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  1. Article: How Arnold Grew His Chest

    Article says lie perpendicular to bench with only shoulders on it. I have always laid my body in the same plane as bench with shoulders thru butt atop the bench (with knees bent and feet on bench). Any difference between the 2 approaches? I find it much easier to pick up dumbbell and lay...

  2. Article: The Roots Of Training

    Probably the best article I have read here in quite a while. I am 67 yrs and have been lifting several times a week for the last 25 years. I have about 2 guiding principles (besides getting my butt to the gym) - keep putting some more weight on the bar and lift it + pain is weakness leaving the...

  3. Article: Stop Shrugging Already

    A few years ago I read of this exercise as an alternative to shrugs and I can feel much more of the traps working using this technique rather than a shrug. Sit at a Smith Machine with the bar at about the upper reach of a shoulder press. Now load up the bar with a weight that is much more than...

  4. Article: Power Vs Strength

    There is some good info in this article and I know 1 short piece cannot cover everything. But some basics might be good. For example, I have never really thought about my lifting but I have been lifting now about 25 years. Basically, I just wanted to remain strong while my contemporaries fell...

  5. On pct, soremess in groin/abdomen, wtf???

    I don't if this helps or not. A few years ago I got into a building project for several months. Lots of carrying heavy stuff up and down stairs. One night I noticed my right nut was swollen and extremely tender to the touch. I kinda freaked out thinking Big C and went to a urologist. He told me...

  6. So why can't I do a BB bench press.

    Hey Guys - Can someone give me a little advice? I have some serious arthritis in my left shoulder. The Dr says "operate!" and I say "No" b/c already had had same done to right shoulder and it's 4 mos+ away from gym to recover and I also lost some strength. So, I will put surgery off forever, if...

  7. Blasting while on TRT

    Thank you all for the advice/help. Looks like I will see Thai Dr and start TU quarterly injections. I will monitor T levels and post here for anyone interested. Thanks again....

  8. Blasting while on TRT

    Can any of you give me some advice regarding T- replacement. (I am 66 and been lifting about 25 yrs and have done about a 2 hour workout 4X/wk for last few yrs.) I have used Androgel regularly for last 7 or 8 years which gives me a good T score. But I am now living in Thailand and my US Dr has...

  9. First time ever

    Can any of you give me some advice regarding T- replacement. (I am 66 and been lifting about 25 yrs and have done about a 2 hour workout 4X/wk for last few yrs.) I have used Androgel regularly for last 7 or 8 years which gives me a good T score. But I am now living in Thailand and my US Dr has...

  10. Article: Coaches On Shoulders

    Thanks!!!

  11. Article: Coaches On Shoulders

    Thanks - am just catching up on old articles I didn't have time to read. Next time at gym I will try kneeling vs standing and see how their feel compares...

  12. Article: Coaches On Shoulders

    Can anyone give me a little "Land Mine" info? The guy in the vid is kneeling. I have been doing them as a pec exercise for the past year but I do them standing - and alternating arms after each set. What's the dif kneeling or standing?

  13. Article: Getting The Most From Squats

    Each to his own (body) and I'm not going below parallel because I think the mirrors will shatter when my knees go popping out and into them.....

  14. Article: Principles For Older Lifters

    Good article, good points to keep in mind. I am 66 and one my problems is doing too much. Luckily there haven't been any serious overuse issues. So, it is good to read that a little less might be a lot better. Thanks.

  15. Article: Build Your Own Junkyard Gym

    I see these kinds of pictorials in magazines - the guy dragging a huge tractor tire up some hill with a cityscape below and think "100% total BS" as we'll as nonsense......

  16. Article: The Myth Of Fat But Fit

    Years ago I watched a Phil Donahue tv interview with former comedian and health guru Dick Gregory. Gregory had with him on the show 3 or 4 very, very obese individuals. At the conclusion of the guests and Gregory's discussion, Donahue asked if - besides the obvious difficulties of extreme...

  17. Article: Mastering The Overhead Press

    Many, many thanks - great information here.

  18. Pull Ups

    Thanks for all the advice. Looks like tomorrow I should start doing pull ups.....

  19. Pull Ups

    In today's NY Times there is an article about the military, woman and training that focuses on the Marine Corps. The article states that the Corps fitness test requires of guys, a minimum of 3 hanging pull ups (no bent arms to cheat) with 20 being a perfect score. Women in the Corps need to...

  20. Article: Boosting Insulin Sensitivity

    Ryox82 - I couldn't agree more!! When authors start telling me what I must buy, I tune out.
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