Anybody have a membership and go to TFC? I've just moved to St Lucia and looking for a weights partner (no gay replies please, I'm serious).

I have a few friends around that area and ill make a call for you.. give me sec.. actually i know a guy over there who is beefy and works out.. ill speak to him and find out

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theres a struggle for power!

He said no gay replies; the next one will annoy me

anyway...

im trying to figure out whether i should be going to the indro fitness first or the jindalee zest thingy. which one is better.

you should be able to take a look at both.. i mean it would be pretty obious from the equipment they had which one was bettah

its a question of price :/

Yes! I do...

Usually do around 1hr ish of weights, then a 5km - 3km ergo, depending on how I am feeling.

What kinda weights do you lift, determines suitability as a partner

My gf is a member, i'll ask her tonight

jmr I'm looking to go prolly 4 days a week, around 45 mins to 1 1/2 hours depending on the split etc. Lifting for mass, not fitness, so will be going for heavier weights.

If anyone's interested, email me at morax@wor.ausgamers.com, i'm looking to start going hopefully within the fortnight.

^^ That was Morax btw, forgot to log Fodz out :P

IC, so what do you bench, reps ?

dunno what my max bench is cause i've never tried for a 1 rep max.. but i go for 6-12 reps over 3-4 sets (for basically everything except calves/abs, higher reps there).

always moist, always morax.

right.....

UQ gym is pretty good for pumping iron. Doesn't have all this pansy s*** like fitness first and that. Has all the basic stuff and a lot of em.

I'm sure you'll find it a hell of a lot cheaper than those other joints too.

Oh and if you're lifting for mass, you shouldnt be in there more than 45min ; )

4 times a week.....that's a lot for mass. And yeah keep your sessions shorter.
Are you splitting up body areas when you work out?

well say 4 sets of 10, what would ya be lifting

UQ Gym is cheaper for UQ students, for other students it's slightly more expensive than TFC.

4 days a week for mass isn't much if you do a split like this:
1 2 3 1
2 3 1 2
3 1 2 3
etc. That enables you to work one body part 4 times every 3 weeks.

With the 45 minutes per training session, it depends what split you're doing. If you're doing the larger muscle groupes eg legs, a longer rest period is better. Smaller muscle groups eg arms don't require as long to recoup between sets. But yeah, 45 minutes is good for a lot of splits.

With the 4 sets of 10 reps, i usually go 12-10-8-6 or there abouts, lifting the weight of each set, and doing the last 2 to failure.

But back to the topic, I am still looking for a training partner, I've been without internet for the last week and a half (damn moving!), so I don't know if anyone's tried to email, I'll hopefully be able to check this arvo.

how much do you lift !

will determine if i am a suitable partner

bench was around 40kg + bar for 12 , one-arm curls about 12.5kg for 12, squats were about 50kg + bar for 12.

But also, after about a month, these will go up considerably.

Hahaha, just read on TFC's website, one of their fitness instructors is Delta from Gladiators :P

ah k, im lifting pretty similar

haha yeah, never seen that delta chick tho, i think she used to work there, and they left her up on the page for advertising purposes

lol cool, well if you're interested, either post your contact details up here, or email me at morax@wor.ausgamers.com (msn sheru_bha@hotmail.com, icq 14483065)

added 2 msn

Cool, I'm at work at the moment, hopefully when I get home we finally have the net working (OzForces + Telstra have been slack in getting our ADSL to work!).

BTW how old are you? I'm 22

hey whorax - I live in Toowong and go to TFC about 4-5 times a week.

I have you on msn and ICQ so drop me a line. I lift more for fitness though not mass.

heh if you're lifting for mass then you're doing way too many sets and reps.

also, if u join uq sport ($100) then u get the UQ student gym rate.

also, u can get 12 or 20kg bars so u should just add everything so u know what ur actually doing.

anyone else live in southside area.. salisbury.. thinkin of bodyworks or zest in salisbury, coopers.. liftin about 65kgs or so bench, last time i checked. bout 25kg for curls..

4 sets of 8 i do for the bench or until failure each one.. as instructed a while ago by a bodybuilder mate of mine.. curls about 8-12 times dependin on how im feelin..

anyone about same weights? or a lil less, aint done any for a few weeks.. cheers

anyone else live in southside area.. salisbury.. thinkin of bodyworks or zest in salisbury, coopers.. liftin about 65kgs or so bench, last time i checked. bout 25kg for curls..

4 sets of 8 i do for the bench or until failure each one.. as instructed a while ago by a bodybuilder mate of mine.. curls about 8-12 times dependin on how im feelin..

anyone about same weights? or a lil less, aint done any for a few weeks.. cheers

i'm on southside, mansfield. i goto power and fitness gym. rocks.

i lift about what u specified above, except i train for endurance and not mass. so my reps are almost always 10+, and upto 20.

im 18

atm im lifting 65kg, usually 3 or 4 sets of 10

training really for strength for rowing, so i should probably be doing some mass, then endurance...

i live about a block from the TFC, and am thinking of joining up. anyone who's a member got an idea of prices?

training really for strength for rowing, so i should probably be doing some mass, then endurance...

you should prolly be doing exercises for lats/biceps for endurance if ur doing rowing.

lat pulldowns, chinups, seated rows, bent over barbell/dumbbell rows, pullovers etc

Morax, have you got a diet sorted out as well?
Eat like an animal.

Student prices... atm, until end of august i think

$150 3 month
$250 6 month
$350 12 month

thanks

no worries bantumi

i am here to help

here to help you

umm wtf.

i do 65 x 10 x 4.

and im 16

lol

>_<

p.s yes its a benchpress not a chestfaggetpress

exis, wait till you move into the adult sizes :)

lol.

but seriously....


i dont always get to the end of the 4th. and its hard as f***.. but if ur 18 shouldnt u be like doin 90 ?

my mates 17 and he does a s***load more then that

wow ^^

I bench 95kg 4 sets of 12 reps - big f***in deal...

The longer you go to the gym the more you lift, no matter how big you are, my flatmate is 20kg lighter than me and outlifts me all the time.

I bench f*** all ... cause im a pussy!

Itll build up i guess ... i dont push myself hard enuf :)

ex you must be f***ing massive mate, i bet your infinitely fitter than me and really good at everything, thank f*** for that bench press hey ?

Wow a genuine my penis is bigger then yours thread.

It wasn't always, but as soon as a thread like this gets started, people are just waiting to boast how much bigger/stronger they are....

The joys of the internet being anonnymous

I can bench y0 momma

hahaha LOL @ Obes

Weights/bodybuilding isn't a f***ing competition. It's a challenge against yourself - no one else.

Meh, finally got the net at home (after 2 farken weeks!!)

So yeah, Avenger I do have a diet sorted out, been studying all about nutrition for ages now (about 3 years). Only problem is being able to afford all the (good) food all the time :S

Instead of blowing a mint on Gym fees, me and a few mates cobled together a decent gym in my shed for the cost of one anual fee for one person.

It's well into it's second year so the financial pay off is excellent.

The two clowns I workout with easily bench 150 and deadlift 260. /me looks at my puny 90 and sighs.... Gotta admit though, workin out with competition weight lifters is pretty bloody awesome.

Well Morax if you have been studying it for three years then I think you should be right sorting out your diet lol.

Yeah getting all that food can be expensive hey (if you want the good stuff) and hard to constantly eat meals every few hours.

Good luck with it all, hope you start making some big gains.

Thanks man :) you're not wrong about it being hard to eat enough meals, it's hard enough just buying real food let alone supplements :\