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Other, as it relates to weight lifting Sick Jan 12 2009
10:28 (UTC)
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Rright now while you're restarting the workout program your body is retaining water like crazy - I know mine is ;...

General Lifting Issues weigth lifting gloves in the gym Nov 24 2008
09:23 (UTC)
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Well, they're mostly healed now, but the pain did keep me from training the way I wanted to for a few sessions - which is not a preferred...

General Lifting Issues running & strength training...the struggle continues Nov 12 2008
22:53 (UTC)
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Should be adequate, though you might wanna add a few carbs to the post-workout drink for fast regeneration of muscular glycogen...

General Lifting Issues running & strength training...the struggle continues Nov 11 2008
19:56 (UTC)
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Depends on your personal work capacity, what your lifting entails - and how thorough you are with post-workout nutrition...

Specific technique and program issues Rotator Cuff Issues Oct 30 2008
22:47 (UTC)
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That one can be kinda risky - the external rotation one I mean. My brother managed to give himself a muscle inflammation...

Other, as it relates to weight lifting Lifting when sick? Oct 01 2008
21:08 (UTC)
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Exercise is initself a stressor on your immune system and depresses the function of it for some time.

So it's...

Specific technique and program issues What does your routine look like? Sep 30 2008
20:48 (UTC)
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I have a squat rack in my living room - every house should have one, it really sets the tone of the place ;)

Sometimes it's nice ...

Specific technique and program issues What does your routine look like? Sep 25 2008
00:04 (UTC)
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Well, I was thinking of these

Specific technique and program issues getting bored with rffl Sep 24 2008
22:38 (UTC)
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It happens :)

I scrolled back through my journal and found the start of

Specific technique and program issues What does your routine look like? Sep 24 2008
22:31 (UTC)
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If you're doing - say, front, hack or sissy squats they're mostly quad-dominant, while deadlifts are hip/hamstring-dominant lifts...

Specific technique and program issues Does anyone here use Kettlebells? Sep 24 2008
22:26 (UTC)
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I've played around some with kettlebells lately after discovering them in the new gym, they're an interesting change...

Specific technique and program issues getting bored with rffl Sep 24 2008
22:21 (UTC)
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I made a few modifications to the exercises to make them harder as time went by, and that kept the results coming...

Specific technique and program issues What does your routine look like? Sep 23 2008
03:21 (UTC)
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I did Starting Strength starting in April - you can read my program notes in my journal

General Lifting Issues Shoulder Problems??? Sep 20 2008
18:21 (UTC)
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It's why Eric Cressey, Michael Boyle and others are always on about doing dumbbell work in addition to your barbell training...

General Lifting Issues laid up and pissy Sep 10 2008
05:12 (UTC)
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I'd go with the last three - the first one is hung up on some relatively kooky alternative medicine stuff featuring...

Specific technique and program issues Positive, negative, or no failure at all? Sep 01 2008
21:07 (UTC)
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Oh, yes, straight negatives are useful little beasties for increasing strength - it's the forced reps to negative...

Specific technique and program issues Positive, negative, or no failure at all? Sep 01 2008
04:23 (UTC)
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Actually, positive failure is when you can't lift the weight through the positive phase - easy example, not being...

General Lifting Issues how to handle lack of incremental weights in the gym? Aug 30 2008
23:24 (UTC)
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Another option that may make some sense is to get your own set of

Other, as it relates to weight lifting Lifting when sick? Aug 29 2008
00:18 (UTC)
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Well, not magic as such but the dividing line for the rule of thumb is your neck - if you've got sniffles and a dripping nose...

Other, as it relates to weight lifting Is this group just about weightlifting or can we talk about fat and protein, too? Aug 28 2008
06:45 (UTC)
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As far as I'm concerned it's about all aspects related to picking up something heavy - and you know how anal I can...

General Lifting Issues Assisted Chin/Pull Up Machine Aug 25 2008
06:37 (UTC)
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Next step up when you can do a few chins and pullups is to go for the towel pullups where you hang a towel over the bar and grip that...

Introduce Yourself Welcome to the Group Aug 22 2008
02:08 (UTC)
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Welcome! It's completely new, just out of beta-testing yesterday as a matter of fact. Welcome to the MySpace of dieting

General Lifting Issues Assisted Chin/Pull Up Machine Aug 18 2008
16:53 (UTC)
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Depends on who you ask - Charles Poliquin thinks the carryover to unassisted chinups is too small to make it useful...

Introduce Yourself Welcome to the Group Aug 18 2008
10:24 (UTC)
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I think that could be helpful given the existence of guys who appear to get their fitness information from Cosmo or Marie Claire and proc...

Introduce Yourself Welcome to the Group Jul 15 2008
14:51 (UTC)
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Welcome! We would love get to know you, so please tell us a little bit about yourself. You can choose any format you'd like...

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