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Yesterday, 10:00 PM

Mark Rippetoe replied to a thread Form Check - Squat in Technique

They are a little too deep, as Maybach observed, but other than that they are pretty good squats.

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Yesterday, 09:57 PM

Mark Rippetoe replied to a thread Bodyweight dips after we can do 30+ reps? in General Q&A

Once again: in no edition of the book are dips included in the NLP. Don't do them. Or, do them if you want to.

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Yesterday, 06:48 PM

Mark Rippetoe replied to a thread Spondylolisthesis - Crossroads in Mark Rippetoe Q&A

It is very likely that gaining about 40 pounds of muscular bodyweight will stabilize your spine. You may have back pain for a long time, sorry, many...

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Yesterday, 12:51 PM

Mark Rippetoe replied to a thread Patellar dislocation and wearing a J brace in Managing Injuries

What is a J-brace?

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Yesterday, 12:43 PM

Mark Rippetoe replied to a thread Form Check - Squat in Technique

Think for a second: is it possible to extend the knees with feet stuck to the floor and not have some backward hip movement?

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Yesterday, 11:49 AM

Mark Rippetoe replied to a thread Bodyweight dips after we can do 30+ reps? in General Q&A

Dips are not in the Novice Linear Progression, so you are not doing the LP. At least not our LP.

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Yesterday, 11:24 AM

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

More FEMA fun: Thread by @M_C_Masters on Thread Reader App – Thread Reader App https://x.com/SaraCarterDC/status/1843509952071057769

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10-08-2024, 06:29 PM

Mark Rippetoe replied to a thread Bodyweight dips after we can do 30+ reps? in General Q&A

Has 35 reps in the dip increased your bench?

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10-08-2024, 06:26 PM

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

FEMA is working undercover? To keep aid from reaching storm victims?

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10-08-2024, 06:24 PM

Mark Rippetoe replied to a thread Spondylolisthesis - Crossroads in Mark Rippetoe Q&A

Height/bodyweight? Any idea if an injury started this process?

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10-08-2024, 12:15 PM

Mark Rippetoe replied to a thread Bodyweight dips after we can do 30+ reps? in General Q&A

Why would you want to do 30, 40, or 50 dips?

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10-08-2024, 11:25 AM

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

More FEMA jokes: 10 Clever Ways To Smuggle Humanitarian Supplies Past FEMA | Babylon Bee

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10-07-2024, 07:30 PM

Mark Rippetoe started a thread The Secret to a Powerful Press in Mark Rippetoe Q&A

The Secret to a Powerful Press (Hint: It’s Not Your Knees) | Mark Rippetoe

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10-07-2024, 07:29 PM

Mark Rippetoe replied to a thread Squat: vertical back angle fixed? in Technique

Since I've never seen it before, I don't know how to fix it. But I could figure it out with a few minutes on the platform with him.

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10-07-2024, 03:32 PM

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

Here's another example of our fabulous government at work, to our detriment: DMSO is a Miraculous Therapy for Chronic Pain and Musculoskeletal...

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10-07-2024, 11:46 AM

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

FEMA Arrests Noah For Running Unauthorized Flood Rescue Operation | Babylon Bee Professionals, like these people, are extremely vulnerable to...

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10-07-2024, 11:39 AM

Mark Rippetoe replied to a thread Squat: vertical back angle fixed? in Technique

Watch your knees at the top of the squat on the way up. You have somehow developed a double-knee-bend at the top of the squat. I've never seen this...

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10-06-2024, 10:53 PM

Mark Rippetoe replied to a thread I'm at a crossroads in Mark Rippetoe Q&A

Australia. Where all the snakes are poisonous and all the politicians are evil pussies.

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10-06-2024, 05:53 PM

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

Except for FEMA.

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10-06-2024, 05:46 PM

Mark Rippetoe replied to a thread Haulting dl to reinforce setting back in General Q&A

I never used them like that. They were my heavy pulls, along with rack pulls.

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10-06-2024, 12:22 PM

Mark Rippetoe replied to a thread Squat: vertical back angle fixed? in Technique

What the hell are you doing with your knees?

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10-06-2024, 12:08 PM

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

That's not going to fly, David. People are trying to help, because that's what we do for each other when we can, especially if you're not in NYC. The...

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10-05-2024, 05:56 PM

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

And let's not forget our stance on the covid vaccines: Study of 1.7 Million Kids and Teens Who Got Pfizer COVID Vaccine Found Myopericarditis Only in...

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10-05-2024, 04:36 PM

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

The threshold has not yet been reached.

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10-05-2024, 01:29 PM

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

You seem to have missed my point. What helicopters has FEMA been using to evac/feed these people? ...

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10-04-2024, 11:18 AM

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

True. But what is better for hungry people, 10 hamburgers or 11 hamburgers? The National Guard guys are appreciated, of course, and nobody has said...

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10-03-2024, 02:38 PM

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

More: https://x.com/ryantyre/status/1841583311782568064

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10-03-2024, 02:11 PM

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

realclearpolitics.com

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