...or roll the inner 45 up onto a 2.5# plate. Has loose skin become an issue for the (initially) obese trainee? How about as it relates to...

I use a phosphoric acid solution which will eat the rust and leave behind iron phosphate (a rust inhibitor). Wire wheel of the chunks, then use...

It was coming from the drain, all those dirty water pipes are connected. Your insurance claim should account for this. You decide what you want to...

I just buy the pre-boiled & shelled eggs from Costco.

My skin kept splitting open right next to the thumb joint. Tape resolved the problem for me.

Oh yes: I only use Angies List A rated contractors. It's not fool proof but it's a good initial filter.

You had dirty water (fecal matter, etc.) spray all through your ceiling and kitchen. This kind of cleanup runs well into the thousands. Everything...

Gentleman at the company gym today chalked up (brought his own chalk bag) for his leg press and goodwife/badwifes and then was done.

A good shelf is achieved by pinching the scapula together with the elbows in. When you do that, more deltoid meat is rotated under the bar. IIRC,...

Some people pitch, others catch.

My 2 cents: Yes. Run it out and transition to an intermediate template. You can also try a set of 5 with two progressive backoff sets of 5.

A lot of people think the low bar position is causing them pain because they have the bar *on* their scapula instead of *under* their scapula. Could...

It sounds like it's time to find a new gym... one that allows chalk and correct lifting form.

Can you film a set of 5? A 1RM by it's nature is not going to have great form...

No, you have to do this because your shoes suck. Get lifting shoes with a good arch support. Please review the "form check filming" sticky in the...

Form check videos? You are under-eating but poor form could be contributing to your problems as well. Anything < 315#x5x3 is considered low for a...

Yes, I'm the same way. It takes a good bit of weight to allow me to "bounce" in/out of the hole and hit depth without getting loose. This is with...

I started at the same size. "Depth problems" is either weakness or bad form. After screwing up my elbows trying to get a tighter rack position I...

You are correct, I misspoke r.e. "straight arms" because I was only watching the side view instead of the rear 3/4 view when I made my original post....

I have no position (except a lack of understanding) and am not claiming to be an authority, I am trying to learn. The tail end of this thread was...

Yes, but the lifter is NOT pushing that extra 75# over the entire ROM with the shoulders and arms. The load is being held statically (it does not...

They have been held at Gig Harbor Strength & Fitness which is not too far from PDX (for a weekend trip).

Body weight, height, and answers to "the first three questions" article?

Update on my two titan weight trees: The powder coat has started to flake and the larger diameter of the limbs makes it hard to slide weights...

When I had this issue it was because I was trying to get too tight a grip on my squat and was taking some load on the arms. My solution was to use...