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    Safety bar length

    Hi, What length safety bars would you be going for on a half rack? Thanks
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    surgery and training...

    I hadnt squatted in 2 months due to leg surgery... i did two squat sessions last week but now ive had to have surgery on my hand... is there a way i can continue to squat? Would the squat safety bar be ideal... or should i just keep it simple with body weight squats? Thanks. Ps anyone have any...
  3. Safety Squat Bar

    This will be my next addition to my home gym. What are the best ones to buy or should value for money? Any suggestions?
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    FS Muscle Motion Commercial Power Rack plus loads more

    SOLD Hi All, I have the following for sale for $2,499 ONO. PM for more details. Located on the Sunshine Coast, QLD. 1 X Muscle Motion Commercial Power Rack 1000kg J Hooks / 1500kg Safety bars rating Frame is made of 100mm x 50mm x 3mm steel Net weight 200kg Includes a multigrip chip...
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    Presumed Liability in Car and Bicycle accidents

    "RACQ spokesperson Paul Turner said BQ’s recommendation would see the presumption of guilt fall onto any driver involved in a crash with a cyclist, unless the driver could prove their innocence. "https://live.racq.com.au/2018/03/presumed-liability-laws-nothing-road-safety/ Seriously kunce. This...
  6. drop-set pins

    http://www.performancepin.com/
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    Noob needs a power cage

    Hello All After a 20 year break, I recently started lifting again, following SL 5x5, using my uncles old bench press 'machine'. But 60kg is the max that i feel confident snatching up and over my head to start my squats. So its time for a Cage. I really want a power cage so that my son can also...
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    !! Hot fire power cage deals !! Flex fitness equipment

    :cool: IT's Gym Quittin' Time :cool: ArmorTech Power Cage PC5 With Lat Attachment RRP $1,199.00 WAS $898.95 SAVE $401.00 (33%) ONLY $798.00 AUSBB Take 10% MORE ! MEMBERS = $718.20 SPECIFICATIONS: Armortech Heavy Duty Steel Tubing Multi Grip , Non slip Pull up bar 4 x Fully height...
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    Brisbane teenager in intensive care after becoming trapped under gym equipment

    A TEENAGE boy is in a critical condition in intensive care, after he became trapped under equipment at a Brisbane gym. Emergency services were called to the incident at the Pine Rivers PCYC about 8.30pm on Tuesday. QAS confirmed a teenage boy, believed to be aged 15, was taken to the Lady...
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    Lookings to get a power rack vs squat roack

    I have a home gym with no spotter, weights are getting heavier and i am looking to upgrade to a power rack or squat rack width longer safety arms. I am leaning towards a power rack but i have a few concerns, 1.can safety bars be quickly adjusted and removed? this is to be able to do dead lift...
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    FS: [BNE] Squat stand, Safety Squat Bar,Trap Bar

    Hi guys, With a recent house move, I need to get rid of some of my stuff. These were all purchased from Southside Fitness about 3-4 years ago. Links below show the current prices and pics for the items when new. Squat stand...
  12. 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...
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    First cycle recommendations, and question regarding doctors advice

    Stats: 27, 165cm, 75kg, 13% BF Looking for suggestions for my first cycle. My goal is to try and add some lean mass. I started a 500mg Test E cycle a year or so ago but copped an unrelated virus not even halfway through, had to start PCT early and come off. I've been wanting to try...
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    'Dangerous' vitamins and supplements revealed in PBS Frontline, New York Times invest

    Troubling questions have been raised about the quality and safety of vitamins and dietary supplements, in a joint investigation by the New York Times and the PBS Frontline program. The report asked leading clinicians and researchers for their assessment of whether products actually did...
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    Power Rack - Dimensions should be?

    Hello... I live around Sydney and I have started exercising with what I have, just to prove to myself I am going to actually do exercising, not just buy equipment and end up with a $2000 dust collector. I been looking at the power racks instead of half racks etc for safety performing...
  16. More than 30,000 Americans die from gun violence every year...

    The man seems to be frustrated with his congress. As we know in bodybuilding (as in other facets of our lives), it's plain insane to expect different results when you hold on so dearly to what you've been doing for years. Different results demand a change, otherwise it's wishful thinking mixed...
  17. Cruise ship elevator death

    Warning: There is blood. http://edition.cnn.com/2015/12/31/us/carnival-ecstasy-cruise-ship-elevator-death/
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    Kogan have a power rack

    Okay, who will be the 1st to try it? https://www.kogan.com/au/buy/fortis-power-rack/ It says it can handle 250kg on the hooks, 300kg on the pully, but only 200kg on the safety bars...why didn't they make the safety bars at least 300kg?
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    Replacement pads for safety squat bars

    Picked up a safety squat bar from ebay a while ago, and while the bar is okay, the pads are a bit crappy....just wondering if anyone has recommendations of places that would sell replacement pads? Would love to have pads which wrap around the bar, like the elitefts one...
  20. FS - SORINEX Safety Straps (S.A .. Can Post)

    Sorinex Safety Straps. The pack consists of: 4x Hitch Pins, 4x Super Strong Carabiners, 2x 4ft Safety Utility Straps, 2x 6ft Safety Utility Straps (brand new, never used). The Sorinex safety pack is the original and still the best safety strap pack available. These are now copied by Iron...