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Drunk Driver Dad posted:e: Also I finally cooked something healthy and delicious at the same time! Pork Tenderloin and peas. I'm probably going to eat tenderloins most of the time for a while now. They are super easy to cook and not gently caress up. 415 in the oven, pull it out as soon as it hits 160-165 in the center. Going to try marinading it next time for better results I'm sure. I pull my tenderloin around 145 and let it rest to 150; that cut of pork can still be a little pink and you'll be fine. Drives my wife nuts though, so I have a second piece on hand that I'll just do to 165. Wish I could eat normal food; I'm mainlining Theraflu and Gatorade, and feeling twitchy already that I'm missing a workout because of being sick.
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Ah, I thought it best not to try that with pork, but I love my steaks to be medium rare so I'm going to try that out next time. Can you leave those oven thermometers in there while they cook or will the ambient heat gently caress up the reading?
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Feb 21, 2018 12:20
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I actually have a remote one. The metal probe sticks in the meat while it's cooking and a wire runs out of the oven from the probe to a transmitter, which broadcasts to a receiver I can take with me in the house. My last meat thermometer was a POS so I invested in this and it was well worth it. Works great for grilling too!
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Feb 21, 2018 12:39
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Drunk Driver Dad posted:Tried out high bar tonight, although only at 135. I'm surprised I was able to stay that upright, considered what happened with the front squats last time. Although this time I stretched my calves and had my heels trying pointing your elbows downwards because that will give you a more stable shelf and you won't feel yourself leaning forward as much
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Feb 21, 2018 13:27
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used lifting straps for the first time today. I feel like these things are making my grip worse and just making the bar too bulky. What's the big fuss about them?
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Feb 21, 2018 13:40
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Grump posted:used lifting straps for the first time today. I feel like these things are making my grip worse and just making the bar too bulky. What's the big fuss about them? You're using them wrong.
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Feb 21, 2018 13:44
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Grump posted:used lifting straps for the first time today. I feel like these things are making my grip worse and just making the bar too bulky. What's the big fuss about them? That said straps can make things worse if you have tiny hands. If you don't have tiny hands and still have problems make sure you're using them right. They go around the back of the hand not the wrist. Pull them tight and hold them ready before you bend over to put them on. Start with your less dexterous hand. Warp them around the opposite side of the bar once or twice. Don't let them bunch up in one spot on the bar. It takes some practice to find the right tightness. Squeeze the poo poo out of the bar. Also washing them a few times helps make them more pliable and put a little chalk on them before using.
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Feb 21, 2018 13:56
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Don't pull them tight around your wrist. The only way I can imagine them making grip worse is if you wrap them the wrong way around the bar.
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Feb 21, 2018 14:06
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Is there supposed to be any more overlap when you wrap them around the bar a second time? Because that’s what’s making it a bit bulky for me
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Feb 21, 2018 14:34
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aTTQdbSO50&t=240s
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Feb 21, 2018 14:40
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sassassin posted:Don't pull them tight around your wrist.
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Feb 21, 2018 15:03
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Guyver posted:I said not to put them around the wrists and I've seen people wrap them around the bar on the same side as thier fingers and then wonder why they aren't helping. They shouldn't be tight until they're wrapped around the bar and you've revved the bike a few times.
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Feb 21, 2018 15:15
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Pulling the slack out of them before starting to wrapping them around the bar seems to help get them into place. Though I guessing you're talking about the straps that have a loop in them. So "pull them tight" has a different connotation in that context.
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Feb 21, 2018 15:27
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Drunk Driver Dad posted:Ah, I thought it best not to try that with pork, but I love my steaks to be medium rare so I'm going to try that out next time. Can you leave those oven thermometers in there while they cook or will the ambient heat gently caress up the reading? If you're in the US it's fine to have your pork slightly pink. The temperature guidelines were lowered in the last couple years because trichinosis is incredibly rare here.
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Feb 21, 2018 15:27
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Learn to sous vide pork and sear it and you'll have cheap delicious meat forever
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Feb 21, 2018 15:36
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Guyver posted:Pulling the slack out of them before starting to wrapping them around the bar seems to help get them into place. There's no reason to waste money on the more expensive kind.
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Feb 21, 2018 16:17
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Defiant Sally posted:Today I deadlifted 245 for 15 and it was a mistake. I had 265 for 6 sets of 15 after my 6 sets of 15 front squats last cycle. it was the worst.
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Feb 21, 2018 16:28
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sassassin posted:There's no reason to waste money on the more expensive kind. I got these rubber straps and they pull on my wrists less/scrape my palms less than regular cloth straps. They're like 35 bucks? Not that much more expensive. Definitely prefer them after using straps for a year+. It's all personal preference and no reason to use them if regular ones work fine for you though.
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Feb 21, 2018 16:28
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Personally I prefer two lengths of seat belt cut out of a car in the junkyard.
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Feb 21, 2018 17:04
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bamhand posted:I got these rubber straps and they pull on my wrists less/scrape my palms less than regular cloth straps. They're like 35 bucks? Not that much more expensive. Definitely prefer them after using straps for a year+. It's all personal preference and no reason to use them if regular ones work fine for you though. I don't know what the exchange rate is like these days but that's almost 10x what I paid for mine. How do either type scrape your palms?
