Nockian
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Yes my training age is young, but because I began later, it is shorter. For instance if you begin training at 80 then you aren’t going to be getting...

What did you do, catch it in your mouth and hook grip it with your tongue ? Benching alone isn’t a good idea if you can’t make it safe.

You were sufficiently clear, but that’s going to be a different place for everybody. I read it to mean you push until multiple injuries mean it’s...

5’8” 180lbs. I’m definitely stronger, but then I started from a very low base-looking back I really struggled with 120 Lb squat. I was 140lbs and...

No apology needed. I didn’t really expect a reply from Rip, so any discussion is very welcome. I’m assuming you have been training for many years...

That’s prompted lots of questions about potential, age and length of time lifting. What about lifters that started around 60 years old, clearly...

Cheers Rip, that’s a much cheaper option. It’s only an 1/8” or so, but I can experiment to find the best shim.

These aren’t the anti-lockdown protestors, they are just the plain old red brigade stinkies-XR, BLM, Antifa type mob. They will do more to get that...

I think you’ve answered your own question. 3” belts are for those that struggle with 4” as you don’t, then get another 4”. I struggle with a 4” on...

What the hell is daylight saving time all about in the modern age ? It’s like a religion.

Thanks for that, gives me an idea of where to go.

I’ve wondered about the rack pulls and halting deadlifts but I don’t know how those are programmed for anyone other than an advanced lifter. I...

Knowing Andy having been coached by him, I think excuses for going lighter or, less are few and far between. They usually involve unintentional...

Surprised you aren’t already using wrist wraps. Anyway, give them a go and see.

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If one Bitcoin can now buy a Lamborghini, then we definitely have price inflation. Even looking at the PM market which is constrained by jiggery...

It won’t increase until it starts to become clear to people that the money in their pockets is no longer a guarantee of getting goods and services. I...

It’s depressing and very claustrophobic. TSG beating anyone up who dares protest against what’s happening.

It would need a room design to achieve that for me. The rack is fine for pressing outside the cage, but with no room to do that it’s a bit of a...

We might just run out of stuff before we get rapid price rises, thus short circuiting the usual way things work. The financialisation of the...

I’ve found inconsistency on press and bench to be purely about technique. Press being worse than bench, but bench requires far more technique...

One thing I’ve found is that rack height is a problem for pressing if you can’t use the outside of the rack due to room constraints. Even at 5’8” I’m...

That’s a tee shirt surely.

Fuck your collective responsibility. I’m not sacrificing my health to save your health and I’m not asking you to save mine. If you want a jab then...

That’s up to you, it’s literally your neck. I would only chance it in a commercial gym, or when you have an experienced spotter. The problem still...

Since my wife managed to pin herself under the bar yesterday and didn’t have time to shout for help, I’m mightily glad I invested in a rack and...

It is accepted evidence that vaccines can have side effects. The problem is that the EU has messed up so badly that it has shown itself to be...