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Well then... "ahole"... you did a piss-poor job of it. Did you actually click on the link? 5 out of every 6 threads were "do you take every set to failure?".

I feel like I've typed this same reply about 1000 times around here.

You CANNOT gauge correct training volume/intensity/weight/reps/sets/WHATEVER from other people's opinions of your routine or...

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This thread is getting ridiculous. Most of you sound like ignorant fools to a very simple and legit question. I'm sure more than half you go to the gym and wish you looked like that one guy who has...

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This is ok if you've got the right equipment to do it - I use rubber coated weights on a rubber floor, so it's not an issue. You should still, as a good habit, be lowering the bar under control....

All of the above - but a piece of advice I'd give to you is to NOT worry about the little details just yet. Don't worry about whether you're hitting your rear delts enough, don't worry about whether...

Don't literally drop the weight, but control the descent of the bar once it clears the knees without trying to slow it down significantly. So you're not setting it down softly but not dropping it...

You guys use some REALLY light EZ bars. The two at my gym are both high quality bars that take Oly plates - they're 26 and 31 lbs (12 and 14 kg) for the close grip and normal grip bars.

No hard and fast rules. Trap bar or DB deads change the emphasis on different muscle groups like hamstrings - if you're particularly strong in one area, or less so in another, your trap bar deadlift...

I love the new high-tech, high-priced methods of perfectly replicating a movement/movements you can do for free by actually stepping out of the gym and away from the TVs for a while - and who knows,...

Never rely on others to train and the only person who can let you down is you. (bit deep and meaningful, but anyway)

Spotters can also be hard to come by at 3am.

If they're getting distracted, they're not spotters, they're idiots taking up room behind the bar.

Probably slightly less force required to push the bar up - but I've never thought of Smith movements as easier - just different. I think my barbell vs. Smith numbers are about even.

4 plates a...

Yes was very addictive to say the least, and very realistic in just about every respect (except of course the ability to absorb 100 rounds before dying). Could have been a bit longer though.

I just finished Call Of Duty 4 - my SAS beret should arrive in 3-5 working days. Being a sniper doesn't seem too hard, you don't even have to get close to the enemy.

No, multiple reps - the spotter assists with the press, then you perform the negative. Multiple times.

Right idea but far too absolute. Muscle imbalances come from being a chest and biceps boy - working up to a 400 raw bench but never training your back. Or having very developed anterior delts but...

I probably should have said "objective, factual anecdotal evidence" - i.e. non-medical or scientific evidence, "word of mouth" evidence, but not some trumped-up, ridiculous CNN "steroids destroyed my...

Yep, I've always defended sensible steroid use as a tool to reach levels not attainable naturally. And I HATE the "steroids = cheating" argument - as I've said 1000 times here, if a new...