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Yesterday, 02:45 PM

AndrewLewis replied to a thread Hypothetical Stall Question in General Q&A

I think you should have just pressed forward and then reset when it was actually needed. What did you end up doing?

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09-10-2020, 12:16 PM

AndrewLewis replied to a thread Are training injuries sustained by SS authors "proof" that the method is imperfect? in Mark Rippetoe Q&A

You are going to get hurt if you lift or not. I have been hurt less often with less severity as I've gotten stronger and conformed more closely to...

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09-08-2020, 08:31 PM

AndrewLewis replied to a thread Hypothetical Stall Question in General Q&A

I don't fully understand. You said yourself it was dumb to do a reset rather than press forward. Do you have a specific question? It seems like you...

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09-04-2020, 06:13 PM

BarryF replied to a thread Starting with the end in mind: 500/350/600 in Intermediate Training Logs

Friday 9/4/2020 HLM Week 7 Medium day. BW 188 Squat 300 4x5 Bench 193 4x10 RDL 325 x 5,5,8 Got the new rack assembled last night and used it...

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09-02-2020, 06:09 PM

BarryF replied to a thread Starting with the end in mind: 500/350/600 in Intermediate Training Logs

Wednesday 9/2/2020 HLM week 7 light day. BW 190ish. Squat 258 3x5. This is down from last week...I'm hoping its not a typo in the programming...

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09-01-2020, 08:44 PM

AndrewLewis replied to a thread i just got mugged and i'm tired of it in Mark Rippetoe Q&A

There are about thirty things you should do before you buy a gun to prevent an occurrence like this again.

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08-31-2020, 06:41 PM

BarryF replied to a thread Starting with the end in mind: 500/350/600 in Intermediate Training Logs

Monday 8/31/2020 HLM Week 7 Heavy day. BW 190. Yes, I've turned into a vacuum cleaner. My appetite is a little out of control Squat 340 5x4....

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08-28-2020, 04:52 PM

BarryF replied to a thread Starting with the end in mind: 500/350/600 in Intermediate Training Logs

Friday 8/28/20 HLM Week 6, Medium day, BW 189ish. My diet is a train wreck. Squat 308 4x5 Bench 210x10,10,10,8. (Rx 4x5) RDL 320x5,5,8. Maybe I...

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08-26-2020, 05:41 PM

BarryF replied to a thread Starting with the end in mind: 500/350/600 in Intermediate Training Logs

Wednesday 8/26/2020 Light day HLM week 6 Squat 287 3x5 Press 135 5x5 Deadlift 405 4x5. Should have been 400 but close enough and easier...well,...

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08-26-2020, 10:29 AM

AndrewLewis replied to a thread Shingles and Overtraining in Programming Modifications

I trained through shingles in December 2018. It was a bad idea. Well first of all, do NOT stop taking your antibiotics until you fully run...

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08-25-2020, 08:32 AM

AndrewLewis replied to a thread COVID19 Factors We Should Consider/Current Events in Mark Rippetoe Q&A

I find this style of "journalism" to be superfluous and pedestrian. I understand it as a stylistic choice if someone is doing a human interest story...

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08-24-2020, 05:02 PM

BarryF replied to a thread Starting with the end in mind: 500/350/600 in Intermediate Training Logs

Monday 8/24/20 HLM week 6 Heavy day BW 186.5ish Squat 328 5x5. Hip felt a little wonky but good enough to get through the work sets comfortably. ...

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08-23-2020, 03:44 PM

AndrewLewis replied to a thread deadlift form check in Technique

You're not flattening your back at all by picking your chest up. When you say "discomfort tightness", can you elaborate on that? Everyone feels...

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