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I don't want to offend Trozzle, but if you're not going to squat below parallel you may as well just stick to leg press. From the last video you put up of your 120kg squats they were all high, so I'm pretty certain these 140's you claim will also be high..

Mainly time and lack of energy really. How I train is not a PTC thing and there isn't really a PTC way to train as such, everyone who trains there trains differently, but, has the basic ideal of getting bigger faster stronger fitter etc - so definitely more function over looks so to speak. The way I train is loosely based around this, Monday Pressing and Rows - flat bench normal - flat bench reverse grip - flat bench close grip - single arm kettlebell or dumbell rows - trap bar bent rows Wednesday Squats Friday - pressing with dumbbells on military, incline and flat - single arm kettlebell or dumbell rows - trap bar bent rows But what I find is I would like to do so much more than I do but I'm either too tired, to sore or run out of time, so I only get a limited amount of stuff in, and the stuff I do get in is largely what I enjoy the most (squats and bench). The reason for squats on wednesday once a week is because it takes 5 days for my legs to fully recover. During the week I have a desk job but on the weekends I run a lawn mowing business and I need to be able to move, so I need to be somewhat recovered by the weekends lol. The reason I only do squats on Wednesday is because after squats I'm buggered, there is nothing left in the tank. These squat sessions normally go for 1.5hrs because I need 4-6mins rest between sets. I'd like to do more deadlifting but it doesn't really fit in with my lifestyle, mainly because the toll it takes on my body is very high and recovery time from big sessions is 7 days+, (not helped by the fact of 2 bulging discs in my lower back). My long term goals are a 200kg raw squat at 80kg bodyweight, and benching over 100kg for 10+ reps, so that's pretty much why I do a lot of bench, squat, and rows (but not as much as I should). The reason for reps is because I've been training for a few years now and I'm only starting to learn what it takes to make my body grow. Obviously there's no right way to train for everyone, everyone's body responds differently. With my bench and squat I've tried outright strength orientated programs which is basically low reps lots of sets high weight etc, (low-medium volume overall), and never really had much progress with them. My bench and squat only started moving when I started building up lots of reps and lots of sets. I call this the sledgehammer approach, because basically there's no way you cannot grow from it. It may take longer than a specific strength program but to me it's also a safety net in that the doing so much volume builds conditioning and gives you room for error; that is the weight your working with is heavy but you're in a good state to not break yourself if you come out the groove during a lift. (I find it hard to explain my ideas, everyone has their own opinion so I wouldn't be surprised if someone turns around and says "wtf are you talking about"), but the bottom line is my bench and squat never really progressed for years when I first started training and tried many different programs, but now they are, and more importantly I really enjoy my training now.

27/7/12 BP bar x 20 40kg x 20 60kg x 10 80kg x 10 80kg x 11 80kg x 9 80kg x 9 80kg x 8 80kg x 7 (RG) 60kg x 20 I tried some wrists wraps tonight. I think they did make a difference but my wrists and forearmss till hurt like crazy. Vid of me pushing out some reps at the end http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V0QiuzNE48

Tonight was one of those nights that makes me remember why I love training... 25/7/12 SQ bar x 10 40kg x 10 70kg x 10 90kg x 10 120kg x 10 150kg x 7 - new PB 150kg x 5 150kg x 5 150kg x 5 150kg x 5 150kg x 3 150kg x 2 152.5kg x 2 155kg x 2 157.5kg x 2 160kg x 1, went for a 2nd but missed it halfway up, well and truly gassed.

smashed salmon, salad, chips, toasted butter and melted cheese roll things, more salad, coke, wine, fuurrrrrkkkk

^ hmm interesting

If you make a fist and look at your knuckles, from the wrist to halfway up forearm is where the pain is and slight swelling, bit sore to touch, no discolouration. Between this pain in both forearms and even worse chronic pain in my left elbow and shoulder, makes benching a nightmare for me. Might have to give it a rest and switch to military press for a while because the weight would be half of what I'm doing on bench and considerably less stress. I'd say I don't get as much calcium as I used to because my consumption of milk has dropped a lot in the last few years, but my bone density has always been good in dexa scans so don't think that's an issue?

23/7/12 BP bar x 20 40kg x 20 60kg x 10 80kg x 12 100kg x 2 80kg x 7 (RG) Something doesn't feel right, I can hold the weight fine, I can lift the weight fine, but the pain in my forearms is excruciating. This has been happening for weeks now, I think I should get an xray or something.. starting to think I might have stress fractures in my forearms :S *I only have 7.5" wrists, joints are tiiinnnyyy which means those bones are probably tiny as well, wouldn't surprise me if ^ is the case

Is it possible to get stress fractures in your forearms from bench pressing? (I know this sounds retarded, but my forearms have been aching chronically for weeks now :S, and the only thing that's changed is I've been getting stronger and shifting more weight then I ever have before...)

