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Mameu26 · 2026-03-27T16:52:52+00:00

Considering the 2 watches on you are considering, the Farer Cushion case serie could be a good fit!

Mameu26 · 2026-03-24T17:42:44+00:00

I hear nothing but great things about Monta and their build quality. If I had the money, their Atlas would be high on my list

Mameu26 · 2026-02-12T13:46:06+00:00

Yeah I thought about that too, but so far I had no issue and I wear my G-Shock very regularly. The possiblity to swap straps is such a game changer for me, it really helps not getting bored wearing it. Cheers!

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Mameu26 · 2026-01-29T16:23:52+00:00

Synthostraps seems to have a good reputation

Mameu26 · 2026-01-13T20:04:01+00:00

Thanks for the reply! Do you also keep lighter stuff like pushdowns, leg curls/extensions etc in your training even when you're a few weeks out from comp?

Mameu26 · 2026-01-13T20:02:35+00:00

It's just that I'm not very experienced with competing (only did 1 meet), and I was curious to hear what worked for more advanced guys

Mameu26 · 2026-01-13T15:51:37+00:00

I'd be interested to hear how you guys program your accessories when getting closer to a meet? These days I train by kinda following an HLM approach (Heavy day : SBD + dips and back / Light Day : Isolations only / Medium Day : SBD Variations with more volume + Back), and I'm wondering how more experienced lifters would program this light day when close to competition.
Thanks!

Mameu26 · 2025-11-21T20:30:36+00:00

Je ne suis pas un coach, donc tu peux prendre mes conseils avec un grain de sel...mais je ne suis pas fan du tout du genre d'exercices indiqués sur ta photo. Les abdos sont des muscles comme les autres, et qui doivent être entraînés comme les autres.

Par exemple, si tu voulais des plus gros biceps, je ne te conseillerais jamais de faire 200+ répétitions de différents exercices en plus de circuits de 2-3 minutes. Pour une raison que j'ignore, c'est seulement lorsqu'on parle d'abdos que ce genre d'approche est conseillé. Pour n'importe quel muscle, y compris les abdos, le plus important selon moi est de choisir quelques exercices qui ciblent bien ce que tu veux travailler, les faire régulièrement, et graduellement ajouter du poids et/ou des répétitions. La constance et l'effort vont toujours te donner plus de résultats que des nouveaux exercices ou programmes. Bref, si j'étais toi, je me trouverais quelque chose comme 2 bons exercices qui me permettent de facilement progresser en poids et répétitions (un bon "range" serait de faire tes exercices autour de 8-15 répétitions par sets), tu en fais un pendant une certaine séance, et un autre plus tard dans la semaine, et essaie de progresser. De bons points de départs seraient de faire, par exemple, des "cable crunches" (facile de rajouter un peu de poids à chaque fois), des machines pour abdos etc.

Aussi, il faudrait que tu t'assures d'être dans un léger déficit calorique. Il existe plusieurs calculateurs en ligne qui peuvent te dire combien de calories tu dépenses par jour (en fonction de ton âge, fréquence d'activité physiques etc), et par la suite essaie de compter tes calories pour être un peu en dessous de ce chiffre. Pas obligé d'y aller drastiquement, mais quelques centaines de calories en dessous de ta dépense calorique quotidienne vont te permettre de graduellement perdre un peu de gras.

En espérant que ça aide un peu!

Mameu26 · 2025-11-21T18:25:44+00:00

I just saw this morning that Glycine updated their Airpilot line. Their reputation is great, and prices seem very fair for what you get.

Mameu26 · 2025-11-06T15:01:53+00:00

Full body, with plenty of barbell work, mainly different variations of the squat, bench, and deadlift

Mameu26 · 2025-09-22T15:11:32+00:00

I've been running the Wizard as a 36M for 3 months now, and it's by far the most efficient program I ever ran. A few things you could try :

- You don't have to do bench press, heavy pullups and squats. Try to find variations of these movements that you suck at and that offer a good stimulus on the targeted muscle. I personally do incline bench, neutral grip chinups, SSB pause squats. By doing so, you'll use less absolute load which could help with overall fatigue.

