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Half lb. (fractional weight plate) or some other hack?

I do. I understand that such concerns are not important to you, and I respect that. But, to me, it is important. And, that is why I asked. I have been logging (and charting) my progression for a long time. Being able to measure my weights in even, round numbers would help me much...
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- Post #3
- Jul 2, 2014
- Forum: Health and Fitness
Half lb. (fractional weight plate) or some other hack?

A few weeks ago, while racking my barbell after a squat (on to a Valor squat stand that I use in home-gym), I missed the racking-rest on one side. The barbell crashed down on the safety stand, and got slightly bent. It's a 7-foot long, uniformly 1-inch diameter, standard bar (max weight capacity...
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- Thread
- Jul 2, 2014
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Health and Fitness
Double Bodyweight Deadlift Club: Check in here!

I guess I have no choice other than to accept your informed judgment. And, I will. But, I would hate to think that there is absolutely no difference between me (pulling 1.99 x BW with straps, and no belts) and another person who does 0.75 X BW (or pulls nothing at all). [About five years...
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- Post #50
- Jul 2, 2014
- Forum: Health and Fitness
Double Bodyweight Deadlift Club: Check in here!

All my lifts are weak as fuark. Except the deadlift. Don't know why. So, the last time I did a dead lift was yesterday (June 9, 2014) -- 4 reps of 280 lbs at a body weight of 142.0. That puts me at 197.18% of BW. However, my calculated 1RM was 305 lbs. (which puts it at 214.78% of BW). On June...
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- Post #39
- Jun 11, 2014
- Forum: Health and Fitness
Beta Alanine is toxic?

Never mind. . . I read that report and thought it was strange. Didn't seem like it was satirical. Oh, well.
- Java Cafe
- Post #8
- Apr 30, 2014
- Forum: Health and Fitness
Beta Alanine is toxic?

How did you ruin it, I don't understand. I have read that Wikipedia article quite a few times in the past, along with write-ups on BodyBuilding.com, WebMD.com, Examine.com, among others. Nowhere before did I encounter what I read in the article I linked to in my original post, which is why I was...
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- Post #5
- Apr 28, 2014
- Forum: Health and Fitness
Beta Alanine is toxic?

Nope, I am ingesting it in the usual manner. (Ingestion is the consumption of a substance by an organism. In animals, it normally is accomplished by taking in the substance through the mouth into the gastrointestinal tract, such as through eating or drinking.) The source I quoted considers...
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- Post #3
- Apr 28, 2014
- Forum: Health and Fitness
Beta Alanine is toxic?

I just came upon this: http://www.sciencelab.com/msds.php?msdsId=9922810 If this is true, I am really screwed. I have been ingesting this "poison" daily for over six months now. What are your thoughts? ~ JC ~
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- Thread
- Apr 28, 2014
- Replies: 12
- Forum: Health and Fitness
Help me unfatify myself

Why they did not include another group with diet plus weights, mystifies me . . . My guess is the study was limited by resources (i.e., funding). :-/
- Java Cafe
- Post #48
- Apr 2, 2014
- Forum: Health and Fitness
Form check request: Dragon Flags

The first time I saw a dragon flag, I was so captivated by it, I knew I had to to try to learn it. I call it my favorite "vanity" routine. :-) I am only a self-taught, novice fitness enthusiast. I have had help from many sources, and Koing has been a great source of encouragement and valuable...
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- Post #5
- Mar 28, 2014
- Forum: Health and Fitness
Form check request: Dragon Flags

Thank you, Koing. Appreciate the critique and the words of encouragement. You are right; I spend a lot of time resting at the top. But, I have a problem that I need fixing. I don't know how to (or whether to) breathe during the reps. For my first, rep, I usually do not breathe at all through...
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- Post #4
- Mar 28, 2014
- Forum: Health and Fitness
Form check request: Dragon Flags

So, about a year ago, I got into my head that I want to be able to do dragon flags, Getting to the point where I could do even one, with lousy form, took months. Now, I am at the point where I can do up to four (and, on very good days, five), albeit still not with perfect form. I have a link...
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- Thread
- Mar 28, 2014
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Health and Fitness
Minimum weight that every healthy adult male should be able to lift?

The question from the OP had two important words: MINIMUM and EVERY. We seem to have wandered far away. SC was absolutely correct in his prediction; threads like these quickly degenerate into pissing contests.
- Java Cafe
- Post #69
- Feb 23, 2014
- Forum: Health and Fitness
Minimum weight that every healthy adult male should be able to lift?

There is no mention of the impact on aging . . . . possibly because you guys are all young and fit. I am 58 years old, my son is 21. He is about a half inch taller than than me and about 10% heavier. He started working out with me almost a year after I began. In six months, he was way ahead of...
- Java Cafe
- Post #64
- Feb 22, 2014
- Forum: Health and Fitness
Squatting differently

I read this article and, somehow, it struck a chord in me. It seems to make intuitive sense to me. how do the rest of you feel? http://themovementfix.com/the-best-kept-secret-why-people-have-to-squat-differently/
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- Thread
- Jan 10, 2014
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Health and Fitness

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