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Love me some OSE. What is your previous experience with B/X or other clones? What sorts of adventures/sites are you seeding?

Crushin' it!

Upper 2 Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 6:23 PM Bench Press (Barbell) Set 1: 245 lb × 6 Set 2: 245 lb × 8 Pull Up Set 1: +45 lb × 8 Bent Over One Arm Row (Dumbbell) Set 1: 100 lb × 12 Set 2: 100 lb × 12 Lateral Raise (Machine) Set 1: 115 lb × 11 Set 2: 115 lb × 11 Incline Curl (Dumbbell) Set 1...

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Congrats (and good luck)!

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And as someone kind of unfamiliar with the term but seeing it a lot lately, this was the sense that I had, too. But I would then see it talked about it in other, more unflattering ways. This thread is helping me see why! :)

I've seen this term used a lot lately, but I don't have a clear sense of how people define it, and I suspect that this has led to some talking past one another. I'm curious how you personally define this term.

Gotcha: pressing down in front of you rather than extending upward from behind (like with extensions)?

Dang, dude! Them presses! What's a "Tricep Press?" Machine? Dumbbells? Close-grip?

Yuuuup. It's a machine, so the weight is arbitrary. I like it because it's hard for me to not want to use momentum with dumbbells for side lateral raises. And with the 5 lb increments, it's hard to meaningfully progress in a way that doesn't feel...janky...whenever I upgrade. I've been using 35...

Back at stupid student gym today as townie gym is closed. Thankfully, the lot is open and it’s not too busy over break. Upper 2 Monday, December 29, 2025 at 12:22 PM Bench Press (Smith Machine) Set 1: 245 lb × 8 Set 2: 245 lb × 7 Pull Up Set 1: +45 lb × 7 Seated Row (Cable) Set 1: 180 lb ×...

Was just about to @ you in a response to this thread, haha.

I've seen similar stuff, but I have to say that one of the things I'll likely miss from the student gym is the seated (bent-knee) calf press. I dunno why, but my calves get fried on that machine vs. the straight-legged calf extensions I've done years prior at the townie gym. I'm sure some of...

I don't remember: does a cover of the song count? If so, I'm out. Otherwise I have somehow made it this far.