Flame Free Confession III: Even More Flame Free (Part 1)

Happy cake day!

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No, that does help me understand it better. I’ve never had anyone explain it that way before.
Thanks

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I don’t know why the cake is popping up in my posts, does T Nation think it’s my birthday?

It’s your anniversary for joining T nation.

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It’s the day you joined t nation. The whole cake is your actual bday.

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Oh wow! That’s kinda cool. T Nation and the people I’ve met here have changed my life for the better, not trying to be hyperbolic, but it’s true.

I think that was back in 07…

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I agree! I have enjoyed being part of this community too. Sometimes to learn, and sometimes for pure entertainment. Either way, it’s irreplaceable.

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Completely agree!

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Jesus, some dude rolled in the gym built like a bulldog and he just benched 585 smoother than I’ve ever seen anyone bench 405. He’s about to go for 600.

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I love seeing those rare creatures! How’s the 600 looking!?

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Do you stop what you’re doing to watch or go about your business pretending not to look?

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Yo, that’s me! Come on over and give me a smack on the butt (so I know it’s actually you).

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Unfortunately he kind of misgrooved the descent, got stuck at about 2/3 of the way up and after a 3 second grind the bar started to go back down and the spotter helped him rack it. He tried once more which was surprising but it wasn’t even close. Still, that 585 was butter and the 600 could have gone if not for the wonky angle at the bottom.

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Honestly- I stop what I’m doing and watch. I think people perform well when they know people are ā€˜mirin. If someone’s not in the zone I’ll go give them a fist bump afterwards too. I’m pretty open about giving props, I just never give advice. I think I’ve done it one time because the kid looked super scared and like he wanted help but was afraid to ask.

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Clapton is ā€œThe Matrixā€ of guitar playing.

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I confess that, my goal that I just became laser focused on for this year is going to run counter to my preferred lifting habits. New England has 67 peaks greater than 4k’ elevation and I’m going to bag all of them between March and November.

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The deep fakes will manipulate us into extinction:

The fake is less creepy than the real Tom Cruise though

I don’t understand this video

Either Tom Cruise trolling or these are computer generated fake Tom Cruises.

I was reading an econ paper for fun today. Three pages in, I realized that I could actually understand the equations.

I confess I was WAYY too happy with myself :joy: