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Paigne

CM24 wrote: »

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Thought this was really interesting. Big strong guy gets sent to prison for 4 months with no weightroom. Improves his physique with only bodyweight exercises. He has a very detailed log of his workout routine/ diet and pics here. I'm probably going to Australia soon in search of work as a gym instructor/PT and was worried that I'd lose a load of strength during the 3 months of rural work. (I assume there's no gyms around the berry farms anyway!) Hopefully I'll be able to mimic this guy's results.

I'd recommend going for farming (like farm hand etc. not fruit picking) where you live on the farm as your rural then, I'm on a farm living and working for my rural, have made myself a makeshift bench, lifting logs etc. plus there's loads of toys around to use. Only downside is it's not as much craic as the hostel/goon rural work.

I go into town once a week for kangaroo meat/tuna/eggs (supplements are a rob here) + work + exercise = all them outback gainz.

jugger0

CM24 wrote: »

http://f1133473.wordpress.com/

Thought this was really interesting. Big strong guy gets sent to prison for 4 months with no weightroom. Improves his physique with only bodyweight exercises. He has a very detailed log of his workout routine/ diet and pics here. I'm probably going to Australia soon in search of work as a gym instructor/PT and was worried that I'd lose a load of strength during the 3 months of rural work. (I assume there's no gyms around the berry farms anyway!) Hopefully I'll be able to mimic this guy's results.

Where i was picking watermelons/capsicums they had one of the best gyms ive ever been in, old school bodybuilder gym, 70kg db's, big muscley old lads giving advice.. i made gains on the farms with a steady diet of kanga burgers and baked beans.

TheZ

http://www.backnodger.com/#!home/mainPage

Add to the foam roller

Oisinjm

TheZ wrote: »

http://www.backnodger.com/#!home/mainPage

Add to the foam roller

I can't wait to get "nodging"

Oisín

ronanc15

What a day, love this weather. Myself and a buddy did a bit indoors in the gym before taking out the farmers walks, a very large tyre and some kettlebells for killer circuits out in the car park.

Love training outdoors!!

RidleyRider

Outdoor training is awesome! Took my girlfriends little bro to the park and did loads of chins, pull ups and dips. Great to outside. Jealous of the paddys bars lads that there isn't something like it in my hometown!

CM24

Does anyone know who owns the muddy little patch out the back door in Raw Gym? Would be a great place for some bars. (Once you put some kind of cement over the mud)

RidleyRider

Just as you mention that about setting bars up outside the gym. My gym recently built a play ground outside it and never vouched for parallel bars, pull up bars or anything that could be used for bodyweight work.

I think it was built by the CC but the gym should, I think, have pushed for them.

Think of the children, won't someone please think of the children :pac:



You'd probably best asking COH about the patch of land. He'll probably see this anyway.

Sangre

Picked up some new gear!


Bands will help the ongoing mobility battle, in particular my ankles which have the range of motion of a flagpole.

In other news, wide grip chin-ups are a lot harder than they look...

Marty McFly

Figured this is a good place to ask seen this doing a google search and looked up a few reviews which do seem positive but does anyone know if its any good or just a gimmick?


http://www.anaboliccooking.com/welcome/

ronanc15

Marty McFly wrote: »

Figured this is a good place to ask seen this doing a google search and looked up a few reviews which do seem positive but does anyone know if its any good or just a gimmick?


http://www.anaboliccooking.com/welcome/

Few good recipes in it. Have it in a PDF

Marty McFly

ronanc15 wrote: »

Few good recipes in it. Have it in a PDF

Cheers I wasn't sure by the website it's sold like an infomercial. I guess I'll give it try so hopefully it helps me along the diet part as in what to eat what can't I eat, how much, calories etc I still find daunting.

Paddywiggum

i wouldnt be paying $50 dollars for it let me put it that way!

Marty McFly

Paddywiggum wrote: »

i wouldnt be paying $50 dollars for it let me put it that way!

Do you know of a better alternative then if you wouldn't recommend it?

Paddywiggum

Marty McFly wrote: »

Do you know of a better alternative then if you wouldn't recommend it?

loads of free info on net, spend a few hours with google, or bodybuilding.com for recipes.

amazingemmet

Anyone know if RAW has an o-lifting platform and bumpers?

Dathai

Has bumpers but no platform.

ronanc15

Marty McFly wrote: »

Do you know of a better alternative then if you wouldn't recommend it?

Pop me a PM with your email Ill dig it out tomorrow for you

Also Hanley has a brilliant recipe book too!

amazingemmet

Dathai wrote: »

Has bumpers but no platform.

So I can drop weights or are the bumpers for show?

googled eyes

ronanc15 wrote: »

Also Hanley has a brilliant recipe book too!

Can't go wrong for €12 !

I'd love to see Hanley do a cooking programme on RTE :pac:

Dathai

amazingemmet wrote: »

So I can drop weights or are the bumpers for show?

They're not for show. I've seen people use them on the steel log and for deadlifts. There's a track that's used for deadlifting and warming up, I've seen people do snatches and c/j on it before.

Not sure what the story is with dropping the weights.

Nervous Wreck

I've always figured the general rule for dropping weights is don't be a dick. If you can put it down, just put it down. If not, sure you've no real choice but to drop it; no harm done. Seeing people drop bars just to make a loud crash and show off is pretty annoying, especially the odd dope who does is on every rep in a high rep set. Headache inducing crap.

discus

So my new base has a dry ski slope custom hill sprint structure :pac:

Dathai

Nervous Wreck wrote: »

I've always figured the general rule for dropping weights is don't be a dick. If you can put it down, just put it down. If not, sure you've no real choice but to drop it; no harm done. Seeing people drop bars just to make a loud crash and show off is pretty annoying, especially the odd dope who does is on every rep in a high rep set. Headache inducing crap.

Yup. I didn't want to give a yes or no answer (coz I don't work there). But IMO if its not your stuff to break, don't be a knob.

amazingemmet

Guy's I'm not asking as I'm a dick, actually I am a dick, but I want to o-lift and when I get to my work sets its far too heavy for me to control the eccentric.

Inspector Coptoor

They're Jordan bumpers as far as I remember and can take a bit of a beating, dropping them from the top of a C&J or snatch with reasonable weight wouldn't be an issue.

The only issue with o-lifting in Raw is the bars, many are bent a bit & the sleeves don't always spin, coupled with the knurling being gone at the parts of the bar where you'd have your hands for a snatch grip.

RidleyRider

Anyone here about the old jack3d formula becoming legal again?

Zombienosh

That stuff must be like crack, once someone has used it they seem to obsess about it.

dahat

Getting my second tub of Protein tomorrow from Myprotein but tempted to get some creatine as well,it seems to be well tested and recommended by alot of online stuff i have read.

Anyone here use it regular?

Zombienosh

is my protein fixed now?