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Hi there everyone :hiya: Ummm, I d/l some e-books and one of them is Matt Furey's "combat conditioning" which-as far as I can understand it-claims that exercises like Squats, Pushups and back bridges gives you more strength,conditioning, endurance,flexibility etc than doing an exercises with...

Hi all :hiya: I had asked a question about bench press a long time ago- about why it is that my shoulders get blasted from a bench press instead of pecs and I had received some input from people on here. I still try doing benchpresses but with the same result- my shoulders get exhausted and I...

Hi everyone:hiya: I have got a newbie question to ask, if I may. I've seen people saying you need to vary your workout routine to keep the muscles growing or otherwise the body will catch up and you dont get any more results. I wonder whether the addition of weights on the dumbbell/barbell is a...

Hi :) May I ask one question here : I've been told to eat before I workout but how long before a workout should I eat? Is there a generally accepted time limit or something? Hope someone will provide an answer to this noob question.

Hello :) I am back with another set of noob questions,someone please take the time to answer. 1. Am currently reading "Beyond Brawn" and its accompanying book on exercise technique, could someone tell me if it's a dependable book?I've read elsewhere that behind the neck presses are bad for the...

Hello I have yet another couple of (well more than a couple actually) of questions that I hope people here wouldnt mind answering :) 1.The pronated and supinated grips do not actually make any difference to the results from an exercise, right?(or do they?) 2.While doing lunges, is one supposed...

Hi Barbell Bench Press <<that shows the guy keeping his arms close to his torso but I am doing it with my upper arms perpendicular to my body,as that was what I'd seen in pics before. Which is the correct way? Could someone please comment?

Hi:) I've read of periodization here and there in posts-and I dont really know what it is-Is it the power/rep-range/shock thing thats called periodization? Also, is there a (almost) complete list of compound exercises somewhere here that I can take down? Next week I am supposed to add another...

HI all Here are a few questions I've got. Please chip in and help. 1. Do I have to study anatomy now( at my ole age too!)? Cant I get by without studying detailed anatomy? 2.I do about 9 exercises now per workout and it takes me an hour to do it.How do advanced people fit in a huge number of...

Hi everyone I am in a bit of confusion about how to calculate and increase the weights to use in an exercise. Like, doing 3 sets of 8-12 reps, using 10,8 and 6 kg's (its ok to reduce the weight as you go down the sets isn't it?) if I can do the first set for about 14 reps then I increase the...

Hi Here's another newbie question: While doing bent over barbell rows is it ok to place two weight plates underneath the heels so's to have the heels rest on them ? Please advise.

Another rank beginner question coming up :) This is about pre-workout stretches or exercises or whatever the technically correct term applied to them is.Before I actually lift the weights, I do a few pushups, lunges,squats(without weights I mean),bends etc.(takes me about 30 mins).I'd like to...

Hi I'd like to know the right amount of time one should take for performing each rep in a set please.Also, could someone kindly direct me to an online dictionary or something which has weight training terms and acronyms explained?Especially if it contains detailed explanations of things like...

Hi I'm doing a one day on,one day off routine now.On the day off, would it be ok to work with a bullworker?Or would that be overdoing it?

Hello :) Bench presses are supposed to act on the chest right?Why is it that my shoulders are what hurts?What could I be doing wrong?Could someone please give some guidelines/advise?Same with exercises for the back too

Hello everyone Would like to know something pretty basic, please dont get angry.Does a person have to do reps until failure to get any muscle growth at all? I mean even if you dont go to that limit muscle growth still does happen doesnt it?Another thing, when you lift weights is it permissible...