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Today, 01:11 PM

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

Right. Obviously. Your data is reliable, and mine is not. Because you are a Doctor.

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Today, 12:49 PM

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

How is it that you don't understand that all the bullshit associated with COVID was done congruently with the "case rate"? Does this really need to...

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Today, 12:33 PM

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

COVID UPDATE: What is the truth? - PMC It's not the virus, you idiot. It's the response to the virus:

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Today, 12:22 PM

Mark Rippetoe replied to a thread Restarting strength training after stopping for a while with increased bodyweight in General Programming

The novice program is not 5x5. You really need to read the book: Practical Programming for Strength Training, 3rd edition – The Aasgaard...

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Today, 12:18 PM

Mark Rippetoe replied to a thread Squat 275.0 in Technique

To the contrary, your back is too vertical. I think this is an artifact of squatting inside the rack -- the uprights are encouraging you to not hit...

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Today, 12:13 PM

Mark Rippetoe replied to a thread Deadlift Grip with Straps in General Q&A

Use them, and tell us what happens.

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Today, 12:00 PM

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

I already asked you to define "children" and you didn't do it. The BBC is not worthy of response. I guess they didn't mention the fact that the...

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Today, 11:48 AM

Mark Rippetoe replied to a thread muscle mass and tonnage in Mark Rippetoe Q&A

I have also had that suspicion. It is unlikely. Read the chapter on Intermediate Training.

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Yesterday, 06:12 PM

Mark Rippetoe replied to a thread muscle mass and tonnage in Mark Rippetoe Q&A

Depending on the level of training advancement of the trainee, optimal strength training is certainly the same thing as the optimal way to force...

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Yesterday, 03:41 PM

Mark Rippetoe replied to a thread Deadlift Form Check- low Back Pain in Technique

Required reading before posting

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Yesterday, 11:41 AM

Mark Rippetoe replied to a thread muscle mass and tonnage in Mark Rippetoe Q&A

And try to remember that this is a strength board. Hypertrophy as a singular purpose is not the point of the forums. I don't care about bodybuilding...

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Yesterday, 11:25 AM

Mark Rippetoe replied to a thread Ruptured Quad Tendon in Managing Injuries

Could be a problem, but not like Cipro.

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Yesterday, 11:16 AM

Mark Rippetoe replied to a thread Deadlift form check j in Technique

Hard to tell from here. Your lordotic curve doesn't increase much at the top of the pull, and you may just have a fairly straight lordosis. It...

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Yesterday, 11:12 AM

Mark Rippetoe started a thread Andrew Lewis SSC: Interpreting Failure in Mark Rippetoe Q&A

Interpreting Failure | Andrew Lewis

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Yesterday, 10:48 AM

Mark Rippetoe replied to a thread muscle mass and tonnage in Mark Rippetoe Q&A

Yeah, that's what I thought you'd say. Right. Everybody else is fat and on steroids but you, and everybody is a nutswinger. Standard deal. So...

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05-23-2022, 09:14 PM

Mark Rippetoe replied to a thread Programming around weight class sports in General Programming

Doesn't matter what I tell you. Do what you think best.

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05-23-2022, 09:12 PM

Mark Rippetoe replied to a thread Novice Deadlift, Failed reps. in General Programming

Don't Artificially Limit Your Lifts | Mark Rippetoe Why do I write these things if you won't read them?

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05-23-2022, 09:09 PM

Mark Rippetoe replied to a thread Deadlift form check j in Technique

I can't tell from this angle if your low back is in good extension, but it doesn't look like it. The rest of the pull is pretty good.

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05-23-2022, 09:06 PM

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

They have fought tooth and nail for their pronouns.

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05-23-2022, 09:03 PM

Mark Rippetoe replied to a thread muscle mass and tonnage in Mark Rippetoe Q&A

What is this alternative optimal way to train for size?

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05-23-2022, 08:07 PM

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

I guess they think that if we're in a 3-theatre war in November, the Democrats get to stay in the House and Senate. They know what most people...

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05-23-2022, 08:03 PM

Mark Rippetoe replied to a thread muscle mass and tonnage in Mark Rippetoe Q&A

Wonderful. Now, what will happen to your thighs if you get your squat up from 507 x 5 to 606 x 5?

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05-23-2022, 02:30 PM

Mark Rippetoe replied to a thread muscle mass and tonnage in Mark Rippetoe Q&A

Yeah, that's a problem. You got me. You're trying to say that neural factors can account for a strength increase independent of hypertrophy,...

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05-23-2022, 01:09 PM

Mark Rippetoe replied to a thread muscle mass and tonnage in Mark Rippetoe Q&A

Tell us about those adaptations, and how long they remain in operation.

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05-23-2022, 01:04 PM

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

Yes, they are. Most importantly, you're actually attributing all the excess deaths to Covid, and not all the unintended consequences of the...

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05-23-2022, 12:12 PM

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

I didn't ask you not to post. I just said that our attempts to engage have proven pointless.

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05-23-2022, 11:58 AM

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

Phase II of the reorganization begins: Monkeypox: "Fool Me Twice, Shame On Me", by Mike Whitney - The Unz Review US buys millions of...

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05-23-2022, 11:52 AM

Mark Rippetoe started a thread SS Gyms Podcast #16: An Argument for Optimism in Mark Rippetoe Q&A

An Argument for Optimism | Starting Strength Gyms Podcast #16

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05-23-2022, 11:51 AM

Mark Rippetoe replied to a thread Don't Artificially Limit Your Lifts | Mark Rippetoe in General Q&A

I don't think I have ever advised against the use of wrist wraps. But Stef is right -- most people use them because they look badass.

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