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57 cm around, or about 22 inches. Waist is 31 inches by comparison. Chest 38-39 inches. It just sucks they look so wide from the front. It's not so bad from the side.

Will my aesthetics improve by just clean bulking and lifting, or should I cut first? Like I said, I'm probably around 15-20 % BF (maybe more?) Have at me bros!
Attached relaxed and flexed front, and...

Should I transition to AllPro or stay on SS knowing that I've stalled at least a year now on SS? I think the built-in deloading in AllPro could do me good. Also, it seems more aligned with my goals...

I know it's not really AllPro anymore if I do this, but is it feasible to drop calf raises altogether and substitute curls for chin-ups? 95 % of any benefit in this (and any) program would come from...

Been getting nowhere for a long time and decided I need some help. Will write this in clffnotes to save everyone time. Can provide more info as necessary.

- Always been skinny-fat. Still am....

Thanks guys, I appreciate it. Basically my dilemma is whether to risk real injury (instead of just pain), suck it up and correct the form, or just switch to power cleans, which was in the original...

I'm doing Kethnab's version of SS, so that included pendlay rows. Problem is, it really kills my lower back, and not in a good way.

So would power cleans or regular rows be a good replacement if I...

As I'm approaching 200lbs I'm beginning to worry what might happen if I can't stand up again in a squat. Is the a safe way to dump the bar behind you for instance (in a back squat)?

Edit: I ask...

Good info in this thread, much appreciated guys. But there's one thing I don't understand. Is it actually better for your knees/joints to squat partial (compared to full parallel)? I have heard...

Hi guys. I saw a guy at the gym today only going 1/5 or 1/4 down with 100 kg (222 lbs). He looked very athletic, like a sprinter, and so I started wondering if there is a certain niche in training...

Commercial in a gym. I don't think the hooks are adjustable since they've been in the same places for months now. I could be wrong of course, I'll check it out when I go there next time. :)

When I'm stepping backwards out of the power rack to squat (right foot first), the left side of the bar always gets caught in the hooks that the bar rests on in the power rack. What am I doing wrong?...

Well I had tendonitis about two years ago in about the same area (lateral left knee), but this doesn't hurt as much as it did back then, nor is it as constant. So I figured it wasn't a relapse.

I...

Thanks, mate. I'll take it easy until I see a doctor. Swimming is a great idea. :)

Hi guys. Newb here. Been on SS since early April.

Last few days I've been getting some pain on the lateral side of my left knee when locking the knee, probably because of squats.

I don't want...

Does this mean I can stop deadlifting Romanians? Most of them find it kind of degrading.

I also feel I have an hourglass shape. If your figure is because of genetics, the best (and simplest) advice would simply be to build a big upper body. Big lats help can give you the bodybuilder...

^ This.

I got tendonitis in my knee from running too much on treadmill with bad shoes. If you have tendonitis, you'll know because of the dull pain, and greater pain when you stress the tendon (or...

Hey, thanks mate. I don't count the calories, so maybe protein is the problem. I've grown up eating mostly bread, with meat only for dinner, so maybe I should break that (bad) cycle. That tuna tip's...

'cos the scale ain't moving. Well, up alittle, but that's just water I think. I've been on SS for 4 weeks now, with no change in my weight. The only difference that I'm noticing is that my thighs are...