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Morba · 5 Apr 2011 at 23:19

Its not bad. Id struggle to do anything like the 3 of them on the same day. bench i wont get near until i have surgery, which reminds me, i need to look at booking that in before i get outsourced as the health care might not be as good under t-systems!!

Morba · 6 Apr 2011 at 11:29

Psycho Sonny said:
guys got a new wallpaper for you all

http://i52.tinypic.com/15rmvkh.jpg

epic

I've got my own motivations, none of which involve some queer ravaging my ass....!

Morba · 8 Apr 2011 at 14:01

you got a nice big tyre? been tempted by one for home, would be great outside my house

Morba · 9 Apr 2011 at 21:26

Right time for a change. Went swimming with my boy today, I'm an unfit whale that the Japanese almost captured (I heard the 'man the harpoons' alarms early enough to get away!).

So, gonna find my old HST routine and get doing morning cardio (probably swimming!) and get some fitness back!
What a mess

Morba · 9 Apr 2011 at 21:36

Oh and looking to get a bike to ride to work from the gym and back most days (one of the ones I was looking at has now dropped another £35!)

Morba · 10 Apr 2011 at 19:35

That's not a bad rep range, just keep the intensity up

Morba · 11 Apr 2011 at 14:02

Dj_Jestar said:
This guy is such a pleb..

Note, this is NOT a hack squat.

I was gonna recommend doing them with feet forward to Andrew for his smith. they are great alternative to powercleaning the bar and back squatting.

Morba · 11 Apr 2011 at 14:03

Freefaller said:
Try split squats

split squats rock

Morba · 11 Apr 2011 at 16:41

collisster said:
I'm off to do shoulders in an hour or two for shoulders, been doing them same stuff for a good few weeks, any ideas to mix it up?

cheers

What do you do?
Are you still progressing from it?

Morba · 11 Apr 2011 at 16:56

if you are still making progress then no real need to change.

though if you want to do something different:

power clean to push press 3x10
barbell seated press 2x10 (nice and slow)
triset (seated): side lateral db / front db raise / arnold press 3x10

finish up with some cable bent over raises for rear delts. feel the burn

might be worth warming up with some cable RC light stuff.

Morba · 11 Apr 2011 at 17:00

yeah, makes you lower the weight a little bit, which is a good thing. makes you remember that the weight you are using isnt the important thing, intensity and form is

Morba · 11 Apr 2011 at 19:21

I'd happily strongman stuff outside, but normal weights no. Just seems, a bit chavvy tbh

Morba · 11 Apr 2011 at 19:36

Felt that with my belt (thanks TANK!), does restrict depth a bit!

Morba · 11 Apr 2011 at 20:59

Is that all you do for legs? What about calf and hams work?

Morba · 11 Apr 2011 at 23:12

Ah cool

Morba · 12 Apr 2011 at 09:12

I love box squats!
Prefer them to normal style and will probably do them more than normal

Do mine off a 12" box

Morba · 12 Apr 2011 at 16:01

thats all that matters

12" puts me just under parallel

Morba · 13 Apr 2011 at 10:54

Yeah, the reebok steps can be raised up nice and securely

Morba · 13 Apr 2011 at 20:11

Exactly benny. Don't let grip hold you back

Morba · 13 Apr 2011 at 23:01

Angry guy - quite simply no. If anything it makes him weaker.
Riptoe posted on his forum a few years ago, in response to someones question, about DB bench. He said himself that the setup and put down of the DBs is just as important for strength gains as the pressing itself.

Only muppets throw weights, some spanners drop them for no reason also. Ignore them, they are idiots.

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