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    No squats?

    No squats?
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    If you work from the top down how do you know...

    If you work from the top down how do you know when you are ready to increase weight - when your 265 x 1 seems a bit too easy.

    Wouldnt it be better to work up to 265 and try for 2 or 3 reps then...
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    i recently bought a basic olympic set - 140kg -...

    i recently bought a basic olympic set - 140kg - my 20kg plates weigh 20.5 my 15kg weigh 14.25 and everything smaller is about right.

    i make sure to use particular plates for each lift so i can be...
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    i was on another forum a while back and some...

    i was on another forum a while back and some clown wanted to know how much anyone could tricep kickback.
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    80s metal mostly as with a lot of you. Ozzy,...

    80s metal mostly as with a lot of you. Ozzy, Motley, Ratt etc. Good chunky rhythm and even tempo.

    Good to see not much gangsta rap on the forum
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    You could do with talking to a decathlete or even...

    You could do with talking to a decathlete or even a strongman competitor as both need to maintain strength and stamina in perfect balance in order to be succesful.
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    Drug taking scum should be banned for life from...

    Drug taking scum should be banned for life from every olympic sport. Nothing worse than cheering on an athlete in a final only to find out a few days later that they failed a test.

    And as for...
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    Until recently i was pressing my oly bar with...

    Until recently i was pressing my oly bar with index finger on the markings (at 91cm ) through necessity as my bench wouldn't allow a narrower grip. my wrists hurt every time i pressed and for the...
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    some of the 25kg plates i have seen have a larger...

    some of the 25kg plates i have seen have a larger diameter than the 20kg plates (eg. bodypower) so this would affect lift off height for deads. Also if you have 195kg coming down on 2 plates i...
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    About 1.5 hrs 4 times a week. If you are...

    About 1.5 hrs 4 times a week. If you are knackered after 30 mins are you having enough rest between heavy sets?

    I started doing PL type training couple of months ago after previously doing BB type...
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    Hydraulic ones by the looks of him, and thats...

    Hydraulic ones by the looks of him, and thats just to get out of bed.
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    Agreed. When i started this thread i was...

    Agreed. When i started this thread i was concerned that i had left it too late to to aspire to a 150kg bench/200kg squat but now i know i can crack those numbers with hard work.

    I think being the...
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    Thanks for the encouragement big fella and to...

    Thanks for the encouragement big fella and to everyone else also. It is obvious that i have many years of improvement potentially as long as i go about things in the right way.

    btw a bloke called...
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    Good to know there are blokes out there doing...

    Good to know there are blokes out there doing heavy stuff who are in advance of my age.

    Will check out form of recognised lifters as advised and also get someone to film me so i can compare. I...
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    Thanks for the advice. Have learned through...

    Thanks for the advice.

    Have learned through recent experience that i need to warm up properly these days before attempting anything remotely heavy but once i get going i am just as strong and...
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    Late starter looking to lift big

    at 38 yrs old I bought a bench last year and have been bitten by the bug.

    I did a bit of training a few yrs ago but never went for big lifts it was more about general fitness and always in the...
  • Thread: wrists hurt

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    Wrists hurt

    Agree. Think i've damaged tendon running up inside of wrist into thumb doing this about 3 months ago.

    Still training but cut out cg benching (which has helped), this being said my left wrist now...
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    A solid steel standard bar is usually rated at...

    A solid steel standard bar is usually rated at 120-130kg but i have known them handle a bit more (as long as not left loaded on a narrow stand) as for a hollow bar i wouldnt want more than 50-60kg on...
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    [QUOTE=TomMutaffis;644121193]Here are some videos...

    [QUOTE=TomMutaffis;644121193]Here are some videos with the powerline rack, as long as they are still made the same as they have been in the past then you should not have to worry.

    I see what you...
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    If you think the PowerLine is ok thats good...

    If you think the PowerLine is ok thats good enough for me.

    On the issue of weight capacity is anyone able to be specific. At this point i am not close to the lowest stated limit of 500lbs but a...
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