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[Never had any say Panda]

I'm gonna target 90.1kg

BRB gonna go do a poop and see what I weigh it at after.

[.Stripes.]

Well I'm still aiming for 75kg, currently sitting at just under 82kg. On my last week of hardcore Optifast, so looking forward to having some steak next week! But seeing a dietician...so my immediate goal is not to put any of the weight I've lost back on and to form good eating habits.

[Kimberley Scott]

Weight is not the be all and end all.

Body composition

Goals might be a sub 20 minute 5 k run

PR's in lifts

Kudos for putting it out there. But commit gents. Right now your at an orgy but standing in the corner in your robe batting off.

[.Stripes.]

Agreed, that's why it's a tentative weight. I've started doing weights training now, so well aware my weight may not drop all that much more...And that's ok. My body image goal is the Brad Pitt look from Snatch/Fight Club.

Don't wanna be big and don't particularly care that much about going for huge PB's at the gym. At the moment my goals are to get back to lifting the weights I was able to previously a couple years ago (e.g. 3x12x70kg bench), then I'll reassess from there.

[Bizkets is Drunk?]

I did a pb on deadlift and squat this morning.

I finally hit the 150kg deadlift but my hands are farked because no gloves. Need to work on my grip.

Squat I managed to get out only one at 140kgs. Was really wrapped at how far I have come.

Leg press I built my self up to 350 but on the second rep (bad guts because a few beers the night before) massive fart and two hot birds looked at me with shame. I couldn't stop laughing so that was it. 4th set second rep done.

Also pb on standing calf raises with a 2 second hold at the top. 120kgs 4 sets of 12. Man was I farked after that.

Drive home my legs were wobbly and sh*t even after 10mins stretching.

Ill see what the abs look like in 4 weeks stripes but I think they will only look a like beer gut.

[bjc]

Just get yourself a pair of hand straps for the bar when deadlifting. Saves your forearms and are good for lat pulldowns if your wrist/grip strength can't keep up! Does your gym have a wrist roller as they are a bit dodgy looking but work excellent...

[Bizkets is Drunk?]

Wrist roller?

[bjc]

I'll do search for a photo but it is basically just a piece of hollow steel pipe about 2" diameter by 20" long at waist height and is connected to something similar to either a lat pull down machine or seated row machine so weights are adjustable. The steel cable that's on the pully system goes through the middle of the pipe and is clamped via a D shackle and the rolling motion is similar to a wrist curl from the edge of a bench seat with a dumbell...I hope you understand this! lol

You wrist roll forward with left and right hands which lifts the weights, lower them down then wrist roll backwards (like revving a motorbike throttle) with again left and right hand again raising the weights...

this burns the forearms more than anything else youc an imagine but is also a safe motion for the wrist and fingers!

From my experience there was never pro machine version that could be bought but had to be made and even though it looked crude it was a brilliant design and very simple...

[bjc]

Why did I bother typing all that sh*t when I could just do a quick search! It's amazing what 20yrs does...lol

HERE and HERE. The links are monsterous...These are similar to the designs I used as a late teenager but mine was more backyard!

[Kimberley Scott]

Mate I only recent started deadlifting.

I put on my belt and used my straps etc etc.

Then I got rid of my vagina and grew a set.

Keep lifting without aids as long and as heavy as you can. That way you develop true strength.

By all means own these things and use them at the top of your game like going for a PR or something.

If you have to back the weight of and increase the reps, let's the grip strength grow.

PS if I sound preachy, it's not intentional. I only just wish someone had told me these things.