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I cracked a rib deadlifting two months ago. Link is to my NLP journal entry about it, but the short story is that I was using a 4" gym belt while...

TL;DR - Not a normal update - just me writing my thoughts so I don't forget. Had 1-on-1 instruction on power cleans, which helped immensely. I got...

I knew you'd love that belt! Also glad the shortened warmup helped (though I'd probably lose that trademark claim to whomever I plagiarized it from)....

TL;DR - Progress. 07 April 2021 Weight - 205 Squat - 320 Bench - 160 Power Clean - 115 Squat was grindy as usual. Not a whole lot to report...

TL;DR - Yep, that might be an issue. 05 April 2021 Weight - 205 Squat - 245 (light day) Press - 110 (4,4,3) Deadlift - 345 - grip fail Not...

TL;DR - That's gonna leave a mark. 03 April 2021 Weight - 205 lb Squat - 315 Bench - 157.5 Power Clean - 120 (fail) Redid 315 on the squat...

I see what you did there. :-) Good luck with the bench!

Moving right along! You hit on a lot of things that I've had to deal with too, so in the grand tradition of the internet I am obliged to comment. :-)...

Fair enough. I'm not a fan of bell peppers to begin with, but I didn't know if it was something you were Jonesing for.

Look at you, just casually blowing past the rest of us. :-) Glad to see your NLP2.0 is going well. I'll be really curious to see if you can push it...

TL;DR - Deadlift and Press went well. A good day. 01 April 2021 (No April Fool's stuff here) Weight - 205 Squat - 245 (light day) Press - 107.5...

You're going to love that Dominion belt. Those things are solid. :-D

Thanks! I tend to focus so much on the struggles it's nice to have a reminder that I'm nowhere near what I used to be just a few months ago. Looking...

TL;DR - Wrist pain prevented power cleans. 29 March 2021 Weight - 205 Squat - 315 Bench - 155 Power Clean - N/A Squatted the third plate...

My wife has similar issues with bell peppers. For her, it's the skin that's the problem, so if she peels them first she's fine. Maybe that's too much...

TL;DR - Everything went. Grip on deadlift still a problem but better this time. 26 March 2021 Weight - 205 Squat - 255 (light day) O. Press -...

TL;DR - Playing whack-a-mole with power clean problems 24 March 2021 Weight - 205 Squat - 310 Bench - 150 Power Clean - 120 (ish) Squat...

TL;DR - Press went up, deadlift didn't. 22 March 2021 Weight - 202 Squat - 255 (light day) Press - 102.5 Deadlift - 325 (fail) I'm pretty...

TL;DR - A good day to strong. 20 March 2021 Weight - 204 Squat - 305 Bench - 145 Power Clean - 115 All three lifts went well. I had to use...

TL;DR - Welp. 18 March 2021 Weight - 202 Squat - 245 (light day) Press - 102.5 (5,5,4) Deadlift - 325 (fail) So, so close on the press....

FWIW, I started squatting at 115 lb on December 1 last year and did 300 lb on March 15th (3 1/2 months). I lost some ground to an injury and could...

I guess I have to be the one to suggest keeping the underwear and ditching the pants? I mean, that'll save even more room in the luggage, and it'll...

Great update! Hopefully you have a better experience, but it took me a solid couple of weeks to figure out the hook grip. I still have to futz for...

Great to see you're back in action!

TL;DR - Back on NLP. Signed up for coaching in the near future. 15 March 2021 Weight - 205 Squat - 300 Bench - 140 Power Clean - 110 The...

(Apologies to those who may have clicked for a training update. I find my self continually looking for past articles I've read on the SS website and...

TL;DR - Deadlift is back. (Random pondering: why does the editor think deadlift is a misspelled word?) 12 March 2021 Weight - 202 Squat - 245...

If this is a humblebrag, it's the smoothest one I've seen in a long, long time. I'm sailing around the world and visiting all sorts of exotic places,...