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great news! man, i love that country (except for that excessive abuse of drugs of course). what's going on with sweden? cutting down welfare? for what reason?

don't pay attention to johan, you gotta look good in the disco!

respect for those 10 bicep curls @ 40.

really? i emailed them a couple of times about different shoes but they never answered me.

oh, just saw your post.

I appologize but I cannot believe you! The Air Max 1 in the OG colorway (Red on neutral grey and white) that you posted is not vegan. The red that surrounds the toe box is made of leather. There are three ways that is possible for that shoe to be vegan. 1) NikeID first run of the Air Max 1 before they started using premium leather materials. These were made with a fabric material, I have two pair. 2) They are fake, which is common in Europe from what I could tell last I visited, two years ago, I was in Eastern Europe and I honestly could not find a store that was selling legit Nike footwear, especially Jordans. It was quite comical to say the least. 3) The Air Max Premium Crepe (aka. Hemp Pack) I believe were made mostly of hemp. They did not come in red. The Air Max Classic/BW (1991) is not a new "premium version" of the Air Max 90. It is its own shoe, which came out after the Air Max 90 and is part of the Air Max evolution (4th version). I'm unaware if this colorway is actually vegan or not so I'll take your word on it. I would be skeptical of any online store selling vegan nikes. Most of the glues are animal byproducts. I would check with NikeTalk to confirm, alot of sneaker heads there and they have lists of legit online stores that sell authentic nike footwear. If you're not a member of NikeTalk, browse the forum for a ton of information regarding fake Nikes. three of my (vegan) friends own the air max 1 in the colorway i posted and it is vegan! believe me! maybe there are several versions of this one colorway but the one they have is made of synthetic leather/mesh. i think you got me wrong on the air max classic bw. i never meant to say that the air max classic is a premium edition of the air max 90. i said that the shoe i posted there is a completely different one. check this: http://www.kickbackberlin.com/product_info.php?info=p586_Nike-Air-Max-90-Premium-Black.html (it's a german website but you can see it says 100% vegan). i also found it in a foot locker store here today and the label on the inside said it's vegan, too. and about the glue: a guy who worked for nike for some time told that they're not using a glue that is made of animal products anymore. they stopped doing that in 1998, he said.

Sorry, but I know for a fact that parts of these shoes are made with leather, ie. not vegan. you're partly right. not every single version of the air max 90 and the air max 1 is vegan but every shoe that i posted is 100% vegan, believe me! the shoe you named "air max classic bw" is actually a new premium version of the air max 90. it came out just a few weeks ago in germany and it's 100% vegan, too. I found it in the "vegan shoes" section of a german online store.

Day 20! Chest: Barbell Bench Press 20x20, 40x10, 60x5, 75x6, 75x7, 75x5, 75x5, 50x12 Barbell Incline Bench Press 20x15, 40x10, 50x5, 60x6, 60x7, 60x5, 60x5 Dips BWx12, BWx12, BWx12 Dumbbell Fly 10x9, 10x10, 10x10 - superset with 5s Abs Crunches

never tried it but i think i could do maybe 20. but who cares? i personally think the maximum weight you can do is more important than how many reps you can do with a certain weight.

Haha, no, not me Hehe, we got some monsters here.... If you want to puke google for heiko kallbach... Nasser el Sonbaty and Dennis James grew up in Germany And you should check out Thomas Scheu.... man, that heiko kallbach is huge! never heard of him before. thomas scheu looks good but what's the deal with that conan outfit?

mine: http://atome.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/am_infra.jpg also vegan: http://www.kickbackberlin.com/images/product_images/popup_images/586_0.gif http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/4534/02airmax1dx2.jpg http://a712.g.akamai.net/7/712/225/v20061013ch/www.champssports.com/images/products/zoom/18441101_z.jpg http://www.zappos.com/images/120/120421/6219-42789-p.jpg http://www.zappos.com/images/717/7170383/3034-526984-p.jpg http://a712.g.akamai.net/7/712/225/v20061013eb/www.eastbay.com/images/products/zoom/18472001_z.jpg

what size are you wearing actually robert?

