Figuring Out the Mess Through Experimentation Mark Brown August 9, 2022 Strength training can be a mentally stimulating experience or one that bores the living hell out of someone. I tend to fall into the former more than the latter, but I know people whose relationship with it is vice versa to mine. Doing the …
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2022 Week 31 Training Log
August 1 – 7, 2022 Mark Brown August 8, 2022 MondayScheduled Rest Day – Recovery TuesdayBox Squat, Cambered Bar – 175 x 6, 265 x 3, x 3; 315 x 3, x 3; 225 x 3, x 3, 355 x 3, x 3Sumo Deadlift – 315 x 3, x 3, x 3, x 3, x …
Pork Stroganoff
Mark Brown August 7, 2022 This is the first of many unplanned entries about food. It’s half recipe, rambling because I don’t actually measure anything when I cook. I just kind of guess, correct, guess again and re-correct. I started a medium size pork shoulder in the oven at 10 pm Saturday night to prep …
Organization Will Set You Free
Mark Brown August 4, 2022 Every day I walk into work and see an absolute disaster that requires a massive clean up before I can start what I need to get done. It is a clean up that lasts a few hours and requires me to accomplish my task while continuously cleaning because the shift …
Equipment Review: EliteFTS Muscle Mace
Bonus Triceps Discussion! Mark Brown August 2, 2022 The EliteFTS Muscle Mace is a tremendously useful piece of equipment for any gym. I will explain why through a comparison of triceps pushdown and pulldown options. Triceps are a muscle group that can be isolated through numerous means that all basically hinge on the same premise. …
2022 Week 30 Training Log
July 25 – 31, 2022 Mark Brown August 1, 2022 MondayScheduled Day Off – Recovery TuesdayCambered Bar Squat – 175 x 6, 265 x 6, 315 x 6, 355 x 3, x 3; 365 x 3, x 3; 375 x 3, x 3; 385 x 3, x 3Sumo Deadlift – 315 x 3, x 3, …
Not Just an Equipment Review: Rogue 13mm Powerlifting Belt
Mark Brown July 28, 2022 A powerlifting belt shouldn’t be at the top of the list of equipment to get for any lifter for awhile. There is no reason to prioritize a belt unless a lifter is that bad off before they step into a gym. A powerlifting belt will not save anyone from an …
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Brisket
Mark Brown July 26, 2022 Cooking brisket was one of my main introductions into barbecue. Learning how to prepare and cook it well has helped me learn multiple kitchen skills I wouldn’t have learned otherwise. All of those skills can be applied to other meats. This has been done many times over. That knowledge is …
2022 Week 29 Training Log
July 18 – 24, 2022 Mark Brown July 25, 2022 MondayScheduled Day Off – Recovery TuesdayBox Squat, Cambered Bar – 175 x 6, 265 x 6, 315 x 6, 355 x 3, x 3; 365 x 3, x 3; 375 x 3, x 3Sumo Deadlift – 315 x 3, x 3, x 3, x 3, …
The Soul of the Artist
Disconnect and Damage Mark Brown July 21, 2022 Something has happened with my eating habits over the last year or so. I know the source of the change. Strength training took over my lift mid-2020 and has absurdly hard grip on me. It’s fair to say that everything I revolves around gym work. Food and …
Life Through Lifting 