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Feb 21, 2018 17:06
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sassassin posted:I don't know what the exchange rate is like these days but that's almost 10x what I paid for mine. Regular straps are about 10 bucks on Amazon. An extra 20-25 on top of that doesn't really bother me. The straps still press up against your hands when you lift. I get callous build up on my palms even with straps.
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Feb 21, 2018 17:13
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as i fall asleep i think of lifting
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baw posted:as i fall asleep i think of lifting Very good. https://www.strongerbyscience.com/strong-starts-mind-benefits-active-imagery-lifters/
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Feb 21, 2018 20:37
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bamhand posted:The straps still press up against your hands when you lift. I get callous build up on my palms even with straps. Grip with your fingers not the centre of your palm. Pulling the straps tight before winding can lead to using an incorrect grip like that.
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Feb 21, 2018 20:43
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It's not the center of my palm. It's where my fingers meet my palm. Which is the correct way to grip it afaik.
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Feb 21, 2018 20:51
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ovenboy posted:Very good. 
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Feb 21, 2018 21:20
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Always feels like my palm where my first knuckles are, the skin pinches against the bar and my fingers. Not sure why, but that's my hand story. Late to the party but Holy poo poo does chalk make a world of difference. Did rack pulls and chalk helped my sweaty goony hands not slip and be super uncomfortable.
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Feb 21, 2018 23:42
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Grab the bar one knuckle down your fingers.
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Dilber posted:I had 265 for 6 sets of 15 after my 6 sets of 15 front squats last cycle. it was the worst. I could have easily done more, but I had taken Adderall earlier in the day and I didn't want to literally die.
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Defiant Sally posted:I could have easily done more, but I had taken Adderall earlier in the day and I didn't want to literally die. Yeah, I had to drop caffeine on the leg days of that cycle because my heart would beat so drat hard.
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Drunk Driver Dad posted:Wait, so is this purposely a thing to keep you from just putting your knees too far forward to see if you lack flexibility elsewhere or am I still misunderstanding? So with the front squat, you have a lot of limiting factors that you don't have on the back squat, or even overheard squat for that matter. You have mobility requirements from the lat, wrist, forearm, thoracic spine, hips, quads, etc It's a squat that doesn't involve the hamstrings that much (which is why i like it because i have a  butt)A lot of people use equipment to get around the problems. For example, if I have bad ankles, I'm going to lean forward in my squat. Now the bar is no longer resting on my shoulders, but being supported by my hands. It turns into a top-of-barbell-curl squat. Conversely, maybe my ankle mobility is okay, but my front rack is complete trash, or my thoracic mobility is nonexistent, and lifting shoes help me get around this because they put me in a manageable position. a way to do figure out where the real limiting factor is is to do a lightweight front squat as close to the wall as you can. Knees going forward is...not necessarily bad, but leaning forward is, and if you star a squat and your upper back lights up, or your arms start dropping, then you know where your problem is. The best way is just to film it and send it to someone. You can feel free to PM me a video if you want me to look at it. Then you can figure out whats holding you back and start doing targeted stretching and mobility drills. Front squat is one of the most challenging yet rewarding lifts. It leads to olympic lifting which are the most fun and rewarding lifting experiences of any lifter's life. Congratulations on the journey you're about to embark on!
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Dilber posted:Yeah, I had to drop caffeine on the leg days of that cycle because my heart would beat so drat hard. I'm actually still on meso 1, just wrapped up the last day of week 4. To do a vertical pull day after the leg day I had is madness. This is the most smoked I've ever been. I'm actually looking forward to the deload week for once. Don't cry for me, I'm already dead.
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Grump posted:Is there supposed to be any more overlap when you wrap them around the bar a second time? don't overlap the straps.wrap them evenly along the bar.
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I think i want to start taking steroids
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Sludge Tank posted:I think i want to start taking steroids well let us know how that goes. godspeed.
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Sludge Tank posted:I think i want to start taking steroids same
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What are good drills for getting a good rack position. I always just do the I Dream of Jeannie front squats
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FizFashizzle posted:So with the front squat, you have a lot of limiting factors that you don't have on the back squat, or even overheard squat for that matter. Ah, thanks for the info man. I'm probably going to high bar for the time being, but I'll try and do some front squats with the bar saturday and take a video. Now that you mention thoracic mobility, I'm sure that might be an issue because I'm bad about wanting to hunch my shoulders over. Just putting my back straight against a wall along with the back of my head is kind of hard and feels like it's choking me for some reason. e: Also Olympic lifts are a thing I'd like to try one day. If I can figure the front squat thing out I honestly wouldn't mind maybe doing those as well as high bar. I feel like my posterior chain strength is running away from my quads. Deadlift is into the 300s for 2 or 3 reps now and I could barely low bar 225 once right now assuming I ignored any hip flexor pain I got. Drunk Driver Dad fucked around with this message at 09:55 on Feb 22, 2018 |
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KyloWinter posted:What are good drills for getting a good rack position. I always just do the I Dream of Jeannie front squats Shoulders forward, elbows up, don't practice with an empty bar you need some weight on there to pin everything into position.
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FizFashizzle posted:Knees going forward is...not necessarily bad, but leaning forward is, and if you star a squat and your upper back lights up, or your arms start dropping, then you know where your problem is. Knees forward is good because you're sitting down not back.
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