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dear me... I would've designed him a new cover for free just to save my eyes the displeasure of that train wreck but yeah content more important than the cover and always good to see well written books on this topic... go the GTR!

they do a front squat in the clean and jerk and an overhead squat in the snatch Stolen_S15: those are some solid lifts mate, how heavy are you?

good replies thanks Terry, I think I'll check out your recommended multi I looove maple syrup but I'd go broke eating it all the time... I don't have a sweet tooth though, can't think of anything I sweeten on a daily basis... I eat eggs on toast for breaky these days, got it down to a 5min process... even with baked beans on gym days:)

yeah totally agree but sugar has gotten a bad rap, yes our diets are probably too high in it but I'd rather raw sugar in my diet than carcinogens I guess it looks good on the pack to say sugar free I wish they'd just leave the sweeteners out of it and leave it up to the consumer to add

FFS a bit of sugar in your coffee isn't going to make you fat! ...well it might if your having 3 teaspoons in 1 coffee and 5 coffees a day... after a trip to Italy I weaned myself off sugar and milk in my coffee (was too embarrassed to ask for it... putting sugar in is worse than pedophilia over there lol) the whole low-fat, 'diet', no sugar, aerobic exercise movement has a lot to answer for... changing to Equal ain't going to get rid of that fat arse ladies I get special pleasure from watching fatties order fast food with a Diet Coke... really... Diet Coke... denial much!

Ingredients when ready to drink Citric acid, sodium hydrogen carbonate, vitamin C, magnesium sulphate, mannitol, calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate, flavouring, colours (beetroot red, beta carotene), sodium carbonate, niacin, sweeteners (aspartame, acesulfame K), sodium chloride, zinc citrate, pantothenic acid, riboflavin, thiamin, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, anti-foaming agent (polysorbate 60), folacin (folic acid), biotin.Contains a source of phenylalanine.Free from artificial colours, flavours and preservatives. so yeah possibly carcinogenic ingredients there lol... would rather it was just plain sugar!

interesting... is made by Bayer now though... I could only find decent reviews online for the stuff... only negatives seem to be cost... maybe they're just really good at keeping the negatives quiet! lol its sugar-free BTW (but does have aspartame which is even worse IMO) it does contain 273mg of sodium though... which is a hefty amount Thiamine hydrochloride (Vit B1) (as thiamine P.A.E.C.) 15mg Riboflavine (Vit B2) (as riboflavine sodium phosphate) 15mg Nicotinamide (Vit B3) 50mg Pantothenic acid (Vit B5) (as calcium pantothenate) 23mg Pyridoxine hydrochloride (Vit B6) 10mg Cyanocobalamin (Vit B12) 10µg Ascorbic acid (Vit C) 500mg Biotin (Vit H) 150µg Calcium (as calcium carbonate and calcium pantothenate) 100mg Magnesium (as magnesium carbonate-heavy and magnesium sulfate dihydrate) 100mg Zinc (as zinc citrate trihydrate) 10mg Gluten free Lactose free DOES NOT CONTAIN SUGAR, CAFFEINE OR ATIFICIAL STIMULANTS dunno, I don't take it all the time, just when diet is a bit out of whack or I've had a big night or feeling a bit run down etc

can you imagine the chaffing you'd get with legs that big!

Nice post Terry I have a Berocca in the morning... C, B, Zinc etc etc... not sure the dosages are high enough to really make a difference, that's the often quoted negative about a multivitamin... the dosages of each ingredient are too small to really make a difference I take Echinacea + Zinc + Vitamin C if I feel a cold/flu coming on... sometimes it helps, sometimes I get sick anyway

lol +1 internet points for successful troll Dezz

holy vascularity batman!

f**k cardio... f**k it right in the ass I bet you guys shave your legs... I'm a wookie... freakin apeman

lol shit's getting real in here!

