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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...

How are you feeling energy-wise?

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.

My dude can press! What's your diet/calories looking like these days?

Aaaaaand that was the final straw. I planned my workouts over break accounting for the student gym's limited hours. I went today and discovered that the lot was closed for a game they didn't bother to announce. Again. I went back to the townie gym and reactivated my membership. The equipment...

I've switched to hack squats and never looked back. You're making me want to swap B'bell BO Rows back in now. shakes fist

I prefer standard array and point buy for the games that I run to avoid drama and hurt feelings (much like @Clint_L). However, when I get a chance to roll? Let's go! I recently played an X-Crawl Classic character with a 3 Intelligence but slightly-above-average scores in Stamina and...

That all makes sense. I haven't done B-O BB Rows in awhile; they're one of those exercises that's too easy for me to get in my head over: "am I cheating? Is my back rounding? Are my knees supposed to move? Am I feeling this the right way?"

2025 was a good year with some lessons learned. Pretty much all of my gaming is online (Roll20) these days as my closer friends have left the area for good jobs. -Sunday Night is my "main" game of regular players that I DM for. We played Dungeons of Drakkenheim using the 5e 2024 rules. It was a...

Upper 2 Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 5:41 PM Bench Press (Barbell) Set 1: 225 lb × 10 Set 2: 225 lb × 8 Pull Up Set 1: +35 lb × 9 Set 2: +35 lb × 7 Overhead Press (Dumbbell) Set 1: 60 lb × 10 Set 2: 60 lb × 10 Seated Row (Cable) Set 1: 190 lb × 9 Set 2: 190 lb × 8 Preacher Curl (Dumbbell)...