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My gym doesn't have one of those rooms full'o fluff..[feels cheated!]

Yeah the gym I go to is relatively fluffless too. Especially in the weights section :snooty:

Not that I'm there to check out fluff. But I would be impressed if I saw some fluff pick up a weight.

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weights 80-81k, lbm i dunno
Assuming your BF% tests you get done remain accurate you can work out your LBM yourself and keep track..

Start: 72kg @ 13.9% = 10kg fat = 61.9kg LBM

Bulk: 84.5kg @ 19% = 16kg fat = 68.4kg LBM

Current: 81.5kg @ 16% =13kg fat = 68.4kg LBM

So you've managed to drop 3kg of straight fat and maintain your LBM - which is pretty F'n sweet really.

interestingly, the first,fattest pic i have of myself i was 76ks, so if i get down there il post the horrid thing up with a current one for compo. maybe...
Haha sounds interesting.
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lol, i imagine walking into the fluff-only room - oh the judging stares! i get enough of that from being tattoed, let alone the 'you just want sum ass' look theyd all gimme! :pfft: :pfft: :pfft:

Read another post on NZBB recently re someone saying they/their mates were asked to stop going to a particular gym (by the owner) because the women felt intimidated (by their baggy clothes or some such shit).

WTF is up with that? I'm so ashamed to be female sometimes. So so ashamed :doh:

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Read another post on NZBB recently re someone saying they/their mates were asked to stop going to a particular gym (by the owner) because the women felt intimidated (by their baggy clothes or some such shit).

WTF is up with that? I'm so ashamed to be female sometimes. So so ashamed :doh:

lol yeah! tossers..

today went early to the gym to do some semi-decent cardio, felt good actually! did 15 mins rowing, then 15mins x-trainer, then 15mins biking. various levels, calves a bit better today, still not right though. most likely wont be able to squat monday, or do any real legs compounds :evil:

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great news with the test results mate, makes me wish i'd been more clinical with my novadex. but at the end of the day it i could feel it working.

as soon as i'm back to 100% and have some spare cash again(which might not be for a while now baby number 3 is on the way) i'll be back on the novadex xt and going to take additional trib and zma this time.

sounds like you're on track with bf too.

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hmm wish i coulda gone to the meetup, but getting up at 2.45 for work made the descision for me. today was low carb day and cardio, 10mins rower, 20 mins x-trainer level 12, and 15mins bike level 8. tried some adipo-x sampples i got ages ago, nothing to really report. calves almost better, touch and go for legs tommorow. my backup plan if calves dont let me train legs is to bo a lats session..

will post food later...

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today, legs. after spending a whole week fucked from overdoing calves last week, i left them out for this week, will hit em again next week.

thought id try and self analize my squats, tried a few different things. imo the main reason they gimme a sore back is lifting my arse too much when i start to get tired.. so trying to avoid that. i also tend to arch my back, so im really trying to keep a neutral spine, still lotsa work to do though. 4 sets squats, 12+ reps, 5 sets legpress 10-12 reps, 4 sets leg ext 8-10 reps, 5 sets lying hammy curls 10+ reps, then last i did a set of no-weight machine hacks, a2g style just to burn my already fucked quads..

foodwise is a 'high carb' day, with 'high' being relative, not like bulking amounts, but more than i have had. total for theday is 2 cups oats, 3 cups rice. didnt feel any stronger for it, but definitley helped endurance for the workout, 4 sure!

also i am going to stop taking dex pwo, after reading this, its also an easy was to drop a few cals... http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/md92.htm

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thought id try and self analize my squats, tried a few different things. imo the main reason they gimme a sore back is lifting my arse too much when i start to get tired.. so trying to avoid that. i also tend to arch my back, so im really trying to keep a neutral spine, still lotsa work to do though.

