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There is a wrong way to do anything if you retard enough.

Bleh Was doing lunges to finish my legs off. Unfortunately the kettlebells are in the crossfit section, where certificate 4s take their group clients for circuits. I start doing them and overhear a girl in a small group saying "should I be doing those things like that guy is". I finish my firsf lap of lunges and now the group is picking up some kettlebells off the rack. I watch cert 4 let his client attempt lunges without demonstrating the exercise for her or even watching her form. I point out to him that she's doing it wrong, he doesn't think much of this. Then on my next lap I hear the girl saying "I'm worried about getting big muscula man legs" I usually bite my tongue for this stuff because I probably come across aggressive when I'm struggling to breathe after exercise...but I couldn't resist going over and explaining to her why she was wrong. I said you're not going to get huge legs because you're a girl and you would have to eat a f**kload of food, and that female bodybuilder in the room next door with the lean but shapely legs (she agreed) has spent years and years trying to get big muscular man legs, probably taking lots of supplement along the way. I explained that what she would get is some nice weight loss and she should do as much strength training as she can because of catabolism and she agreed. I was shocked that cert 4 was not explaining this to her, instead letting her rattle off fears to the rest of the group. Do they teach them anything at these PT courses? Then her skinny personal trainer asked if I'd just done my course or something...I said "nah, no formal qualifications...it's just broscience" lol. I'm too nice to say your piece of paper is worth less to your client than the roll of paper in the toilets. Needed Markos to say it for me!

I have no experience with it, though Martini products are generally very good, so I doubt you'd see their name on something shit. I could be wrong, but from memory Martini are just rebranders of decent stuff from other manufacturers.

Back when I did parallel squats, my squat would have passed the 140, but I've still got a bit to go before my ATG gets there. Bench and deadlift are in the clear. I don't think the numbers are too harsh, personally, given I'm a slender 80kg @ 6'3 and have technically achieved them...in a commercial gym environment...without engaging in proper strength training...or even having a good diet. Just need the three simultaneously! Fair to say that, as your lifters have progressed, obviously your standards have at the same time, so I'd expect the numbers to shift in the future as the bell curve itself does. If we could go back in time a few years I'd be one of the strongest at PTC lol

Forgot about gold...with the right silver and greys that can work too. Whatever you choose...you won't get no...sat-is-faction...

Orange works well with greys and silvers. So do most bright colours, like green and pink and light blue...albeit a bit more "offensive" than orange. A bright purple may work too. All else fails, PAINT IT BLACK.

Oh look it's the PWO argument again...didn't we do this a few months ago? PWOs hey...do they work? Yes. Would two cups of coffee and some speed do the same thing? Probably. Do you need them? No. My gym gives me sachets of them for free and I keep storing them in my closet for that rainy day when I want to be just like my weak friends with terrible diets and sleep, who for some reason won't stop recommending that I replicate their workout habits, such as taking PWOs for that buzz when you're benching 80kg. It's a bandaid; go get some stitches. Not healthy to be tricking the body into thinking it has more energy than it does, IMO. Not on any sort of regular anyway.

That 1RM is the only way I increased my deadlifts. Used to struggle on 10 x 110 just like you.

Give my deadlifts a shot! Do a warm up (say 70kg, do a working set you can comfortably push out 10 of (maybe 100kg), then do another working you can get ~5 reps out of (110kg?), then do a single rep 5kg above this weight (115kg). You'll have the energy and pull for it. Oh and use bathroom paper to wipe the bar before you use it...will get rid of grime and sweat from other people for better grip. Chalk is ultimate though, should buy some and take to gym,

Nulon never sat well in our oil thread. People complained it made their valvetrains noisy. Get a 10w40 or 5w40 full synthetic. These full synthetics have a drain life of 7,500-10,000km depending on use, so extra cost negated by less frequent change. But they have better additive packages. Brand isn't too important, but I'd probably stay away from Castrol, Nulon and Mobil 1. Motul Gulf Western Penrite Redline Elf Royal Purple are where it's at.

What weights, sets and reps do you do for deads all up? What's the most weight you've pulled on deads and can you lift it with another 2.5kg? I get the feeling you may be experiencing the fear, which is what I term it when someone is afraid to actually use their back after years of being told not to lift with it. The back naturally begins to round when you reach the limits of what your lats and core can support keeping it rigid. There are a fair few articles that say a little rounding is nothing to fear, it's simply how the back gets stronger.

Melatonin would likely be responsible for the dreams. Why did you want to use both at once?

What do you mean by blowing out? Tiring at that? Are you using singles / 1RMs to break plateaus?

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Lean back? Are you squatting high or low bar? A wider stance may help shift it back.

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Sorry I should clarify, she is fatigued from lack of sleep and stress...it's affecting volume sets too ATM and not just the 45kg 1RM, which she has made before without issue. As for bench and 1RMing, I can't disagree with that logic, but I allow it only it in his case because the 1RM is not substantially higher in weight than that of the last volume sets. It's not a true 1RM, but more of a test of when one is ready to step up the volume sets by that increment, or a plateau breaker when we need it. Overall people need to be quite careful on bench press, and not overly stress the joints - it's not as if you can't do similar damage attempting 1RMs straight after a warm up.

Nor are assumptions necessarily life threatening

Leesh is in the gym not to get an impressive 1RM, our volume training is our most important part of our workout...we use our 1RM simply to test if we are ready to step up the volume weights. Leesh has done the 45kg before, it's only a fatigue related plateau.

I'd make it 10 if she wasn't so new

90kg x 10 120kg x 10 150kg x 5 190kg x 1 Nothing different tonight, just wanted a repeat. Glad I didn't step up, cause the 190 was a struggle. Hoping I can sink 195 on Tuesday! Might have to start using 2.5kg increments.

Sorry to hear mate, hope you're on your way to collecting yourself.

Death by snoo snoo

Also, sunflower seeds and water ftmfw