Age old but still accurate. 
Iāve always loved Jason Momoa!
And guys, letās remember why we come to this site. Lifting and nutrition are interest we all share. The nation is very divided on so many issues, while picking up heavy shit and putting it down over and over is what we share in common. Letās keep it a safe place for everyone and focus on what brings us together instead of what tears us apart. I just hate to see the personal attacks.
I would be absolutely shocked if anyone missed itā¦
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Nah, keep em coming.
āSafeā spaces are why weāre falling apart in the first place. People canāt handle hearing things they dont agree with, so we villainize people who hold opinions that arent our own.
The irony in this thread, is that it was the boomer who needed safe space from the words of a millenial 
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Well iāll be damned. I might not bench a lot of weight and definitely am not very good at quite a few other things in life, but I sure have a talent for brewing up shitstorms on internet forums. But this one is quite fun.
Yes, this was meant to be a tongue-in-cheek post, but iāve gotten some genuinely good advice from some people here. And definitely a lot to think about. So thank you.
I probably wouldāve figured it was a reference to something, but I think the only reason I know it is because of you and other TN posters.
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Edit: Youāre the wrong green dot. Sorry. That was meant for the OP.
Ok. Now youāre talking sensibly.
Here.
Eat that and lift weights. Everything else will work itself out in motion.
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This was a wild ride.
@Desparate_for_gains, what are you willing to do to get to a 2-plate bench?
I know itās not āgain weight at all costs,ā but is there an amount of weight gain thatās acceptable?
An amount of training focus (which dictates sacrificing other components)?
Technique videos and work?
Likely some combination of the three is your most efficient route, but which row are you most excited to hoe?
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I work with mostly new grads (people under 30) and they never get my Arnold movie references. Itās a generational thing. I tend to quote movies a lot while Iām training everyone. That said, I usually have no idea who the hell the YouTube personalities theyāre referencing are.
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I tried to map the plot of this thread and my brain hemorrhagedā¦
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This is the most Austin, TX joke Iāve ever read.
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This thread was a wild time.
Does a two plate bench make you a man?
Iām not sure, but if your dad doesnāt have a beard then youāve got two beardless mums.
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Valid.
Sincere apologies.
I have triggers in my life and I do tend to take them out on innocent bystanders on occasion.
I went to a yoga retreat at Kripalu - likely nothing that would interest the majority of readers. But it was a nice return to the tenets by which I would like to live my life, and I learned about the second arrow of Buddhist philosophy. Feel bad about your actions (me, not you), but donāt beat yourself up about them (the second arrow).
Clearly I would not have reacted as strongly if I did not like you.
I do hope you accept my apology.
Best!
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You donāt strike me as the gamer type so forgive me if you already know about this, but the Grand Theft Auto series of games has a radio station thatās basically an NPR parody. They also have a right-wing radio equivalent thatās equally funny.
Anyway, hereās some Chakra Attack (ft. Bernie Mac).
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I am an OG gamer - I played Pong on a table top at the Round Table Pizza with the manager in 1974 when I was eleven, used to rack up thirty ships on Asteroids when I was fifteen and working in a Pizza Parlor - was on my break and had to leave thirty ships for the nudniks running around in our game room. I was legend. They would hang around waiting for me to take my fifteen minute break.
But, certainly not a gamer anymore. I only listened to the first five minutes of this, but will come back to it. It is funny.
My yoga retreat was based on Kundalini so it was Ong, not Ohm, and really, Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo (I bow to the guru within).
So, I lift. But, on the yoga mat, I am a pussy - arms quivering, sweat pouring off my brow, retreating to Childās Pose for relief, all my joints screaming, lower back protesting Easy Pose, fuck Downward Dog and Ego Eradicator, fuhgeddabout it (Easy pose with arms raised at thirty degrees, thumbs out while doing breath of fire for thirty one minutes).
Bench two plates? Do a day of White Tantra and then talk, lol (Itās nine hours of holding postures for 31-62 minutes each).
Actually, lemme ask others that have done a ninety minute Kundalini class to chime in - was it tough?
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I think it was 10 years ago when I played that game and I think it is coming up on 15 years old now. Thereās a ton of it and Bernie Mac goes off in a lot of wild directions. I actually highly recommend GTA5 NPR parody and right wing radio parody independently of the game. Thereās more of the same with other comics.
Just to be clear, I hid this game from my stepson.
Good luck with the continued woo work!
Back on topic, a man is not a man until he completes a Paradox grand strategy PC game on ironman.
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My son was eleven. Smart AF. Wanted GTA. I discussed violence with him He said he understood the difference between video games and real life - like, āduh dad. Road Runner is the most violent thing on TV but I am not dropping anvils on people.ā
I was cool.
Mom took him to buy it. In the check out line the cashier informed mom it was rated whatever for violence and language.
Mom to Son - I didnāt know that. Did you know that?
Son, silent, shrugs his shoulders, shakes his head.
She bought it.
Thatās when I knew for sure he wasnāt mine.
One of the true tests of manhood is the 225 bench for reps at the NFL combine.
It means nothing for playing the game better really, however itās more of test of what someone does/gives for effort. It tells the coaches, this guy will work hard.
There are also manhood stones to lift to show you are a man in Scotland. Iām Scottish, at least my last name is traced back to Scotland!