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Congrats on hitting that benchmark (pun intended) despite the burnout!

Thursday Legs Thursday, June 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM Leg Press Set 1: 420 lb × 10 Set 2: 420 lb × 10 Set 3: 420 lb × 12 Romanian Deadlift (Barbell) Set 1: 185 lb × 12 Set 2: 185 lb × 12 Leg Extension (Machine) Set 1: 160 lb × 12 Set 2: 175 lb × 12 Calf Press on Leg Press Set 1: 280 lb × 15 Set 2...

Pullover (Machine) Set 1: 130 lb × 10 Pull Up Set 1: +25 lb × 6 Set 2: +25 lb × 6 Set 3: +25 lb × 7 Bent Over Row (Barbell) Set 1: 155 lb × 10 Set 2: 175 lb × 8 Incline Curl (Dumbbell) Set 1: 30 lb × 15 Set 2: 30 lb × 15 Reverse Fly (Cable) Set 1: 30 lb × 8 Set 2: 20 lb × 12 I'm still...

I came in with Mentzer's Basic in junior high. I played a few brief sessions of 1e before buying the 2e books that had just been released that year. 2e is really where I made my gaming bones, but I keep coming back to B/X (most recently in the form of OSE w/ the Advanced Fantasy Rules). It just...

Apologies for the thread necromancy, but coming across one of my favorite pictures in B/X always makes me chuckle and say "hu-mansplaining."

"Our Efforts Have Been Mischaracterized"

Overhead Press (Smith Machine) Set 1: 95 lb × 12 Set 2: 95 lb × 12 Set 3: 95 lb × 14 Chest Dip Set 1: +45 lb × 12 Set 2: +45 lb × 12 Triceps Extension (Cable) Set 1: 100 lb × 10 Set 2: 100 lb × 12 Lateral Raise (Dumbbell) Set 1: 25 lb × 15 Set 2: 25 lb × 15 Close "grip" Push Up Set 1: 37...

Facepulls are one of those exercises (like stiff-legged deadlifts) that I hated and failed to see the point of when I first started lifting. I really enjoy them now.

NEW SNARF ARTICLE LFG!!!!!!!

I would highly recommend the yellow box "basic" (original) set to the more popular Advanced Set. It's more coherent and better balanced. A lot of the seeming additions that Advanced introduces end up being subtractive for a lot of reasons.

I've just run face-first into a wall of my own construction. I had my usual upper body day yesterday. I've mentioned before how I've been going light on pressing movements due to my shoulder (which has been getting better). I've been able, however, to go hard and heavy for pulling movements...

I highly recommend A Visitor's Guide to the Rainy City: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/317941/a-visitor-s-guide-to-the-rainy-city It's setting neutral, and I've seen it used for B/X D&D, Fantasy Trip, and others. The vibe is great, and it accommodates a number of genres: picaresque...

Yup! I find as I get older that the more compound movements I do, the more overall fatigue creeps up on me over the weeks.

Are you still following that "legs most days" split you shared earlier? I'm curious about both your legs and your CNS. I'm considering upping my volume now that I have the summer (and thus more time).

Glad to read another Snarf essay. No arguments about the content here, and the inimitable style is always welcome.

I use Body Fat Calculator Is it objective? I'm sure it isn't. But since I'm only using it to gauge my relative progress, it's actually quite good! There are several ways to track body weight/fat. The probably more accurate one is to do it every day and average out the results over the course of...

Saturday morning weigh in and body comp check. I've been consistent in my training, but the diet has been trash at the end of the semester. Weighing in at 166.2 lbs and 17.8% body fat. If I want to get to 12%, it means I have to lose 9 or 10 pounds and not lose any muscle in the doing. Ugh...

I can't quite tell from the image: who is that?