This is all very interesting, but I must remind you guys that bodybuilders or people with active lifestyles have very different nutritional needs compared to the average joe.

Therefore, I would not apply studies done on mice and average people on sportsmen and BBers.

lol, pardon my words. Just finished watching an Arnold Classic show before i posted that.
In his speech, Arnold addressed problems for bodybuilders in finding clothes that fit because too many designs at popular retailers don't tailor sizes for their healthy V-Shape physiques.
He referred to them as 'skinny rats'.. ganas
(no offence intended)

This post has been edited by tineagle: Sep 5 2009, 10:26 PM

hey guys, does the foot grow when we train?

I went shoe shopping yesterday after about a year since i bought my last pair of shoes.

I used to be a size 10, and now even th 11.5 feels tight.

Anyone experienced this? lol..

haha.. maybe its the different manufacturer sizing.

I didn't loose any height, actually i gained 1cm or so.

Maybe foot grew from all the squatting, leg presses and calves raises..
(squat went from 150lbs >> 350lbs max in a year)

*still wonders*

21 this year. The male growing curve peaks late, at around 21-23 years old if i'm not mistaken.

But yeah, i'm thinking its just the shoe design. haha

Let your body recover first.

Perhaps you hit the weights too hard after a long while and your body wasn't used to that sort of bashing.

Alternatively, you could go light and do high rep sets to get the blood pumping into the muscles and help your muscles repair and adapt to resistance training before going heavy or doing that you normally did 8 months back.

used to train there. just like most comercial gyms, they dont have pay per entry.

you could get a 7day free trial though, just talk to the sales rep

Dont mistaken the muscle pump as growth.

Try starting the presses with just the weaker side at first for about 3-4reps; then come in with the other hand and count the number of reps you intend to do for that set from start.

After that, push your weaker side further with another 2-4reps on its own.(get someone to spot you if you are going beyond failure)

I managed to balance out biceps this way, wonder if it would work for bigger muscle groups.. do try it and let me know, heh

This post has been edited by tineagle: Jan 4 2010, 10:42 PM

fellas, anyone know where I can get a pair of lifting straps?

I've checked every fitness concept and weider shops in PJ malls, all of them are out of stock..

some lifting strap wave just hit or something? heh

thanks, just looked up their site and its RM70 for the Animal lifting straps.

its kindda pricey, the ones at fitness concept were in the RM30-40 range, tats still ok for me.

if anyone knows of any other shops that sell them at a reasonable price pls do share

where'd you get it from?

ah, sounds like a good deal.

i'll go check it out later today, thx for the info

got a pair of harbinger straps from ego, the paded ones

cant wait to try em out tomorrow, im guessing its gonna get some getting used to since i never used straps before this.

Try looking in Weider stores, the one at Pyramid had some the last time i went.

They also have a better variety of bars and handles that attach to cables compared to fitness concept

egonutritions is having stock clearance sale over at The Curve outlet.

everyone looking to get their hand on supplements at REALLY good prices should definitely check it out. i went today and got some, tomorrow's their last day. just be sure to check the expiry dates; most of them are dated mid-end this year so choose wisely according to how fast you can go through them.

just had to share, peace-

(they even have stuff that they dont normally sell at their outlet like Nitrix, Lipo 6 black and a bunch of other stuff)

This post has been edited by tineagle: Feb 6 2010, 10:40 PM

plenty, search in garage sales.

10-15% rough estimate.

At least thats what one of my friends that had a build like yours had before i got him to lift some serious weights and pack on more mass

This post has been edited by tineagle: Feb 10 2010, 11:04 PM

cardio + clean diet.

everyone has 6 packs, just that its covered by a layer of fat. reduce that layer and you will see yours.

if you want more size/definition/symmetry in them, work on abs exercises

yup, incline burns more calories.

HIIT on inclines burn even MORE

This post has been edited by tineagle: Feb 18 2010, 06:42 PM