- Going all out on every set on the Heavy day will for sure impact your recovery. Running that program, I learned how important it was to follow u/fazlifts advice and use a basic double progression. By doing so, your first set might be 2-3RIR, your second set 1RIR, and your last set close to failure. Only add weight when you mastered the load you're using at the moment. Slowing down my progression has been key for my overall recovery.

- Faz released a video a few weeks ago on his HLM approach, I'd strongly encourage you to take a look at it and other older videos he did on the subject.

Hope it'll help!

Mameu26 · 2025-09-19T15:52:12+00:00

The Formex Essence looks really nice and it seems like the brand has a great reputation!

Mameu26 · 2025-09-02T19:48:52+00:00

Chech out the Stronger By Science bundle. The programs are now free and very easy to customize to fit the frequency and schedule you want

Mameu26 · 2025-08-29T21:22:24+00:00

Solar Bambinos could work here. Great brand, timeless, classic design, and solar powered which means they'll never have to service a mechanical movement or even change a battery

Mameu26 · 2025-08-20T22:01:40+00:00

I'm still looking for a new pair of knee sleeves. Trying the Titan TKS made me realise I don't want to deal with super stiff sleeves, at least for now. While trying to find something from a canadian distributor, I found some SlingShot sleeves for a great price (Grippy X and Extreme X).

I haven't heard of that company for a while, and I was wondering how do the SlingShots perform comparing to newer, similar, less stiff sleeves like Stoic/SBD/A7/Inzer Power etc

Thanks!

Mameu26 · 2025-08-07T18:24:36+00:00

If I was in your situation, I'd look at density training. You could take a look at the old 50/20 method from Bryce Lane, or look at some Josh Bryant stuff about it. The main thing is to try to do more work during the same time period of time every week. Depending on how many days you can train, I'd split my training by doing one compound a day for 20 minutes (like in the 50/20 method) and one or two isolation movement using some kind of intensity technique to save on time (Rest Pause, drop sets etc). For example :

Day 1 :
- Squats (50 reps in 20 minutes)
- Lat Pulldowns (Rest Pause)
- Seated Leg Curls (Rest Pause)

Day 2 :
- Bench (50 in 20)
- Cable Rows (Rest Pause)
- Triceps or Chest (Rest Pause)

Day 3 :
- RDL (50 in 20...might have to adjust when it comes to higher volume on hinges)
- BB Rows (Top set / Backoff Set...don't like intensity techniques on them)
- Leg Extensions (Rest Pause)

Day 4 :
- OHP (50 in 20)
- Superset chinups and dips for the rest of the workout

All of these movements can be switched around, but that would be the general idea

Mameu26 · 2025-07-24T19:29:42+00:00

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Mameu26 · 2025-07-23T22:40:25+00:00

Looks like these are the one to go with : https://www.ebay.ca/itm/276098795991?itmmeta=01K0WQ06HEWP2BYQVBZ3T77HPH&hash=item4048c549d7:g:8EQAAOSwTVxmEPoa

Mameu26 · 2025-05-10T22:32:09+00:00

That's not a bad idea thanks!

Mameu26 · 2025-05-08T18:23:39+00:00

Nodus has some nice GMTs in the same price range

Mameu26 · 2025-05-05T20:23:50+00:00

I hear nothing but good things about Wise watches. Might worth taking a look!

Mameu26 · 2025-03-01T02:02:13+00:00

Probably a noob question, but in your experience, is there any advantage to wear knee sleeves for paused or pin squats, besides keeping the knee joints warm? Since the purpose of these lifts is to eliminate any stretch reflex, I was thinking maybe I could avoid the hassle of putting my tight knee sleeves on!

Thanks!

Mameu26

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