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I can imagine how painful this is. My shoulder has been acting up on me pretty regularly since I pissed it off doing dips. It's the same area and when it hurts, it's hard to think clearly. Hope the pt helps! (and quickly!)
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This is just epic! Well done and crazy 1RMs!
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Too cool! Can't wait til we get there!
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Feeling excited about this... I am working towards my goals al of a 315lb deadlift. I am so close, I can almost taste it! Last night I did amap reps at 225 and got 13 - and they all moved so nicely!
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Me update... Still doing my bench experiment. Right now I'm playing around with form and have been doing half reps in the lower half to cement my form (working with a friend/former coach). We'll see how that goes, but it's not very exciting. I AM benching something almost daily though, so it'll be interesting to see if…
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You sound so very close! Kinda wild that you are working your way to that weight on BENCH, while I'm fighting to get there for Deads. LOL BEAST MODE MIKE. You totally need to break the no film rule for your bench PR. I'm sure they'd be ok with it. It would be awesome to see (and for you to have) for posterity!
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Firstly... CONGRATS at being back in the gym! And "Tried" is way better than "didn't try at all" :smiley: You always impress me with what you can do, and I love hearing the joy in your writing. Life IS wonderful!
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Thanks Gus! :smiley: So far *knock on wood* I have been injury free on deads. That said, I do put it back down if I feel my form breaking and don't tend to go for 1RMs often. Sucks that you have a blizzard! Hopefully it passes (AND MELTS) quickly! Thank you! This week I was doing 4 sets of 7 at 75% of 1rm with the last two…
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Deadlifts felt solid and strong tonight (7,7,12,12x225lb) Also got 5 plates a side tonight for leg press!
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Finding a body length sunbeam on the floor, laying down in it to feel the warmth on my face... and then having my cat come join me to cuddle in the sun for a few minutes.
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I guess this is a vocal lift, since the voice is a muscle LOL. We did our concert last night. It was a battle of the bands with seven bands performing and we each raised money for Cancer Care research. Overall we raised $88,000, which feels pretty darn good. Here is a link to our last song of the night, hope you like it!…
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I don't know why, but for some reason my body does NOTHING with change for almost 5 weeks. I started logging, drinking my water and consistently working out in mid Jan. Lost maybe 2lbs total between Jan to the beginning of March and now I'm down almost 3 pounds since Mar 1st. The body is a system, yes, but it can do weird…
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This is so awesome, Gus!! Well done!!!
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This reminds me of a rabbit hole I went down a while back. A few years ago I bought wonder woman underpants. I remember thinking, I am wearing superhero underpants!... but wait... superheros don't wear their own logos on their underpants. They just wear regular underpants. The underpants become superhero underpants by…
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Haha you are too sweet! 😂😂😂 The tights are magic. I swear it!
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Haha thanks! The nails are orange and black with silver to match the shirt my band members are wearing... We're playing in a fundraiser for CancerCare on Saturday. 😊
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She looks amazing!!! ❤️
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Thanks J!! They're called the Valkyrie leggings 😊
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Got a new pair of tights yesterday and man, I felt great in them. 😊
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WOW! That IS a crazy long inseam! It must be hard to find jeans. I've tried shopping in the men's section hoping they'd have longer inseams, but am always disappointed. I think men typically carry their height in their torsos and women in their legs. There are always outliers though. I can sometimes find 35" inseam in one…
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It's kind of cool how working to failure at 70% works such different muscles than working to failure at 85%. Last night I did deads at 70%. 4 sets of 8 reps at 70% with the last two sets AMAP. 70% of 305 is 215 (213.5). I then go onto https://strengthlevel.com/one-rep-max-calculator and enter in 215 for 8 reps to see what…
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gawjus!
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Jeremy!! Love the matching pets! haha and you are always welcome in here - gif or none. This thread has turned into so much more than just GIFs. I love it.
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My resting heartrate averages between 58-62 depending on where I am in my cycle.
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Well... this set was at 75% of 1rm, so I was feeling it by rep 5, and really feeling it by rep 8. I decided to go for 12 reps because I wanted the calculated 1rm to hit or bypass my actual 1rm, so I was really pushing hard. Hard enough to have DOMS for two days after. I am sure if I dropped to 50%, i could bang out a lot…
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I really don't know how you do it! You must have fantastic cardio, because it's not even a matter of my legs not being able to push the weight as much as I Just Can't Get Air, my heart is pumping too fast. It's harder for me to regulate my breathing than it is for me to push that weight. That said I can feel my quads…
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In case anyone is wanting lifting stuff... I preplanned my next 7 week cycle. Made a few tweaks and started again. I'm taking less vids though because it's a public gym and really it all probably gets old to see the same old gifs over and over. Lol Today I did 5 sets of squats at 175lbs 8,8,8,12,8. The 12 is because I…
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We've had 5 cats total over the years. My first one, Bear, was black and white and he looked like a panda bear when he was born. Then we got Betty (also a tuxedo cat). Bear got sick and passed away at 7 years old (lung issues, but that whole litter was not well). Then came Bolt (also a tuxedo). He ended up getting a…
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I keep signing... Come on Irene... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbpnAGajyMc
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Oh I love this so much!!! :heart:
