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Grip Strength Observation
Interesting observation. Went to a small town harvest festival Saturday. The was a carnival booth near the music stage. The contest was, pay $10, hang from a pullup bar for 2 minutes and win $100. During the first part of the evening high school kids were trying, generally lasting around 45 seconds. Later, after the beer…
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Fat Shaming Plates or Political Correctness Run Amok?
You may have seen Macy's ended up taking these plates off their shelves after people criticized them as fat shaming. Full article: https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/22/us/macys-plates-mom-jeans-trnd/index.html Any thoughts?
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Shoulder Replacement?
So a week ago woke up with shoulder pain. Could barely move my arm. Was hoping I just slept on it weird and would resolve. Couple days ago I gave in and went to orthopedic specialist. When he examined me for pain free movement and strength he gave me the "oh *kitten*" look (I told him it's good he's a well respected…
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Sudden Shoulder Pain
Really strange thing this morning. I have shoulder issues and tend to be very purposefully with any upper body work to ensure shoulder health (worked with a physical therapist who is also a Certified Strength and Conditioning specialist to develop my routine). Worked out yesterday evening, felt fine, went to bed. I woke up…
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Lifting Odd Objects
Really nice video from Mark Rippetoe on picking up odd shaped things without hurting your back: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aqYYhM7CrU#action=share
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Proposed Army Fitness Test - Your Thoughts
Saw an article about the new fitness test the Army is evaluating. Suppose to be gender and age neutral. Looks like they are going to test "functional" fitenss:…
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The Soft American
Interesting "Beginning more than 2,500 years ago, from all quarters of the Greek world men thronged every four years to the sacred grove of Olympia, under the shadow of Mount Cronus, to compete in the most famous athletic contests of history—the Olympian games. During the contest a sacred truce was observed among all the…
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Deviated Septum?
Not sure where to post this but here it goes. Anyone have experience with a deviated septum? I tend to have a lot of sinus infections and tend to want to mouth breath which obviously isn't good and doesn't help my exercise routine. I use nasal strips at night and my breathing seems to improve significantly. I've had…
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Thoughts from a Trainer
A local personal trainer posted this on his blog. Seems very reasonable/actionable. Thought I'd share. "This new year, you've got to find what works for you. We are all different. Here are 5 habits I try to live by that help me stay in descent shape. 1. I break a sweat nearly every day. No, eating salsa doesn't count. This…
