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    If you get someone who hasn't exercised in years,...

    If you get someone who hasn't exercised in years, whose muscles have started to er... sag. If they did a bit of resistance training, low intensity, they WOULD notice their muscles tightening and...
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    I don't know enough of the science to say whether...

    I don't know enough of the science to say whether or not it's possible, however, I'm not going to waste my time trying to find out.
    The way I think of it, the muscle has a genetically determined...
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    Personally, I'd change it up a bit, but at the...

    Personally, I'd change it up a bit, but at the end of the day you need to think "Is this working for me". If it is, then you're doing something right. Only when you notice no change after anb...
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    You've always got to be sceptical of miracle...

    You've always got to be sceptical of miracle plans...
    I find that a good chest and triceps routine, and beginner gains have contributed to any rise in my bench - nothing special about it.
    But then,...
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    Actually, shoulders and traps are together... I...

    Actually, shoulders and traps are together... I just failed to include upright rows, which as has been said, seem to work both for me. Same deal with overhead press to some degree. I may well move...
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    Ney Year Workout Split... Needs Work...

    Well, I've been doing the same structured split for just over 4 months now, and I feel that it's time to change things up a little bit. I feel that whilst some body parts are still excelling, like my...
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    Well, you've kinda' taken what I said quite...

    Well, you've kinda' taken what I said quite wrongly, so let me explain.
    I didn't say sugar was insulin. I said sugar was a CHO.
    Hormones - Some hormones and steroid are classified as lipids, hence...
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    Hmm... Sugar is a carbohydrate. I think GH...

    Hmm...
    Sugar is a carbohydrate.
    I think GH would go under as a lipid.
    So you see, they can't be the same thing.
    As for triggering growth, yeah sure, it triggers the growth of fat cells.
    Perhaps...
  • Thread: temper temper

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    I hate little shit comments like that. They stick...

    I hate little **** comments like that. They stick with me for ages too...
    We went out for a Chinese and the owner asked us for ID (we were all 17) and the guiy points me out and told me I looked...
  • Thread: ouch my shoulder

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    Yeah, I got the same kinda' thing when I first...

    Yeah, I got the same kinda' thing when I first started out (not saying that's WHY I got it, just saying it's when I got it)...
    I lifted through it for some time, and the pain got worse.
    I did some...
  • Thread: 1 handed chins

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    I can do a few one-handed chin-ups, i.e. 4, but...

    I can do a few one-handed chin-ups, i.e. 4, but not sure if I do them right.
    I don't really know how many chins I can do...
    I can easily get 10 pretty wide pullups, and can get 10 full chinups...
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    Do you only get itchy on your scalp? I used to,...

    Do you only get itchy on your scalp?
    I used to, and still do a bit in the summer, suffer from prickly heat, by where when you get too hot sometimes you start getting really itchy. Scratching isn't...
  • Thread: ****ing idiots

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    I know what it's like... I've heard, "I only...

    I know what it's like...
    I've heard, "I only can't lift that much on squats because I've already done 16 sets..." and "I work out every bodypart everyday, I don't give a ****. Let's do bench..."
    I...
  • Thread: ****ing hicups

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    Well, if I remember correctly: Hiccups are...

    Well, if I remember correctly:
    Hiccups are caused when the diaphragm enters spasm. If you sit and contract the muscles in your abdominal area, by chance you may contract the diaphragm, regain...
  • Heh, thanks guys. Yeah, I have a habit of...

    Heh, thanks guys.
    Yeah, I have a habit of drinking not frequently, but going all out when I do... Thing is, as I can down a pint in well under 5 seconds, I keep going, then when 8 pints hits you,...
  • Can't Eat - Dodgey Stomach: Quick Cure Needed...

    I feel so sick, it's unbelievable.
    I'm willing to attribute that to eight and a half pints of Guinness which I had to drink last night, but this is my own fault and the evening was **** enough...
  • Thread: ez-bars

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    I have to use the EZ bar for barbell curls, as...

    I have to use the EZ bar for barbell curls, as the straight bar simply makes my wrists really sore. I trend to feel the EZ bar more on the inside forearms, but also more in the biceps.
    I find the...
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    Agreed. Triceps are the ones to work on. Biceps...

    Agreed.
    Triceps are the ones to work on. Biceps only look good when you have a big arm, thanks to triceps, in my opinion.

    For biceps...
    Barbell curls (I use the EZ bar because the straight bar...
  • Thread: Sickening Squats

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    Stiff legged deadlifts are the way to go. I...

    Stiff legged deadlifts are the way to go.
    I always thought they were a back exercise, realised I did them wrong, did them again, and kept the bar closer to my legs all the way through my lift, and...
  • If I remember quickly, your MAX heartrate before...

    If I remember quickly, your MAX heartrate before you die from too-fast-beating-heart-disease (;) is 220 - your age.
    That doesn't mean it's safe however.
    You're better off saying FOR EXAMPLE "Work...
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