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homemade sled is on the wayyyy. already organized a tyre. ready for sprint training in the off-season!

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"his hands can't hit what his eyes can't see" - muhammad ali

How are you making the homemade sled?

I don't do metalworking, so I'd likely bold a floor flange and nipple pipe onto a square of plywood, knowing I'd be replacing the plywood once in a while.

i take a tyre, one chain around it, another chain at this chain to put two grips on. then i place a sandbag in the tyre and put plates on it. i saw this on a google link. easy and very cheap. and you can use it on every ground.

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"his hands can't hit what his eyes can't see" - muhammad ali

Cool, we'll need a video of that sled

looking forward to build it, but i'm still searching for a good grip for the chain.

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"his hands can't hit what his eyes can't see" - muhammad ali

Get a length of luggage strap, loop it through and you're good to go. Or a length of thick rope, but with that you may need gloves to protect your hands.

what about the standard one hand grip for cable exercises? is it possible to purchase it?

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"his hands can't hit what his eyes can't see" - muhammad ali

Or do some swings! I'm getting to love swings.

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Our greatest fear should not be of failure, but of succeeding at things in life that don't really matter.--Francis Chan

Yup, swings would be a great replacement every other deadlift day.

swings sound also very interesting. gonna try all of the exercises.

is it bad to to cardio in the evening, when i did a workout in the morning. i mean in sense of building muscle?

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"his hands can't hit what his eyes can't see" - muhammad ali

just eat enough
and consider the impact it has on your recovery / progress.
and consider why you are doing cardio, and what kind serves your purpose best

and then weigh the pros and cons.

I mean, moving and getting your heart rate up cant be all bad.

this thread is getting to be a bit of its own forum
Not sure that good but oh well

I prefer all out sprints. Just saying. Makes me feel like I'm 10 years old again.

nothing quite like running as fast as you can.

Just my personal preference. I think it's good for the heart, and it sure does leave me out of breath.

i'm playing soccer or go running three times a week. this extra cardio would only be to burn calories, but i think i should just eat less than do this extra cardio work.

sorry about all the questions here, but i don't want to open a new thread for everything. a sticky thread like "short questions - short answers" would be good for this :)

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"his hands can't hit what his eyes can't see" - muhammad ali

Eating less works better.

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Let thy food be thy medicine, and thy medicine be thy food.~Hippocrates
Strength is the adaptation that leads to all other adaptations that you really care about - Charles Staley
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Thanks TimD

just a few words to my progress:

the program 3x5-7, two times a week with the exercises

squat
bench press
deadlift (1x5-7)
military press
rows/pull ups

works fine. i can improve every workout. after 6 months of barbell training, i'm going to post a nice graph. my deadlift is now my best exercise (as it should be), but my bench is still a bit better than my squat.

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"his hands can't hit what his eyes can't see" - muhammad ali