Tag Archives: weightlifting

My teeth are clean.

Posted on February 25, 2019 by G

I fit my lifting workout into 20 minutes flat this morning so I could get it done before heading to the dentist. Now it’s 5pm and I’m at work wondering if I should like go to the gym and do … Continue reading →

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Actual recovery run

Posted on June 22, 2018 by G

My quads and associated leg-parts are sore (guess those squats yesterday morning were heavier than I thought) and today I planned to do some yoga and maybe a short walk, but it’s cool and lightly drizzly and I really wanted … Continue reading →

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What is a posterior chain and what does it do?

Posted on June 1, 2018 by G

Google has some interesting search suggestions when you start typing "posterior chain" into the search box, the title of the post was one that popped up and made me chuckle. I was searching for posterior chain exercises in case there … Continue reading →

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Confidence building

Posted on February 8, 2018 by G

tl;dr/BLUF: Bench is going up, life is good. Thanks to more work junk, I got to the gym late so my time there was significantly compressed. Today was squat/bench/row day, but after my warmup squat sets I decided that my … Continue reading →

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Snow squats

Posted on January 4, 2018 by G

This morning we had a delayed start due to the snowstorm, but that didn’t deter me from arriving at my usual time and heading to the gym for 5x5B with J, who was finally back today from the holidays. I … Continue reading →

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Grumpy office whine

Posted on December 5, 2017 by G

What a hot mess today was. I’m writing this at 5:30pm because this is the first chance I’ve gotten to sit and look at my computer today. On-site work social events are the worst because I always wind up having … Continue reading →

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Argh, DOMS

Posted on December 1, 2017 by G

After Tuesday’s first 5×5 workout I was literally hobbled– my quads were so sore that I had trouble walking for 2 days. Wednesday and Thursday were very slow and I only managed to gently elliptical for 30 minutes each day … Continue reading →

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