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What ACTUALLY keeps you going?
Normally these threads are for paid subscribers only, but I’m opening this one up to everyone!
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Casey Johnston
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How do I pick my accessory exercises?
They asked, you answer: “I have one for the hive mind: Where do you find new accessory exercises to do/how do people know which accessories TO d…
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What part of lifting eludes you, no matter how hard you try?
You might expect by now I’d have a perfect routine down. False! There are a number of things I wish were a breeze and they aren’t: my deadlift f…
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What's the best thing that ever happened to you, or happened near you, in the gym?
They asked, you answer: “I desperately want to start going to the gym because it’s where all the plates and barbells are, but I think I’ve heard…
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How do I find an actually good trainer/coach?
They asked, you answer: “I know it might not be possible to find a PERFECT trainer for me on the first try. But I don’t feel like I even know th…
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Sunday Open Thread: short-on-protein tricks
They asked, you answer: “It’s actually been a while since I’ve tracked my protein, and I’m finding myself 20-40g short almost every day.
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Casey Johnston
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Write a letter to your hater
Most of us have at least one person in our lives who, shall we say, didn’t much care for our lifting-based journeys of self-acceptance and enlig…
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Casey Johnston
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Sunday Open Thread: What's your current program/goal?
They asked, you answer: "Now that I've finished LIFTOFF, I’m looking for ideas about what to do next.
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Casey Johnston
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What have you tried that turned out to be a waste of time?
In and around lifting, I mean—training techniques, foods, habits.
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Casey Johnston
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How much do you pay for your gym?
I often hear from folks who are struggling with justifying paying a gym membership, particularly when they are new to working out and are afraid…
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At what point is someone actually "strong" and "good"?
The strength standards charts have been making the rounds in our Discord lately, and a reader recently asked me to pass this question along:
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Casey Johnston
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The first time you remember feeling like, "f*** yeah, I'm strong"
Maybe not everyone remembers the first moment they felt yoked after they started lifting.
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Casey Johnston
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