NickR33

crikey

impressive!

how did the back hold up? my knees hurt for days after Martin wrapped them

it's a good reward when you see the numbers go up

to my hair, yes

try rowing into your stomach, rather than into your sternum/chest... and keep your elbows in tight... that should work your lats and mid back... I like heavy single arm dumbbell rows too rear dumbbell flyes for shoulders... lie face down on the bench, only need light weights

I have no use for hair spray but if he brings down the Lambo call me... seriously... they are the best looking supercar I've seen in years

you can try pressing with the dumbbells instead of the barbell... the dumbbells allow your hands to move and rotate throughout the movement which means you might by able to press in a way that doesn't bother your shoulder

GTR better than the 456? didn't realise you were 50... geez you don't look too bad for an old bloke

if the OHP is hurting your shoulders leave it alone for a bit and concentrate on your rows, pulls... buy some light dumbells so you can do some laterals for your shoulders stricter form will make the weight feel heavier and lead you to struggle to get the same reps you used to... there's no problem with that, your still making progress

I'm excited!

That's brilliant... I've never seen them do any barbell work on that show I hate reality TV but must admit I've watched a few episodes of the fatties... waiting for the first person to have a massive heart attack and die on camera

my Nan just turned 97... she weight trains once a week with a bunch of other oldies... it's brilliant to watch... they are just training to maintain as much mobility as possible but if you aren't a pensioner and think you can't make any more progress... that's pretty sad

when I say making progress, it's not just in the narrow sense of 'making gainz bro' I just want to see some progression... whether it's stronger (more weight, more reps, or more sets)... faster... bigger... better endurance... lose fat... or just to move better people I used to see a lot where the guys in there doing bodybuilding routines who never got any bigger or stronger... you don't do 12 different arm exercises to 'maintain and recover, or rehab etc' we have such a narrow view of resistance training in Australia... to lift weights you must be a bodybuilder or weightlifter... it's garbage... in the US they start weight training at school for a variety of different sports but they approach it from a performance aspect... forget the mirrors, fake tan and abs, lifting is MUCH more useful than simple vanity... provided you do the right movements and follow the rule of linear progression

it ain't glamorous and it ain't fun... but when you do it regularly magical things start happening... an awesome exercise if your feeling stressed or frustrated... a proper squat session is like nothing else, it gives you an awesome appetite and you sleep like a baby and it cures cancer... obviously my old man is nearly 70, 65kg and does 5 sets of 20 reps with 60kg... don't let a senior citizen out squat you!

you wonder why they keep coming back... I guess it does help you feel good after a day at work... but for the time, money and energy spent I want more than just a bit of a buzz

fire her... immediately... lol forget OHP your bodyweight... keep working at the rows, SLDL, squats etc... strengthen your posterior chain and many of those problems will disappear as TTT suggests learn to setup correctly and keep tension in your back when you lift... learn to engage your lats and use your glutes lots of high rep squatting will use more calories than going for a run or riding a bike... if you have to run go to the park and run some sprints, broad jumps, push ups etc

form looks good maybe mix up your grip on the bench press, do some narrow grip sets in addition to the wide grip your rows are fine but try some where your bent over further, parallel to the ground you look like your overhead pressing the same weight as your rowing? you should be able to row considerably more weight, almost as much as your bench pressing

nice dippin Trozzle!

great lifting mate! hope you see some progress with your injuries

thanks Markos! haha 20 years of playing basketball has taken its toll... just get inflamed easily and hurt if I sit for long periods or if they get cold I use wraps only in competition or few a few weeks leading up to comps... otherwise i train in sleeves to keep them warm my hips have poor mobility so has taken a bit of time to widen my stance... still working on it... I do some light sumo deadlifts as well to stretch my hips out nope, no more box squatting... was just using the box to help me change my technique

that's pretty fckn good Dezz I recently revised my squat technique to save my shitty knees... ditched the healed shoes and have been slowly moving to a wider stance... trying to sit back and use my glutes more instead of shifting the weight forward and using my quads still high bar because low bar feels like ass and hurts my hands/wrists

as long as your making progress!

nothing wrong with training higher rep ranges periodically... this was the first real week of programming leading up to Nationals so we are doing sets of 10 warmups to 120 then 140 x 10 140 x 10 140 x 10 then from a deficit 140 x 5 150 x 5 160 x 5 180 x 5 didn't there used to be a squat thread?

sorry Dan but I lost my shit at 'lady dips'