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Everything is the exact same - all the forums are in the same order. It just looks different because the new version has new skins. You'll get used to it.

AB1 looks more like the old style skin than AB2 does IMO.

Although I do agree with the "latest posts" sidebar thing - that was really nice to have.

Id disagree on the tapered belt. Yes, a 4 inch will give you more surface area to push against but its not like the 2.5 inch on the front is completely useless. You still get some intrabdominal pressure with it Its always a trade off between comfort and performance. You want performance get a 4 inch 13mm with no suede...thats gonna be the one that offers the most support, but also the most uncomfortable and itll dig into you for a long long time before it breaks in. Personally I prefer a 10mm tapered belt

The best designed belts are the same height around the entire circumference of the belt, not padded, & are made of leather (preferably one piece of leather - a lot of cheaper belts are two pieces of leather glued together FYI). Given that the entire purpose of a belt is to increase intra-abdominal pressure, not to "protect your back" like the majority of people think, & that this increase in pressure is a result of cylindrical stress, you need equal heights on opposite sides of the belt to equally distribute pressure across the surface. And the more surface area there is the better because there will be a greater increase in intra-abdominal pressure as a result. This then equates to more weight being moved.

You can tell that manufacturers that make only tapered/wide back belts don't truly understand the point of using a belt.

I'm not saying that a tapered belt doesn't work persay. There's still area to brace against, just less of it. There's some elite level Olympic weightlifters who use tapered belts & even some who use those velcro style soft belts; although they're not doing max effort lifts & for these lifters with the Olympic lifts, the belt can actually get in the way of proper bar path so it's a little bit different for them. Those belts are not recommended for the typical trainee. A 4" height for the entire circumference of the belt is without a doubt the best type for strength athletes or for the typical trainee who wants to get stronger. There is simply no debate there (exceptions being individuals with a build with tall hips/low ribs where the space between is smaller than the usual person. This type of person might have to use a belt other than 4" in height - 3" would be the preferred alternative).

I compete in powerlifting so I use a 13mm lever belt and I love it. I would strongly recommend if you’ve had a hernia to not use a tapered belt.

 

A 10 or 13mm 4’ all around belt would both be great options. The less surface area on the front of the belt the less area you have to push against to create intra-abdominal pressure which would raise the chance of a hernia reoccurring.

 

Stoic makes some good stock belts for around $80 I believe or iron bull has nice ones that my wife uses for about $50. If you really want to splurge go with pioneer. No better quality out there but it’s gonna fun you a bit closer to the $120-300 range depending on customization options. I have a custom belt for them that I got as an anniversary gift and I have never worn a more secure or comfortable belt.

EXACTLY! I saw that ET had responded to my post the other day on the sidebar in the main forum (didn't get a chance to pop in the other day) & this was exactly what I immediately thought of for a response to him. It's all about the surface area & simple pressure per square inch.

Everyone says "the magic happens at x dose"....bullshit

Exactly. The dose that "the magic happens at" is going to be different for everyone; as evidenced ITT where some people are saying it's 2g, then someone else heard 4g, & yet another was told it's 3g. And you really need GH to take advantage of those higher test doses, so who's to say that GH isn't making "the magic happen?"

I have a "13mm" belt from Pioneer. I say "13mm" because to comply with powerlifting regulations, the suede is part of the 13mm, so there's about 10mm of leather plus the suede. Had I known this before ordering, I would have forgone the customization & gotten only leather & not the belt with the suede on it. Don't get a double prong. I have a single prong & I've heard from a lot of people that double prongs are a big PITA to get on.

Tapered...just no. Having the front of the belt smaller completely takes away from the whole purpose of the belt. I mean, if you just want a belt to have a belt like some of the old guys at my gym who have been lifting for years but look like total shit, do movements with shit form, can't move anything even remotely impressive, & walk around with their wide back belt on the entire time they're on the weightroom floor looking like a bag of dicks, then by all means, go ahead & get a wide back/tapered belt. If you actually want to use the belt properly to increase your performance, then get the normal (& more importantly, more effective) 4" belt.

Tren (preferably tren E) & halo! I know it's always "test is test," "tren is tren," etc., but I have noticed that I tend to develop more strength (& thickness) on tren E vs tren A. I've discussed this before with a couple people who also said they noticed the same thing. It's not a huge difference in strength development but it's there for me.

