Barry Charles
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28 Jan 23 B: 105x3, 90x3, 90x3, 70x5x3 Tri cable push downs Pull ups

Ryan, am I right in seeing that that's what's bringing his shoulders back a bit far, right before the start of the leg drive?

26 Jan 23 Box squats 100x3x3 P: 62.5x3, 62.5x3, 60x3 One arm deadlifts. 48x5, 47.5x5, 40x5

A minor point I see - you might try keeping your mouth open slightly, or at least lips apart for your valsalva. When it gets harder, you're trapping...

See p. 66 of 3rd ed, 3rd rev of the Blue Book, as well as The Belt and the Deadlift | Mark Rippetoe (audio here: The Belt and The Deadlift (Audio...

I think the out of state tax bill (idea) starts with >$1B assets and is phased down to >$50M. The 40 million ignorant Californians applaud the...

It’s not about what you plan to do, it’s what you are going to do. - Kirk Karwoski

First follow-up was today. Turns out that the full staff surgeon I met with is the one who actually did the surgery, and the resident assisted. ...

24 Jan 2023 Dl: 195x3, 170x3 B: 102.5x 3, 90x5

I would not have thought of that - will do. Thanks. I have a follow-up visit tomorrow, so I'll ask then. This is a teaching hospital, and the...

A reminder for everyone. The difference in path length through the atmosphere directly overhead and at the horizon is 7 times. The path length...

Gentlemen, after the past couple of weeks, I really needed this laugh. Thank you.

I am debriefed, discharged, and back home. So yes, it's looking like there was a hematoma, presumably from the impact injury in December, and that...

22 Jan 23 S: 135x3, 120x3, 100x5, 100x5 One arm deadlifts 40x5, 40x4, 40x3. Left arm limited to x3 or 4

I should get a full debrief when they do rounds in the morning, but here's what I have so far: Underwent surgery for debridement and irrigation...

21 Jan 23 B: 100x3x3,90x5, 90x5 P: 60x3,60x3, 50x5, 50x5 Tri cable push downs

Affirmative. It's been over twelve hours of travel and adventure, not unlike Book I of the Lord of the Rings, though thankfully Tom Bombadil did...

Oh, he ordered it right away, for "ASAP". The scheduling office has no MRI openings for three weeks. Looks like ER is my option.

Today's update: day 6 of one antibiotic, day 4 of the other, no relief. I've contacted my doc for the MRI order. Naproxen and elevation...

The stretch reflex does not solely operate under conditions of bouncing like a rubber band. As long as you're not hanging out for a long pause,...

Having spent time in Central Asia, I've been exposed to those and more - vestiges of pre-refrigeration nomadic life. I wholeheartedly agree with you...

Thanks for looking in! I didn’t suffer nausea as much as complete loss of taste. But smells killed appetite and so on. I have an article on here if...

18 Jan 23 P: 60x3x3 Box squats: 95x3x3

You're welcome. Learning to DO the lifts requires a process of recalibration between the concept and the feelings in motion. Really, it requires...

Good question, Yngvi. Negative - no breach to the skin at time of impact or since. An acquaintance told me this week about a friend who...

When each rep gets hard on the way up, your body is shifting much closer to proper form...because it has to. Between 0:21 and 0:23, for example,...

Your question contains the answer. If you've hit the limit of weight on the bar for this bodyweight, and you want a programming fix, then you're...

I saw my PCP, today. His diagnosis is tenosynovitis, which is admittedly a descriptive term (like cellulitis), not a etiology. The cause could be...

Very good - thank you, sir.