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Morba said:
chesteze ;]
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Not without knowing what large amounts of anhydrous theophylline will do to me.

"Because ChestEze contains ephedrine, which is illegal in its pure form in the UK, it is sometimes used illicitly in large doses by bodybuilders. This use can be dangerous, however, since theophylline can be toxic at relatively low doses."
 
no need for large amounts, also, remember that the government thinks that anything more than 3 eggs worth of protein is bad for you :p

The key as with anything in that sentence is ''illicitly in large doses'
 
Morba said:
no need for large amounts, also, remember that the government thinks that anything more than 3 eggs worth of protein is bad for you :p

The key as with anything in that sentence is ''illicitly in large doses'
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Well at least i know the stuff I'm getting and the doses i'm taking have been tested on humans before i try it :p
 
Im finally starting to lift some decent ish weights now, been training about 7 weeks now. Using 37.5k x 8 for the flat dumbell bench, will be going to 40k next week, i bench now and again to mix it up, and thats up to 100k for 4. Still am not able to squat or deadlift at the mo, should be able to start them in around 6 weeks, but doing 80k bent over row (all be it im trying to perform reps so it doest effect where i had the op, so the row isnt as bent over as usual.
Things going decently well now anyway weights are going up nicely, still a long way to go, but i think in about 3-4months will be as strong if not stronger than i was before the lay off.

Also, my mrs made a nice wrap for me today, thought i might post it on here to see what you think (might add it into my diet)

Wrap consists of

Tuna
Wholegrain rice
Some sort of greek yougourt/sauce (little bit)
Spices (not entirely sure which)
Small amount of cheese

Tasted lovely as well, and had 2 of them today as a bit of a mix up to my uisual diet
 
Had a good session today, highlights were:

Incline DB Press - Happy with these as I have to setup alone, which is a task in itself!
9x45's,
6x50's,
6x50's,
6x50's.

BOR's - Did these last in my routine aswell so well happy with the PB's
8x135,
9x140,
5x145, - *5 rep PB*
5x140 - slow negs
15x120 - *15 rep PB*
 
I had an odd day in the gym today, started with BORs (been doing more pendlay style recently, so had to retrain my mind to be a bit more upright.
Well, for some reason my body wasnt working properly, so BORs went like (from warmup)

10x60
10x70
10x80
10x90
8x100
6x110

Now, thats a lot lighter than i have done before, not a problem though as i was feeling it (which is more important), the main problem was I started to feel sick

onto power cleans (while feeling sick)
5x60 (wtf! wanted to hurl like mad, should have got to 10 easily)
5x70 (hold it in!!)
5x80 (give up, this aint right).

Managed to not be sick, thankfully I didnt have my normal shake before the gym, otherwise this would have been covering the mirror infront of me!

gave myself a few minutes to compose myself and moved onto some hammer machines, thinking it might help..

iso hammer lat pull
iso hammer seated row

managed 3x10 on both, but god what an odd feeling inside me. was not feeling right at all :/

very very unusual :[
 
bbspeed said:
indeed there must be a knack to it, can have a right battle to get the 40's in a starting position
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Its shoulder strength mostly. First deadlift the weights in front of you. Sit on the end of the bench bringing the DB's to rest on your knees in a hammer grip. Roll back fluidly with your abs locked so that your knees come up with you. Maintain the hammer grip and aim for the DB's to land square on the pecs. Then rotate 90 degrees into press position and extend your arms out to the side a little. Begin.

The important part is commitment to the set up. If you roll hesitantly or do not use the knees effectivley you will end up with the weight near your stomach. Which if your using any kind of load will be difficult to correct. Pick up a pair of DB's at about 75% of your max and practise rolling quickly into position. If you find it difficult to get into position AFTER lying down then you probably arent strong enough to do the weight you are holding, you might be able to press it but your ancilliary muscles are not up to the job of locking you in place.
 
once the dbs get too heavy to hoist up from a sitting position (not just from a strength view but also remembering that you are in a sitting position pulling an odd weight, possible injury..) i find it easier to DL the dbs then put them where i want them (just above knees) then sit down, then do the roll as UE mentions :]
 
Training legs tonight and although the back is getting better i'm still not going to chance it by Squatting.

I'll stick with some split squats, leg curls, leg extensions and then a few full out sprints. It's a shame because I can only use a limited weight with the leg ext and leg curl as the equipment at home sucks the big one.

I'll make do though until I start squatting or until September when I join JJB Fitness (it opens in September).
 
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