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| location | Somerville, MA | |
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I'm a software engineer.
I started training with weights seriously about three years ago when my coworkers got me into CrossFit. Before that I'd been seriously into yoga.
I am by no means an expert but I am continually educating myself on fitness, and training myself. My ideal physique is strong and "functional". I want it all: strength, power, speed, and endurance. The only sport I play is tennis.
BW: 173lbs Bodyfat: ~13-14%
Current best lifts as of Dec. 2012 (in pounds):
315 back squat (ass to grass)
385 deadlift
145 shoulder press
145 overhead squat
225 squat clean
14 strict pullups
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Jan 29 |
awarded | Talkative |
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Jan 27 |
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How should I breathe when lifting? That's not the Valsalva maneuver. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valsalva_maneuver |
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Jan 25 |
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Can you overtrain? +1 for the links. I didn't know that overtraining was a controversial topic. The next time I hit a "dark time", I will try powering through instead of backing off. |
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Jan 25 |
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Is it necessary to do flat, incline and decline flys? added 3 characters in body |
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Jan 25 |
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Is it necessary to do flat, incline and decline flys? @Doc Training six hours per day is not even close to the same thing as doing a single workout session that spans six hours of work sets. Also, in general, what the best strength athletes in the world are doing at the peak of their conditioning is basically irrelevant to what novice and intermediate lifters do. |
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Jan 25 |
answered | Is it necessary to do flat, incline and decline flys? |
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Jan 25 |
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On a 3x5 program, can I do 4x5 or 5x5 if I'm able to? deleted 8 characters in body |
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Jan 25 |
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On a 3x5 program, can I do 4x5 or 5x5 if I'm able to? added 404 characters in body |
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Jan 25 |
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On a 3x5 program, can I do 4x5 or 5x5 if I'm able to? It's your vote, do what you want with it. That's a Rip quote though. |
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Jan 25 |
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On a 3x5 program, can I do 4x5 or 5x5 if I'm able to? added 404 characters in body |
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Jan 24 |
awarded | Custodian |
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Jan 24 |
reviewed | Close Fitness assessments |
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Jan 24 |
reviewed | Leave Open Can I cycle or run with shoulder niggles? |
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Jan 24 |
reviewed | Leave Open Body's adaptations to training in hot conditions? |
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Jan 24 |
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On a 3x5 program, can I do 4x5 or 5x5 if I'm able to? added 298 characters in body |
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Jan 24 |
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Why do deadlifts make my obliques sore? Grats on the PR! I just hit one today. And yes I am going to be sore everywhere tomorrow. I don't know what specifically about the deadlift works obliques. |
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Jan 24 |
answered | On a 3x5 program, can I do 4x5 or 5x5 if I'm able to? |
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Jan 24 |
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How do I do a proper situp? A GHD, or "Glute Ham Developer" is a bench that allows you to anchor your feet and cantilever your body horizontally. Here's a vide of a guy using a such a machine to do a GHD situp. youtube.com/watch?v=pMS2dU0FuPk |
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Jan 24 |
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Can I cycle or run with shoulder niggles? You most likely have trigger point in your supraspinatus on the side with the messed up shoulder. I've fixed several biker's shoulder issues by massaging those trigger points. |
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Jan 23 |
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How do I do a proper situp? Agree. These exercises do major work on the abdominals: front squats, pullups (with stabilized body), front lever, toes to bar, knees to elbow, GHD benchpress, GHD situps, jerks, and overhead squats. The abs should be worked isometrically. |
