Bob50
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Post by Bob50 on Jun 12, 2019 17:57:22 GMT
Anabolic–androgenic steroids (AAS) were synthesized in the 1930s.
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Post by stormshadow on Jun 12, 2019 19:26:35 GMT
He was great. Here is short video of posing routine. Excellent muscle control. Look how he contracts triceps They are talking to me
Josep I hope you see. I know you like muscle control in your training
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2019 6:15:10 GMT
I've posted the advert before from circa 1947 ... pharma grade testosterone orals were sold openly and legally via mail order from around 1947 to the early 1950s.
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Post by chanduthemagician on Jul 23, 2019 3:23:42 GMT
ditillo2.blogspot.com/2019/05/powerlifting-and-its-importance-to.htmlAs anyone who knows me knows, I have an affinity for arms. There was a time when I was doing every isolation exercise you could think of, and I hit a point to where the ol' guns just wouldn't grow no matter how many sets or exercises I added. Mags used to call me Shen, the Isolationist. And then I read an article that said that if you're stuck and can't add any more size it's because you're doing only isolation exercises. To maximize muscle growth you need to include compound weight lifting exercises. Duh. In a flash it all made sense to me. You can't isolate and just exercise one muscle, you gotta do exercises that bring into play all the support muscles that contribute to performing particular lifts. Old School. I love it! I don't disagree in general with this article, but will say that at 33 it's easy to be enthused with the powerlifts after 15 to 20 years. At age 50, I think one needs more balance. There are isolation movements that are preventative and restorative and if you do them they will keep you healthy enough to continue powerlifting. Of the folks I personally know that exhibit "buws" busted up weightlifter syndrome" it's mostly old, overweight powerlifters that never could give up the chase for maximum strength. The ones that did more rounded programs are still going strong - and healthy.
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Post by Bruce Tackett on Jul 24, 2019 1:06:04 GMT
ditillo2.blogspot.com/2019/05/powerlifting-and-its-importance-to.htmlAs anyone who knows me knows, I have an affinity for arms. There was a time when I was doing every isolation exercise you could think of, and I hit a point to where the ol' guns just wouldn't grow no matter how many sets or exercises I added. Mags used to call me Shen, the Isolationist. And then I read an article that said that if you're stuck and can't add any more size it's because you're doing only isolation exercises. To maximize muscle growth you need to include compound weight lifting exercises. Duh. In a flash it all made sense to me. You can't isolate and just exercise one muscle, you gotta do exercises that bring into play all the support muscles that contribute to performing particular lifts. Old School. I love it! I don't disagree in general with this article, but will say that at 33 it's easy to be enthused with the powerlifts after 15 to 20 years. At age 50, I think one needs more balance. There are isolation movements that are preventative and restorative and if you do them they will keep you healthy enough to continue powerlifting. Of the folks I personally know that exhibit "buws" busted up weightlifter syndrome" it's mostly old, overweight powerlifters that never could give up the chase for maximum strength. The ones that did more rounded programs are still going strong - and healthy. What you say is very true, and at 70, I'm not looking to break any records. For compound weight exercises, I use weights that enable me to do about 20 reps.
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Post by chanduthemagician on Jul 25, 2019 19:28:41 GMT
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stuke
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Post by stuke on Jul 28, 2019 16:43:58 GMT
I always enjoy Ian Duckett's articles, he was good to me many years ago, would let me train at his gym for free. What I have noticed though, and this is certainly not a negative, it is just life-Ian seems to get enthused about a particular type of training and of course then his blog focussed on this- from high intensity to powerlifting to volume etc. At the time of this post he was into instinctive training and nowadays I feel the same, though I also feel it will nwver allow you to get as strong as you can be due to it interfering with linear progressive resistance, perhaps the same goes for potential size increases. At some of us giys on here's stages in life and the lifting game, are we really that bothered? I personally don't see it as giving up, more doing it for the love of it and to keep mobing and in good shape. Sometimes I might want to puah my limits too, but not as a revular requirement of my training.
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jonrock
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Post by jonrock on Jul 28, 2019 18:46:39 GMT
Yes, Duckett provides honest and good info. He looks incredible and is over 50.
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Post by chanduthemagician on Jul 29, 2019 1:13:17 GMT
stuke , I'm like Ian in that I tend to get enthused at times with various things. To an extent, I've gotten somewhat lazy. By that I mean if the workout feels like drudgery, I'm not going to do it. I do what is fun. That doesn't mean I don't work my ass off, sometimes I do and it's fun. I think you are right that the instinctive training may not yield as well as other methods, but depending on each of our interests it may lead to more overall health - more well rounded. Of course for every one of us that likes variety and does it instinctively there will be the guy that likes to bench heavy 3 days a week because he loves his chesticles.
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