masonk

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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 11	comment	How can I improve my training program to become leaner and increase strength? Also, I recommend reading a novice strength book. Even though I don't like his writing style, I followed Mark Rippetoe's Starting Strength and it did what it said it would do on the cover. Can't ask for more than that.
Jan 11	answered	How can I improve my training program to become leaner and increase strength?
Dec 30	comment	My knees come together when I squat. Is this ok? Your center of mass will be directly over some part of your feet or else you'll tip over. But it could be in the balls of your feet or it could be in the heels of your feet. It should be over the arch of your feet, slightly towards the heels rather than the ball of your feet, and it should be that way the whole time. The correct amount of lean is the amount of lean that causes the bar to travel in a straight line up and down over the arch of your foot slightly further to the heel than the ball. Usually the mistake is to take the weight in the balls of the foot.
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Dec 22	accepted	What should I do if I can't complete my program's prescribed workout?
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Dec 20	comment	What should I do if I can't complete my program's prescribed workout? So if you have to curtail Monday's workout by dropping 15% and then skipping the other exercises - do you try to do Monday's rx on Wednesday?
Dec 19	comment	What should I do if I can't complete my program's prescribed workout? @ Wayne Gimme a break dude. I've been rock solid consistent for 25 solid months and I had a bad day. Any serious lifter is going to have off days. And I've read PP, didn't see what I was looking for. Even if I had seen it, it would still be useful to hear other opinions on the general question.
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Dec 19	asked	What should I do if I can't complete my program's prescribed workout?
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Dec 17	comment	How does wiggling your fingers activate your fast twitch muscle fibers? +1 for the video
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Dec 16	comment	Light-headedness after squats I updated the answer to remove the work "vasoconstriction". I think that's what you're taking a stand against, and since it doesn't matter whether we use the word or not, I got rid of it.