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saw Ben on Saturday.. he's in good condition. should do well in PR4 ahhh supps thread.. umm.. so anyone used Purple Wraath?

Nick - nah a younger guy from up here in QLD. I was 89.6 on saturday. but since injury after injury, I've decided no more comps this year. I'll spend the time to recover and use more reps for a while. I'm looking to compete next year in the 83kg group. Birds - yeah about that................... wide.

75kg puts you in direct competition with the one they call angry dwarf. He's benched double bodyweight, squats close to triple and deadlifts just over triple nice abs though.

Nick. Stay around the 83kg mark. Im heading down too. Then when you start competing with GPC there will be about 4 of us with similar lifts for some direct competition. Birds you too poof.

you haven't seen Lee Priest off season photos? I'm sure you've seen his on stage. Dan If you're happy then keep going. You've already made up your mind anyway. In muscle building and body recomp, 1+1 doesn't always equal 2. I guess you missed that a 56kg girl pulled 145kg deadlift on the other page? Anyway, see how you get on with the new program. it will be a bit of a shock at first due to increased volume from SS program.

I'm sure that there are ways to stay at similar fat % and gain strength and size, but it just seems silly to me. it's like wanting to run a faster 1/4 time but saying I want to keep the prius. you're not going to get much stronger or bigger if your focus is on your abs. I'm not saying blow out to be a lard arse... just saying do and eat what is required to get to at least the Novice level and then decide which way you want to go. I did a deadlift comp on the weekend and a 56kg girl deadlifting 145kg You are 73kg and doing 1 set of 5 at 130kg Totaly up to you what you do, but don't expect any gains when trying to maintain a body fat %. Squat and deadlift 3 times a week is not too much work. especially if you eat enough. Figjam - porbably because it's hard to pack 70g of powder in to a fishoil size pill. not the same thing but you can buy BCAA tablets.

lol.. so true...

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Cosa - have you tried it or just passing on what you've heard?

it's actually easier to hit depth with weight.

youtube will have plenty. Stiff legged deadlift is performed with the legs stiff... you have a slight bend in the knee so that they are not locked, and keep your back tight. lower the bar as far down as you can go without losing tightness in the back and without bending the knees any more. if you are like 99% of the population, you won't have the flexibility in your hamstrings and butt to get the weights to the floor without your form breaking down. it's not like conventional deads where you return the bar back to the floor. it is a continuous set without a deadstop at the bottom. or stick to your normal deadlifts if you want. question. if you enjoy SS and have not been stuck on a weight, why are you changing? have you been eating and drinking milk as per SS suggestions?

You've been doing SS so I assume strength is what you are after. here is something that's been posted before.... I'm sure you can work out who it's from

so what's for sale?

lol. Man build twin cam RB30.... to be different. Well done genious

Nothing wrong with those squats. If I had to nit pick I would say that the first 2 reps were more controlled than the last 3. Pause it at the bottom of each squat. see how much of the word Hammer Strength you can see on the safety bar. you'll find that you started drifting forward a little. so you either didn't stay as tight or started going down before beign completely ready. but you're movement was the same for each rep and you went deep enough. If you can keep the same form at higher weights then it's great.

f**k they did good.

How much do you have to spend? I've got a R32 with RB25 motor which is NOT for sale but you know... stranger things have happened. It's pretty much a stock RB25 with 10psi and usual bolt ons of cooler, pod, exhaust etc. lowered R32 gtr wheels White I'm in Brisbane too

Hey chief you will need to include a price or the thread will get locked. anyway, I was close to buying this car before you bought it a year ago. it is/was pretty clean back then. Good luck.

I reckon it's worth doing rippetoe style squats as accessory to your normal style. anything to help weaknesses is a good thing.

Nick - re: sitting back more. You will need a wider stance. if your feet are wider, and knees out, it puts the hips in a position to drop down and back. You also need to have the bar lower on your back. Only problem with this is that you will also be leaning forward more at the hips (ie your chest close to your knees.) Rippetoe teaches this method of sitting back and hip drive etc etc. Up to you which way you go, but as I'm sure Markos will tell you, changing your technique to chase a few KG usually ends up with injuries or losing kgs on another lift. Give it a try with no or low weights if you want. first few weeks of wider stance, knees out, arse back, hip drive gives mega pains in the hips, lower back, inner thighs and depending on your bar and hand position, you might get elbow and shoulder pain.

are you finally writing that book... "How to lose friends and alienate forum members"

what is this new venture Ash?

Well done nick.

Yeah recurring lower back issue. She'll be right. Good luck tomorrow. Give us an update when done.

210 good 220 fail and injured. Lol. It's hard being this bad.