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Hmm, this is something I plan to do long term. Reality is there's never going to be someone there with me at 5am in my garage on a tuesday morning. I may as well get used to it. I like the space - its just me and my ipod. But I'm bailing now. night :D

stop making me agree with you :p I hate it when my mates ask to train with me. I'd have to start them on a beginners program and teach them to lift for ages, as well as being asked why we're not doing dumbbell curls etc. Plus, you'd never be able to time between sets properly. I like that...

sames. when exams come everything gets dropped, its really frustrating but there's nothing else I can do. I envy people with good time management. check out texas method, its fairly awesome for intermediates.

pretty much the exact same. I stick to rippetoe, some of the russian stuff and listen to a couple of powerlifting vets on bb.com. Bodybuilding voodoo pisses me off something shocking.

yuck, splits. I guess if you put in the effort anything will work.

I don't like owning a heap of things, the amount of useless shit in most gyms is incredible. Just a rack/bench set up, a GHR and hyper for assistance work and dumbbells, chains and bands for lift variation. You ever used a westside template quik?

I'll test them both out one day. I plan to get a muscle motion commercial quality rack, commercial flat bench and a heavy duty bar with thrust bearings sometime next year. I'm broke and my squat rack still has some growing space so I'm in no hurry. After that if I have permanent employment...

Cool, I'm getting one down the line. would you recommend a 45 degree hyper or a regular one as well? (I'm leaning towards the regular so I can do reverse hypers).

quik, what is a better buy out of a GHR, 45 degree hyper extension and a regular hyperextension? I struggle to tell the difference between a glute ham raise and a hyper extension sometimes...

I'm 94kg and my mate who plays soccer beat me in an arm wrestle. I may as well concede :(

well okay. Then if you're too wussy for full body maybe you need your reclining chair :p

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Why? if its isolating back and core involvement how can it be as useful as standing? The ironmaster is probably the best commercial FID bench out there, which is surprising because it was originally designed to have a lot of knick knacks that can be used with it. However, apart from watching...

Decline benches don't work (note rippetoe's article on the shorter amount of range and greater chance of dropping it on the throat). Incline bench is a moderately useful exercise for bodybuilding, because all the muscle belly of the chest is hit with the flat bench. It has almost no use in...

curious what rack? Commercial Flat Bench - $175 - Muscle Motion - by far the best commercial bench in australia. I'm 94kg (up from 78) and have been doing the rippetoe program for almost a year. I have a 165kg squat but I'd probably have a 180kg if I didn't almost die in a car crash the...

No they're not. They're good for tricep extensions and that's about it. They omit the forearms in the curl which interestingly puts less stress on the bicep.

Interesting you don't have a bench. A top of the line bench would only set you back $200.

you sir, have too much money.

There's a lot of drinking events and organised parties in my course. I find whatever excuse I can to get out of them. I just go to uni, get back home and sleep, get on msn and chat to my friends until about 3am. That and work.

Anyone here just go to uni and go home? I've started doing that. I have a select group of friends and am seeing someone so I really don't care. My parents worry that I'm isolating myself. What do you guys think?