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Training/Diet #6: Slow and steady, New Gizmos

April 19, 2013

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As of 4/1/13 my lifts were: Back Squat: 5RM 185# @ 172# Bench Press: 5RM 120# @ 172# Standing Press: 5RM 75# @ 172# Hang Power Clean: 5RM 80# @ 172# Deadlift: 5RM 267# @ 172# As of 4/18/13, I’ve made progress on all my lifts, yet my mass has remained nearly constant (fluxuating from […]

Went Shooting in Charlotte

April 1, 2013

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North Carolina is a pretty nice state, decent gun laws, good hunting lands, friendly people. I decided to take advantage of my brief visit for the Spartan Race to hit one of the local ranges with some friends. The weather was cold and wet so we went to the steel range and set up a […]

March 23, 2013: First “Spartan Race”, Spartan Sprint Carolinas

April 1, 2013

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Taken me a few days, but I finally got my first pictures from my first Spartan Race pulled together. I finished! Spartan Race is an “Obstacle Racing” organization that throws together some pretty serious races all over the country. Here’s a pretty general description of what the races are like. Here is their official promo […]

Training/Diet Update #5: Continuing Strength

April 1, 2013

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tl;dr: I’m almost as strong as I was before my shoulder injury in 2009. My deadlift is better than ever: Previously, I mentioned Crossfit and the idea of General Physical Preparedness. I still see Crossfit as fairly close to the ideal to train physical generalists. Still though, for raw strength, weightlifting is pretty tough to […]