I began utilizing an arch for bench press after dealing with years of chronic shoulder pain, specifically for the 80-100% weight range. I have very long arms, which means a lot of distance for that bar to travel. Light bench wasn’t a problem, but trying to increase my max was destroying my shoulders. I found that a…

Wait... you’re at 155 x 3 on the Press and you’re still making weekly gains. Damn man that's awesome. Myself I do volume work so trying to push out an extra rep on the Press is fun.  

To be fair having a two rep max on the OHP around 160 lbs is damn good.

Don’t forget about the golden rule. As soon as you think you’ve found a really isolated and safe place far away from everyone and everything, some random hiker will always stumble upon you mid-dump. 

As others have basically said, the problem with this assessment is that it’s highly subjective, and rarely deliverable without imparting a sense of criticism, harassment, and general douchebaggery, even if well intended. Having worked at a gym for 8 years, I can’t tell you how many times I saw guys take it upon…

As I said in another comment I was once “Corrected” on my Push Press Form. I was doing  an Overhead Press, strict... they’re two different exercises...

Here’s the thing: That person is not you. You are not that person. You don’t know their program or their experience. So leave them alone. End of story. You’re assuming that they’re doing the same lifts you do, following a program you know, and that’s not always the case. You’re assuming you know everything, including…

I'm a runner. If I'm running through a crosswalk and a car cuts me off in the crosswalk, I'm definitely slapping the car (I'm kind of a dick like that. Also, give runners and pedestrians a break). By these standards, I should have a gun pulled on me roughly a dozen times a year. These people aren't willing to state…

This reminds me of the nightly mopping at the pizzeria where I worked as a teenager. If the dining room was empty, we’d use warmish water with bleach . But if there were straggling tables that hung around after closing we’d use HOT water and double the bleach, knowing the fumes would send a fairly clear message.

The entire mask topic is entirely non scientifically backed.

One thing I find fascinating about conspiracy theorists is the particular paradigm of their self-reinforcing delusions and confirmation bias - specifically, how they perceive themselves as the rogue, maligned, dissenting voice of reason trying to fight for an unpopular “truth.” What’s interesting about this…

Yeah. It’s the kid’s fault they are in cages.  Your list is literally a list of Trump’s pet peeves and the dumb shit he says trying to convince gullible idiots that there is a big conspiracy against him, when really, he’s just stupid and does and says lots of stupid and dangerous shit.  And puts kids in cages.  Then…

Wow... You unironically believe that...

Pema Chodron has written extensively (and beautifully) about this general topic in many of her books about practical Buddhist philosophy. The trap of unilateral, forced positivity, aka false enlightenment, is that you end up suppressing rather than addressing real-life nuances, which include negative experiences, in…

All of you saying this have never met my mom. There are in fact Pollyannas out there that will tell you, in every situation, to “stay positive,” because apparently it wards off bad things. Finances going to hell because you got a pay cut? Stay positive. Got fired? Stay positive. Sick as a dog? Stay positive.

My latest DIY was to make some parallettes. It’s a project I’ve wanted to try for years, and this was the perfect time, particularly given the exorbitant price hikes that even simple gear like parallettes have fallen victim to during the lockdown. Picture below. Total cost from Lowes was $41 - (including the glue…

I genuinely never expected to see the day when essentially every physical store, online retailer, and second-hand resource was devoid of plain old weight equipment. You just always think of that stuff being stockpiled and endlessly available. Even just loadable olympic dumbbell handles are nowhere to be found. The…

Some friends of mine were having this problem, and apparently Houston Craigslist prices are through the roof. Most retail weight goes for about a dollar a pound but people are selling stuff for three times that and it’s being snapped up within the hour.

Same, I can’t go to the gym and since I live above people in an Apt. I can’t really do much home workout except basic things. So I’ll go to abandoned parks to do band workouts or go for nice long walks around my neighbourhood and get 20,000 steps daily. Only if you’re sick or returning from travel do you need to stay…

I’ve noticed a lot of people on social media chastising others for going out for walks or runs. I support this change in terminology as social distancing and social isolation seems to be largely equated by the general population and they are two different concepts.