The Bodybuilders Thread!

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Have you tried MatrixFitness?

Why on earth would you spend money buying 1.13kg plates when you have 1.25kg?
 
xrapidx said:
Getting rather disappointed with BSSA lately, think they're going to end up on my "emergency" use list.

Checked my order, which included 100 keto-stix for R250. Manufactured in 2010, expire in December 2012. That means I'd have to use them daily to finish use them before expiry.

I have sent an email about returning them - will see what the response is. Almost five weeks to deliver - and now "old" stock.
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Sent an email to three different email addresses, and filled in their online Returns form yesterday morning, and still no response.

If this is the way they are now going to treat clients, good riddance, I've put up with their month long delivery times for the whole year, placing over R1000 orders every 6 or so weeks, and they don't even have the decency to acknowledge my email.

I've recommended BSSA to a ton of people, but if they don't respond, I'll be doing the opposite.
 
Tinuva said:
Well if you order from overseas, like I do, you wait 4-6 weeks anyways.
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The wait has been ok, and I've planned around that - but being supplied with two year old products that will expire before you get to use them is not.

Also, ignoring emails from a client who has been loyal through all their "stock" problems is also not cool.
 
BSSA sounds like too much hassle. I'll stick to supplement world, and I might check out Dischems sale tomorrow
 
modern10 said:
BSSA sounds like too much hassle. I'll stick to supplement world, and I might check out Dischems sale tomorrow
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Supplement World service rocks, they've saved me multiple times this year while waiting, place order, three days later delivered.

reactor_sa said:
It is at the moment, but give them a few months to get things together again
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That doesn't fix bad service, and selling virtually expired products. I don't think they realise how bad it is for an online store to ignore clients via email. An online stores success is measured by their service.

At least Ondier used to respond, Janet just ignores what suits her by the looks of it. I'll be happy spending a little more and getting decent service.
 
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I see dischem has a 20% off sale this weekend so will be stocking up with them.
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Don't see anything on their website, did you receive a pamphlet?
 
BSSA sounds like too much hassle. I'll stick to supplement world, and I might check out Dischems sale tomorrow
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Supplement World service rocks, they've saved me multiple times this year while waiting, place order, three days later delivered.
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If BSSA products are Optimum Nutrition then isnt it worth the wait, I find the products sold in SA are either too expensive or the whey products mostly come in "flavours" added sweeteners etc.
I would think it's worth the wait for a decent product especially at those prices?
 
D3x! said:
Ok can someone please explain the importance of those miniscule weight increments?
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Well - the 1.25kg x2 help get over difficult plateaus. Say now you bench 100kg - and you want to increase, your next move would be 105kg (which is a 5% jump), sometimes you just can't do it... so if you could go in smaller increments, its easier.

It also comes in handy for things like curls... going from a 50kg to a 55kg curl is a 10% jump... etc....
 
D3x! said:
Ok can someone please explain the importance of those miniscule weight increments?
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When you start out with a basic program, like stronglifts 5x5 or Starting Strength's basic, its easy to add 5kg each session and later 5k per week (think 2x 2.5kg weight plates).

However as you later on, 3-9months later get to your maximum, and struggled through technique learning ect, you will find going up by that much is very very hard. Especially on standing barbell shoulder press in my case. So using smaller weights per week, is more do-able, and you are able to push further on linear programs before going over to intermediate/advanced programs.

The idea is, to stretch the beginner/intermediate programs as far as you can, because once you go advanced programs, it gets more complex, and progress slow down a lot.

At least, that is my understanding of it, without knowing the science.
 
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