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HAPPY ANNIVERSARY EXODUS STRENGTH!
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d0uevenlift »
Thu Sep 06, 2018 1:28 pm
I didn't even realize it had been a year already until I woke up to an email telling me to renew the domain name. So here we are. The forums didn't...
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Last post by Wilhelm
Fri Sep 11, 2020 8:44 am
Training Forum Quotes HERE
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mgil »
Sat Jan 13, 2018 5:03 am
This is intended to be the collection of training knowledge bombs that get dropped by various members.
Include their name in the quote and context...
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Last post by CheekiBreekiFitness
Wed Jan 18, 2023 4:33 am
Glossary
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unruhschuh »
Fri Oct 06, 2017 2:23 am
I like tables so here it goes:
General
Abbreviation
Meaning
BBM
Barbell medicine
BF, bf
Body Fat in %
BW
Body Weight...
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Last post by mbasic
Wed Jun 02, 2021 2:48 pm
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Last post by Wilhelm
Sat Apr 13, 2019 9:37 am
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Last post by d0uevenlift
Wed Jan 03, 2018 12:47 pm
Behind the Neck
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Daverin2112 »
Mon Oct 29, 2018 7:34 am
Well, this is one topic I just can't find intelligent opinions on, so I guess I will ask here.
We've all heard it before: BTN pressing and pulldowns...
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Last post by acorn93
Mon May 20, 2024 3:08 pm
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Last post by cole
Mon May 20, 2024 7:37 am
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Last post by mouse
Mon May 20, 2024 3:44 am
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Last post by Bolder
Sun May 19, 2024 4:56 am
Stupid Questions Thread
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5hout »
Thu Nov 21, 2019 1:44 pm
0: I've got stupid questions, maybe some lingering FOG to come out of. Figured maybe other people have stupid questions as well.
1: Warm up sets....
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Last post by Hardartery
Fri May 17, 2024 8:04 am
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Last post by mgil
Wed May 15, 2024 3:44 pm
No Progress
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Jamessmithson »
Wed May 08, 2024 6:12 am
Hi,
My friends and girl friends all say they can't tell I go to the gym and I'm wasting my time. Even when I had cut in the summer and weighed...
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Last post by Jamessmithson
Wed May 15, 2024 12:42 pm
Isn't all programming bullshit?
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atsm »
Sat Feb 11, 2023 5:56 pm
Hi,
I've been lifting for over a decade. I'm 30, 6'0, 210lbs and my best lifts are:
SQ 515x5
PR 220x3
BP 280x5
DL 580x5 (640x1)
All my technique...
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Last post by ChrisMcCarthy1979
Sun May 12, 2024 9:16 am
Lifting in San Jose, CA?
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hector »
Thu Apr 25, 2024 7:35 pm
Is there a black iron type gym that anyone has trained at, and liked, in San Jose?
My programming is stupidly simple. If i can squat and bench then...
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Last post by hector
Thu May 09, 2024 10:24 pm
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Last post by SSJBartSimpson
Tue May 07, 2024 9:18 am
Running thread
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hoyeahtop »
Thu Mar 05, 2020 1:06 am
Any of you run regularly here? I’ve just started running again after about 3 years off. I’m absolutely terrible at it now, but enjoyed my first few...
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Last post by JohnHelton
Tue May 07, 2024 8:02 am
Overcoming Isometric (MVIC)
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dara »
Sat Apr 27, 2024 10:20 am
Maximum voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC) or type of overcoming isometric (push, pull against imovable object) where max effort is applied by...
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Last post by TurtleBear
Fri May 03, 2024 5:27 am
Lat Prayers
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mbasic »
Wed Apr 10, 2024 11:41 am
I was surprised by these. 15-20 years ago these were a made-up exercise by gym-tards, (the exercise didn't even have a name) and when I saw people do...
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Last post by broseph
Sun Apr 28, 2024 6:02 pm
PR THREAD OF AWESOMENESS!!!
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mbasic »
Fri Mar 15, 2019 10:39 am
I don't think we have a PR thread.
List your personal victories here.
Could be a rep PR, 1RM, meet result PR, or whatever.
(I don't have any right a...
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Last post by Renascent
Wed Apr 24, 2024 5:30 pm
I need to pick your brains
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MarkKO »
Tue Apr 09, 2024 8:12 pm
Before I go and shell out money on a physio, maybe someone can tell me something useful or point me in a useful direction.
Around three weeks ago I...
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Last post by MarkKO
Sun Apr 14, 2024 12:06 am
Strange press technique
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asdf »
Sun Mar 31, 2024 12:18 pm
North Korean weightlifters doing a strange press variation. Anyone seen this before? What's the purpose?
Time-stamped. Starts at 8:44.
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Last post by Hanley
Thu Apr 04, 2024 7:03 pm
Evolving strategy
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cole »
Sat Mar 23, 2024 6:34 am
A lifter needs a strategy, or he is basically just a gym bro.
My strategy for the first 7 years has largely been to follow some basic programs that...
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Last post by Bolder
Mon Apr 01, 2024 3:22 am
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Last post by cole
Wed Mar 27, 2024 8:02 pm
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Last post by Bolder
Thu Mar 21, 2024 8:44 am
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Last post by platypus
Tue Mar 19, 2024 5:42 am
2024 Training/ Exercise Goals
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GlasgowJock »
Mon Jan 01, 2024 8:58 am
A slightly more nuanced title this year as a chunk of us lifetime intermediates/ strength enthusiasts probably just lift to stave off the inevitable...
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Last post by cole
Sun Mar 10, 2024 11:03 am
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