I wouldn't say it hits the same muscle group as both are compound lifts, but some muscle groups do overlap.
I usually split up my squats and deadlift to be on different days as I put squats on leg day and deadlifts on back day. I find that if I put them together, I'm perilously close to wiping the floor with my face at the end.

Anabol thread went from Flame to Closed in just under 2 hours. Pretty quick. Is it our culture to think there is a shortcut for everything?

I wouldn't lump juicing under the same boat as the public perception of doing drugs, there is still a difference between the two. For me, there should be years of foundation building and a whole lot of knowledge acquired before choosing to cross that bridge. Anyhow, enough on that touchy subject.

From the way you structured your question, I don't suppose you mean spotter but someone to help you getting each rep off? I've never had anyone assist each rep from the get go but I have utilize negative reps where my spotter would help me on the lift and I would focus on the lowering portion.

Please enlighten me if there is, but I don't see a benefit to having a spotter assist the liftoff of each rep from the start if it isn't negatives. If it is on the final reps, then spotter assist is normal to squeeze everything out of the muscle. Well, the only benefit I see is more ego based which is lifting more weight than usual.

Watched Bigger Faster Stronger a while back, and it really did bust the myth of public perception of steroids. I won't spoil it for those who have yet to watch, but it'll probably give you a new angle when looking at it.

Those are incredible training numbers you're putting up.

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This is a first. I caught someone using one of the benches to....eat KFC. The aroma is distracting, grrrr.

This post has been edited by statikinetic: Dec 12 2010, 03:15 PM

*Takes deep breath*

No. How did you tie whey and casein into this?

No. Anabolic steroids is not poison.


*And release*

This runs on the assumption we let ourselves dehydrate when consuming protein.

I highlighted what I thought were the important points in shiloong's post.
It looks like this study was meant for the people not frequenting this forum.

Maybe someone did complain, the person came over and saw the guys throwing the weights...and went back to the counter. I've seen it happen before at my previous gym.

Just got back from GNC. The 30% off is from normal price, not member price. So factored in, it's a little bit cheaper than the yellow VIP price tags.
Still, a buck saved is still a buck I can use another day. Reloaded on Syntha-6.

It is, but with the current sale it's slightly cheaper than from what I get from ego. I have never seen the 5lbs ones around...private sellers?

janson,

I have not tried Myofusion before. I assume you have tried both.
I did some research on it and it seems there is an assumption Myofusion is largely made up of whey because it doesn't keep you filled as long as Syntha-6 and is less creamy. Because of this faster digestion, there are subjective opinions that Myofusion has more fast digesting proteins and Syntha-6 has more of the expensive slow digesting proteins. As with all blends, I expect the ratio of fast to slow proteins to differ from brand to brand. If this is indeed true, I can see why Syntha-6 is more expensive. What is your experience on it?

I take blends prebed so I'm looking for a higher content of slow-digesting proteins like casein in it.

Ditto that.
Gonna train for broke these couple of months, wife is due to deliver early next year. Give me the strength to lift when I have to change diapers at 3 am!

You're gonna need Dan to sit up there with the dumbells soon.

How about getting a tailor to make the pants for you? I usually tailor make my work pants, better overall fit.

CNY came at a good time for me. Fell sick and I guess it was partly due to burnout so that one week break is a great time to relax, recharge and binge a little.

Yeah, definitely time to deload. The heart breaking thing is, I set new PRs last week and was hoping to set more of them this week before my body tapped out.

I highlighted the important part. When doing the bent-over barbell row, you need to be..well, bent over. Think of the movement as a reverse bench press.

When you only slightly bend, it's more of an upright barbell row than a bent-over barbell row so you'll be hitting the wrong muscle group. I suspect the reason you're feeling the strain to the lower back when in a bent-over position is because you're rounding your back. Bend at the hips, keep your back straight.

I don't know the exact amount of creatine in it as it's hidden behind the shield that is 'propriety blend', so I have separate creatine consumption.

Think I saw Chicaman at the gym today.

Couldn't be sure but guessed as much after I got home.
Didn't want to interrupt you coaching your friend. Was there for a quick workout.