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lots of energy and rage in this thread i love it
Strongman
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musketeer
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I'm pissing myself laughing here...
Scotsman
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How so? I've spent a good deal of time in the UK and trust me compared to anywhere else I've been it's 1000x better. You probably can't get to 90% of my city via mass transit.
Cheers,
Scotsman
That is how we travel in England...and my wife goes 5+x a year.
musketeer
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Probably only funny if you ask another person who lives here. But a fair point, public transport in the UK is more of a viable concept than in most other countries. Thing is, there is a distinct lack of good gyms over here. Take London - a city of 7+ million people - only two gyms with olympic lifting setups. Take any run of the mill Gold's gym from the US and it would be better than the 99% of UK hardcore gyms. Anyway, not to hyjack a good thread...
I think for most people coming off a typical bodybuilding routine to a more strength focused routine does not require special equipment for at leat the first 6 months. Just by relplacing BB exercises with more whole-body exercises is the way to begin. Stuff like: isolation exercises replaced by compound, olympic lifts and skill work added, superset compound exercises and do other things that will really tax the whole body, replace things like seated presses with clean and press, recplace machines with dumbells, do things like front and ovehead squats one arm deadlifts and zercher lifts, add static holds and superheavy partials, grip work. When you're confident with these changes, then the specialised equipment will become more important.
I think for most people coming off a typical bodybuilding routine to a more strength focused routine does not require special equipment for at leat the first 6 months. Just by relplacing BB exercises with more whole-body exercises is the way to begin. Stuff like: isolation exercises replaced by compound, olympic lifts and skill work added, superset compound exercises and do other things that will really tax the whole body, replace things like seated presses with clean and press, recplace machines with dumbells, do things like front and ovehead squats one arm deadlifts and zercher lifts, add static holds and superheavy partials, grip work. When you're confident with these changes, then the specialised equipment will become more important.
