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Slow and steady
For the past four months, I've been restricted from weight lifting due to an elbow tendon injury. (Sure, I could've done legs only, but nah.) During that time I hit the cardio hard, figuring I may as well cut. Dropped 15 pounds in that time. Today were the twin good news of being cleared to reenter the weight room, plus my…
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Which witch?
This game calls for two (or more) words pronounced the same way, but with different meanings. For example: Knight Night
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New Week's Resolution - Week 32 (Jun 2 - Jun 8)
Welcome to the first week of the rest of your life! Now seems like a perfect time to select a New Week's Resolution. What is a New Week's Resolution? It's exactly the same as a New Year's Resolution, with two important distinctions: it only lasts for one week, and you can start one any time you want, rather than just once…
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New Week's Resolution - Week 31 (May 26 - Jun 2)
Welcome to the first week of the rest of your life! Now seems like a perfect time to select a New Week's Resolution. What is a New Week's Resolution? It's exactly the same as a New Year's Resolution, with two important distinctions: it only lasts for one week, and you can start one any time you want, rather than just once…
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New Week's Resolution - Week 30 (May 19 - 20)
Welcome to the first week of the rest of your life! Now seems like a perfect time to select a New Week's Resolution. What is a New Week's Resolution? It's exactly the same as a New Year's Resolution, with two important distinctions: it only lasts for one week, and you can start one any time you want, rather than just once…
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Quote Conversation
In this game, we are going to carry on a conversation. The rub? Only use quotes from TV shows or movies (along with citing where the quote came from). For example: "Hello, hello, hello!" (Scarface) "Do I know you? Did my wife send you?" (Ren and Stimpy) Ready? Let's begin: "Welcome to the party, pal!" (Die Hard)
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New Week's Resolution - Week 29 (May 12 - 18)
Welcome to the first week of the rest of your life! Now seems like a perfect time to select a New Week's Resolution. What is a New Week's Resolution? It's exactly the same as a New Year's Resolution, with two important distinctions: it only lasts for one week, and you can start one any time you want, rather than just once…
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New Week's Resolution - Week 28 (May 5 - 11)
Welcome to the first week of the rest of your life! Now seems like a perfect time to select a New Week's Resolution. What is a New Week's Resolution? It's exactly the same as a New Year's Resolution, with two important distinctions: it only lasts for one week, and you can start one any time you want, rather than just once…
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New Week's Resolution - Week 27 (Apr 28 - May 4)
Welcome to the first week of the rest of your life! Now seems like a perfect time to select a New Week's Resolution. What is a New Week's Resolution? It's exactly the same as a New Year's Resolution, with two important distinctions: it only lasts for one week, and you can start one any time you want, rather than just once…
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Happy Star Wars Day!
May the Fourth be with you! Where are all my fellow nerds out there? I have learned to talk a good game about weightlifting and nutrition, and have a deep love of all things football (and fantasy football), but I grew up as a nerd of the first order. Star Wars, Star Trek, Lord of the Rings, Dungeons & Dragons, I talked the…
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New Week's Resolution - Week 24 (Apr 7 - Apr 13)
Welcome to the first week of the rest of your life! Now seems like a perfect time to select a New Week's Resolution. What is a New Week's Resolution? It's exactly the same as a New Year's Resolution, with two important distinctions: it only lasts for one week, and you can start one any time you want, rather than just once…
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New Week's Resolution - Week 26 (Apr 21 - Apr 27)
Welcome to the first week of the rest of your life! Now seems like a perfect time to select a New Week's Resolution. What is a New Week's Resolution? It's exactly the same as a New Year's Resolution, with two important distinctions: it only lasts for one week, and you can start one any time you want, rather than just once…
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New Week's Resolution - Week 25 (Apr 14 - Apr 20)
Welcome to the first week of the rest of your life! Now seems like a perfect time to select a New Week's Resolution. What is a New Week's Resolution? It's exactly the same as a New Year's Resolution, with two important distinctions: it only lasts for one week, and you can start one any time you want, rather than just once…
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Why have I stopped gaining strength?
I was making regular progressive overload increases with my program until a few months ago, but I can't regularly hit my set/rep targets anymore. This statement was made five years ago in a different thread, and I started to type out a response until I realized not only was my answer growing excessively long, but it also…
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New Week's Resolution - Week 23 (Mar 31 - Apr 6)
Welcome to the first week of the rest of your life! Now seems like a perfect time to select a New Week's Resolution. What is a New Week's Resolution? It's exactly the same as a New Year's Resolution, with two important distinctions: it only lasts for one week, and you can start one any time you want, rather than just once…
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New Week's Resolution - Week 22 (Mar 24 - Mar 30)
Welcome to the first week of the rest of your life! Now seems like a perfect time to select a New Week's Resolution. What is a New Week's Resolution? It's exactly the same as a New Year's Resolution, with two important distinctions: it only lasts for one week, and you can start one any time you want, rather than just once…
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Who says you can't get in shape at age 47?
