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How has nicks training been going? or is he foreverinjured ?

lol.. I've modified your strong is strong saying to "thinning is thinning"

we are so alike... even down to the hair style

I get none of these tools at my gym

each person is different. but I would have gone bar x 20 40x10 60x8 80x5 100x2 110x1 120x1 then you might not have struggled with the 120 and even gone for 125. You want to warm up and get a little stretch going but not do working sets if that makes sense.

Because I had to take some time off from Squats. It's getting better now that I'm back to squatting though.. Next topic.. Bali singlets for curling in

Next topic.. Weight lifting gloves.

Italics = sarcasm. People do wear belts for bench and over head press. I find it helps for OHP but I can't use it while I bench.... well I can, but it doesn't help and makes it alot more uncomfortable. -FIGJAM- aren't you the "66kg Monster" - why on earth did you try to give advice? If I was that kid curling like a dickhead and you suggested I do it another way I'd have given you the same response. Honestly, advice given in a regular gym without being asked is f**king annoying.. Especially from someone who doesn't look like they've ever lifted a weight in their life. go youtube searching for footballers training sessions and see how they curl... then film yourself giving them advice on form. post here.

You should offer him advice

He should squat

Makes them harder.. lol If I get stronger from a deficit, then regular deadlift will be easier as it will start higher. I don't have much speed off the floor cause I end up injured when I try to move faster. So if I get stronger from a deeper position, then it will make me stronger through the whole range.

yeah.. what started off as a quest for more definition, lead to not eating, then getting sick and then worrying about getting fat and then more not eating. it's not like he went nuts... he was still ok to talk to etc, but always made excuses when people were like "hey come over for a pizza and a movie" Just a trap some personalities could fall in to.

Squat PB is 185 without wraps and 190 with wraps.... I've got a long road back for my back I reckon. Currently doing sets of 8 for squats and 5s for deads. Doing all deads off my 10kg plates so it's from a deficit. squats are currently lighter than when I started training for powerlifting. it's frustrating but not as much as lying on the floor in pain for days, then walking like a cripple for weeks.

Looked easier than mine... Looks like you're going to get ahead of me on deads and bench.. Squats will fix this..

Too many mitches.. but you're both right.

Troy - I meant heading towards skinny. A mate from another forum was 85kg and lean.. but wanted to get to single digits, so cut some more.. got to single digits but still wanted to get even tighter around the lower abs and obliques (he already was but at this stage he was well on his way to his problem.) got down to 78kg and was lean as. then, just like you say, he wanted to hold on to it, so stayed away from certain foods, just basically went to the extreme with food, training, sleep, timing of when he eats and what, timing around lifting, rest, duration or sets etc etc. Anyway, he dissapeared off the forums for about 4 months and made a return. When he came back online, he eventualy posted a thread titled "Guys, I've got a problem" he told his story as above and then said that he'd been sick and then said he was 43kg and posted a picture. I shit you not, it was a scary sight. a skeleton of a man. a long 18 months later he was back to a light 70kg. he had to see a psychologist 3 times a week, a nutritionist 2 times a week and his doctor once a week. for months they tried to get his blood work to how it should be for his age, but his body was f**ked up and wouldn't produce hormones like youd expect a mid 20's guy who used to lift. Eventually had to be put on TRT. It took him AGES to get his mind right and stop seeing himself as fat (even when he was around 50kg) He is now 95kg, has benched close to 150, squats 200 and deadlifts 240 and is still fairly lean. long story but I'm sure you can see some similarities from the story to what goes through your head. Be careful mate. Mitch - Do I need to remind you how to fix that?

Hey mate... this is how eating disorders start.. I'm not joking.

Nick squat - 180 And for the biggest and the best.... Odell Manuel - 129.7kg - 350/215/367.5 - 932.5kg Squat - 350kg Deadlift - 367.5kg (bad quality vid but you get the idea) You will have heard the name Odell Manuel if you are a footy fan.. he played with the warriors back in 99/2000 I think..

Nick Edlin - 88.1kg - 180/115/220 - 515kg Well done Nick. Can only get better from here..... do your cut etc and then focus on the next states in April I think it is. give yourself a 11 - 12 week prep for it and we'll go head to head.

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Good luck mate. update us on how you go

did you go in to PTC and lift in all the gear (soft suit and slippers) and use the texas bar?

Squats cure gheys

For sure

what are your openers and expected lifts? I know this can change depending on how you feel after each attempt but what do you want out of it?