of course i heard of them. but i didn't count marcus ruehl in cause he isn't an active pro anymore, the same goes for guenther and i actually don't know why i forgot about ronny rockel. probably because his olympia appearence wasn't that successfull.

u roid rage, huh? i didn't even know that we have such huge guys in germany. until a few minutes ago i thought dennis is the only one.

the whole album or just the song? anyway, good choice!

have been in a hurry the last two days. Day 18! Legs: Barbell Full Squats 20x20, 40x10, 60x5, 70x3, 80x5, 80x4, 80x3, 60x10 Lever 45° Leg Press 80x8, 120x8, 140x6, 140x6, 140x6 Lever Lying Leg Curls 22,5x15, 42,5x6, 57,5x9, 62,5x6, 62,5x5 Lever 45° Calf Press 120x20, 120x15, 120x15 Lever Seated Calf Raise 42,2x15, 57,2x15, 62,2x12, 62,2x12, 62,2x12 Day 19! Back: Cable Rear Pulldown 30x15, 50x10, 73x8, 73x7, 73x7, 73x6 Cable Close Grip Pulldown 68x9, 68x6, 68x8, 68x8 Barbell Bent-over Row 60x10, 65x6, 65x6 Lever Bent-over Row (Close Grip) 20x15, 40x10, 55x8, 55x7, 55x7, 55x6

what is your optimal time for resting between sets? i read in a book by arnold that it should be no more than 60 seconds. i shoot for about 45 seconds? anyone else? i normally rest for 2 minutes between sets. i read a study which said that it makes no difference for your strength whether you rest 2 or 4 minutes. that's what i experienced too so i go with two minutes. but like VE said it will be necessary to rest longer than 60 secs if you do your excercises with higher weight and aim for low reps.

still looking good bro!

gaining slow but at least something. i'm at 74kg now. i think i will increase the calorie intake once more. arm work outs are the best, love 'em.

Day 17! Arms: Skull Crusher supersetted with Close Grip Bench Press 20x15, 20x10, 32,5x7, 30x7, 30x6, 30x6 Dumbbell Kickbacks 7,5x15, 10x12, 10x12, 10x12 Barbell Curls 20x15, 20x10, 35x9, 35x7, 35x7, 35x5 Dumbbell Concentration Curls 12,5x8, 12,5x8, 12,5x8, 12,5x8, 7,5x8

since johan (and a few others) did not enter this one was really easy..

Day 16! Shoulders: Barbell Shoulder Press 20x20, 30x10, 40x10, 50x3, 45x5, 45x4 Barbell Upright Row 20x15, 30x10, 40x8, 42,5x6, 42,5x6, 42,5x6 Lying Dumbbell Lateral Raise 8x12, 9x10, 9x10, 9x8, 9x8 Dumbbell Front Raise 10x20, 10x20, 7,5x20 (supersetted all sets with 5kg dumbbells) Abs: Crunches supersetted with Leg Raises

Day 15! Chest: Barbell Bench Press 20x20, 40x10, 60x5, 75x6, 75x6, 75x5, 75x5 Barbell Incline Bench Press 40x10, 50x8, 55x6, 55x6, 55x6, 55x6 Dips BWx12, BWx10, BWx10 Dumbbell Fly 10x10, 10x8m 10x8 - superset with 5s Abs Weighted Leg Raises 5x20, 5x15, 5x15, 5x12 (all sets supersetted with BW)

Day 14! Back: Cable Rear Pulldown 30x20, 40x20, 45x15, 68x9, 73x6, 73x6, 73x6 Cable Close Grip Pulldown 68x8, 68x8, 68x7, 68x7 Barbell Bent-over Row 20x20, 40x15, 60x10, 65x7, 65x8, 65x8, 70x6 Lever Bent-over Row (Close Grip) 20x15, 40x10, 55x7, 55x6, 55x6, 55x6 Weighted 45° Hyperextension (BWx15,) 20x15, 20x15

before i started working out in a gym i did weightlifting in a club so i never did any other forms of squats than full ones. i just ignored my legs for almost two years in the gym.