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  1. iwakura

    Asymmetric gains

    I've always been under the impression that you should roughly aim to get your standing overhead press (no push pressing or jerking or w/e) around 70% of max bench. While I understand that it's not perfect and doesn't apply to everyone, I still feel like I'm missing out on something.... At the...
  2. Pocket_size

    Strength gains...

    Hey guys... For the past 5 or so years ive been training mostly a bodybuilding regeme for size gains... made some wicked gains but now am hitting a platue on size and was thinking of changing my training to concentrate on strength. Current 1RM: Bench 150Kg Deadlift 200Kg Squat 215Kg I have...
  3. U

    Help with size gains

    Ive been reading lots of posts about rep ranges and to summarise most people say 4-6 is strength 6-10 is size 10 + endurance Ive been doing alot of isolation at 6-12 but most of my compounds ive stuck to the 4-7 range. Should I be dropping a few kg's to hit the 6-10 on my bench / deadlift...
  4. J

    Strength Program with "steroid" like gains

    Edit: Sorry if this is in wrong section, not really sure where to post it. Hey guys, a personal trainer friend of mine gave me a diet and program that promised steroid like gains in 2 months. I'm going to try it for 2 months and see how it goes. I will post details of the program and diet I'm...
  5. pumpiniron

    High intensity training over str, for muscle gains.

    The Chicken and the Egg Dilemma: One Last Time (Part 1) Development. That is the goal of modern bodybuilding and cosmetic physique enhancement. I think I know a little bit about this. At my first contest I weighed in at 154lbs in 1983. By 1987, I won the Great Lakes Classic at a bodyweight...
  6. pumpiniron

    How many calories over maintenance is acceptable for good gains?

    So when i started bulkign a few months ago i started off eating 500 calories over maintenance, which was 3500. The first 4 weeks all my lifts were going up really well, for example my bench press went from 30 kilo dumbells to 35 kilo dumbells in 1 month then i plateud so i upped the calories to...
  7. O

    Making Gains

    So I was thinking, and I know everyone is different, but what sort of gains are thought to be respectable when benching/squatting/dead lifting? I've only really started lifting weights at the start of the year for the first time ever, I haven't done a squat in around 15 years and I did my first...
  8. T

    Ostarine

    Is it still legal to import?
  9. NAPARM

    Tell us your strength gains...

    Just wanted to hear from you guys what strength gains you got from your first cycle (or subsequent cycles if you got good gains) What number cycle: What you ran: Maxes on squat, bench & dead before cycle & after: Cheers.
  10. W

    Test E week 4 ,NO gains ?, advice please!

    Hi Everyone, Several months ago I finished a 10 week cycle of (globle anabolics) sus250/ deca. I took a small dose of 1ml each/once week for 10 weeks. I grew big time, went from 76kg to 85kg and have maintained the growth sitting at 84kg know. Im at week 4 now of a 12-14 week test e, deca...
  11. jzpowahz

    Recipes from lean gains FB page

    don't worry
  12. D

    Abstinence from sex for increased natural muscle gains

    ?
  13. D

    10% strength gains on Dymatize megs mass gainer.

    Anyone used dymatize mega mass gainer.I love this stuff if i take it before the gym i can put a good 10kg on my bench and it makes me feel like an animal.Tho long term use makes you a fat guy lol.It has 1280 cals a serve and tastes good but for some reason it makes me strong while other weight...
  14. D

    Best Carbs for Lean mass gains?

    What do you personally like to use for carbs in your mass gaining cycle?I use durum wheat pasta and oats and find the oats keep me lean but the durum wheat makes me fat but really packs on muscle mass.What do you use???
  15. SWH

    Healthy weekly bulking gains?

    I was just wondering how much size i should be adding on weekly while bulking. At the moment i've been adding on around 0.5 - 1kg a week and i was just wondering if thats normal? I thought maybe because im just coming up to my first month in gym im just getting some good newbie gains although i...
  16. Z

    Will this much running affect my strength gains?

    hello, I do AFL umpiring and as a result = lots of high intensity running sessions not only during games where we cover about 10-15ks (mainly sprinting) and also train multiple days a week. Pre-season has just started and there is a pretty big workload looking at the program. I won't go into...
  17. B

    Lean Gains what to do?

    Hey guys just want to know what you would do if you where in my shoes? I am currently weighing 60.8 kg at 6ft 3 inches tall and sitting around 4% bodyfat. I am gaining consistently most weeks around 500g. I know that i over train doing 1hr - 1 and a half hr weight sessions 6 days of the week and...
  18. thechosenone

    thinking of adding milk into my diet for quicker gains advice oppinions?

    SO yer pritty fuckin pathetick this year i have only gone from 84 to 87 in 6 months which is depressing ive been working 40 hours a week recently which makes it hard cause i dont get to stay home and eat all day, What is ur oppinion on adding 1 cup of milk to every meal of the day that would add...
  19. walt

    Less gains this month = how much food?

    Hey, didn't know where to post this so i just made a thread. Background information is i gained 2kg+ 1st month but this month i only gained 1kg. Just a quick question, how much more should i eat, im thinking of adding a peanut butter sandwich. Im on a very tight budget and this is very cheap...
  20. MikeW

    9 months, limited gains... Eat more? Help appreciated.

    Hi Guys, Almost didn't post this thread as its a bit disappointing to reflect on my gains from the last 9 months. But I need some guidance so thought I'd put it out there. Here's my first post in my log from January 2010: Bodyweight 77kg All 1rm not tested, but estimate at 110kg squat...
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