Tuesday Tune: "No More Mr. Nice Guy" Alice Cooper
A little post-Christmas catharsis. \m/
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Weightlifting Belt?
The style of my personal belt. Comfortable and keeps my back un-tweaked. I've been doing a more rigorous leg workout recently. This has included some pretty heavy sets of squats, 335lbs x 5 reps on my workout yesterday and deadlifts (250lbs). For the first time in years I've felt the need to wear a lifting belt. The gym is a bit different of a place nowadays than it was in, what I'll call, my athletic prime (college/HS). The main difference for the purposes of this article is there used to be an abundance of lifting belts; usually on some dedicated rack. My gym today has two belts. Both fit me which is fortunate since my personal belt is currently misplaced. They are hidden on a shelf with miscellaneous other odd and ends and antiquities of the gym: wrist rollers, warped clips and some 1" inner diameter plates. Still I felt the need to save my back so I wear the belt, but I also began wondering if there was an official position on belt use. I dredged-up the fol...
Music Monday: Slayer "Repentless"
Ok, so I've been posting a few of the more "mainstream" songs I like to workout to. The reality is though, I like my cardio and workout music heavy and fast. This latest from Slayer is blowing my mind. If you're stuck in the '80's and take the cover art too seriously...that's your problem.