Weekly Discussion Thread #4

    How has your progress been going? · What are your current goals? · What do you feel like you could do better? · What changes have you made to your nutrition/training recently? · Hit any PRs recently? If not, why not?
  4. Shrek

    Single arm bench press

    Single arm bench. Good for variety or not worth it?
  5. Shrek

    Reverse grip tricep pushsdown?

    Who does them? Good tricep builder? Good or bad for elbows? Single or both arm sets?
  6. A

    Ed Coan's Favorite Skwaat and Deadlift Assistance Exercises

  7. Repacked

    Lats!

    What have you found to be the most effective lat exercises, best methods of lat activation, and what has given you the best lat width results?
  8. Repacked

    What's the biggest 'bro' movement?

    What's the exercise that you see every bro or gym noob doing that you think is a waste of time?
  9. Goosey

    The folly of linear training.

    Many years ago when Crossfit was just getting off the ground back when there were no affiliates Rant was participating in the WODs and putting in his 2 cents on the forums and all that kind of stuff. Initially it seemed exciting. I mean all the current fitness glitterati were there. It was like...
  10. spartacus

    Frank Zane interview at 72 years of age

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jno8bNsQu8
  11. Repacked

    Sldl rom

    What's the consensus with SLDL ROM; once you go past 45-50 degrees does the glute/ham emphasis all but diminish and move to lower back? Do people think it's safer to use higher weight and keep the ROM to 45-50 deg?
  12. A

    From footy to food, corporate cash-ins cheapen the Anzac legend

    Ten years ago I wrote an opinion piece for The Sunday Age, condemning the commercialisation of Anzac symbolism. I specifically targeted the Anzac Day football game, arguing that the so-called "traditional clash" between the Bombers and the Pies was essentially a cynical marketing exercise...
  13. A

    Official 2015 Ausbb Transformation Contest

    READ EVERYTHING IN THIS POST! Join in the Ausbb - Australian Bodybuilding forum 12 Week Body Transformation Challenge. It is open to all transformations: Fat to Thin, Scrawn to Brawn, Brawn to Super Brawn, or Low-ass to Bubble Butt. Before you begin your Transformation, we're going to need...
  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...
  15. Fadi

    Bro Science vs. Science and what you need to know

    Would you stop what’s been working for you for years based on some new scientific study? Personally, I wouldn’t. If something has been working, it does not stop working because some scientist somewhere has “proved” to the contrary. A case in point here would be the application of the...
  16. A

    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...
  17. spartacus

    Why i have a lack of arch in lower back

    I got my xrays for back, and it helps explain why I can never get an arch at start of clean or deadlift. I remember years ago m weightlifting coach saying I needed to get more of an arch, but things have obviously got worse. Chiro report: Lumbar spine is very flat. The shape of your pelvis...
  18. A

    Reverse Pyramid Training

    Have you successfully (or unsuccessfully) used this program? What are your favorite resources, spreadsheets, calculators, etc? What tweaks, changes, or extra assistance work have you found to be beneficial to your training on this program? Do you have any questions, comments, or advice to give...
  19. A

    Too much jogging 'as bad as no exercise at all'

    bbc.in/1EGNriY Too much jogging may be as bad for you as not putting on your running shoes at all, a report in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology says. Scientists studied more than 1,000 healthy joggers and non-joggers over a 12-year period. Those who jogged at a steady pace for...
  20. A

    do you go to failure on the last set of each exercise?

    do you think it enhances or decreases your workout?
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