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Nick will no doubt be doing States in March - My one in QLD is in April. Then if no injuries, we'll be flying down for Nationals in June

Shut the hell up all of you... Birds said he's going to compete.. When is this happening? Here are your opportunities.. PTC Frankston Comps 2013 January 20th, Sunday - Novice comp February 10th, Sunday - ProRawQualifier March 16-17, Sat & Sun - GPC State Titles April 14, Sunday - Novice Comp May 12, Saturday - Novice comp July 7, Sunday - Novice comp August 11, Sunday - ProRawQualifier October 20 , Sunday - Novice comp December 1, Sunday - GPC Push & Pull Also - lol at Charlie.. Too tired cause working full time.. you poor thing.... did big bad life push you over?

FYI... Logan

That's probably a good thing for all the engine outs

says NSW club member on your profile... I didn't think there was any place other than sydney worth living in NSW... and even that's a stretch.. lol

Nick. Everyone comments on how well Max wraps them so definitely learn of him. There are many ways to do it. Some vids online for them too. I got Scott at PTC Brisbane to show me. I don't wrap too tight though..... Too much of a pussy. LOL. I'll start to incorporate them closer to the date and start cranking them a little. You should see some of the bruises the others get.

I lay 2 x 10kg plates on the ground and stand on those. The loaded bar is on the ground so you end up pulling from a lower position.

I finally got back to a 180 deadlift last night. For 3 sets of 3 From a 6cm deficit New 12 week program starts Monday leading up to states comp in April so weight will drop way down for all lifts for a few weeks.

There is a PTC gym in almost every state. Sydney is in Lidcombe. Go and do one session there and ask the coach to check your form. It'll cost you like $25 or something bit it will be worth it.

Was wondering where you went Nick. You're going to enjoy getting used to those wraps. LOL

Yeah if it's not taxing you yet, don't worry about changing it. When/if it gets to the stage where after squats you can't bear the thought of putting the plates back let alone deads, consider changing.

Because Birds

he's talking about your increases in deadlift.

Shoulder injury currently. When I'm fine I'd do 3 sets on wednesday so it would go Bench, Rows, OHP, chins My shoulder injury is due to a lot of things, but a major one is more pressing then pulling. so now on the mend, I just do bench, then lots of pulling.. I'll add them back in later.

Yep.. pretty much what I do... replace OHP with Pendlay Row and that's what I do through the week. M - Squat T - Chins and Row W - Bench, Chins and Row T - Chins and Row F - Deads

Squats cure depression Squats were used to build beyond blue and lifeline. If you are not happy, you should do squats.

Almost a man now Troy.

He means Chalk. and all the cool people use chalk.

the possible Issue with mixed grip (rare) is a torn bicep. Having that hand turned out puts the bicep in a kind of flexed position. Gotta be careful not to bend the arms when doing deads (some people have a habbit close to lockout on really heavy weights to flex that arm a little) It's a common injury in Strongman comps during the tyre flip events. as you grab the tyre with both hands, palms up and lift to get it off the ground. mixed grip has nothing to do with shoulders. Using straps will probably help you lift more weight, but it just masks a weakness. masking a weakness leads to injury

regular up to 3 plates, then mixed for me. conventional stance

To give you an idea... Southside of Brisbane = Western Suburbs of Sydney West side of brisbane = Western suburbs of Sydney Individual burbs... Caboolture, ipswitch, Logan = Mt Druitt, Bankstown, Merrylands

Google Damon Hayhow he runs a business that does this. business means money I'm sure you understand people won't just dump all the info online. But Markos posted the high level detail above.. Food, exercise and dicipline

not specific details.. but it's all based around strength training. Damons programs are usually high volume from what I've seen in another clients training log. it's all based around the big lifts, but there are sessions on leg press for example. There are no DB flys, forearm curls, calf raises, tricep kickbacks etc etc

I want a front bar to practice repairs and painting on. Condition doesn't matter as long as it is in one piece. Looking for a freebie here..

on a serious note though... Brisbane employment is getting harder and harder due to all the Campbell Newmann cuts and general economic slow down. Humidity rarely drops below 103% GC is full of crime The entire 2 weeks of winter gets pretty cold in Brisbane... well you'll think so after about 2 years up here. I did the same as you are thinking back in 2006. Do it..!