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I might be embarking on a volunteer position that requires lots of digging hard ground and splitting large logs with an axe. Other than practicing those, what would be the most beneficial exercises in the gym to strengthen my lower back? Deadlifts? Also for endurance too, I know my back...

Thanks Ravster, I'll give it a try. At the moment I end up gorging on plates of cheese, dark chocolate and pints of banana milk to make up the remaining calories pre-bed. Such first world problems, struggling to eat enough :D

My training has been going very effectively for the last couple of months, increases weights all-over. However, I’m coming to the point in my long bulk whereby my body seems to be fighting it. As in, I don’t have an insatiable appetite like I used to! Infact it’s decreased a lot, and getting...

Best garage near Reading, Berkshire for Clio Sport servicing and general niggles? My local generic garages seem quite gormless and not at all specialised.

Thanks Skeeter, I don't suppose you can recommend a credible brand? Cars are totally not my field and I'd rather not buy an OEM Renault one again. Any advise appreciated.

I have a Clio 172 Sport Cup. Excuse my crude terminology - The exhaust "bracket?" or the bar that runs parallel the exhaust and clips into the metal frame, with a rubber mount. - The rubber cross-shaped mount has become tired and collapsed, meaning the bar is at the bottom of the cross...

I have muscle imbalance in my lower back. The left side seems to have way more mass than the right. It's funny, because I have always tried to train each side equally. I do have one slightly leg longer than the other, so given I deadlift, that might be a factor. It is visibly noticeable. When I...

Many thanks - I will do some heavy research this weekend. I also have a session with the osteopath. I am likely going to take a break from Squats/Deadlifts while I really focus on my posture.

Hello Icecold, You mentioned in the gymrats thread that you are currently still combatting Lordosis (Pelvic Tilt). Could you give me a brief rundown of your regime? I assume it involves the videos you posted for pre-squatting earlier? My gut is being pushed out and there's a very...

I had a week off for a vacation – I thought this would allow my body to recover and that upon return I would be lifting even more. Turns out I have lost about 20% strength all over, judging from this past week back :( Not only that, but I am scheduled to go away again nextweek and I am...

More importantly - what is your daily calorie intake?

I was there. There was a hell of a lot of a testosterone in that room. On the freebie front, it was minimal. I only got about 5 samples and did the whole room a couple of laps  You can tell some of the bigger stars were finding the handshakes, pictures and autographs a bit tiresome...

That's incredible weightloss. You should be very proud!

Does anyone have any experience with fat burners/fatloss supplementation? I don't have a problem dropping weight initially using a simple calorie deficit, but when it comes to getting mega lean for the abs to show - that's when it gets tough. Merely placebo? It probably sounds like...

I prefer the Rope Attachment, you can pull each side out at the bottom of the rep. Gives a great feel.

Listen, the guy has self-confessed to not wanting it enough. He's not being pragmatically reasonable with his time.. Not willing to getup earlier. It's just not worth trying to help people who brainwash themselves with fabricated excuses. To put it simply, not everyone has the discipline that we...

Grabs popcorn.. This thread makes me want to cry. There seems to be some misguided perception that all bodybuilders are gross disfigured giants that pose onstage, take daily jabs and live artificial lifestyles built on proteins shakes, vanity and consuming inordinate amounts of food...

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I think my shoulders and traps are perhaps overdeveloped compared to the rest of my surrounding body. Would you normally stop training them to let the rest catchup, or just keep hitting everything hard? Can probably dig out a pic sometime.

Ugh - Nightmare that Leg session looks beyond evil. I simply cannot do that volume psychologically, let alone making my body do it. Good job.