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Sensorei said:
Nutritech have changed their '100 % pure whey' recipe. I'm very disappointed. From being the best tasting, good quality whey it's now just a another bland whey shake. It doesn't taste as good as before and has a thicker consistency. Maybe I just got a bad batch. Meh.
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I bought strawberry on Friday. Still the same to me. Which flavour did you buy?
 
So something weird... I am right side dominant but my left pec muscle is bigger even though I think it's weaker. To sort out the imbalance and aesthetics, Should I opt for dumbbell press instead of normal bench press with a barbell?
 
I have the same with my triceps.

Also right dominant but my left tri is visibly bigger and a lot more defined than my right side. But when exercising I can feel my right tri is stronger than my left,
 
StrontiumDog said:
So something weird... I am right side dominant but my left pec muscle is bigger even though I think it's weaker. To sort out the imbalance and aesthetics, Should I opt for dumbbell press instead of normal bench press with a barbell?
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Both the dumbell and barbell benchpress use a combination of mainly your triceps, pectoral muscles, and anterior deltoid to get the weight up. So the muscle that you target predominantly depends on your technique and form when executing the movement. During the concentric 'push' part of the movement do not lock out your elbows or extend your triceps all the way. You want to work mainly your chest, not triceps, and want to maintain constant tension on your pecs.

Ensure that the dumbell or bar is in line with the centre of your chest, not over your shoulders at the bottom of the eccentric movement so that you are not using your deltoids to take tension off your chest. The lower you bring the dumbell down, the more tension you put on your pectorals. So go low - just watch your rotator cuffs.

Before you start your set pull your shoulder blades together. This will isolate your chest more and take strain off your shoulders. But most importantly GO LOW when you bring the weight to your chest and never bounce the barbell off. To put more tension on the pecs rather pause for a moment at end of the eccentric movement.
 
Sensorei said:
Also strawberry. It tastes like they only used half the strawberry flavouring. It's sweet but lacks flavour.
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Either I have an older batch and they have changed the flavour, or you just got a bad batch. Anybody else care to share their thoughts?
 
Ecco said:
Either I have an older batch and they have changed the flavour, or you just got a bad batch. Anybody else care to share their thoughts?
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Does yours say 100% Pure Whey?
If it does, then you have the older stock. The new stock has been re-branded to "Pure Premium Whey" with a slight formula change.
I haven't tried any of the new stock, so I can't comment on taste.
 
I'm stopping at Chromeshop on my way home. My whey and creatine is finished.

Will get NutriTech again and comment later tonight after I have taken it. Wife bought me the Cookies & Cream flavour the last time and all I can say is thank goodness it is finished. Going back to Choc or ChocMint.
 
APoc184 said:
I'm stopping at Chromeshop on my way home. My whey and creatine is finished.

Will get NutriTech again and comment later tonight after I have taken it. Wife bought me the Cookies & Cream flavour the last time and all I can say is thank goodness it is finished. Going back to Choc or ChocMint.
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Amazing how tastes differ...
I have Choc Mint now, but Cookies n Cream is still my favorite.
 
CodeMaster said:
Amazing how tastes differ...
I have Choc Mint now, but Cookies n Cream is still my favorite.
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Oh no. To me it has this bland and powdery taste.

But it is definitely a taste difference thing. Wife says it is better than the choc I had previously.
 
APoc184 said:
I have the same with my triceps.

Also right dominant but my left tri is visibly bigger and a lot more defined than my right side. But when exercising I can feel my right tri is stronger than my left,
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+1
 
APoc184 said:
Wife bought me the Cookies & Cream flavour the last time and all I can say is thank goodness it is finished. Going back to Choc or ChocMint.
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I'm the opposite. Had Cookies and Cream last time now have Chocolate. Miss Cookies and Cream :(
 
Sensorei said:
Both the dumbell and barbell benchpress use a combination of mainly your triceps, pectoral muscles, and anterior deltoid to get the weight up. So the muscle that you target predominantly depends on your technique and form when executing the movement. During the concentric 'push' part of the movement do not lock out your elbows or extend your triceps all the way. You want to work mainly your chest, not triceps, and want to maintain constant tension on your pecs.

Ensure that the dumbell or bar is in line with the centre of your chest, not over your shoulders at the bottom of the eccentric movement so that you are not using your deltoids to take tension off your chest. The lower you bring the dumbell down, the more tension you put on your pectorals. So go low - just watch your rotator cuffs.

Before you start your set pull your shoulder blades together. This will isolate your chest more and take strain off your shoulders. But most importantly GO LOW when you bring the weight to your chest and never bounce the barbell off. To put more tension on the pecs rather pause for a moment at end of the eccentric movement.
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Excellent! This is definitely going to help me better my form.
Do you have any other similar tips to this?
Form is vital for me.
 
Just finished four weeks on a low rep workout. Max 6 reps. 5 sets per exercise. And 5 exercises per session.

I am not even going to bother going back to higher reps at all. Seen great results after four weeks and my strength improved nicely too.

On average I upped my weight per exercise with at least 10%. Some exercises way more, like deadlifts and squats I upped around 20%.

I must admit. I've never done any 1RM tests. So not sure how much I am currently lifting in relation to my 1RM.
 
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