I made a sled for free from an old tire and scrap wood then spent about $60 on Marine Grade stainless steel hardware and 1500 pound capacity nylon tow straps to drag it around.
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The lifting equivalent of a $400 Chevy Nova with a $3000 stereo system.
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That old Nova can still scoot!
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When Iām reading for entertainment, Iām pretty much exclusively into sci fi and fantasy. Books about war, and horror novels also make their way into there. Most are well written, but Iād bet some would fall into the ātrashyā category.
I get that. Iām still in a $300 power rack I got from New York Barbells.
I dropped my Ironmind Buffalo bar on it a few months ago during a squat catastrophe. I checked the bar to make sure it didnāt warp from the impact and it was fine. A few days ago, I realize that the bar was fine because it bent the pins on my power rack when it landed on it.
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Spend the money where it counts! The piece you touch seems more important than the piece that touches the ground.
Itās cool to hear about Ironmind stuff standing up to abuse and keeping up their reputation.
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It is absolutely bomb proof. Iāll be able to pass it on to my grandkids. The best part is how it just looks so average, and then you get your hands on it and it changes everything.
I have their 5 star flat bench. Itās rated to hold 4000lbs. It just looks like a very plain flat bench. We were moving houses one day and my wife was helping with the gym stuff. She saw the bench, went to go pick it up and about blew out her back, because itās 70lbs of solid steel and she was NOT prepared for that, haha.
Iām such a fanboy. I suppose thatās my confession. Iāve equated Ironmind to a restaurant that sells you a $30 PBJ, and you get all pissed off until they serve it to you and, somehow, itās the best PBJ youāve ever had in your life.
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That there is some next level strongman training!
No joke. With the home gym, itās a full workout every single time. Iāve learned how to strap the reverse hyper onto my back and walk it up the ramp of the moving truck for one of the most intense loaded carries of my life.
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This just made me realize something about my own training: I donāt even know what the thing you typed means anymore.
Lately Iāve been training with such a prevalence of sets to failure and intensity techniques that the thought of doing something that is simply āslightly above challengingā feels weird.
Itās actually interesting because now thereās a one-way association in my mind that goes like this, āgoing to the gym => murdering myself.ā It didnāt always use to be like this.
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Haha I got into RTS because of Mike Tās success (as an athlete and coach) but also because I saw sets @9 and @8 (one in the tank, two in the tank) and was blown away by the idea.
Itās probably been downhill since then haha
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You should look at how John Meadows laid out the program Iām currently doing.
@10, @10, @10, then letās throw in another @10, time for @11ā¦ Oh weāre in the last two weeksāmake it @12. Back to some @10ās shall we?
āOn this exercise, keep a couple of reps in the tankā
ā @10
The first time I downloaded the program, I frantically flicked through the pages looking at all the exercises and Iād take a breath of relief any time Iād see a @9 
All these Swede Burns videos are getting me curious about 5th set. I think it might be geared more towards those who plan to compete though. Anyone here has experience with it?
Think @MarkKO was doing it - if heās not around have a look at his log.
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I believe @littlesleeper and @corstijeir has had some experience with it.
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The name drop game is strong. Those three are all strong dudes lol
EDIT: It just hit me that sleepyās ā5th setā in his log is the program 5th set. 
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Was craving some dessert tonight. Go to fridge/freezer - nothing. Open up DoorDash, food truck with milkshakes - closed. Go to make cookies - no eggs. Sit on couch depressed and sugar free.
THEN, it dawns on meā¦ or really, one of our rooster crows. I walk outside and open the coop and find two eggs!!
I proceed to go inside and make the nestle cookie dough recipe from memory.
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Iām going to assume pun intended, kudos.
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People who whine about Sumo deadlifts should not be allowed to do wide grip bench presses. Because they are basically just the Sumo version of the bench press.
I am willing to die on this hill.
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Hereās a longwinded confession.
2 months ago, I transitioned my breakfast away from a quest bar to fat free greek yogurt mixed with PBfit.
I buy the 1000g container. A serving is 3/4 cup. They say thereās 6 in a container, but when you use a heaping 3/4 cup, thereās really only 5 servings.
Each morning, I wake up, feed my dogs, and while theyāre eating I take out a plastic tupperwear bowl, scoop my yogurt into it, throw in some PBfit, and whip the concoction into a pastelike pudding product EXCEPT for the 5th day.
On the 5th day, I can just scoop the PBfit straight into the container, and have 2 fewer dishes: the measuring cup, and the bowl.
My confession: I live for that 5th day. I have become that person.
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