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Comment on Why muscle building should be your top priority, whoever you are by slimmer you garcinia cambogia

slimmer you garcinia cambogia — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:58:16 +0000

Right now it seems like Movable Type is the best blogging platform available right now.
(from what I’ve read) Is that what you are using on your blog?

Comment on Coach Dan John answers your questions by chase your dreams not the competition

chase your dreams not the competition — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:11:48 +0000

You can certainly see your enthusiasm in the work
you write. The arena hopes for more passionate writers like you who aren’t afraid to mention how they believe. Always follow your heart.

Comment on Four weight training concepts every beginner should understand by Weight Lifting Log

Weight Lifting Log — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:55:11 +0000

Useful post and great responses. gubernatrix I hope you keep writing more blogs like this one. Well put gubernatrix.

Comment on Review: Crossfit London i-Course by Crossfit London i-course | Tough Muvva blog

Crossfit London i-course | Tough Muvva blog — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 01:12:53 +0000

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Comment on Does lifting more always mean you get stronger? by choppy

choppy — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:10:10 +0000

I`ve heard of a russian training method where you overtrain excessively and then take about a week off.
Coming off the week off you should be at your peak.

Comment on Dieting at work by Ellie

Ellie — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 18:00:53 +0000

I really like the honesty of this post – as well as the helpful tips.

As an ardent follower of the eat-every-3-hours-or-thou-shalt-shrink approach, I used to bring all my food with me and dash to the restroom to down it during break. And you know what – that’s not a way to live! It only suggests that you have something to hide, while you should actually feel proud of yourself for taking care of your body.

Some people will never get it, others might take heed, still others will smirk behind your back. The thing is not to try and change people but just learn to live with it and do what you feel is the right thing.

Comment on 10 good reasons why women should stay away from weights by Josedg

Josedg — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 17:05:07 +0000

@someguy – you sound really insecure. Do you even lift?

Comment on Improve your weight lifting by Ellie

Ellie — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 11:08:28 +0000

Great post! I love that no-nonsense attitude of yours!

As far as I recall, Dan John himself makes his athletes go through all basic moves during the warm-up to a lifting session.

His logic goes: “If it’s important, do it every day. If it’s not, don’t do it at all”. Of course, I feel, as you say, that you need to keep your ego in check and don’t let weakness work dominate all the time.

Comment on How-to: Front squat by gubernatrix

gubernatrix — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 17:26:21 +0000

Thanks Ellie. I must say, my front squat is a lot better now than when I wrote this post 5 years ago!

Useful tip – thanks for sharing!

Comment on How-to: Sumo deadlift by gubernatrix

gubernatrix — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 17:25:15 +0000

Hi Ellie,
Thanks for the tips, good stuff. I say something similar in my how-to on the conventional deadlift, referred to in the above article: http://gubernatrix.co.uk/2008/01/deadlift/
I use ‘squeeze the bar off the floor’ and ‘push the floor away’ as two key cues.