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Thanks @bioklutz ... that piece of ink is so old now it can take out a credit card. I got lucky in the genetics department, I have slight "abs" at even higher body-fat percentages. That shake looked delicious btw. Enjoy the cut!

I made the comment between 2nd and 3rd attempt because right after the last lifter I had breakfast (6 pancakes, 4 scrambled eggs) and had to hedge the timing lol. Still drama in 2nd round

That 66kg world record battle was exciting

Thanks Chris! If I wasn't a little roughed up I could have gone for another rep or two but why risk it?

@JoRocka I see a v-taper and shoulders bouldering. It's true, you can touch it if you don't believe me.

400x11 deadlift top set, rep goal achieved. Slept like hell last night, and woke with a sore throat and lower back pain and with a strain in my upper left hamstring from Wednesdays training. I almost considered not training today. I had to tweak my deadlift form as I realized in my warm-ups I was hinging in the small of my…

Good time to rip a guilt-free fart.

I have several friends competing from Wisconsin. I've been at home cheering them on.

Heartbreaker

So behind on this thread. Last I was here I complained I wasn't eating enough. Look at my fluffy butt now... And this is what I look like. Time to cut.

<--- 500+ deadlift... you bet your sweet *kitten* I grunted.

Gojira "Only Pain."

I've bought the Elevation protein. Tastes okay. 30 grams a serving is probably a lie, but for $15 it's not a bad option.

Went to a PF to help an old acquaintance from HS. It was his gym. The one we went too, only a few months old, had a stunning lack of bands, tubes, or even a foam roller. The guy was having back and shoulder issues and I wanted to help him mobilize and work toward fixing these problems. Couldn't do it, so I had to find…

Right and the other thing I'd like to point out that at such a low intake, what will happens to the non-responders? Do they cut more? Remove another 250 a day and eat 950? And then what if they stall after that? Remove anothe 250 down to 700? Meanwhile muscle is lost, lower metabolism, and increasing likelihood of…

Awesome! Just remember all the training is done all you have to do is get up there and do it.

I started just lifting weights in the late 80s in high school and didn't really really get more into it until the early 90s, and I can still remember buying my first body building magazine, Muscle Media 2000. I liked that mag because it seemed more "science approached" and it didn't feature the mass monsters like Lee…

Sorry to hear that. Injury like that can dog you for awhile. Hopefully it's not too severe.

And some bench from me too... 270x7 https://instagram.com/p/BQyQfi0jcsm/ 290x3, 300x3: rep PR +1 https://instagram.com/p/BQyRcQNjDeB/ 315x1, failed second rep. https://instagram.com/p/BQySYEOj1Es/

Yeah, um sorry, that's a full of no. What do you base this claim on?

I completely understand your frustration. All the injuries I've sustained over the past year has not been to powerlifting but to other things unrelated. Still, you are taking the right approach, working around it.

You're good in hands, OP. I'd consider whatever advice she gives you seriously.

It's because they only think about training (now) in the short-term and not as a life-long pursuit. Those of us who put in the work and accumulate the reps over a longer period of time will ultimately be stronger and still training in the future. That turkey won't.

I don't have anything that exciting to share, but I am still training... reloading deadlift and squat. And since I am reloading, I like to use the Iron Path app to see how bar path is. First set of deadlifts from Saturday. https://www.instagram.com/p/BQqStABjyOD/ Sets 3-4. https://www.instagram.com/p/BQqIDR3jtsI/ I trained…

@rbyo makes a great point. Since I'm training through one injury or strain or another, I scale quite a bit, especially overhead movements and pull-ups currently. You can scale the movement and still get a great workout in. However, that's fine for an everyday workout, but if you compete in the Open there are movement…

I throw down at a local box every four weeks. (During deloads) As a powerlifter who eschews cardio, Crossfit, I find, to be the perfect conditioning. And I made some friends there and have coached some of the other athletes and coaches with their powerlifts and programming.

:p

https://instagram.com/p/BQg1fk_FNYo/ https://instagram.com/p/BQYfTE1lBBc/ https://instagram.com/p/BQWhPShlYxS/ https://instagram.com/p/BQTflv0lic7/ https://instagram.com/p/BQEGULvggbT/ https://instagram.com/p/BP52Xwslz9z/ https://instagram.com/p/BPbSVRBgaU9/

It's not an either/or dichotomy of which one takes supremacy over the other. Effective programming will proscribe exercises with each them based upon the goal, limitations, or needs of the individual. Body builders will prefatigue with dumbbells before moving to barbells to better isolate the main muscle group they wish to…