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  1. O

    Starting strength training

    Hi Guys, I've recently decided to start training for strength, instead of just going to the gym because it helped me lose weight. I had a deload week about 4 weeks ago and went from seeing a PT with a program that changed every 4 weeks to the ICF program. I have had a calorie increase as well...
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    StrongLifts or Starting Strength?

    StrongLifts or Starting Strength? which one would you choose and why
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    Gym Direct 15% Discount Starting Today!

    http://WWW.GYMDIRECT.COM.AU To celebrate the launch of our NEW website we are offering 15% discount for everyone until the 30th of April (2 weeks). In the shopping cart enter the Promo Code: GD15 & the 15% discount will be automatically deducted from your order. The 15% discount is not in...
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  4. ride29er

    Vikings

    Season 2 just started anyone else watch it? Seriously one of my favourite tv series I have watched, Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Beginner-Advice please

    Hey guys I'm looking for some advice about starting weight training. I don't need to lose weight, just want that amazing body I see above on the brunette with a red bikini :) Only problem is I'm slightly clueless about how exactly to go about it...lol I'm moving to a new place by end of the...
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    • Forum: Female Training Discussion
  6. HRG

    Anorexic Woman feels great after starting Body Building

    Bodybuilder Lisa Cross, 35, says lifting weights saved her from anorexia | Mail Online This lady went from anorexic to built. A lot of comments from people asking if she has swapped one extreme for another....... Maybe, but I think her body will appreciate this obsession a little more than...
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    • anorexic body building feels great starting woman
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: News&Current Events
  7. jtbsupplements

    late night snack...

    hey guys, just a question, its 1:30am and im In bed and im starting to get hungry... should I have a whey protein shake low card?? or wait it out until breaky?? I have protein but what if I didn't?? cheers jt
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    • air bed card eat food guys hey hungry jtbsupplements late low night pro protei protein question shake snack star starting til wait whey whey protein
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    • Forum: Nutrition & Diet
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    Starting Guide: Starting Strength

    Starting Guide: Starting Strength Starting Strength was written by Mark Rippetoe and is published . This guide was produced to introduce people to one of the most popular programs around and is not intended as a replacement. If this program interests you, we heavily recommend that you...
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    • guide starting strength
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    • Forum: Routines
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    Starting Strength pic.template thingy

    got this sent to me in my email thanks douglas
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    starting stretching

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    questions for the ausbb brains trust on starting out routine

    hi I'm newish to weight training and have no access to a gym and limited equipment ATM (cheap bench and barbell/dumbbell set). I'm around 170cm tall and weigh 60kg and am just looking to get stronger and put some meat on my bones I'm loosely following the reg park 5x5 beginners routine at the...
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    newbie seeking starting out setup advise

    hi im just starting out in the weight training loosely doing reg parks beginners 5x5 trying to build a bit of muscle now joining a gym is out of the question because there aint one in this small country town and all I have at the moment is a cheap York 530 bench and some cheap weights. what i'm...
  13. M

    Should I do Starting Strength?

    Hi all, I was hoping to get some opinions/comments on Starting Strength. Ive been training on and off for about 5 years, and by off, I mean I had a year off recently and went from 85kg back to 78kg and gained quite a lot of fat. I started up again at the end of last year training a split...
  14. U

    On the brink of starting

    My story is, Ive been lifting for 2 years now, been hard at it for over a year going 5 days a week. Cut back to 3-4 days last couple months due to footy. Have put on quite a bit of size and shape and am putting in the effort, research and diet planning. Im always trying to improve and stick to...
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    Post Starting Strength?

    Hi all, long time lurker first time poster etc etc. Looking for some input. Bit of background: got into crossfit mid-2011 and did it on & off for 6 months. I enjoyed it, but for a few reasons I decided to leave off it & focus on lifting. Started on SS at the start of 2012, and plateaued on all...
  16. SWH

    Going back to Starting Strength as an "intermediate" lifter

    Alright so i've been lifting for a year now my lifts have built up to about 10kg under intermediate status *130,170 and 80* I'm currently on a cal deficit and on 5/3/1 although I was wondering if i could still make 2.5-7.5kg linear progress weekly on SS even though my lifts have developed to...
  17. 0ni

    Starting out

    If you ever got the chance to start over again from fresh, how would you train and what would you change knowing what you know now? I'd do: Monday: Squats - Starting with bar, doing as many triples as I can and adding 2.5kg a session Pull-ups - lots Tuesday: Incline bench - sets of 5 starting...
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    Starting Strength Logbook Calculator

    Here is a spreadsheet that generates your complete Starting Strength routine, warm-ups included Includes: The Original Novice Program The Onus Wunsler Program The Practical Programming Novice Program The Wichita Falls Novice Program The Advanced Novice Program And now you can reset the...
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    Changing from starting stength

    Hi everyone. now im probably going to cope a bit for this but that is ok. looking at moving from SS to a 2 day split ether push/pull or upper/lower or what every you guys recommend really. now the reasons for wanting to change before i hit the 140/100/180 magic numbers. going back over the...
  20. wingman

    Starting Young

    This guy's 2 sons, ones doing deadlifts and the others doing 1 arm chinups. How many of us wish we started on our journeys earlier?
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