lol @ ethiopian agree definition is all diet

forgot to add, to get the bar up to your shoulders for a front squat you might need to powerclean it... its also a great exercise for leg strength and overall explosiveness etc

try front squats, easier to get the bar there than on your back your going to struggle to do the really heavy squatting at home with no rack but there are heaps of exercises to do with lighter weight... search squatting on youtube and you'll find lots of variations... dumbell squats as birds suggested, good when you have no spotter as you can just drop them if it gets a bit heavy... split squats overhead squats one legged squats (good for low weight and core stability) are you guys using straps to deadlift? I've never tried a 1rm on the deadlift but I do about 140kg for 6-8 no straps... I've also seen people put the bar down between each rep, might try this as usually my hands get tired before anything else

got this guy at my gym who is always doing exercises with maybe 25% of the full range of motion... he was doing weighted pull ups and hardly moving up and down more than 20cm... same with the T Bar rows he was doing... maybe he knows something I don't but it looks ridiculous... he's one of those guys who's very lean, looks great but no mass and is always trying to lift way too much with hardly any range of motion

they have a padded roll at my gym that helps make it a bit less painful... the girls fold up a towel as well but those Mantaray things look really cool if your traps are relatively well developed they help keep the bar off the vertebrae which is what's most uncomfortable about squatting IMHO

you have to have good flexibility in your ankles/hips to go really low (otherwise you lose balance)... I can't touch my butt to my heels but I go as low as I can Barbarian: the bar in the squat racks is usually 20kg, so that would put you at 100kg JKR-32: 150kg is a good squat for someone who weighs 75kg, that's twice your body weight dude, nice! I'm 85kg so haven't got to double my bodyweight yet... although I still have a few kilos to lose so my lean bodyweight is probably around 80kg I'm doing 160kg for 6 but I don't go super deep, somewhere between a 'half squat' thighs parallel to the ground and a 'full squat' butt touching heels if your leg strength is okay but your struggling to keep your back from rounding (your back should stay 100% locked in the same position) you need to do some more back work... rows, glute ham raises, deadlifts etc

St Kilda PCYC FTW! although they do have bikes/treadmills, have added a lot more shiny equipment in the last few years and just had a big facelift of the boxing hall... its still got that underground vibe... not much makeup and fancy workout gear, mostly just sweat and bad tattoos lol except my bro-in-law brings my 2yr old niece to train on Sat morning... sorry Birds... but we give her tiny little pink dumbells and she runs around copying people

just eat often throughout the day... that way you won't have to have giant meals that make you feel sluggish and ill... I always have a bunch of stuff in the fridge at work... bananas, yogurts, nuts, muesli bars, boiled eggs, the sphincter of the universe, chicken etc... every couple of hours I grab something to eat... people think I'm weird... but they always know who to ask when they get hungry!

niiiice it looks like one of those club chicks that you can tell are kinda fugly without all the makeup and short skirt but their just so damn dirty you find yourself staring and thinking bad thoughts seriously though great buy, looks tits and I bet it goes like stink... did it pee itself? just a loose hose or something minor?

I only shave if I have a client meeting or someone confuses me with a homeless person I know someone who uses the nasal spray daily and has been for years... major facepalm!

ah to train at home, I'm jealous... soon, very soon... although the wife wasn't too thrilled about the idea of putting a massive power rack with bench in the spare room... might have to put it outside training on a full stomach is hard because all the blood is in your stomach heating it up and digesting your food... means less blood to your extremities cold drinks aren't recommended while eating or immediately after eating... cools your stomach contents down... digestion is most efficient at a higher temperature so your body has to work extra hard to heat your stomach back up... yes I'm one of those freaks who drinks hot water... blame my parents I eat before basketball games but just make sure I only eat a small portion, then I eat the remainder when I get back... eat too much and it feels like I'm in slow motion on the court

yep that's it keep it up... hand strength is really important with free weights so a sore hand will really hold you back... I train heavy in the evening as it allows me more time to eat during the day... keep eating and lifting like that regularly and you should progress nicely as your a skinny bloke you will be able to get away with more eating more carbs, especially on a workout day... so load up and drink the protein shakes... just having a bowl of cereal in the morning isn't enough... I big plate of eggs, toast, baked beans and a banana will make you feel heaps more energised when your in the gym skinny frames don't store energy very well so you need to really fill the tank on the day