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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
Usefulness of Lower Body Isolations
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SnakePlissken »
Sat Sep 24, 2022 8:08 am
I've been going back through old logs of mine going all the way through when I did the Texas Method and have realized a strong correlation that when...
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Last post by cole
Sat Oct 15, 2022 8:08 am
My New Training Paradigm
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wiigelec »
Wed Aug 24, 2022 4:46 pm
I haven't made appreciable progress in 8 years. There I said it. Out loud, in public, around people to whom it might matter.
Why, might you ask?...
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Last post by wiigelec
Sun Sep 25, 2022 9:04 am
A Brave New Assault on RPE
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mgil »
Fri Dec 17, 2021 3:25 am
Now the primary argument is that RPE is used to sell templates such that it’s easier for a coach to work more clients because they don’t have to Rx...
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Last post by cole
Mon Sep 19, 2022 1:27 pm
Hamstrings Always Sore
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broseph »
Sat Sep 10, 2022 6:23 am
Does anyone else suffer from this or have a fix?
My hamstrings are almost always sore. Even when I've taken extended breaks from lifting, my hams...
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Last post by Brackish
Mon Sep 19, 2022 5:30 am
Bill Pearl has died
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ccoyle »
Wed Sep 14, 2022 2:49 pm
Bill Pearl has died at 91. His wife announced it on his Facebook page on 9/14/2022.
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Last post by ccoyle
Wed Sep 14, 2022 2:49 pm
Gravitus and A2S 2.0
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brkriete »
Sun Apr 10, 2022 8:20 am
Has anyone tried this?
I see a few comments on Gravitus and A2S but nowhere here, Facebook, or Reddit have I seen much about running this specific...
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Last post by brkriete
Tue Sep 06, 2022 12:56 pm
Bodybuilding Templates
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Brackish »
Thu Sep 01, 2022 5:57 pm
Anyone have any good suggestions for getting #swole? I've been running my own programming for about a year now, and I'm struggling when it comes to...
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Last post by Brackish
Tue Sep 06, 2022 5:01 am
Favorite “Holding Pattern” Programs
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OrderInChaos »
Sun Aug 21, 2022 10:30 am
What are your preferred approaches for times you’re in a lifting holding pattern and either don’t care or can’t afford to spend much time and thought...
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Last post by FredM
Mon Sep 05, 2022 7:56 pm
Peaking. What do?
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alek »
Fri Sep 02, 2022 9:22 am
I'm not really sure how to peak for a meet, mock meet, whatever. In the past, I've very clumsily done some things that were probably really stupid...
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Last post by ChasingCurls69
Sat Sep 03, 2022 10:57 am
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Last post by FredM
Tue Aug 30, 2022 12:03 pm
Friday night…
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wiigelec »
Fri Aug 26, 2022 4:52 pm
…at the bar or under the bar, where would you rather be?
One point in my life, not too long ago even, the answer was an easy “at”. That time has...
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Last post by KOTJ
Mon Aug 29, 2022 9:52 pm
Nuckolls on ELiteFTS today
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Hardartery »
Wed Jul 13, 2022 9:03 am
I wasn't sure where to put this, but I know he is well respected on here and some might want to catch this.
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Last post by Hardartery
Thu Aug 25, 2022 3:08 pm
Goddamn knot
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DCR »
Thu Aug 11, 2022 6:43 pm
Was squatting (low bar) this past Saturday and on my last single before the top, the bar jumped on me as I accelerated through the lock out. Blamed...
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Last post by DCR
Tue Aug 16, 2022 9:25 am
How do I make my lower back more robust?
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by
DeeKoo »
Sun Jun 12, 2022 9:11 am
Background info
Male, early 30s, 183 cm, 105 kg.
I've been lifting for a bit over 3 years now. I tried to get into lifting somewhere in the early...
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Last post by Hardartery
Tue Aug 09, 2022 7:20 am
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Last post by SnakePlissken
Mon Aug 08, 2022 5:02 am
Low fatigue model
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cole »
Thu Jul 21, 2022 12:31 pm
Anyone else buying into the low fatigue model for strength training?
Ive personally done 43 weeks of it with some success (PR DL, PR compliance)...
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Last post by AlexG332
Wed Aug 03, 2022 11:08 pm
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Last post by Hardartery
Wed Jul 27, 2022 12:37 pm
Tell me about your knee surgery recovery
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kingsamj »
Mon Jul 18, 2022 10:06 pm
Anyone here ever completely nuked their knee and then rehabbed it back?
Just shy of a year ago I broke my leg in a fall, tore my LCL, sprained my...
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Last post by DCR
Wed Jul 20, 2022 9:40 pm
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Last post by Hardartery
Mon Jul 18, 2022 11:17 am
Weightlifting for astronauts
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ccoyle »
Sat Jul 02, 2022 3:59 pm
One shred of good news is that some exercises worked better than others in helping astronauts recuperate the lost bone mass. Deadlifting rather than...
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Last post by KyleSchuant
Tue Jul 12, 2022 2:02 am
Deadlift Recovery
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JeanLannes »
Mon Jul 04, 2022 7:59 pm
Among older schools of thought, like Rippetoe, it's said that Deadlifts are harder to recover from. Generally newer trainers have moved on from this...
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Last post by asdf
Sun Jul 10, 2022 8:21 pm
Race to 500 Deadlift (2021 edition)
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augeleven »
Wed Dec 23, 2020 7:16 am
from the 2021 Goals thread:
start the thread man
Subject says it all: Who wants some extra encouragement to get 5ish plate milestone?
Rules:...
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Last post by BenM
Fri Jul 08, 2022 3:00 am
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Last post by TimGarvey
Mon Jul 04, 2022 10:39 am
October 2019: Random Contest
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mgil »
Fri Sep 20, 2019 6:38 pm
225 for reps on bench. Then normalize by bodyweight. Must have video of reps and scale weigh in.
Winner gets to pick next month’s contest. Update,...
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Last post by cole
Fri Jul 01, 2022 5:12 pm
Press to Bench strength ratios
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augeleven »
Thu May 26, 2022 2:54 pm
Feeling crummy about my weak sauce press, so I figured I’d gamify it so I can #win.
Who here has the lowest press:bench ratio? After a lengthy block...
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Last post by Bolder
Thu Jun 30, 2022 6:36 am
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