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by Aitrus
Wed Apr 01, 2009 10:37 pm
Forum: Workout Journals
Topic: Aitrus' Very Generic Training Journal
Replies: 72
Views: 41973

I figured I'd post a little update since it has been a while... I'm currently doing an EDT program swanso designed in another thread, but between this and WM I went back to stronglifts 5x5 beginner to check strength levels... squat ended at 220 5x5 when I'd finished the stronglifts 5x5 program initi...
by Aitrus
Wed Mar 18, 2009 5:59 pm
Forum: Workout Programs
Topic: EDT advice...
Replies: 7
Views: 2895

-- Was going to ask what PP is, but I assume its push-pull... Not entirely sure what exercise I should put in there, though!
by Aitrus
Mon Mar 16, 2009 12:57 pm
Forum: Workout Programs
Topic: EDT advice...
Replies: 7
Views: 2895

One additional question on the single arm shoulder press... Not sure what the exercise is called, nor if it is an acceptable replacement for this lift, but you basically take a bar, place one end of the bar into a room corner and the other end is loaded with weights, you press it over your head with...
by Aitrus
Sun Mar 15, 2009 11:39 am
Forum: Workout Programs
Topic: EDT advice...
Replies: 7
Views: 2895

1 - what are your current goals? 2 - you've got 5 exercises per session, do you really think we need to waste time on leg curls, tri ext and hammer curls? i hope not 3 - just note on basic program design...day 1 you have squats 5 x 5 then a pair of bent rows and stand shoulder presses... bet is you...
by Aitrus
Sat Mar 14, 2009 2:11 pm
Forum: Product Reviews
Topic: Foam Roller anyone?
Replies: 1
Views: 4736

Foam Roller anyone?

I would really like to know where I can get a good quality roller that will last me forever (ideally)... I've checked a few websites, but I need somewhere that definitely ships to Canada - preferably for free!
by Aitrus
Sat Mar 14, 2009 12:32 pm
Forum: Workout Programs
Topic: EDT advice...
Replies: 7
Views: 2895

Session 1: Back Squats 5x5 pr zone 1- bent over rows dumbbell military press(standing) pr zone 2-dumbbell bench press -dumbbell hammer curls Session 2: Barbell Push Press 5x5 pr zone 1-dumbbell front squat -neutral grip pulldowns pr zone 2-leg curls -db tricep extension Session 3: Pronated pullups w...
by Aitrus
Fri Mar 13, 2009 11:00 pm
Forum: Workout Programs
Topic: EDT advice...
Replies: 7
Views: 2895

EDT advice...

I am reading about this type of training and I feel it is appropriate for current goals... I was wondering if anyone would be willing to give me some parameters for the workout - exercise pairs that are efficient but not overly complex/etc (I'm definitely willing to do some learning if necessary, th...
by Aitrus
Thu Feb 26, 2009 2:31 pm
Forum: Strength Training
Topic: Chest
Replies: 2
Views: 1767

Re: Chest

Is there any particular exercise or workout i should follow to reduce man boobs. I know i am only 19, but i am still worried. I have been going to the gym for about a year now(lots of cardio to lose weight). I have only started training chest(mostly upper chest) for about 2 months, and boobs seem t...
by Aitrus
Thu Feb 26, 2009 2:25 pm
Forum: Strength Training
Topic: squats
Replies: 14
Views: 6248

Re: squats

I tend to use the squat machine for work out.( the one where your backs to the floor.) rather than use a barbell which tends to dig in to shoulders. same amount of weight seems easier on the machine though. guess what im asking is, is the squat machine effective or as effective as plain old squats?...
by Aitrus
Thu Feb 26, 2009 11:17 am
Forum: Post Your Pictures
Topic: some progress / funny pictures
Replies: 9
Views: 6658

swanso5 wrote:2 blokes alone in a dorm...1st the shirts are off...then the flexing poses come out...then the camera comes out...

and leg shots are the wierd part?

i think we all know how this ends

not to worry, we all experiment in college
lol :D
Oh and to contribute something worthwhile, nice work, dude!
by Aitrus
Mon Jan 12, 2009 1:49 am
Forum: Exercises
Topic: Could this potentially cause harm?
Replies: 2
Views: 2018

Could this potentially cause harm?

I was wondering if I was to do decline bench press on this apparatus gym has - it is a 'half-bench' with a place for the legs and lower back but nothing further without sustaining injury? I am honestly not sure what it is, and the question sounds a bit simple, but I am just not entirely sure what it...
by Aitrus
Thu Jan 08, 2009 4:55 pm
Forum: Workout Journals
Topic: Aitrus' Very Generic Training Journal
Replies: 72
Views: 41973

Link it once you've finished? (If you didnt say that in jest, of course)
by Aitrus
Wed Jan 07, 2009 7:17 pm
Forum: Workout Journals
Topic: Aitrus' Very Generic Training Journal
Replies: 72
Views: 41973

Ah, 80% of 1rm would make me fail at the 7th or 8th set most of the time in the beginning, so it took some time to get underway and figure out what I could steadily lift for 10x3. But yeah, 8rep weight used for six sounds like solid advice instead of using %'s. So, as for the fat loss.. what should ...
by Aitrus
Wed Jan 07, 2009 12:16 pm
Forum: Workout Journals
Topic: Aitrus' Very Generic Training Journal
Replies: 72
Views: 41973

I guess I need an idea of how weight training works, as I understood that as a newbie, I should be able to lift heavy most of the time and make gains because the lifts aren't as taxing on the CNS as say, squatting 600lbs. The waterbury method offers suggestion to go 80/82.5/85 of 1rm each successive...
by Aitrus
Mon Jan 05, 2009 11:23 pm
Forum: Workout Journals
Topic: Aitrus' Very Generic Training Journal
Replies: 72
Views: 41973

Another little update: I made first order from biotest... Got some superfood, a few bottles of their flameout and a half dozen metabolic drive - figured I'd go big... I'm definitely not disappointed, though. Grow mixes like a charm and tastes a thousand times better than the crap I normally buy, the...