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Is there such a thing as squatting too low?
So during a water break in between my squat sets (I squat ATG), two guys stopped me to tell me 1) my squats were too low and I'd hurt my knees 2) my back wasn't straight and I'd hurt my back. I try to be open-minded toward advice about my back. So I asked how my back wasn't straight--was it rounded, not upright enough, not…
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Deadlifts 5xRM or set of 5
When I deadlift, I can't do 5 reps consecutively. I have to take a breath or two, or ten, between reps. But before I finish, I pull 5 reps. Does that mean I've done a set of 5 reps? Or I've done 5 individual RM? Just curious because I like figuring out what my RM is in those strength standards calculators.
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girls (or guys) who lift and grunt
So it was brought to my attention that I grunted when I was squatting. In my defense, it was not a yell--louder than a throat clearing but nothing like Sharapova. And it was only during like the last rep of my last two sets. And I was squatting 93% of my body weight (PR btw), and not with 5-lb dumb-bells. Several people…
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Accounting for time doing weight lifting
I use StrongLifts 5x5, which means I only do 3 exercises per workout, with a maximum number of 25 reps per exercise. Each rep takes about, what, 3-5 secs to do, meaning I technically only strength train for five minutes. So how should I account for weight-lifting time in terms of calculating either TDEE or the MFP…
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Ladies: Gloves or no gloves?
I know some boys have said if you're going to wear gloves, better find a purse to match. I already carry a bag so I'm set. I'm also not worried about calluses. I actually love mine--consider them my war wounds. What I am concerned about is that my hands are hurting LONG before my legs on deadlifts, and way before my…
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Ladies who squat with weights
Newbie here... Do you squat just with free weights, i.e. barbell + plates, or do you use the squat "machine" where you push the weight bar up through tracks and where the cage actually holds some of the bar weight for you? I think it's called the Smith machine? The machine seems more secure, especially when I don't have a…
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Healthy French food tonight?
In honor of Julia Child's 100 birthday...
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It's Julia Child's birthday
She would've been 100 today... Does anyone have any healthful, but undeniably French and fabulous recipes?
