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If no one talks on here anymore, which forum have they all moved to? I miss the IFBB banter.

Is Shawn comparable to Dexter JAckson - would you say Shawn looks better?

I know im stating the obvious here but In hyper extensions you have the weight resting on your upper traps and then the weight arcs forward and down to around the level/height of your abs, whereas in...

is it safe to lock out on dips to get a full contraction? I usually stop short.

Didnt he have 20" calves or something. Is this big by todays standards? If they were 20" then roughly same as his bicep size then? Is this good? Do bodybuilders normally have calves as big as their...

Im not too sure on the correct answer to your question, but all i know is that for a protein to be assimilated effectively by the body the protein must contain all the amino acids. Some proteins, for...

Yes i agree with the points you make, however ive recently completed reading 'Burn the fat, feed the muscle' by Tom Venuto and he emphasises the importance of frequent meals in order to keep the...

Everytime you eat food your metabolism is stimulated, therefore eating small frequent meals every 2.5-3 hours gives your metabolism a boost which aids fat loss - if losing weight is your goal.

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yeah its defo worth a watch, although you hardly see much of Mentzer in it. The documentary basically talks about Arnies chances of reclaiming the sandow after a 5 year break. Tom Platz is featured...

Has anyone seen 'Total Rebuild' - the film that shoes the 1980 Mr Olympia contest and contains interviews with many of the competitors? I just find it strange how when dicussing the Arnold vs Mentzer...

Doesnt Lou Ferrigno do 100lbs dumb bell curls in Pumping Iron?

Exercises which require a strong grip i.e. heavy deadlifts and shrugs, and grip exercises using hand grippers.........

give it a go.

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this has happened to me a couple of times in the gym, and also to a friend of mine. The pain sounds exactly like how it felt to me. Also, i have never taken creatine before, so wonder what...

thats also what i thought - i just start and do really light weights with the exercise im going to do, to help stretch me out before proceeding onto heavier weights.

Theres also a lot of strain on the knees too..............

thanks for the advice mate, im gonna try this!

I have recently started to squat below parallel as i believe it is safer on the knees. Although i have had no knee problems since, i have started to develop a tight stretchy feeling on the right...

Iused to be really really skinny, and 3 years lifting has now transformed me into someone is not big, but someone who looks slightly buff, with a nice shape. And out of all my friends, my body looks...

I think pull ups do work the abs a lot. Whenever i do pull ups my abs are sore the day after. I think this is more so with close grip underhand pull ups, as you tend to swing more, and i think the...

I once read an article in a magazine which talked about arm size, and in particular it mentioned that Arnolds arms were not the 23" that he claimed they were. It said they were around 20", but he was...