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I get what you're saying mate, but honestly it's not a big deal, I realise how it sounds but a comment from her in passing isn't some big ultimatum or anything. It's simply a case of we try and really respect each others wishes within reason and keep each other happy rather than disregarding what the other wants/likes/prefers. Of course there are some things where we will lay down the law but not on every front. If she had her way I'd have the athletic soccer player type physique, not too big, lean muscle, definition etc. I prefer to be heavier set, she knows that. Doesn't stop her being a smart arse and telling me my butt is big (I do the same to her...) Nice job on the HIIT, after leg day must be brutal lol

Must be, I'll see you there. 3mths is ages, can't say I've ever started or changed anything and not seen some results in that time frame, if that's not the case for you maybe you just have shit genetics? My pants are tailored (cheap Thailand ones don't get excited) so they were pretty fitted. I've noticed it, she's noticed it, something changed. If it makes you sleep better assume it's all fat and we can move on with our lives, or just assume no change has occurred at all, I'm guessing you would definitely know me and my splendid posterior better than I could possibly hope to

BN Seems to think there WPC is better then the product I had, but no surprises there they want to sell it, so we'll just have to see. Haha! Yes I do like to treat myself occasionally, but I do so sparingly, I just make a song and dance about it because I don't get to do it all the time... And you don't honestly think that going from 0 squats and deads to BW reps hasn't had any impact on the sizes of the muscles targeted? Yeah makes sense... I know I'm not strong or doing big weight by anyone's standards but we're talking a notable increase in workload on those muscles. I don't think it's unreasonable to think that those muscles have gotten larger. Given I've not gained weight (so fat burned and muscle gained), but have gotten stronger, and that my mid section and other areas of the body have not shown the same size changes, I'm gonna take a punt and say the weights has something to do with it. As for the pic I agree, squats make arses look great., Kate is the one on the right + glorious post pregnancy boobs. She is a runner. Edited: because I do not know my right from left today.... fuarrrrk.

No Worries Troy. TTT: F) Serious question, WPC bad why? The breakdown appears better than the WPI I was using??? Also, Physio likes what Matt taught me, said keep lifting and locking in the new techniques, in 2 weeks we'll re-assess how my ankle and core is going, then we can get some more focus on jogging. Happy days.

Yeah mate read up a few posts for my MasterChef review.

Hah, Not quite TTT, A) Not wife B) The comment was one part of it, my pants are getting tighter around my legs and arse, not comfortable and when old ladies are making passes at me at the pub (happened...) I need to wear looser pants lol C) Normally I like it with Milk but this stuff is good with water, I was very surprised. D) I WANT her to squat, she would be an awesome squatter and she already has a great arse and legs but she sees her legs as being too big and manly, they are solid but in a good way to me. 5'7 and size 10. E) Troy asked about the protein, I did my best to answer, as I appreciate when someone does for me - which is why I like forums. You will see I have a history of trying to share info on forums. F) Serious question, WPC bad why? The breakdown appears better than the WPI I was using? G) Honestly, I don't see it as a bad thing that we keep each others thoughts in mind. I don't like the attitude that when you're with someone long term you can just do as you please and they should always accept it, my last partner had that mentality, and she's an ex... I try to practice what I preach in that regard. L33sh, go ahead and comment, I see no reason not to throw your few cents in, we might all have a dollar soon enough I'm off to physio, have fun punks.

Quarter pounders..... mmmmm

No offense taken, just pointing out that I don't think I'm carrying "too" much given my workload and diet. I think most guys tend to carry it in the gut anyway? I know I do. But that's also the most noticable spot when assessing via mirror etc. I'm not doing 180 over the shoulder butt checks.

