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Each Sunday, the app on my phone tells me my average weight for the last week, and how it compared to the week before. It's very handy for making caloric adjustments if you're not moving toward whatever goal you have. My average weight this last week was -.7 lbs from the prior week. I've been …
My first week using the Transitioning Intermediate program went quite well. I enjoyed the variation in training, but more importantly, Friday's competition lift day went well. I was a little sore over the week, presumably from the introduction of a few new lifts and a bit more volume. As usual, I was concerned about how …
I'm very happy with the way today's training went, and how running the Advanced Novice program from Powerlifting to Win went overall. I'm fairly skeptical about most programs after years of trying all manner of them but this delivered quite nicely. The two main things I got from running Izzy's Advanced Novice program was improved …
Considering that I'd be competing (potentially) in the USAPL at year's end, I bit the bullet and purchased IPF Approved knee sleeves and wrist wraps to replace the non-approved paraphernalia I've been lifting with these many years. I did my research and while I was tempted to buy the SBD Knee Sleeves worn by so …
Facebook is among the most commonly visited websites in the world, and we're not talking about just social media sites, but over the entire internet. YouTube, Instagram, Twitter and Reddit are right behind them when it comes to social media sites specifically. We are spending a lot of time on these sites sharing. Some people …
Today was just one of those days where everything worked. I cranked my neck musculature all out of whack during the last two training sessions and I'm not 100% recovered from it--apparently jamming your head into the bench when you use leg drive to move the bar off your chest is not great technique--so I …
“If you can't explain it to a six year old, you don't understand it yourself.” ― Albert Einstein I often apply this concept to myself, checking my own perceived understanding of something I think I've grasped. Today, I seek to demonstrate how well I understand the quest that Homo Sapiens have pursued since time began: to …
It's a pretty big deal when I stick to someone else's training program for a solid month. Back in the day, it was fairly common; for example I stuck with the Standard Template based on Louis Simmons' Westside articles for a couple of years when I first got into Powerlifting. I stuck with 5/3/1 for …
Everyone has their breaking point; that one moment in time when you say, okay, that's it. I can't pinpoint what did it for me at the commercial fitness center I've been training in, so I'm chalking it up to the cumulative effects it had on my psyche. After 6 short weeks, I've moved on. I …
I'm currently bench pressing three times a week, which seems like a lot. In many strength training circles, this would be frowned upon as a likely road to grievous injury. Rotator cuff strains, or pec tears and the like. However, I feel absolutely fine, with nothing bothering me in the least other than a bit …
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