When I graduated school, I was the stereotypical nerd: thin and gangly, big glasses, socially awkward, zero luck with the ladies. Fast forward 15 years, I had somehow found a woman who chose to marry me and together we had four children; that's me and the youngest in the photo. My wife thought it was a wonderful photo of a…
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New Week's Resolution - Week 21 (Mar 17 - Mar 23)
Welcome to the first week of the rest of your life! Now seems like a perfect time to select a New Week's Resolution. What is a New Week's Resolution? It's exactly the same as a New Year's Resolution, with two important distinctions: it only lasts for one week, and you can start one any time you want, rather than just once…
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New Week's Resolution - Week 20 (Mar 3 - Mar 9)
Welcome to the first week of the rest of your life! Now seems like a perfect time to select a New Week's Resolution. What is a New Week's Resolution? It's exactly the same as a New Year's Resolution, with two important distinctions: it only lasts for one week, and you can start one any time you want, rather than just once…
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New Week's Resolution - Week 19 (Feb 24 - Mar 2)
Welcome to the first week of the rest of your life! Now seems like a perfect time to select a New Week's Resolution. What is a New Week's Resolution? It's exactly the same as a New Year's Resolution, with two important distinctions: it only lasts for one week, and you can start one any time you want, rather than just once…
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New Week's Resolution - Week 18 (Feb 17 - Feb 23)
Welcome to the first week of the rest of your life! Now seems like a perfect time to select a New Week's Resolution. What is a New Week's Resolution? It's exactly the same as a New Year's Resolution, with two important distinctions: it only lasts for one week, and you can start one any time you want, rather than just once…
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New Week's Resolution - Week 17 (Feb 10 - Feb 16)
Welcome to the first week of the rest of your life! Now seems like a perfect time to select a New Week's Resolution. What is a New Week's Resolution? It's exactly the same as a New Year's Resolution, with two important distinctions: it only lasts for one week, and you can start one any time you want, rather than just once…
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New Week's Resolution - Week 16 (Feb 3 - Feb 9)
Welcome to the first week of the rest of your life! Now seems like a perfect time to select a New Week's Resolution. What is a New Week's Resolution? It's exactly the same as a New Year's Resolution, with two important distinctions: it only lasts for one week, and you can start one any time you want, rather than just once…
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New Week's Resolution - Week 15 (Jan 27 - Feb 2)
Welcome to the first week of the rest of your life! Now seems like a perfect time to select a New Week's Resolution. What is a New Week's Resolution? It's exactly the same as a New Year's Resolution, with two important distinctions: it only lasts for one week, and you can start one any time you want, rather than just once…
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New Week's Resolution - Week 14 (Jan 20 - 26)
Welcome to the first week of the rest of your life! Now seems like a perfect time to select a New Week's Resolution. What is a New Week's Resolution? It's exactly the same as a New Year's Resolution, with two important distinctions: it only lasts for one week, and you can start one any time you want, rather than just once…
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New Week's Resolution - Week 13
Welcome to the first week of the rest of your life! Now seems like a perfect time to select a New Week's Resolution. What is a New Week's Resolution? It's exactly the same as a New Year's Resolution, with two important distinctions: it only lasts for one week, and you can start one any time you want, rather than just once…
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New Week's Resolution - Week 12
Welcome to the first week of the rest of your life! Now seems like a perfect time to select a New Week's Resolution. What is a New Week's Resolution? It's exactly the same as a New Year's Resolution, with two important distinctions: it only lasts for one week, and you can start one any time you want, rather than just once…
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How to set up a weightlifting routine
So you've made the decision to start weightlifting. First, welcome to the Brotherhood & Sisterhood of Iron! Weightlifting is a fabulous method to improve fitness. The benefits of lifting go way beyond simply becoming physically stronger and looking muscular. Some of the benefits include, but are not limited to: * Increased…
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New Week's Resolution - Week 11
Welcome to the first week of the rest of your life! Now seems like a perfect time to select a New Week's Resolution. What is a New Week's Resolution? It's exactly the same as a New Year's Resolution, with two important distinctions: it only lasts for one week, and you can start one any time you want, rather than just once…
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10 Million Pounds Lifted 2024
This is a personal challenge to myself, and a thread to hold myself accountable. If anybody else wants to join with their own end-of-year goal, kudos! Back in 2018, I had to give up my gym membership to pay for braces for two of my kids. To replace my preferred weightlifting, I set a goal of 100,000 pushups over the course…
