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2015 Fitness and Working Out Thread
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sudseh
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The date of independence from the former USSR.
sudseh
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Romaleos are awesome shoes. I still use my OG Romaleos for heavy squat days.
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1948???The date of independence from the former USSR.
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Where you're at, stick to low bar.
Evok
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K will do.
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There is a time in you're training career for variations. Right now is not the time.
Evok
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Sounds good to me, makes it easier to keep track of right now haha
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1878 for Romania. (googled it)
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Which ones? Saw a few that looked awesome when I was checking too, good reviews as well.
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To give you a why:
Right now, for you and every beginning trainee, you have your greatest potential to progress more rapidly than you ever will. The low bar squat allows you to move the most weight and use the most muscle mass. You are at a spot when you can recovery in a 48 hour time span.
Once you exhaust that recovery potential, we can mix in variations that will move less weight. Think of it as active recovery.
Powerlifter 2.0 fluro yellow, they had several different colors, but since color didn't matter. I went for the lowest price.
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I have a pair. 1/2" heels versus the more common 3/4". I don't know what that really means
I had Adidas ones back in the day and really liked them. At the weight I am lifting I don't think it really matters much. I wasn't planning on getting any until Evok posted about ebay. The Adidas ones were a good price so I went with them.
If/when I get back in shape and start lifting more I will have them.
Evok
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Just looked at them, look very nice! Like Blu said the heel looks smaller but I also have no idea what that means lol I'll have feedback on the-3/4 heel when I get mine but I'm sure any heel will feel quite different at first compared to a tennis shoe haha
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Oh don't get me wrong, they are more than serviceable shoes. Not a bad buy at all.
Evok
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Gotcha. Im getting more and more comfortable with that and been working on my form so sticking with it is totally cool with me. Got my phone setup so ill have vids too, taped it to the elliptical and it looks straight at the rack lol
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I found the biggest difference I found was the single strap of the Adidas. I found that the leather loosened up too quickly
Evok
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I could see that, I was reading some reviews earlier and a couple mentioned the strap as well.
The only thing I can find in a quick Google search is the 1/2 heel is for guys who feel the 3/4 heel puts them to far forward in the squat.
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Meh. A 1/4" isn't to perceivable to me. That doesn't mean others can't feel it. I couldn't.
Evok
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Blu how do you feel about wide grip lat pull downs? I dont want them to replace anything but thought maybe id rotate them in to keep it fresh certain weeks
Ok ill admit im looking to make use of the cable machine we got hahahahah
Ok ill admit im looking to make use of the cable machine we got hahahahah
I agree, there was something about guys over 6' with long femurs or poor flexibility using shoes with heels over an inch. I couldn't imagine squating with a heel that tall
Evok
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Im almost 6 3 and fit that category haha. We'll see how 3/4 feels but im the most excited about just having a nice rock solid foundation
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