Be warned though - that combination gave me to potential to be an absolute total asshole depending on the person & situation. What I was told by a couple people later on after I had stopped the halo, it wasn't so much what I said, but how I said it that could be really hurtful. It's also the only time I've ever experienced what the masses would refer to as "roid rage." I hate that phrase & I'm always one of the first to say that it's the person, not the hormones; but I had one hell of a short fuse on tren & halo.

Anadrol makes me pretty strong pretty quick too.

I need to do everything you mentioned. Only one I am doing is the CPAP lol. Need to do cardio too, which I fucking hate.

How old are you?

Good luck brother. Guy on another forum I frequent needed a heart transplant not that long ago. Last we heard, he was doing better; but we haven't heard from him in quite a while now.

I never experienced PIP with bold cup, but definitely crashing with it at 200/mg. I'd be fine with it at 150/mg to be honest, I was getting great results at 400mg/wk.

I received some bold cyp once while I was out of town for part of the day. Temperatures were pretty low so I was worried about the stuff sitting out in the cold for part of the day so I got back to town as soon as I could. For a second or two initially after opening the packaging, I actually thought the oil had frozen because the stuff looked so weird lol. But it was just badly crashed. That bold cyp was 150mg/mL - most of the bold cyp I've used was 150mg/mL I think. I would prefer 200mg/mL just because 200 is a little easier to work with than 150 when it comes to dosing, but most of the guys I knew who would have it eventually switched to 150mg/mL because it was easier to hold.

I don't really recall any PIP from bold cyp either. But then again, I don't get PIP from anything really - unless I'm unlucky & the injection just kind of sucks.

Yea. If you use a bank account with Coinbase it takes forever. A debit or credit card is instantaneous but the fees are high. Not sure the percentage but it’s a lot.

 

 

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See, the thing is, I had put funds on there before & they were like instantly available. Even if they weren't, it sure as shit wasn't two weeks. And I could have sworn it said that my funds would be available instantly when I deposited this last time. So IDK. Their support was useless too - escalated it to a "specialist" who did literally nothing.

Think this CASH APP is much more efficient that that Coinbase. Who the hell makes you wait 4 days after you've paid to get the BTC's you paid for!

FOUR DAYS? Those pricks made me wait almost two weeks last time.

Pretty sure just a few months ago China sentenced some businessman to death for whatever he did.

Just checked the international section & noticed that Greek God's subforum is gone. Anyone know what's going on? Just late with fees or something?

CrossFit people are fucking weird anyways.

 

 

 

Very true

 

 

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LOL, this is true. This guy is like a buck sixty soaking wet & he walks back in one day on his phone talking about how some other guy has chicken legs. I thought it was hilarious since all the women at work have bigger arms & legs than he does (not like they're overweight either - i mean a few are, but even the normal size/weight woman do lol). Just a few months ago, he said something to me right when he came back into the lab & he didn't have his lab coat on yet & when I looked at him, it blew my mind how skinny he is.

hey , whats up man , i always shot thru a 23g needle . never had it clog . i only tried a couple other and they all clogged thru 23g i think one was ttokyo.

it might be nostalgic thinking too.

Jesus christ, a 23g? Haven't pinned with one of those since way back when I first started years ago. Haven't used anything smaller than a 25g in years & I honestly hate using the 25gs! Much rather use 27g 1"-1.5".

Truth.

What I also like are the guys who defend their idols or whatever...guy at work is into crossfit & I guess some Crossfit guy got banned for a while due to the anti doping policy & this guy was all like "they have really strict standards...it could have been something like too much caffeine." It's just like no - he got banned because he juices dude.

I've tried CBD lately. I got it for something unrelated to sleep though. I had bought some from a headshop a while ago (brand was "Kalki;" supposedly designed more for athletes). It seemed like maybe it was helping a little bit, but I was nervous about buying more CBD because I wasn't sure if it was worth the $45 I paid for that Kalki brand bottle. Just the other day, I stopped in at an actual CBD shop that opened near me recently & bought a bottle of their brand (was like $76 & change). I've used it the last few days. I haven't even taken a full mL of it yet (that's a dose per the label - like 16mg or so I think) & it seems like it is helping me sooooo much more than the other stuff I had. I've been using between ~0.25cc to around 0.7cc. Beyond some of the other effects I've noticed, it seems like my sleep has been better the last few days when I should really expect it to be worse. The CBD is the only thing that has been different. I actually slept until my alarm went off the other day when I normally wake up about 75 minutes before my alarm & usually end up actually getting up around 45 minutes before it would go off.

