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Also try pre exhausting hams to warm up the knee since a lot of knee pain actually comes from tight hams. 😉

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Box squats are great! Been a favourite of mine for years. I’m quite glute dominant so a full deep squat is not ideal for targeting my quads so I find box squats have that sweet spot for me. I do them free bar as opposed to smith but i say fire on if you enjoy it!

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Thanks mate that really is a big help.

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As said find the moves that you do feel, don’t worry about conventional exercises, you’ll get much better results by bracing the chest and really squeezing your contractions more.

I always need to do some pre exhaust stuff for back before I can do the compounds anyway so try that. Seal rows are excellent as are good old low pulley rows with a heavy stack.

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Are you getting stronger on these movements? If so then keep going.

Personally I’d switch out the dB press to a seated rack press or Smith press. This will yield more progress over a longer duration imo.

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Yeah if you can’t afford organic everything or grass fed beef and the top drugs and supplements you may as well give up and never set foot in a gym again…

Anyway, real world here like the majority of us who do this just for the enjoyment and not a job etc.

Plenty of ways to keep costs down. Buying in bulk when deals come up on places like musclefood.

Supplements from bulk powders or myprotein, there is a deal on almost every day, can get your whey at a decent price.

No need to buy rice packets that you microwave. Just a big bag of basmati rice is cheap as.

Greek yoghurt I like to get Skyr, always 3 for £3 at Tesco , then add in myprotein flavour drops and a nut butter.

Oats are dirt cheap, also cereal post workout. Tesco’s own brand is fine.

Nut butters are cheap for fats. Sainsbury’s do a smooth almond butter and it tastes amazing. Also Tesco do a smooth peanut butter which again tastes amazing. Lidl or aldi for free range eggs.

If you want things like a weight gain shake if you don’t have the time to eat a big meal due to work or whatever. I used to blend together – whey protein/ peanut butter / oats and almond milk. ( can add frozen berries )

Lmao at that opening paragraph ????????????

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I have always been on a budget because bodybuilding is a hobby for me. While it’s nice to have pots of cash to blow on food and supps we all have bills to pay and families etc.

A great physique can still be built on a thrifty budget and I know several people who have done it.

Food doesn’t have to be expensive- I know a few of the guys on here like their fancy shit but honestly you can get pretty much everything you need in low cost supermarkets such as Aldi.

You should watch big on a budget on YouTube with the animal guys it’s really helpful.

Staples are:
Oats
Rice
Cereals
Frozen veg
Mince
Chicken or turkey
Eggs
And whey protein – i use bodybuilding warehouse as it’s cheap and good quality.

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Thanks mate really appreciate the reply. It’s a black tattoo although it’s quite faded now as I got it 10 years ago.
Any idea how much you’ve spent in total?

Cheers

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Just enjoy the strength gains when you’re fluffy and as above get the baggies out for when you’re heavy. It’s all part of the process and fat come off easier the more muscle you carry.

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It’s just an isolation so I wouldn’t focus too heavily on it. Use it warm up or to finish off quads. I have experienced knee pain from the leg extension too. Or maybe play with foot spacing or angles if you want to keep at it. Either way don’t do an exercise if it hurts that’s my thinking or find a way for it not to hurt if it’s an integral part of the plan.

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100% push it up.

Wish I was that lean lol

Eat & lift big, time to grow. Post up your results. Are you enhanced or natural?

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Hehe see how long that lasts… I said the same myself. My son was conceived within 3 weeks and then I was back on lmao

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Don’t worry about it. If you don’t beat your max the following week then work on the back off set.

For instance: week 1 leg press – max set 290 x 12
Back off 220×15

Next week
Max set 290x 4 (failure)
Back off set 220x 20 reps

Something like that.

It’s still a progression and I myself suffer the same thing. Some weeks it just ain’t there. Maybe the reason is not enough rest or food or maybe it is Deload time but you can still progress on the lighter sets.

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100% push it up.
Wish I was that lean lol
Eat & lift big, time to grow. Post up your results. Are you enhanced or natural?

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Good to hear you’re back at it, that’s flown by and in time you’ll be stronger than ever.

I’ll just take it easy and push when I feel I can, training doesn’t always need to be heavy as fuck to get results.

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2 salmon fillets and a bag of pak Choi is awesome.

Pal Choi with anything is awesome!
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Yes sir
Absolutely awesome veg
That and asparagus are my faves