Agreed. Just start on a decent weight, or just the bar by itself. Then move up to bigger weights. I can just about do 90kg but that takes a LOT of effort and concentration. Start slow. Small steps and all that. 
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With no weights to use, I've just come in from doing this workout:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP8R300-no8
It's pretty good, quite tough. There is the bodyweight 500......then 1000
I will certainly progress to the 500, but the 1000 may be a bit much lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP8R300-no8
It's pretty good, quite tough. There is the bodyweight 500......then 1000
I will certainly progress to the 500, but the 1000 may be a bit much lol
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My parents had one from ages ago that I dug out and pumped up. Many of the moves can be substiuted. I have no way of doing pull ups/bodyweight rows. So i just add in some wide press ups etc.
Soldato
I made my decision and had a talk with james over on MT and im currently now 6days into my cut to get this fat off and see whats underneath. So i can have a good base to lean bulk from next time.
Diet is quite good, with a different diet for each day of the week, which so far seems to be giving me good variation and not making me so hungry. I am allowed 1 cheat meal per week which i wont use unless i really am craving something.
So this is the start of hopefully losing a good amount of fat and hopefully getting abs.
Diet is quite good, with a different diet for each day of the week, which so far seems to be giving me good variation and not making me so hungry. I am allowed 1 cheat meal per week which i wont use unless i really am craving something.
So this is the start of hopefully losing a good amount of fat and hopefully getting abs.
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Good luck mate sounds like youve got it all sorted
Soldato
Yup, well diet is nailed because its from James, and thats the most important. Just got to keep my training intense and do the required cardio. Hopefully in 2 months time i could be looking a lot better.
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i get the impression that the flyes are xKG total for both DBs, not each arm?
military press, on a machine? or 80kg total with bar, or, 80kg without bar (making it 100kg)?
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40kg DB flyes would pull my arms out 
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to flye 40's properly requires a 150+ bench for reps, i cap out around 25's in good form
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I'm guessing it was 20 in each arm...It's no different than listing a dumbell bench press really...Combined weight.
Up your sets! other than your leg press you have some very impressive lifts there daztrouk
.Try flat bench cable flys with 80-90 kilos stacks on each arm
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Soldato
I did shoulders yesterday then chest today - the weights I was benching sucked today 
Would this be down to tris being knackered from shoulders yesterday?
Would this be down to tris being knackered from shoulders yesterday?
Soldato
I do usually - just missed a day last week as too busy with work so I didn't have a day rest inbetween this time
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I've been looking at a home gym setup (mainly just bench, barbell and dumbells), and I'm staggered how much these lumps of iron cost.
There are 50kg (thats all i would need really, as its mainly for the holidays) cast iron sets (includes barbell and dumbells) for £80, but the distribution of weight is shocking, 6*5kg so you cant load up all of them onto the dumbells because it needs to be a multiple of 4 surely? Then adding more plates at about £30 for 20kg.
Dont get me started on vinyl - you cant load the bars up because there isnt enough space
I've tried looking second hand but of course on the bay, everything is pickup only.
Has anyone got any reccommendations on where to look? The bench must be foldable and doesnt have to be expensive - it will only be used during the school holidays.
not looking at more than £150 (I know, stingy budget - but it doesnt have to be top quality)
There are 50kg (thats all i would need really, as its mainly for the holidays) cast iron sets (includes barbell and dumbells) for £80, but the distribution of weight is shocking, 6*5kg so you cant load up all of them onto the dumbells because it needs to be a multiple of 4 surely? Then adding more plates at about £30 for 20kg.
Dont get me started on vinyl - you cant load the bars up because there isnt enough space
I've tried looking second hand but of course on the bay, everything is pickup only.
Has anyone got any reccommendations on where to look? The bench must be foldable and doesnt have to be expensive - it will only be used during the school holidays.
not looking at more than £150 (I know, stingy budget - but it doesnt have to be top quality)
Soldato
For £150 you don't really have any options but to look locally for pickup on the bay or gumtree. For £150 you'd probably just about get a bench , but no weights
Seems prices have gone up a lot since the GBP is so weak.
Seems prices have gone up a lot since the GBP is so weak.
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I'm really hoping to find something second hand because at the end of the day, weights are weights.
I was kind of hoping a £60 bench would be ok for occasional use.
such as this which can be had for £60:
http://www.yorkfitness.com/Benches-item-241/York-500-Bench.html
I was kind of hoping a £60 bench would be ok for occasional use.
such as this which can be had for £60:
http://www.yorkfitness.com/Benches-item-241/York-500-Bench.html
My mate has this bench, its not very stable, the back board wobbles slighty because of the hinge thing.
Wouldnt recomend it but if its for occasional use then it could do.
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