Stuff to Read While You’re Pretending to Work: 10/18/19

BUT FIRST…I’m Like, Really, REALLY Important

1. Coaching Competency Workshop – New York, NY: Sunday, November 3, 2019

2. (Even More) Complete Shoulder & Hip Blueprint – Athens, Greece: Saturday, Feb 29th & Sunday, March 1st, 2020

This will be the first leg of mine and Dean Somerset’s European extravaganza in early 2020. The second leg will take place in…

3. (Even More) Complete Shoulder & Hip Blueprint – Maidenhead, U.K: March 7th & 8th, 2020

There’s an Early Bird rate for both of these events, so keep that in mind before you decide to hold off. Dean and I are really excited for this and hope to see you there!

SOCIAL MEDIA SHENANIGANS

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I am all for novelty (within reason) and having fun in the weight room. But ya’ll: barbells and dumbbells still work really, really, REALLY well.

— Tony Gentilcore (@tonygentilcore1) October 13, 2019

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Sometimes you just gotta say fuck it.* . I didn’t feel overly splendid heading into today’s training session. I didn’t feel like a got run over by a Mack truck or anything, but I didn’t feel awesome either. . Closer to the Mack truck, though. . The block @gnrobins has me on of late follows the RPE (Rate of Perceived Exertion) system. It’s a form of auto regulation, but the idea is to do more work each week. . Last week’s top set ended at 535×3. . My first set this week was 500×3. It wasn’t as “speedy” as I would have liked and I hesitated. . Then I said “fuck it” and slapped on 45 lbs. . No diggidy, no doubt. . * and wear a purple t-shirt.

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STUFF TO READ WHILE YOU’RE PRETENDING TO WORK

How Trips to Trader Joes Got Me Fat and In Debt –  Lana Sova

Slow clap, Lana.

Slow clap.

The 7 People Who Never Get Results – Calvin Huynh

I appreciate a good “rant” style article, and this one was good.

3 Reasons Why Biceps Curls Are Good For the Shoulders – Shane McLean

Next thing Shane is going to tell is that cookies are calorie free.

But seriously, bicep curls, when performed correctly, can be a handy shoulder saver.