Recent content by orsum

I agree with everybody saying to gain lbm and fat loss is not possible at the same time. BIG BUT Now this is my story, since Christmas my body weight stayed the same but I had a 15 to 30% increase in my 5 rep max, this increase was with all the compound lifts. Pants fit better, I look thinner...

Thanks buening, I just place an order for somebody to make me a set of stainless steel dumbbells with a 25mm grip x 620mm long with a total loading length of 474mm and an adapter to covert them to 50mm grip. My standard dumbbells are 25mm with a total loading length of 237mm which is also...

I have had some tendonitis issue in the past 6 months and I was also thinking the larger to grip the harder you would work the forearm hence in the long run less chance of tendonitis returning. orsum

I am aware of two sizes and at present I have the 25mm diameter grips. I am lifting 60 kg per dumbbell would it be to my advantage to go for the bigger diameter grip. 25mm or 50mm diameter. Weight to be lifted 75kg plus on each dumbbell orsum

nathanlowe, I am doing the same program as you and in week 5 I stalled at 55kg dumbbell bench press should have done 5 reps only managed 3, I am now going into week 8 on Monday. I think I stalled because I missed 1 meal before my training, now I donâ??????t know if thatâ??????s what cause me...

It has been about 8 weeks since I started the Bill Starr's 5X5 for intermediates and HIIT cardio (30 sec med pace 30 sec flat out repeat for 20 min) on the 3 none weight training days. The routine consist of 5 main exercises Squats, deads, bent rows, mil press and bench press and a few little...

Hi Swede, Nothing like blowing your own horn, "well done" with a bit of luck and a lot of hard work I may just get there one day. orsum

Blowing my own Guys I know I am blowing my own trumpet but it feels good to go were I have never been before, adding 2kg to my previous best means a lot to me and I feel great. If I concentrate next week I think 58 is doable wish me luck. Jan 2006 18kg April 2006 36kg April 2007 38kg Aug...

DOMS thanks for the support. Looking back at my records last night in the past 2 years I have progressed, I have made gains including my bench, previous max 07/08/2007 6 reps 44kg. I did not training from Sept 07 to Jan 08 due to Tennis Elbow. Jan 08 I started again and did a 15/20 rep full...

Guys I am in my 5th week of my program and last night I loaded 28kg on each dumbbell (54kg is my 5 rep max) and did my bench press but I only managed 2 reps the third one just would not go so I was 3 reps short of my target. Yet last week Friday I did 3 reps with the same weight and then a...

First thanks for the input. Ok the program I am following is the Bill Starr 5X5 so as far as I am concerned it a well proven program, as for over training I donâ??????t think I am. These are the basic exercises I do (not all on the same day) Mon medium, Wed light and Friday heavy weight Chest...

Which is the best Bar or dumbbell squats. I am squatting 3 times a week but with dumbbells. It is hard to hold 190lbs or so with my hands but I donâ??????t see a problem. Hope to at the 200 mark shortly. What are the down sides if any to what I am doing?

oneovercabin, Form is a must for me and I only understood this after 3/4 months off with an injury but it does not matter if I am using 3X 15/20 rep or say a 3x5 rep range its the last few that I find my form hard to keep, any type of cheats are out for me. I am using dumbbell rather than the...

Well what can I say the 3 - 4 weeks I have just completed of low sets and high reps had more of an effect than I thought. I hit the weights last night and I was much stronger than I thought which is nice. Now I know that you have to give time to a program but hell the one i planned was way...

This is what happened, I started a program on the 7th of Jan this year and stopped on the 29th of Jan and this is what I managed to do. Low sets High reps Total weight lifted in the beginning was 11,375Kg per day 5 days per week and finished on 15,450Kg per day on the 27th of Jan. Total time...