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  1. M

    Caloric Deficit to Lose Weight Whilst Weight Training.

    Hi there, I'm 49, 6'2" and weigh in at 153kg. I started training a month ago. I train 6 days a week with 2 days committed to Low intensity aerobics for 90mins. (i'm utilising Hugh Jackman's routine when he built for Wolverine.) As a teen I was super healthy (rep swimming/rugby/body building)...
  2. P

    Help with HGH cycle

    Hey guys and gals. My background, I'm coming up to 29 years old and have been training for 8 years now. My start point 184cm and 72kgs. My current around 15 percent bf at 184cm 105kgs. I’ve been using gear on and off for about 3 years now and was really keen to give HGH a go. As a beginner...
  3. H

    What is the worst injury you ever had?

    My was I tore my ACL
  4. B

    Training app for new lifter

    I've just gotten back into the gym after a long time off, been doing Starting Strength for a few months and doing OK with it... About to go to a split program (probably push/pull/legs) and looking for a tracking app. Have been using the Starting Strength app and it's actually really good, it...
  5. P

    Testosterone, Training with Diabetes - Docs are clueless. TRT.

    Hey guys, I am new to the channel, so high to all of you that live, breathe and love training. Its a lifestyle that we all love. So here's my story, I have been training like a tank in the gym since age 17 - I am now 47 and still train (natty) had a few breaks here and there due to injuries...
  6. N

    Posts with links?

    Hi, How many posts do I have to do before I can post a link? The main reason I joined this forum is to ask advice regarding 2 half racks in considering buying but I can't cos I can't post the links to them Cheers
  7. N

    Thoughts on 5x5 training

    Hi, I'm 40 year old male recently getting into strength training, I don't want to get massive, I just want to get some more muscle mass, fix my poor posture and basically just get fitter and stronger so I can do sports for longer and better I generally don't like gyms or gym workouts but..... I...
  8. P

    Test E Sus 250

    Hello everyone, I’m new on here so go easy I’m just after some advice. I’m 35, trained my whole life and have a few cycles under my belt in the past. Currently I’m in my 4th week of my at 500mg per week of test e, for 12 weeks then pct from week 14. I had a little accident and smashed a...
  9. J

    g'day...

    Hi - Im new in here, but I've been trining for 20yrs, off and on. The last 3 yrs I've been taking more seriously, after having a heart attack in 2017, and have begun seeing good results. I'm based in Melbourne, obviously. I'm here to read the forums and pick up any advice on training and...
  10. R

    Older lifters training thoughts

    G'day, It's been a while since I was on AUSBB. A bit of history: I'm 53, 84kg and been lifting for about 10 years or so consistently, but in the last few years (particularly afer my bike accident the frequency is now daily). I have only got back to doing squats in the last 9 months (re...
  11. Back after a long break

    Hi Guys, Some might have been around long enough to remember when I used to post here about a decade ago. Yep, a decade. At the time I was training PTC PPP and got to some numbers I was happy with but then life happened. Work got really crappy and I fell out of gym routine altogether. This...
  12. D

    Forming a 6 pack/rate my training

    Hi everybody. Just wanted to get some feedback on my training regime. Essentially I'm early thirties had a beer belly but I've done about 6 months of cardio and weights so have stripped it mostly off. I have started working harder on my abs but they only seem to be forming on the upper chest...
  13. 30

    S THIRTY LESSONS 1. I see so many people who lift weights that worry they will lose a half inch from their arm girth if they take a week or two off training, when if they are truthful with themselves, they would actually get bigger. 2. If you?re a true hard gainer, one of the best ways to...
  14. A

    How Zyzz died

    Before becoming a bodybuilder, Shavershian had been described as a "skinny kid"[19][8] and an ectomorph.[20] Once he completed secondary school,[13] inspired by his bodybuilder brother, he joined a local gym and began learning about nutrition and training, applying it to his pursuit of becoming...
  15. Fasted training

    So the Big Stick came up with a unique diet. Any thoughts or experience with fasted training like this
  16. S

    Help needed

    Hi guys, new to the forum. I’ve been training for about a year now with very little gains. I tried peptides a while back and to be honest they did nothing. About 20 years ago back in the UK I tried various roids and they all worked as you’d expect. Im in Brisbane and looking to try something new...
  17. Carbohydrates, are they necessary?

    When you train first thing in the morning, carb loading the night before is a necessity imo.
  18. Y

    PPP Program

    I am just wondering if anyone has the PPP program from Markos? I had a quick look but couldn’t find it
  19. Crossfit...

    Crossfit is a cult. Discuss
  20. T

    Muscle memory over the years

    Hi all After selling the gym over 5 years ago, I have been inconsistent with training. I have moved home and now have my mojo back ! Loving the gym, the DOMS and even eating clean. My question is - because I have done this before will my gains come back quicker as in muscle memory or is my body...