Not sure if would help sleep apnea. I have obstructive sleep apnea as well & use a CPAP machine every night. It seems like CBD could make sleep apnea worse? Since CBD tends to have anxiolytic and relaxing effects it seems like maybe that muscular relaxation could result in sleep apnea getting worse but I don't know.

Seems like he was targeted because he was associated with a group that had been deemed a domestic terrorist group. I haven't read the whole thing (yet), & I know it mentions the DEA, but I would guess they're looking more for international packages that are going to main drug suppliers here in the US; especially fentanyl - that shit mixed in with heroin is killing people left & right because of how strong it is. The average end user who buys gear for personal use & maybe a friend or two is probably fine.

But they have been photographing mail & have made it known to the general public for a while - they have "Informed delivery." You receive an email each morning that shows you pictures of mail you are to receive on that day. That Informed delivery system also keeps track of packages that are coming to you. Any package that has your address on it will show up in your list if you have signed up for informed delivery so you can view the tracking history for it whenever you want - whether you were given the tracking number by the shipper or not.

Heart valve damage is not a concern with the doses that are used for your purposes - 0.5mg twice a week generally. That type of damage was only seen with higher doses, everyday doses, over longer periods of time.

That said, I am not sure what the answer to your question is. I have never noticed insomnia from prami. They use dopamine agonists to treat RLS which is typically worse in the evenings & at nights. If you get that side effect then your best bet would be to take it as soon as you get up in the morning.

No, that's horrible for your knees. I would wager a guess he is not actually locking out, but due to his experience with lifting, he is just coming so very, very close to locking out that it appears as though he is. Of course, you could be right & he is locking out - hard for me to say either way without seeing the video you're talking about.

Seeing people locking out their joints always reminds me of that video of that girl leg pressing & when she locks her knees out, they bend back the wrong way. uuugggghhhhh

(females have a small degree of hyperflexibility in their joints vs males)

I don't think I have ever seen someone fully lock out their joints at the top of a squat...you guys have some weird lifters in your gyms lol.

I went in deleted my bank stuff. I added it again. It didn't work and then all of a sudden it worked. Idk, but it works lol

Weird, I'd be inclined to say you put your bank account info in wrong then - either the actual account number or the bank's routing number. I'd still reach out to support to make sure there is no issue & they can probably tell you what the problem was.

Have you used the account to send funds before? Not BTC but just regular USD to someone? Maybe you need to verify the bank account somehow? Or maybe your CashApp account/email address? Can't remember if that was a thing when I signed up for CA. Bank accounts often times take several days before the funds will appear/be able to be sent versus a card which generally allows funds to be sent immediately.

I can't get this damn thing to work for nothing. I have tried contacting support and still no response. It's a joke

Which part are you having issues with?

Yeah, I'm confused about what part he's having issues with as well. I've never purchased BTC via CashApp, but I have it on my phone because I was using CashApp for something else. I just opened it to see how the BTC part of it works & it's literally the simplest thing to buy BTC via CashApp - you just go to the BTC section (the little wavy line on the bottom of the app), hit the "Buy" button, choose how much you want to purchase & then click the buy button in the little popup that appears. And that's it - you're done. Then you can click the "Send" button on the main BTC screen. I have no idea why he's having problems. Only way I could see it not working is if he doesn't have a bank account or card linked to CashApp so there's no way for him to actually pay.

TP has been around a long time. Definitely a top notch GH supplier.

Yep. I have never used him, but I was talking to a few guys a while back who do/have use(d) him & they all had nothing but positive things to say about him. Only reason I didn't go through with getting in touch with TP was because it was suggested to me that at my age at the time, HGH would not provide as much of a benefit to me as it would now.

You need at least one reference from one of his customers (did anyway - I would guess that hasn't changed), he can be slow to communicate sometimes, & shipping can take some time on occasion, but those are the only "complaints" I have heard about him. He also apparently has a pretty thorough vetting process prior to letting you order.

I'm sure many here would appreciate visual demo wearing tight little shorts.

Check your PMs ;)

Why dont you go help him record and then post up.

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Actually pretty funny because literally every chick who has ever touched my ass tells me about how "nice" it is...not like later either; they almost immediately stop whatever we're doing to tell me that lmao.

I've found doing strongman it exposed so many things I was unaware of. Ab training was something I started doing recently too. My knees are fucked from hopping off of loading docks for years. But now I'm curious to see if adding in even more glute work would be beneficial. Posterior chain health and upkeep is monumental in strength sports especially.

