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    Did he seriously just hold onto 575 for 22 reps...

    Did he seriously just hold onto 575 for 22 reps without straps and periodically pausing at the top? Amazing grip strength. That's almost as impressive as the 1015 deadlift itself.
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    I hate when my deadlifting weight no longer fits...

    I hate when my deadlifting weight no longer fits on normal olympic bars and the collars keep flying off. It's such a nuisance.
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    Make sure you are not flexing your chest while...

    Make sure you are not flexing your chest while deadlifting. You have to think of your arms and hands just as hooks that are holding onto the weight. Otherwise you can tend to flex all the muscles...
  • I'm not impressed. The hair is...

    I'm not impressed.




    The hair is obviously fake.
  • I think your biggest problem is squat...

    I think your biggest problem is squat hypochondria.
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    Though it obviously varies significantly, the 20...

    Though it obviously varies significantly, the 20 pounds per inch thing applies more to squats that don't reach parallel. If you cut your squat high then you can cheat and gain significantly improved...
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    I wanted my cat to catch bigger mice, so I tried...

    I wanted my cat to catch bigger mice, so I tried giving him some roids. I think I did it wrong though because he just moaned around a couple days and almost died. Then he started attacking me. ...
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    The 1 hour thing is meant to keep curl monkeys...

    The 1 hour thing is meant to keep curl monkeys from using up the squat rack with their 15 different variations of curls for three hours. The idea is that a good compound exercise like deadlifts or...
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    Is anybody excited that I moved closer to a...

    Is anybody excited that I moved closer to a 1005lb deadlift the other day? No? Not so much?
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    In my experience, gloves will not make your grip...

    In my experience, gloves will not make your grip strength weaker and they will not artificially assist you either when compared with chalk (other than to reduce pain if that's what bothers you),...
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    Are you sure you have bad form OP? How far...

    Are you sure you have bad form OP? How far forward your back bends, such as 45 degrees, depends solely on your individual leverages and is necessary to properly balance the weight. As long as your...
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    Let's see if I can connect the dots.... All...

    Let's see if I can connect the dots....

    All sports motions originated with the Greeks in the Olympics, which were performed naked. Therefore, it would be advantageous for guys to pull...
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    There's a huge gulf between middle aged people...

    There's a huge gulf between middle aged people who have never lifted a weight or gone above a walking pace in three decades who pull muscles bending over to pick up a paper, and people who have...
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    I have the same problem. After I do three or...

    I have the same problem. After I do three or four reps of, let's say, squats, then the fifth rep is sometimes HARDER. Why is this? It feels like my lifts are uncreasing during this. Is it...
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    We don't need videos to know that he squats too...

    We don't need videos to know that he squats too high. The OP seems unbalanced because the deadlift is the only lift you can't really cheat on to get more weight up. He probably bounces his bench or...
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    I had the same thing about a year ago while doing...

    I had the same thing about a year ago while doing sumo deads (I normally do conventional). The bar started twisting away from my body and I had to pull it back to keep from swaying away from me. ...
  • I am fascinated by the 160 pound skinny guys who...

    I am fascinated by the 160 pound skinny guys who quarter squat (or octo-squat) 185 pounds for 5-10 sets of 10 shaky reps. I've always wondered what the long term effects of this are...

    My guess...
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    Holy **** on those deadlifts... you just kept...

    Holy **** on those deadlifts... you just kept going!
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    Squat more than 1x per week. I get less sore the...

    Squat more than 1x per week. I get less sore the more times per week I do an exercise... I always used to be near dead the day after squats (doing them 1x per week generally), but the first time I...
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    The water and oil will mix better if you use a...

    The water and oil will mix better if you use a bit of Dawn.
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