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• Black Coffee and Raw Eggs

  in Diet & Nutrition

  Views: 1318 | Replies: 12 29 August 2010 11:44

  I noticed a lot of the diets on here involve strong black coffee's. Could anybody please enlighten me as to why this is? and also, i eat a lot of eggs, but have never considered eating them raw. Some reading i did suggested they are far more nutritiona

• First try at deadlifts

  in Training Correctly

  Views: 544 | Replies: 7 29 August 2010 11:22

  Hi there, last friday, i tried deadlifts for the first time, got a trainer at the gym to show me how to do them properly so i wouldn't pull anything etc, and did sets and weight according to my routine. saturday and sunday, my back is absolutely kill

• Getting fitter

  in Cardio & Fitness

  Views: 608 | Replies: 3 29 August 2010 11:59

  Hey there I play football for a team, which plays every saturday and trains every wednesday, and i also play for a 5 a side team which plays every monday, i am 20, and although im avergage, in terms of fitness, there are guys twice my age on my team

• Hi there

  in Welcome – Introduce yourself!

  Views: 419 | Replies: 6 25 August 2010 11:22

  Hey new to the forum, so just a quick introduction! 20, from Manchester, but living in New Zealand now. Been going to the gym for about two years now, but it's never really been structured or consistent, and have recently started a proper regime to s

• Press up warm-ups

  in Training Correctly

  Views: 588 | Replies: 2 26 August 2010 00:53

  Hi there, I have for the past year or so, warmed up prior to workouts, by doing about 20-40 press ups before moving onto actual weights. Would this actually warm my muscles up enough, or should i try more targetted warm ups such as 20 reps of an empt