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After one of the saddest stalls EVAH, bouncing up and down between 180 and 195 for like a bazillion months, I finally strict pressed 200 today.

Woot!

As Brent Kim would say, brb achieving strength levels on par with highschool jv football players, it's fine.

Hoping this was mostly a mental hurdle, and the gains will start clicking week to week again.

225, Im'ma comin' for you.

:)

"The world will never starve for want of wonders, but for want of wonder." --GK Chesterton

Domine, non sum dignus ut intres sub tectum meum, sed tantum dic verbo et sanabitur anima mea...

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Thanks bud! I was down with the sickness (ah wah ah ah ah?), and then down with the lifesuck, but I'm slowly but surely getting myself in order. Good to be back.

"The world will never starve for want of wonders, but for want of wonder." --GK Chesterton

Domine, non sum dignus ut intres sub tectum meum, sed tantum dic verbo et sanabitur anima mea...

http://www.facebook.com/#!/jbaileysewell

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It was pretty much exactly like that, if by finding the love of my life you mean being heartbroken and by having a grand time you mean being a fun-sucking void of unjoy.

:P

"The world will never starve for want of wonders, but for want of wonder." --GK Chesterton

Domine, non sum dignus ut intres sub tectum meum, sed tantum dic verbo et sanabitur anima mea...

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It was pretty much exactly like that, if by finding the love of my life you mean being heartbroken and by having a grand time you mean being a fun-sucking void of unjoy.

:P

Oh man I know those times. Fun stuff...

But! You became a beast of pressing! Congratz

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hahaha I rather doubt there will be a notable stampede, excepting one in the opposite direction. Besides, this status is nothing new. I've been rocking the title of Most Single Man Ever for years now. :P

"The world will never starve for want of wonders, but for want of wonder." --GK Chesterton

Domine, non sum dignus ut intres sub tectum meum, sed tantum dic verbo et sanabitur anima mea...

http://www.facebook.com/#!/jbaileysewell

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Thanks for the notice! I'll start organizing the stampede *whispers with the other females.* Not so many weeks ago I was a fun-sucking void of unjoy too, but in the end I guess it wasn't meant to be. So I took a page from Barney Stinson's book and followed his theory of "When I get sad, I stop being sad and start being awesome instead." Sounds like you got that memo - grats on the press!

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Grah! I still haven't progressed past benching my skinny friends, but I'm on the way. Damn fine work, sir.

Never think of pain or danger or enemies a moment longer than is necessary to fight them. -Ayn Rand

Amongst those less skilled you can see all this energy escaping through contorted faces, gritted teeth and tight shoulders that consume huge

amounts of effort but contribute nothing to achieving the task.

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Just wanted to say w00t and thanks for the advice on grip strength!

Using Capn' Crush's on rest days got me to the point where my grip was a non-issue when I hit a PR Deadlift last week (and my working weight is shooting up as well.)

Mon: DeadLift, Pulldown (Chin grip), DB Rows, Push-ups

Wed: Bench Press, Military Press, DB Press, Chins

Fri: Squat, Leg Press, Good Mornings, Chins, Push-ups

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Color me jealous! I'm focusing on pull ups now, but once I hit that goal, these are the next thing on my list to really get some progress in. I still suck at them hard.

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Sauce boss? that's a new one to me. i have always said cookies mcWeakSauce when someone fails.

Oh, it's from Epic Meal Time. Knightwatch is wearing an EMT "Baconstrips" t-shirt in his photo. The Sauce Boss is Harley Morenstein from the show.

Defintion #2:

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