My trainer is always yelling at me to keep the arch in my back, she says to hold my core in, suck my belly button into my spine and keep the curve in my spine. Apparently keeping the curve in your spine and holding in your core stops you messing your back up? Keep your butt sticking out at the lower point. But you prolly know all this anywho! Just thought I'd share that with you as PT is always yelling it at me and it's in grained in my mind now!!!! :roll:

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My trainer is always yelling at me to keep the arch in my back, she says to hold my core in, suck my belly button into my spine and keep the curve in my spine. Apparently keeping the curve in your spine and holding in your core stops you messing your back up? Keep your butt sticking out at the lower point. But you prolly know all this anywho! Just thought I'd share that with you as PT is always yelling it at me and it's in grained in my mind now!!!! :roll:

thanks V!

to be totally honest, im so shit at squats i need all the help i can get! once im bulking again it may be easier, but sometimes i just get so pissed with them i really just wanna not do em.... :oops:

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Persevere, SFS - it's really gratifying once you get the hang of it...

Keeping that curve's important - perfect form will save your ass from a world of hurt, it's just not worth the pain and risk.

If necessary, back the weights off a bit and practice with a mirror. Or see Rose's thread in her journal for some ideas.

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You're at LM in the city right? Why don't you ask a trainer to help you with your form? I know it's not the done thing for a guy to ask for help!! But they are all really friendly and helpful down there- get your moneys worth!!! I can give you the name and number of my trainer to show you if you like - she is a girl BUT she knows what she's talking about! :lol: Or ask any of the 100000000 random trainers they have down there go knows there's so many of them!!

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I dont know about that! Asking a girl for help with anything is a huge blow to a guys ego! :pfft:

I had Teneka Hyndman (female PT at LM city) take me over 3 sessions in preparation for one of last years contests, no shame in it at all.

It's like doing squats with just a bar, if it contributes to your goal why not do it?

If you're keen for a look at the different squats there are I'll take you through them on a weekend mate just txt me

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Best thing Ive ever done for my squat technique was 10 second reps with just the bar. Just felt so wrong with just the bar but 5 seconds down 5 seconds up makes the 20kg bar feel like 100kg and by the 10th rep the sweats dribbling off. But the best thing about doing them slow is you can really concentrate on form and depth then when you go back to normal reps it feels heaps more natural and you have all that "muscle memory" from the slow squats.

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gee guys and gals, looks like im not allowed to not do em! :grin: :grin:

yea i will persevere, will have a few more solo attempts at it before i enlist help - if need be il get the big man to critique my poo form.. (android).

today was chest/tris, had a training buddy too which helped, did 4 sets bbell bench, 4 sets hammer strength decline press, 3 setss of foward leaning dips, 4 sets of the tri pushdown machine, then 2 sets on the skulllcrusher machine... out...

there was a few big units floating around the gym today, was good motivation!

roll on core/cardio

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shitty cinema food

And overpriced!

Enjoy the movie. Hard core fan at my work is going. He has an Optimus Prime robot on his desk and keeps pressing the speak button :doh:

"I am Optimus Prime" is now (unintentionally) part of my vocabulary :shock:

:D

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Thanks Rose!

well the movie was totally trick! but boy did i pay for it today....

i feel more crap than ive felt for months.. tired as today, got tops 5 hours sleep, had an epic busy day at work, and a headache all day, still have it. shouldve skipped gym, but back is my fave day, and i forced myself to. i shouldnt have..

after every set, my head was throbbing so bad with the headache, i thought i was gonna yak! didnt record any weight, still went to fail, but being in the state i am, not happy...

w/g pullups b.w x 6,5,5 i think

t bar rows 6 sets, 3 at w/g, 3 at neutral. 8-10 reps

cable row, c/g 4 sets 8-10 reps, with rest pauses.

machine row, 4 sets 12+ reps

lat pulldown, free grip one - 3 sets 6-10 reps

thats all i could handle, gutted. im gonna go have a sleep - tommorows my only day off work, will hope for a better w/out - roll on shoulders/bis...

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