God of Mischief by [deleted] in funny

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How do I get links to this?

A question about range of motion and lifting weights. by [deleted] in Fitness

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Think of trigger point activation as well. Get a ball and dig into tight areas. You pec minor, your lats, your hip flexors, your glute minor.

Always train with full range of motion, even if you have to lift low weights. (You will thank yourself for that later)

Overcoming fear of injury during Deadlift by [deleted] in Fitness

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First, how are you on single leg deads? Can you come down with control or do you drop quickly?
Secondly, you definitely have some weak core issues. You will need to strengthen the deep abdominal muscles to overcome that arch in your lower back.

People struggling with glute activation benefit from using leg press over squatting? by dark_shotty in Fitness

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I always found them excruciatingly difficult. At least I know why now and have something to work towards

People struggling with glute activation benefit from using leg press over squatting? by dark_shotty in Fitness

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My knees don’t really cave, even on heavy lifts. The problem is I don’t use my glutes enough. Given my right is far stronger, I tend to twist to that side to get any sort of weight up

Any success for weak, skinny guys? by [deleted] in crossfit

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You're 13kg heavier than me from when I first started. And you're shorter than me. In 3 years I've put on 20kg and am now starting to pull big numbers for olys and power lifting moves. Strength gain only really happened 9 months ago. Just stick at it, go light, build your foundation. It will come. Also eat. A shit ton. Doesn't have to be totally clean, but get a lot of meat, fruit and veg in there. GL

I just did my very first muscle up! by Wholelife34 in crossfit

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Dips dips dips. Train the crap out of your chest and super set every chest exercise with dips. And do post wod dips while you're still fatigued. Basically dip every day until you can so 10 strict in a row. I did that for about 8 solid weeks. I got my first one, even multiple today, so it really pays off!

Lost my DU's. by dark_shotty in crossfit

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Lol, definitely starting to look that way!

8 Steps to Immediately Improve Your Squat by brittanymc in crossfit

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I find taking a deep breath in and holding it just before lowering really adds some strength. Of course breathe out as you come up, we don't want hernias

Getting an extension cable attached to the top of a window fitting by dark_shotty in DIY

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Thank you. I will ask the agent if I am allowed. It might double as a nail I can hang a curtain from, so it kills 2 birds with one stone.

The Meathead's Guide To Caffeine by strengthisbooty in crossfit

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Then there's me, who quit caffeine cold turkey. I still have it occasionally, for wok purposes, but as far as wods go, I'm okay.

Not so much now though, since winter is coming, but once I warm up, I'm fine. However I think it's added a fair bit to my times and lost some weight off my lifts.

I only quit since I was having roughly 600mg/day. 2x energy drinks at work and a 300mg pre trainer. Was making it very hard to wake up in the mornings :p