Basic briefs as in boxer briefs without legs. Keeps package well contained and separate from legs.
weird flex but okayā¦
hahaha kidding dude
Iām usually very supportive of the other regulars in my gym, butā¦
This morning the hot blonde powerlifter who trains at the same time as me was going for an overhead press heavier than mine, and while I was making encouraging noises out loud I confess I secretly hoped sheād miss the lift.
Bitch nailed it and then to add insult to injury came over for a high-five. I pretended to be happy for her.
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Is straining for the last rep on an amrap similar to straining for a true 1RM or even a 95% 1RM? 
Iām guessing no
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Theyāre the āhanes ball pouchā ones. Havent tried them because i just use compression shorts and hike them up around the, uhmm, sackā¦ to form the same āball pouchā. All this in addition to the ball deodorant stuff i posted above.
it was a rough adjustment learning to live in SoCal heat for me 
shouldāve asked for pointers lol. powerlifters are a different animal, even female powerlifters
You should try Florida Heat and humidityā¦
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Some say yes, the weight is less than 100%, but youāre fatigued and youāre pushing with all you got so it ācounts.ā
Others say no, the last reps of an amrap will be ugly-ass, low force reps. And you should avoid them.
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So like most things, itās nuanced lol
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Or maybe āindividualized,ā I guess.
Lots and lots of dudes have the opinion that āIf you aināt straininā, you aināt traininā!ā
Other guys never do a rep they have a chance of missing.
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Itās the damndest thing: as though thereās a TON of ways to succeed.
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You must understand, there is more than one path to the top of the mountain.
Never stray from the way.
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My parent keep asking me what I want for christmas.
I want a backpack
Rational me: nice backpack with good back support, strong straps. Iād be able to put everything in and use it as a weighted pack
Irrational me: fancy overpriced brand name backpack that looks nice
There is 0 reason the fancy overpriced backpack should win, but I still really want it
Split the difference and ask for an Osprey brand backpack. Look nice, well constructed and well respected brand and they hav automatic lifetime warranties.
I own two.
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holy crap- those look awesome
very reasonably priced too!
Derpy uncle in me: Get a Hello Kitty backpack so you can be adorable while busting out reps of the other peoples max on dead lifts.
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Today is the first day I have had to put a tie on in over two years.
The confession is that I can no longer close the neck button on my shirt even with a 1/2" extender. This both makes me happy and irritated at the same time. Happy that my neck got larger (means traps got bigger) but irritated that now I have to go buy new shirts. I am already at a 19.5 x 36/37 sleeve which pushes me into higher end stores for shirtsā¦
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I confess that I chucked some of these bad boys for my post workout carbs and it was awesome
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After gaining a ton of weight since September 2020, I recently had to go buy fat clothes. It was very shameful to be in the store for that purpose, but the mirror in the changing room was absolutely painful.
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A coworker came into the office to talk to another coworker, with a couple of bottles of hot sauce in hand. Heās talking about this hot sauce brand (they actually sound good, and apparently some money goes towards shark conservation if anyone is into that). Anyway, theyāve been talking for the past hour (workinā hard!) and theyāre both big dudes, probably at least 300lbs. Their cheeks are quivering and their voices are raised and theyāve got huge smiles on their faces, all over talks of hot sauces and meats and the best restaurants in the region and the best stores in town to buy certain foods at and their best good memoriesā¦Iām finding myself becoming happy and excited just by watching and listening to them.
For any hot sauce aficionados out there ^^. Hot sauce, craft beer, and marijuana are the three products that I feel like I hear people get really into the various kinds of.
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