markos

I have one of my lifters mum training at my gym now, its now been 8 weeks, never been in a gym before. On Monday she squatted 70kg x 5, benched 57.5kg x 5 and deadlifted 100kg x 5. Only posting this as I'm very impressed at her progress and commitment , no one thought she would last. Been doing full body 3 x week beginners workout, with some twists

We have different kind of clients, the serious ones would die before missing, the regular ones miss consistently. Its a choice. Only you know if your able. Our serious ones know what the session weights and reps will be beforehand, its not like they can come in and fluff around. It also sets them back one week in their prep. We run a tight schedule so you might not make that session up, which affects your total on comp day. Someone without a comp couldnt care less if he misses a session, he'll just do it next time.

Funny to read. We dont use pre workouts, but we use pre comps. Using anything on a regular basis dulls the effect. We only use the banned products, 1-3 x year. Jacked and Craze work best. Simply used for focus. Guys don't lift anything more than they expected too pre comp, so they get no kg added, just enables them to do whats expected. Oddly enough the same thing happened in 2011 when we had no pre comp drinks. Make up your own minds, but I think its an utter waste for a non competing gym goer. Again, Max can get it free through sponsorship and doesn't.

Mitch got it, carotid artery was blocked, lights out

By the way Mitch, well done mate

Well he just did this an hour ago, so I'm going to guess, yes

Talking about 4 plates..............

Check out ASADA's list of banned athletes, many, many INBA bodybuilders, supposed to be a drug free Fed

I would do whatever type of running is relevant to playing your position, best fitness comes from match practice anyway

I'd add power cleans in there and some push presses or jerks

The gym will opened by a guy who has competed in powerlifting and strongman, in fact he is competing at my meet on Sunday. He has found the building he wants, he hopes to be in there in 8 weeks. Like all PTC Gyms, it wont have mirrors, bikes or treadmills, it will be a serious gym. I'll post up more as I have more info.

Vince Simonetta is one of Australias greatest ever powerlifters, a legend in the sport, deadlifted 345kg@90kg

Biggest issue is cops, none of them are into show cars really. I built mine first, then 2 others built tubbed big block XD's, there were 3 getting around in Frankston in the early to mid 80's........we even ran wheelie bars, it was a different era lol

What a great car, I had a tubbed big block XD 31 years ago on the street, Pro Street was super cool then.

Powerlifting gyms are extremely rare. That one in Mildura is a PA affiliate gym, I dont know of any really strong guys training there, going by results on the PA website. Looks like there will be a PTC opening in Eltham shortly. The owner has an extensive background in powerlifting and strongman, plus was a previous gym owner. Still too far bozo lol

I found 1200 calories with a toothpick in my mouth yesterday

Totally missing the point Troy, but thats okay, me and Birds know whats up lol

Who do I see in here to get those 5 minutes back?

Quoted for truth

I do believe you get it now Bozo You could go out into the street and kick a footy around for hours, and never be as good as the guys in the AFL, even Richmond players lol So PTC isnt simply a gym, so much more We have lifters train at PTC in Carrum Downs that live in Caroline Springs, Elwood, Fitzroy, Croyden, Templestowe. Looks like a gun teen lifter is moving from Adelaide to Carrum Downs to simply train with us before the end of the year.

Dan tore his pec pretty badly earlier in the year. He switched to reverse grip to take the load off his pec, and found out he's stronger with that grip. His PB when he tore it was 167.5kg, done on the same session he tore his pec, I think he'll get 185kg next weekend

Look away Bozo

We have 2 price structures in the gym. 1. You pay $20pw, use the gym for 7 days, powerlifting area is off limits 2. You pay $40, you get programming, coaching and nutrition advice, use of the whole gym So Max has every competing lifters program in his iPad, the entire program, so when they come in they either ask Max or look it up on his iPad. Max writes all these programs for the lifters in his spare time. They are based off last comp lifts or tested PB's if the client hasnt competed before. He selects the lifters next meet, then works backwards from that date. Lewis is a Sudanese boy that just started with us, very skinny, he is doing 5 x 5 until his first comp is 12 weeks away, then he begins his comp prep. While he's doing 5 x 5, Max has picked assistance exercises to help with his weaknesses. Dan America totalled 700kg on June 15 at Nats, weighing 125kg. He is still 125kg, has not missed a single rep this prep, not one, has a 280kg squat to get tomorrow and he is at 100%. The ability to write a 12 week program for a lifter who is very advanced, have him make EVERY rep, yet still end up with new PB's totalling 745kg is nothing short of incredible. At Nats Dan squatted 265kg, benched 160kg and deadlifted 275kg. This week, after his 280kg squat in the morning, he has benched 180kg and deadlifted 285kg. I'd post up the 180kg bench and 285kg squat but bozo dont play that. Programming, coaching and support in a team is why our guys improve so much.

Martin and Max started at 15, so 6 years now