It's not just disadvantageous to people with high muscle mass (and heavy), it also effects people who are extremely lean, eg. <10% bf at average proportions still puts you around BMI of 25 which is the start of "obese". My interest is because according to posts from other users on another forum, major organisations such as the defence forces, the police force, paramedics etc still use BMI as a measure. Just dumbfounded how such a useless scale can be used in seemingly some important roles as a measure.

16/7/12 BP bar x 20 40kg x 20 60kg x 30 - new PB 80kg x 14 - new PB Trap Bar Bent Rows 75kg x 12 85kg x 12 85kg x 15 85kg x 12 85kg x 10

Why do people/organisations still use/rely on the body mass index scale to determine if someone is overweight or unhealthy etc? Dividing your height by your weight doesn't tell anything about your body composition, fitness level or physical aptitude... Here is an example of how flawed this scale is:

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13/7/12 BP bar x 20 40kg x 20 60kg x 27 90kg x 6 90kg x 5 90kg x 3 DB MP 20kg x 10 20kg x 14 20kg x 12 20kg x 14 20kg x 13 20kg x 12 Single Arm DB Rows 30kg x 20 30kg x 20 30kg x 20

11/7/12 DL 60kg x 10 120kg x 3 145kg x 5 140kig x 5 135kg x 5 130kg x 5 130kg x 5 UDL's 64kg x 20 64kg x 20 64kg x 20

I've never understood the want or need for these pro-workout supps, can you explain why you guys take them?

Incase anyone missed it, I thought this play on words by trozzle was a brilliant post, hahaha

Miso you really need to try and cut out the alcohol. That's one thing I noticed with myself, when I stopped drinking completely, shit started happening. Also it will save you like what, $60-$100/week?

Just go and get a dexa scan if you really want to know, they're not expenseive - $60.

9/7/12 BP bar x 20 40kg x 20 60kg x 5 80kg x 3 102.5kg x 1 - new PB 105kg x 1 - new PB 107.5kg x 1 - new PB 80kg x 13 - new PB 80kg x 10 80kg x 8 80kg x 8 85kg x 6 70kg x 9 (reverse grip) Single arm KB rows 32kg x 10 32kg x 10 28kg x 10 28kg x 10 DB Curls 20kg x 15 15kg x 10 15kg x 10 15kg x 7 10kg x 5

6/7/12 MP bar x 20 40kg x 15 40kg x 12 40kg x 6 Incline DB BP 20kg x 20 25kg x 15 30kg x 10 DB MP 15kg x 12 15kg x 12 15kg x 12 Single arm KB rows 32kg x 10 32kg x 10 32kg x 10 Trp bar bent rows 75kg x 10 75kg x 10 85kg x 10 DB curls 20kg x 10 15kg x 10 25kg x 5 20kg x 5 15kg x 10 Side lateral raises 10kg x 10

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I got the results back today and sent them to "O.N" (the sponsor for the trial from AusBB.com forum), they were not what he or I was expecting. After some discussion and investigation we decided the following factors have ruined this trial and it is not a fair representation of the product. Trial period was 4 weeks, the first 2 weeks were good, the second 2 weeks I got the flu, I wasn't able to train for the 2 weeks, the 3rd week happened to be my birthday so I had some alcohol on the Saturday and Sunday nights, and I did not abstain from sex 3-5 days before the blood trial, had pizza & 1.25L Pepsi every night for 8 days in a row, whilst I was sick with the flu. The blood test was done whilst I was still getting over the flu. Moving forward, O.N. is keen to get me to do the trial again without being sick, poor diet and whilst training my normal schedule, because he stands behind his product. So what we're looking at is me taking a month off the product to get it out my system. Variables that will be kept constant for the new trial are - diet - health (won't have the flu/symptons anymore) - training - abstain from sex 3 days before each before/after blood test - no alcohol I will make a new post when I start the trial again and keep everyone updated.

Feel ok today, tmoro and day after will be worse. The tendon pain actually hurts more than the DOMS, and I wanted to do another 5 sets at 120 and then 100, but without the co-opperation of the tendon, no go. I feel this volume is still not as much as I used to do when I was younger and trained hard. Since starting the new diet which I am totally dedicated too I have also decided to step up my training.