It certainly wouldn't hurt. I put just as much if not more work into my entire posterior chain just because of how important it is for all the main lifts but also because it is necessary to just be able to move with ease & without pain in everyday life. I can tell that my ab works makes a difference. My squats and deadlifts just feel a lot more stable & the weight seems to move a little quicker. My ab work is pretty simple - ab wheel (properly done!) & the body saw. Sometimes I will do a plank or two after the other two moves. I do it at home, so often times it doesn't get done lol.

The primary function of the glutes is hip extension along with abduction & rotation of the hip joint. Because we sit so much these days - people sit in their car for an hour to get to work, then sit at a desk for most of the day, then drive another hour home sitting in their car, & then many people just sit around on the couch or something in the evening - what ends up happening with all this excessive sitting is the glutes will basically deactivate. Even in many athletes, the glutes are still deactivated to a degree. Once the glutes are not performing at the level they are supposed to be performing at, other muscles will have to take over the jobs that the glutes usually do. The hamstrings will take over a lot of gluteal work (hip extension) once the glutes have essentially turned themselves off. Part of the issue here is that one of the jobs of the hamstrings is to help support the knee. Once the hamstrings have to do the work of the glutes, the hamstrings can't do as much to support the knee leading to pain & often times knee injuries.

In addition, when this situation occurs, you will also generally see a condition manifest that is called "anterior pelvic tilt." APT is exactly what it sounds like - the top of the pelvis is tilted or rotated anteriorly (forward towards the front of the body for those who are not well versed in anatomical terms). This then causes shortening of the quadriceps & hip flexors as well as lengthening & tightening of the glutes & hamstrings. This is a big indication that somebody lacks posterior chain strength which is basically the majority of the population (largely due to the whole people train the muscles they can see & either don't or don't seriously train the muscles they can't see on the back of their body) as well as a lacking abdominal strength. APT often causes knee pain & lower back pain. You can often see people with "butt wink" when they squat - their hips will pull back underneath them a bit in the hole if they're squatting down to below parallel. Bad obviously because this puts the lower back into flexion, increasing risk of injury.

The glutes do also provide a little bit more direct knee support via the IT band.

That's great information. I may start adding these in to more than a warm up. I know for years I to only squatted and deadlifted for glutes. And it really did more harm than good. I've added things that have definitely helped, and it looks like there are some more things to do as well. Great post.

Thanks man. I try lol.

Squats & deads had been basically my glute training for years too. Then I started having knee pain issues again after my knee surgery back in 2011. I knew this information, but obviously somewhere along the line I kind of pushed it aside. Probably because it's not that fun versus heavy squats & deadlifts lol. I am/was the same with with ab training - need to get back to doing that stuff.

Like I said, most people are unaware of the huge role the glutes play in overall knee health. Most people think it is the quadriceps because they're right there by the knee. Obviously, the glutes play a more indirect role, but the fact remains that glute dysfunction tends to manifest as pain in the knee joint. I have discussed this type of thing, although not this exact information, on here before; if anyone wants an explanation of how the glutes are so important for knee health, I can provide an explanation, but I should have left for work like 5 minutes ago now lol.

Two Warm up style things I've done is pull throughs with bands on a power rack. They look goofy but work extremely well for opening up the glutes. I also purchased something called a Hip Halo. Made by various companies. I wear one of these during warmups.before I do any posterior chain work. Activates the hamstring, hips and of course the glutes.

 

If your gym has one, check out a reverse hyper machine. Added these in the past year and my posterior chain has developed extremely well. Had some issues with glute activation for many years and this helped alot. It also recently has helped to reduce some sciatica due to a disc pressing on a nerve.

Pull throughs are not just a warm up movement. I do sets of 20-25 on Mondays & Thursdays against some of the big, thick bands from Elite FTS.

Most people are completely unaware that the glutes are the muscle group primarily responsible for knee health. I added the band pullthroughs in near the end of last year after I came to the realization/conclusion that squats that are well below parallel & deadlifts were not sufficient glute training. I was having a bunch of knee pain & the pullthroughs fixed it. Started slacking on them a few months ago & guess what? Knee pain is back & I'm using my Kodiak polar ice chest/pump/pad thing again overnight multiple times per week. Couple weeks of consistent pullthroughs & the pain is just gone.

So beyond your physical appearance issue that you perceive, there is a legitimate health reason to be doing direct glute training.