No Crust Racing

When I did my back that time, it was nice knowing I could dump the bar and fall forward and not worry about where it ended up. Had to pull myself into a standing position using the rack lol

You should talk to Huggies about some limited run Black pull ups for young metal toddlers lol

Well you can't have the Racing car ones because they are blue and society states that only boys can wear blue. You are a girl, you must wear pink. (Yes I think it's dumb too, but I'm sure when the time comes my grub will probs want the pink ones).

You can't have. They have the surge guard in the wrong spot. You need these ones for princesses.

These ones are awesome because they have racing cars on them.

Yeah L5 sorry. Is that where yours is Nick?

I literally fell your pain, mine is impinging the sciatic nerve also so every twang in the back goes down the leg too. T5 I think, the lowest one. Good times. At the moment I do no squat or DL, just working on core and stability with my physio (same one who fixed my bad elbow and forearm). When I showed up after years of not seeing him he laughed and said this is gonna be good. We have a good dynamic.

Yeah we're talking 13 years ago now lol Ahh fair enough, I was very skinny but still did chin ups, situps, pushups etc, so was at least lean muscle, winning age group champs at athletics n shit. Easy to be fast or jump high/far when you weigh nothing.

Not skinny and no six pack, wut? I have an old film photograph somewhere of me when I was 17-18, rake thin, ripped abs lol I too celebrated heartily with every KG.

After: http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/creatine_supplement_facts.htm After: http://www.mensfitness.com/nutrition/supplements/when%E2%80%99s-the-best-time-to-take-creatine Primarily After: http://www.livestrong.com/article/461298-is-it-better-to-take-creatine-before-or-after-training/ I just went with that, it worked well for me for my goal - aiding recovery. I wouldn't say I noticed more power or more reps etc.

No idea, it's their product, they'd know.

Odd, every thing I've read any where say's it's a recovery supp and to take it afterwards. I've been wrong before and I don't see that trend stopping any time soon.

I understood the same.

Boz: I cannot be 100% sure, but I "assume" it was that time I was squatting and got real low and my back went "bang" in terms of pain and I had to go see someone straight away, it hasn't been right since and being the smart person that I am kept training thinking I was working around it, getting better etc as the numbers were still going up, albeit still shitful. My physio seems to think that my crap ankle ROM throws my pelvis mechanics out so I load up unevenly through pelvis and lower back which causes issues as the weight climbs. Using a raiser below my heel helps but I find I have to have a really wide stance and feet out 45 degrees to be comfortable getting to parallel and below and I stretch like a motherf**ker so it shouldn't be a ROM issue elsewhere. Physio had me do a number of tests and said for the most part ROM and flexibility is decent for a desk jockey, just not in my ankle.

If you've had 4 weeks off you've likely lost some muscle mass which will partly explain the weight loss, that plus no supps likely means less water weight. This is not really the thread for this discussion, but I can say that if you don't like gym, don't do it. Do whatever exercise you want that helps you feel good and keeps you in shape. I do gym because I like to do gym and it gives me the results I want. I do not run because I do not enjoy running, even when I was doing it regularly I was not "enjoying" it, but it worked to keep me trim so I did it. I've found I can keep trim enough with diet control and some more volume. So the non fun thing has been ditched. I'm sure there are other things you can do besides gym to keep you fit and healthy and stay happy. That all depends on what your goals are. You either move the goals to fit your attitude, or you adjust your attitude to do the things you must do to achieve your goals. Make the choice and go with that, you can always do it differently down the track. Nothing is set in stone with exercise.

I was only adding one spoonful, so I'd say 5g tops, in my post workout. None on any other day. I ran out a week or two ago,m haven't replaced it and haven't noticed much if any difference but I am not training heavy with weight or volume.

All I can suggest is that you do what I do and change up the routine to something you enjoy/can do without risk/injury/pain etc while you're working on problem areas. All I do at the moment is 3x 40min sessions and all they include is some bench, chins, dips, and various stretches for my back, plus some planks some light calf raises and lunges. Mostly things I enjoy or can do without risk to making my issue worse while I work on it. Gotta keep the attitude positive and if the workout becomes a chore then motivation goes out the window, take a full week off or just spend a full week doing only the stuff you like to get you back on track.

Or because they hear about guys like me who try to go low with either shit technique or poor mobility, or both, and end up with a prolapsed disc for their troubles Self inflicted of course, but many people don't necessarily expect that they will be smarter/better/stronger than any number of people they've heard who have hurt themselves doing it wrong. Yes yes I know get proper coaching, watch videos, practice light. I did all of that, still got it wrong, hurt myself, unfortunately, sometimes it just happens and some people would like to avoid it by not taking the risk. I have no regrets. Every time I've injured something decently, it might take a year or two to work around it/strengthen it/partially recover etc, but I always come back more knowledgeable and usually stronger in the problem area.

All good info, thanks mate.

This was roughly me also in the beginning Dat six pack though lol

That would require action on the part of the victims, which to be honest seems a little lacking here. Aside from whinging and throwing hands up in the air. I know I'm rustling some feathers suggesting this, but have any of you REALLY pursued this? It's a rhetorical question, lower your pitchforks. Part of the reason this all blew up is I spoke out after doing a heap of digging, making calls, constantly applying pressure, etc. Did I say constant? I meant constant. Let me say constant a few more times. I realise some of you are busy, your time is worth more than the lost parts/money, etc, and for those people, you'll just have to accept that you're never going to see the parts or money with the occasional passive aggressive email/text/call/SAU post. Hell, even regular contact and quite obviously pissed was not enough to get him to give me my goods. It was daily harassment in the end, sometimes multiple times, that got me my parts. Some of you need to spend more time focusing on him and less time worrying about if anyone else has got their stuff/money. You're not going to get anywhere that way. I really feel for you guys, some of you are out of pocket a lot more than I was and have been for a lot longer time, but you will never get anywhere with it without a SUBSTANTIAL effort on your part. Brad has proven himself countless times, you know what you're dealing with and that should tell you how hard you're going to have to work. So either dig in and commit to it (like I did because it was a matter of principle) or forget about it, chalk it up to the risks of online trading and move on - and do as Fatz does and tell EVERYONE you know to stay away.

SHREDDED!

Won't be fat if you're eating more. Water weight. Have you stopped taking any supps?

Lost muscle mass or water retention I'd say. Or Meth...

Interesting about the sun. I wonder why it's so harsh? Does the angle affect the ability of the ozone to deflect UV or something? I always wear a long sleeve king gee shirt when working outside, wide brim hat, decent shorts and hairy legs cover the rest.