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    Article: Lifting Makes You More Flexible Than Stretching

    This is the stupidest article I've ever seen on this site. "Lifting makes you more flexible than stretching!" is the claim, yet according to the article body it makes you less than half as flexible as stretching does.
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    Plates and Plates

    Haven't posted my workouts in a few days because I've been busy. But I have a humorous story from today: I was walking to the restroom and noticed my knee was feeling a little tight. I'll often squat and let my knees crack to relieve the pressure when this happens. Upon returning to my desk I...
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    The High-Jinx Log: Celebrations of My Reincarnations

    I want to see you squat so much volume your thighs won't know what it's like to have a breath of fresh air for at least three weeks. Also, sorry about the shoulder. Hope things feel better on your next upper body session.
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    Plates and Plates

    Thanks jinxie. I'll try to get a vid up soon; honestly, I think I just don't work on it as much as my other lifts. But we'll see if some form improvements might help.
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    Plates and Plates

    Whew! Three workouts to input! Took brother to VA today to get settled in to his new base :( Thurs. - Huge snowstorm, closed everything down. Woke up early, took pre-workout, drove to the gym with my brother. We lifted/pushed two cars out of the snow with our bare hands on the way, and he cut...
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    Plates and Plates

    Air Force. Shouldn't have to worry about being activated unless something bad happens in a specific part of the world. Honestly, I'm on the fence, because they want me to do a three month familiarization tour during which I would get paid active duty wages, which equates to a pretty big pay cut...
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    Plates and Plates

    Speaking of low rep benching... Bench! Warmups: Band pull-aparts Bar bench Bench: 135 X 10, paused 155 X 8, paused 185 X 8 195 X 5 225 X 3 245 X 1 ----> ugly 195 X 5 185 X 6 Barbell Row 135 X 10 185 X 8 225 X 3 195 X 6 135 X 12 135 X 10 Dumbbell Tricep Press 75 X 12 85 X 10 90 X 6 Dumbbell...
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    Stronger Than the Day Before

    Haha, thank you. My new thread is called plates and plates.
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    Plates and Plates

    SKWATZ DAY!! My trainee is progressing very well. She's gone from barely being able to control her body weight down to a 12" box, to being able to perform 3 sets of 10 banded-knee body weight box squats followed by 3 sets of 10 goblet box squats with a 45 pound dumbbell. She pushes her knees...
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    The High-Jinx Log: Celebrations of My Reincarnations

    We're always watching. Always.
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    Plates and Plates

    UPPER BODY WARMUP Band pull aparts Bar military press Rotator cuff warmup 65 X 10 95 X 10 115 X 8 135 X 3 Arnold DB Press 35 X 10 40 X 8 40 X 8 Weighted Dips 40 lb. X 6 40 lb. X 6 40 lb. X 6 Battle Ropes 30 sec., rest 90 sec. X 4 Sandbag Loading 1 min. 30 sec., rest 1 min X 3 Chinups 5...
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    Plates and Plates

    Haha, I'm not Asian, my brother is in the Air Force. Sweet pic of Hide though.
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    Plates and Plates

    Lower body... brother back from Korea, visiting me in MD, so I had to put on a show. Warmup: Body weight squats, barbell squats, stretches 135 X 5 225 X 5 275 X 6 315 X 4 365 X 2 385 X 1 Good Mornin's 135 X 8 185 X 8 225 X 6 Deadlifts 135 X 5 225 X 5 315 X 3 365 X 3 415 X 3
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    Plates and Plates

    Powered up with a Jr. Baconator for my pre-workout. WARM UP Band Pull-Aparts and Tricep Extensions Two sets of bar bench press 135 X 10 155 X 10 185 X 8 210 X 5 185 X 7 135 X 10 (close grip) Dumbbell Row (Strict) 100 X 8 100 X 8 100 X 6 Weighted Dips 40 lbs. X 5 40 lbs. X 5 40 lbs. X 5 40...
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    Plates and Plates

    Oh god, was today long. Didn't work out until 7:15... had to leave just before eight. So! SKWATZ Warmup: Stretching, body weight squats, more stretching, bar squats. WORKOUT: 135 X 5 185 X 5 225 X 4 275 X 3 315 X 3 365 X 1 385 X 1 225 X 12 30 sec. rest 135 X 10 Done!
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