To be honest, I'm not exactly fat and the increase in my posterior has been in direct correlation to my squatting and deadlifting. I should point out that this is completely fine by me, but that I do try and keep Kate's preferences in mind to some degree, as I said we try and be mindful of what the other likes so we keep up the physical attraction aspect of our relationship - works pretty well for us I realise others will be 100% dedicated to gym at the expense of everything else, that's not me, I like to have balance in my life and I've see first hand how it affects some relationships when one partner goes mad on health and fitness to the detriment of his/her partners opinion. I'd like to think you can keep both relatively in check. That's not about pandering to her every whim, just about respect and consideration for her opinion. So, with that in mind, all I'm really saying is, gee I hope my arse doesn't continue to get J-Lo'd as I continue to squat and DL. In terms of fatness/eating/cardio etc. I walk/jog (whichever the ankle allows and depending on if I'm trying to break through a barrier with my training) every morning, just a brisk 2ks. My regular daily diet looks like this. cup/cup n a half of oates + tbsp honey + a few sunflower seeds (I like the texture) for breakfast snacks during the day are apple, banana, 2 saladas with some honey and PB, a nut delight muesli bar, and a protien shake (with light milk) lunch is usually dinner left overs (or steak/chips/salad/veg on Fridays) so for today that's a homemade pizza which is on a pita base with capsicum, muschrooms, pinaapple, ham, light cheese, and a bit of salami and mixed fresh herbs from our garden, the worst thing would be I like to lash out and use BBQ sauce as a light base sauce. Other regular dinners for us could be risotto's, homemade chicken/veg or pumpkin soup, wholemeal wraps (chicken/capcisum, cheese, mayo, avocado, lettuce) stir fries, quiches, etc So all in all we're reasonable eaters, I do daily cardio of some sort, plus gym 3 times a week (plus chores on the weekend like mowing over 800mtrs of lawn area, working on the Sil, washing all the cars, extra dog play time) and I'm 6ft and 86kg and still have easily visible abs despite having ditched specific ab work months ago. My waist has not changed size, just how tight my work pants fit on my butt checks and upper legs. I doubt I'm magically gaining fat in just those areas coincidentally since I started squatting and DL. As an aside, did my second gym session with new squat/dl technique and maintained the new numbers and felt like there was more to give so I foresee some gains coming, but will take it slowly to allow my ankle time to adjust, it is not stoked about increased squat weight, seems happy enough with DL though so I imagine gains will be faster there, yay. Before you know it, I'll catch up to Markos girls lol

Well I doubt I' could do 50 pushups in a row and I've moved a little ways beyond benching my bw for reps, so I think 100 still requires some level of training and 70 is pretty impressive in my books.

One scoop with 250ml of water in my mild shaker (no ball) mixes and tastes fine. Surprisingly so.

That's rank but I'll try it just for you...

WPC tastes fine, sweet though (Vanilla), After some semi decent shaking It had one clump in it but that was only in 200ml of light milk, a bit extra milk/water would help it mix better. Fine by my standards.

Sure, give me a sec and I'll PM you some from the maternity ward...

Thanks for the tip.

Bulk Nutrients WPC just arrived, will try it tonight after gym.

Good, can squat in my sleep and get a bigger arse. To be fair, she keeps herself in good condition and I try and keep her preferences in mind when it comes to how I look, plus I already need new pants to fit my arse and legs in so I don't want them getting any bigger 0_0

I ended up with a Velo Magnum 4pt. Just waiting on the cage to arrive so I can put it in. I got it from a new local supplier - http://theracerswarehouse.com.au/ Very happy with the price and excellent customer service. Nice to deal with an online retailer who gets back to you quickly and answers your questions properly (and speaking from experience).

I did

Glad someone else enjoyed that, I poured 30 seconds of my heart and soul into it. Missus commented that my arse is getting bigger (she doesn't like it) I'm assuming squats/deads causing this. I haven't even started to put any decent weight on the bar yet 0_0

And how does it feel now? Am I the only one impressed by that? Oh don't mind me, I'll just do 25 reps of MP then drop and give you 70. You're a drill sergeants dream.

LoL awesome, very fancy then with your brand name mounts I'll just be over here DIYing.

With the engine mounts, you can try what I did and box them on 3 sides (I used cardboard) then I filled the space with sikaflex and let them set. Bam! semi solid engine mounts, work a treat on my car.

First session with new ideas and approach. Tried a 5x5 session and being sensible and safe with numbers just to feel it out. Here's how it went. Squat 73, 78, 83, 88, 54 (low bar last set for practice, 88 is 18 better than before). Bench (realised I'd miscalculated previous weight, was 93 not 98) 93, 97, 101.5, 104, 104 (11 better than before, did not increase last set as I wasn't sure I could, i had to work for the last rep) . DL barefoot 61, 73, 78, 83, 88, (22 better than before) Row 61, 67, 73, 75.5, 75.5, (9.5 better) Chins Bw, 2.5, 4.6, 6.5, 9, (4.4 better) Dips Bw, 6.5, 9, 11.5, 14, 16.5 (3.5 better) We'll see how I feel tomorrow. Ankle was swollen.

Had first session using new ideas from my session with Matt and talking with Markos. Went alright, details going in build thread shortly.