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Yesterday, 09:24 PM

Frank_B replied to a thread Ivermectin for the treatment and prevention of COVID-19 in Mark Rippetoe Q&A

Just writing to see how the other COVID “victims” are doing now? I was only down for a few days, plus an extra day or two of solid sleeping in the...

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01-16-2021, 02:55 AM

Frank_B replied to a thread Covid recovery and muscle soreness in Nutrition & Recovery

I can answer this. The muscle pain and soreness, for me, was excruciating. It ended abruptly the second the fever broke. Don't fight the fever or...

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01-16-2021, 02:53 AM

Frank_B replied to a thread Post COVID Loss of Taste & Smell in Nutrition & Recovery

OK. Thanks. Prior to this you had recommended I eat 4 cups of rice a day along with my 1/2 cup to 1 cup of oatmeal. I was also eating a lot more...

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01-15-2021, 07:36 PM

Frank_B replied to a thread Post COVID Loss of Taste & Smell in Nutrition & Recovery

No doubt, stef! I picked them up at Lowe’s yesterday and installed them today. A gas leak was the last thing on my mind when I lost my smell and...

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01-14-2021, 04:30 PM

Frank_B replied to a thread Post COVID Loss of Taste & Smell in Nutrition & Recovery

Gas leaks are fixed. Yesterday, which is the most I’ve eaten in two weeks was the following: BLT sandwich (2 slices of Dave’s Killer Seed...

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01-13-2021, 11:17 PM

Frank_B started a thread Post COVID Loss of Taste & Smell in Nutrition & Recovery

I had COVID on New Year's Eve. I had a mild case and, other than being a little fatigued for the next few days, was recovered by the night of January...

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01-05-2021, 04:49 PM

Frank_B replied to a thread Ivermectin for the treatment and prevention of COVID-19 in Mark Rippetoe Q&A

Imagine you PR'd your squat, deadlift, and overhead press while fasting. Then imagine you went out drinking, still not having eaten anything, got in...

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01-04-2021, 10:20 PM

Frank_B replied to a thread Starting at a powerlifting gym in Mark Rippetoe Q&A

Using the most muscle mass over longest range of motion is harder to accomplish in a competition setting and therefore not welcome in powerlifting....

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01-03-2021, 07:24 PM

Frank_B replied to a thread Ivermectin for the treatment and prevention of COVID-19 in Mark Rippetoe Q&A

Thanks, Ray! I think I've turned the corner with it, but my wife hasn't showed even the slightest sign of it. I'm going to give Dr. Holme's a call...

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01-03-2021, 05:34 PM

Frank_B replied to a thread Ivermectin for the treatment and prevention of COVID-19 in Mark Rippetoe Q&A

Ray, I am waiting on test results, but I am 99% certain that I have COVID-19. I'd suspect a severe cold/flu otherwise, but my loss of taste and...

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01-01-2021, 07:50 PM

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

I'm pretty sure I ended up with COVID-19. I PR'd my squat and press on Wednesday night and the second I put the press back in the rack, I felt a...

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12-28-2020, 03:01 PM

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

In this video, they’re explaining why the quarantine reduction went from 14 to 10 days. The important part is the graph they’re looking at at 1:35...

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12-27-2020, 12:50 AM

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

The same type of person who complains about AT&T with an RV full of explosives.

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12-23-2020, 06:51 AM

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

The news like to turn everyone into a hero or an enemy. I don’t think the doctors are really advocating for themselves to be called heroes. ...

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12-23-2020, 12:54 AM

Frank_B replied to a thread Question About Apprenticing in Mark Rippetoe Q&A

Got it. I am planning on coming to a seminar this summer. I’ll be in southern Oklahoma in July or August and figured it’d be a good time.

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12-22-2020, 09:27 PM

Frank_B replied to a thread Question About Apprenticing in Mark Rippetoe Q&A

As of right now, no. Not full time, but I certainly won’t rule it out. I did see the Memphis opening as a great potential to get coaching experience.

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12-22-2020, 05:44 PM

Frank_B started a thread Question About Apprenticing in Mark Rippetoe Q&A

Rip, If this belongs in another forum please move it. I was thrilled to wake up today to see there will be an SS Memphis location. I have a...

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12-19-2020, 07:48 PM

Frank_B replied to a thread A conversation with an Orthopedic Surgeon. in Mark Rippetoe Q&A

Much help thanks...Yes anterior approach has already been decided for me a while back. I am interviewing another surgeon on Monday because the second...

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12-19-2020, 03:58 PM

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

Jenni, I’ve been concerned with this since the lockdowns in March. In so much as the mutations go, it’s my understanding that as long as the spike...

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12-18-2020, 08:14 PM

Frank_B replied to a thread A Conversation with Chase Lindley | Starting Strength Radio #87 in General Q&A

What were the books mentioned in the podcast that you gave Chase, Rip? There is a book titled The Ancestor's Tale by Richard Dawkins that sounds...

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