Your strengths both of you, will always be more impressive than us beefcakes. sure we lift bigger weights, but the power to weight ratio is always going to blow us out of the water.
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Without trawling through the thread...care to elaborate?
They weigh 70kg and less, yet lifting close to 3x their bodyweight.
Would be fun for a meet, probably won't get a chance till summer 2011. College and visas, it's so annoying
It would be awesome
Agreed. Belts just cover a problem. Don't rely on them.
I ask people why they are doing half reps, and very occaisionally they give me a good reason. However so many people just don't do things properly! :/
Possibly, though some argue it's a couple of inches before parallel, however, it's a good reason to go below parallel - it deloads the knee completely making it safer!
Absolutely, it puts your tendons and muscles at full stretch meaning you get a fuller ROM as a result. If you start to fail to get your chin above the bar, that's absolutely fine, if you're trying to squeeze those last few out - but it is important to get that full ROM. Tempted to put a vid of how do one
Partials do count for something and they are useful, but it's those that think they;'re doing squats properly whilst doing partials that really makes me think WTF?!
They're good for getting used to the weight increase on your back and getting a feel for moving that sort of weight around. It's also good for power development and also just to help get past a sticking point.
For example if you were really bothered about benching, you could use a rack set up the bar with you 90-100% 1RM, set it up 3,4,6, whatever inches above your chest and learn to push from there, similarly, just getting the bar moving from a lower position etc...
Similarly with squats, set the catch bars high, rep out on a v.heavy weight. Lower the bars, try again or lower weight a bit, lower the bar and continue etc... It's a good way of doing staggered training for punching through plateaus. It's hard work and a faff so most people don't bother.
They do have their place - certainly for specific training like rugby, high jump, and other explosive requirements, the shorter movement will be more beneficial to you. However, if you have the time for development doing full reps nad bringing the weights up gradually will give you longer lasting results IME.
Being a veggie your creatine levels will be lower than most. I'd take it pre and post workout WITH carbs (i.e. a banana - though you don't like 'em , but something like that) anything between 3-5g a day would probably leave you in good stead - but before and after a workout, with more taken before. Again I'll repeat, to optimise the effect of creatine taking it with a carb source is important.
, but something like that) anything between 3-5g a day would probably leave you in good stead - but before and after a workout, with more taken before. Again I'll repeat, to optimise the effect of creatine taking it with a carb source is important.
Either way, the onus and effort will still be on the back irrespective of pronated or supinated grip. If anything supinated will give a great ROM - it'll just target different parts of the back - as I'm sure you'll agree, variation is key. However proper ROM is important.
Oh absolutely - I don't understand why you wouldn't want to do one of the hardest parts of the lift which recruits more muscle!
Welcome back Clipsey 
He's a twit that guy.
Really?
Bodyfat is about the only thing he has going for him IMO 
2-3 sessions of HIIT. Either hill sprints, or skipping at the moment.
You'll get there mate. Keep at it.
Keep at it.
Just had my statutory company health check. No illegal substances found (not a surprise), but best of all, Cholesterol is way below 5 - (4.37). Blood pressure is a little high at 132/80 - but I've had a bit of coffee today so probably hasn't helped BMI - well we all know that, but she was happy with that, waist is a little larger than I'd like at 35.5, so I'm going to aim to drop it to below 35".
So feeling pretty good! 
BMI - well we all know that, but she was happy with that, waist is a little larger than I'd like at 35.5, so I'm going to aim to drop it to below 35". So feeling pretty good!
Yeah I am more of a walking wall than a curvey bloke! lol! Still it would be nice to drop the visceral fat even a little. But yeah you're right I am just genetically built to be a bit more chunky!
Yeah, my abs are out quite decently despite being around 15-16% - not bothered about abs, my core is more important to me. Abs are for bodybuilders and teenagers to woo little girls. I'm after women who like real big chunky men!
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