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Tracking my positive thoughts and positive actions.

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Thought For The Day - Health is the gateway to life.

This vessel of flesh that I temporarily inhabit is the sole enabler for everything good I've ever done in life and everything good I'll ever do in life. I'd like to apologise to it for the times I've knowingly mistreated it with lack of sleep, sedentary lifestyle, social isolation, drugs, alcohol and junk food. I am sorry old body, I'll be kinder to you moving forward. But thankyou for putting up with my nonsense and thankyou for the resilience you've always served me with. Dear Body my old friend I love you so much mate.

Kind Regards

Brain

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@irvinxyz Number 5 is alive

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@HumansNoContext Absolute legend

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@OlafBresina I'd disagree, for me sports aren't simply gaining muscle and more about physical, mental well-being along with awesome socialisation.

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@foundmyfitness Anecdotally speaking 2 Kiwi Fruits before bed has helped me greatly with achieving long restful sleeps. Only got onto it this week

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@lady_valor_07 Spencer is a good one

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@bryan_johnson Not hating but why the heels up and reduced range of movement?

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@ForsterForSure @SicilianlnHeels Yeah good point, my bad

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The point of competitive weight lifting like Olympic Lifting, CrossFit, Power Lifting etc is as you say to create momentum.
But I'd strongly argue isometric training (static holds) and slow weight lifting (time under tension) build strength effectively while protecting your joints and connective tissue. Benefits of Isometric TrainingJoint-Friendly Strength:
- You generate high muscle tension without moving the joint, making it ideal for rehab or working around pain.
- Better Tendon Health: Static holds improve tendon stiffness, increase load tolerance, and help remodel connective tissue.
- Targeted Power: You can strengthen weak points or sticking spots in your range of motion.
- Lower Fatigue: Isometrics create high neuromuscular drive with low metabolic cost, meaning faster recovery times.
- Blood Pressure Control: Regular static holds are proven to be highly efficient at lowering resting blood pressure.
- Benefits of Slow Weight LiftingIncreased Time Under Tension:
- Slowing down your repetitions keeps muscles engaged longer, stimulating solid muscle growth.
- Improved Form and Control: Moving slowly removes momentum, forcing the target muscle to do the actual work rather than relying on bouncing or swinging.
- Stronger Mind-Muscle Connection: Controlled pacing helps you feel the muscle working and improves coordination.
- Reduced Injury Risk: Slower tempos place less abrupt shock and shear force on your joints and ligaments.

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Yeah mine started at 4, the earlier the better. Also I'd strongly suggest going for a dog walk whilst your kids train and return for the last 10 minutes of the lesson. It far less stressful during those younger years and it makes tournament days far more exciting to see all the development they've made

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@HMMCoach Dude I am cooking a steak right now

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@Dearme2_ Yeah that's exactly correct, for me it's a sphere of control issue. I can't fix my balding head, acne, grey hair, scars and aging skin. But I can smile, look people in the eye, have good posture and be tit and healthy. The later counts for alot

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@sakurazenbon @SicilianlnHeels Ha ha ha🤣, but the real question is would you drink her secret, warm booby booze?

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@dirtnita @SicilianlnHeels Sure that's definitely true, often our harshest criticism of others is really a negative self reflection about our own flaws. Having said that I do genuinely have a desire to see society move away from the glorification of people destroying their health.

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@Carnivorecure Dude congrats

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@Coach_Forsyth @StrengthDebates @CalisthenicKyle @bryk_squuaadd @MashElite @Bartek_Kamyk_ Yeah man, I love CrossFit it's done a ton of good for me. But I also thoroughly agree with you, they are pretty silly.

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@AFitTrader It's a massive lesson in delayed gratification. Every single time I've gone from unhealthy to healthy, it's been months of nothing, then magically one day everything changes.

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@CalisthenicKyle Great advice, life will always be difficult, the most important part is to suffer for something worthwhile

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@zolli73 @MorbidKnowledge Ha ha good point, but six months in seclusion with the homies, drinking blood and little physical activity sounds like a good reset

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@AvonandsomerRob Na not worth it, save your money and buy into get rich quick schemes instead. Sure you'll still lose your money, but you'll have a prolonged false sense of hope to keep you entertained.