Recent content by always_painful

about 1.5 hours...including 10 minutes of stretching...zero bullshitting... I need 5 full minutes sometimes between heavy sets of squats or deads...

Really good video demonstrating the high bar and low bar placement. YouTube - Squat Rx #4 I do full squats.. (ATG)... I use the low bar placement...it took awhile to have the flexibility to do it correctly... wrists, shoulders, elbows, and chest hurt like all hell the first few weeks... Its...

Check out this routine and the training primer. Bill Starr 5x5 - Madcow Intermediate or Linear Version Training Primer

x3 no shoes... I am lucky the place I lift at has 4 olympic power racks with the wooden floors..... AND the place is empty... I leave chalk footprints all over the place.... the owner's don't say a word... On my light squat days, I just keep my Chuck Taylors on...

"that's one!" ....lol.....

I have been doing a variation of the 5x5 routine posted here for 6 months now. NOTHING, has ever come close to making my body grow and get stronger as this routine... I gained 25 lbs of solid muscle in 6 months... I am a little guys still, 5'11, about 165.... BUT, I used to be frail... I...

Maybe change your routine up. I did the typical body building routine for awhile (back.bis...chest/tris...legs...). I did see some gains, however, 6 months ago I started the Bill Star 5x5 routine. Holy Sh!t. I started getting a bit scared looking in the mirror in the morning still sleepy-eyed...

Me and my 99. Catskill Mountains, NY.

Just got out this past week myself. When I uncovered my bike and popped open the seat, I was shocked. I keep bandannas, spare levers, bulbs, tools, everything under there... Well some little critter must have been living there for the winter because everything was all chewed up... Besides the...