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I have my first BJJ class tomorrow night. I've done a little Aikijutsu before, so I imagine the throwing would be quite similar. What should I expect?

Don't be afraid of the barbell. Embrace it.

In Soviet Scotland, every run is a mud/obstacle run

Have one of these through the medium of the internet - there's nothing like that feeling.

Whenever I think of how I should I train, I think to myself: "which training would be most beneficial to me in the inevitable zombie apocalypse?". Endurance/Strength/Power in a 40/30/30 ratio is my best bet.

http://www.milk.co.uk/page.aspx?intPageID=73 Well worth a read.

Rugby should never be tarred with the same brush as football. Rugby is much more than a sport, it's a philosophy; a way of life.

I usually wear a hoodie for heavy-ass squats, the padding is minimal but I find it helps a wee bit. As for the bruises, I think ice-pack compression and rest is the best treatment!

Starting Strength is perhaps the most well-known strength training book out there, however, one book which I hold very dear to my heart is Arnold Schwarzenegger's 'Bodybuilding: An Education'. It's a bit dated now but the philosophy and advice are still very relevant today. Your best bet is probably to do a little research online, into strength training workouts such as 5x5 (www.stronglifts.com), and Liam Rosen's guide to health, fitness and strength training (http://www.liamrosen.com). For long distance runners I would recommend doing low weight-high repetition compound exercises, such as squats, pull-ups and barbell lunges.

Great job! Keep going. I always found that the most important thing to take into consideration is diet - perhaps even moreso than exercise. Onwards and upwards!

Would totally agree, training for rugby is one of the hardest and most intense workouts I have ever endured. Fartlekking is an excellent example of plyometric training, similar to HIIT but with a much greater focus on the running aspect. Expect rugby to become much more popular in the coming years, due to the 7s version of the game becoming an Olympic sport.

Deadpool's one of my favourite comic/graphic novels, purely for the anti-hero perspective. Another series worth checking out (which is a bit old now, but still holds its own) is Hitman by Garth Ennis!

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Bouncer, although I have a BA(Hons) in Marketing and an ambition to one day go into consultancy.

I would recommend a 5x5 variant (www.stronglifts.com). The basic premise of this is to do 5 sets of 5 repetitions at a weight where you can manage to complete 25 reps over 5 sets. Start with an empty Olympic barbell and add weight as you see fit, until it becomes heavy enough for you to feel the burn. You should be aiming to add 2.5kg/5kg to each lift after every workout. Workout A should include the Barbell Squat, Barbell Bench Press and Barbell Rows. Workout B should include Barbell Squats, Overhead Press and ONE set of Deadlifts - anything more puts muchos stress on your back. Alternate the exercises like so: Wk1 - AxBxAxx / Wk2 - BxAxBxx (Choose whichever you feel like). The rest days are important, as it allows your body and muscles to grow and repair. That's about as succinct as I can make it if you're only trying it for a week, but these are all staple, compound exercises, and you should definitely feel the burn if you do it properly.

I've been participating in Aikijutsu on and off for almost 2 years now. I really should get back into it and attempt some progression from the basic ikkyo techniques.

You said it brother. I missed the Aus-NZ match due to being out of town, but I heard Cooper and Carter were their usual godly selves. Some of the players who've came through in the last year or two are nothing short of frightening... you know you have an incredible depth of talent when you can leave Sivivatu and Hosea Gear out of your World Cup squad! Personally I think it's NZ's year, but anything can happen. Scotland did indeed make it into the WC, and we've got a pretty good chance of qualifying from our group - It's really only England who are the big boys in our group. Who needs assassin skills when you have a 2 metre sidestep, 110kg of force and a massive handoff?!

I've always been a pretty big guy - rugby was always my one true love. However, I started SS a couple of months ago, got addicted to those mad gainz and haven't looked back. I'm looking to trim down to perhaps 190lbs (from 250lbs~) at the moment, and also double my current squat, bench, OHP, rows and DL... all of which are pretty paltry at present. Assassin skills wouldn't go amiss though. The cat specialises in... Zergling extermination! You can follow my inane ramblings at: http://twitter.com/#!/geovek (picture of me at 200lbs~) http://www.facebook.com/georgevekic (picture of me at 250lbs~, the weight I'm presently at) Don't be shy!

Hey! Thought I'd join this community, which combines two of my passions in life - games and gains! I've had a crazy yo-yo weight over the past few years, constantly shifting between as much as 280lbs to as little as 200lbs, which I felt was my ideal weight (6'2"). I guess I was just looking for people I felt an affinity with, which brought me here. Glad to be here, look forward to meeting new folk soon!