Micah@rincewind.run |
if you, like me, are tired of All The Bullshit, may I suggest repeatedly picking heavy things up and putting them down again
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Micah@rincewind.run |
if you, like me, are tired of All The Bullshit, may I suggest repeatedly picking heavy things up and putting them down again
60 replies 26 reposts 543 likes
MurkyMurk
@naught2shabby.bsky.social
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I pried a large stone from the ground yesterday. Someone should have filmed me hugging that monster.
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Boots
@bootsmcgoot.bsky.social
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i have returned to picking heavy things up and putting them down again. it's good to ache on purpose and not just because i'm old
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robeagle
@robeagle.bsky.social
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I shall be continuing this... once I recover from RSI! I forgot to stretch ONE day. REMEMBER YOUR WARM UPS!
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Caya
@cayaberndt.bsky.social
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I’m about to get the most jacked I’ve ever been in my life
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Maladroithe
@maladroithe.bsky.social
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Just remembered this shit, which sadly feels relevant again
www.menshealth.com/uk/mhsquad/b...
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¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@mcmjolnir.bsky.social
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I'm gonna be Sir Squats-a-lot later today, so yeah. Heavy things, up n down.
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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Reply Guy
@elandobbs.bsky.social
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Compound lift your way out of • Existential dread • Poster’s madness • Learned helplessness • AND MORE!
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Ryan W Enslow
@ryanwenslow.bsky.social
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This was exactly my method for dealing with Monday’s news
bsky.app/profile/ryan...
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The Spy who loves you
@spyversuslies.bsky.social
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I do that with my mind. I pulled a synapse once. Well, a few times.
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Dan Hedges
@danielahedges.bsky.social
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Tried this already and it didn't fix any of the bullshit
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Doug!
@itsdoug.ca
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This is the weigh
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tweety fish
@sifu.tweety.fish
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I went out in a kayak where the heavy mass to be conveyed through space by means of repeated muscular effort was, well, me, but it still worked okay
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El Gato Astronomico
@astrocat.bsky.social
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There is truth in the iron
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the high pony of a Type-A bitch
@combledore.bsky.social
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My brain goes completely empty when I lift and it’s such a blessing
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~Swinton
@basicchunnel.bsky.social
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Transferring all of my anger from my brain to my lower back
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Zor
@zoradysis.bsky.social
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I basically pick myself up and unceremoniously drop myself down (pullups)
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Alex Merz
@merz.bsky.social
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Running is good too.
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jbird2
@jbird2.bsky.social
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It is not solving all of the Problems but it has in fact helped the last few months
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s. e. smith
@sesmith.bsky.social
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I have been longing for a local gym to do this because it looks extremely relevant to my interests.
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Eric
@robopeppers.bsky.social
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I really need to get back into it. Maybe today will be the day . .
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Sins of a Swoler Empire
@mightycw.bsky.social
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the worst part about the last week was the bullshit coincided with a patellar tendinitis flare up which really fucked up my lifting routine.
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Doug Merrill
@bagatsen.bsky.social
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Is there a way to get an orange guy in a toupée under one of those things? Asking for 320 million friends.
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@tom4okstate.bsky.social
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On the one hand, a second Trump term will probably take years off my life. On the other. I'll probably be working out 2 hours a day 7 days a week to try and keep from thinking about how awful things are.
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Johnny at Home
@johnnysthoughts.bsky.social
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I am so eager to get back to lifting. Have been on doctor's orders to not lift more than 5 lbs or do any kind of reaching for 2 months now 😮💨
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KIMBLY💕✨
@k1m.bsky.social
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If I had the time to I would but busy :/
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Adam P. Knave
@adampknave.com
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Ahh yes the ska method.
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Shreyas "Lover of Cold Bread-Butter" Hariharan
@tsshreyas.bsky.social
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i already do that: it's 7.5 kilo and 10 kilo dumbbells.
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AZTanya
@aztanya.bsky.social
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toddlers?
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Dr. Stephanie
@punkrockscience.bsky.social
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Heavy things go up and down. Pedals go round and round. Brain goes smoooooooth.
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Pellechs
@pellechs.bsky.social
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That was yesterday and tomorrow. Today I will twist myself into pretzels whilst seeking serenity. 🧘♀️
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Very Very Common Mike Dunford
@questauthority.bsky.social
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Metal go up. Metal go down. Me simple person. Me like. And, yeah, I'm way overdue for a gym day....
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Aaron Sofaer 🏳️⚧️
@aaronsofaer.bsky.social
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I just finished my chores which means I can at least do my hand weights!
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Azzia Walker
@azziamw.bsky.social
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That's my go-to.
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Nathan
@revrend.bsky.social
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It helps!
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Allan Murphy
@cullenskink.bsky.social
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"200 lbs is always 200lbs" - Henry Rollins
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Matias Koivurova
@mkoivurova.bsky.social
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I just moved *all the things* our family of four owns to our new apartment by myself. I feel like I've done enough of that for the time being.
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FnordianSlip
@fnordianslip.bsky.social
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The world is already heavy enough.
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MorganTheMad
@morganthemad.bsky.social
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I just turned off my computer for 3 days and caught up on my reading. Wandering Inn is such a comfort read.
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Franz
@protopigeon.bsky.social
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Just did that for 20 minutes and now I ache
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Nihl L'Amas
@nih-llamas.bsky.social
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My feet?
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@nclud.bsky.social
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This whole thing has made me unhappy and I've failed to pick up heavy things and put them down again all week. Aside from an injury, this is the longest break I've done in a year.
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E-man
@leftcoastracing.bsky.social
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Or yard work. Lots and lots of yard work
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Father Jim's Flapjacks
@fathersfjs.bsky.social
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Flapping some meaty jacks today
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enantiomer
@bonkydog.bsky.social
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literally scrolling between sets
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James Negen
@unionjay.bsky.social
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ToDo tomorrow: lift, shower, vote (UK), grill
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Cooper Lund
@cooperlund.bsky.social
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No I am going for a run
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RAALLEN
@raallen86.bsky.social
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You leave my emotional baggage alone.
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Andy
@royhell.bsky.social
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Me with my thoughts, everyday for a lifetime
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The tenth smartest guy you know
@union-of-dunces.bsky.social
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This has never worked for me 😞 I just get more pissed off
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Jjinandtonic
@jjinandtonic.bsky.social
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The Church of Iron Ahnald welcomes you
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ArchDad
@aaronmw.bsky.social
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Here, here.
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Stationkeeper
@signalthirteen.bsky.social
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Can those be people we find really, really, really annoying? Not put them down hard or anything. Just to make the point. 🤪
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Colon Musk, CEO of GaceX
@themilfmag.net
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this works surprisingly well
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Satrina🐺🖇🖇🖇
@satrinawuff.bsky.social
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strong people are useful in general and are harder to kill 💪
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Micah
@rincewind.run
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Miles
@milestoowild.bsky.social
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Lifting can't truly replace therapy... But MAN is it therapeutic!
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Jeremy Hammett
@jeremyhammett.bsky.social
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Works for at least two hours of the day.
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Zorin =^o.o^=
@zorinlynx.bsky.social
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Yesterday evening I was full to the brim with anxiety, so I grabbed my bicycle and did a 10 mile ride. It actually helped quiet a bit. I think our bodies are wired to deal with anxiety using physical activity.
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@eoellrich516.bsky.social
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Its the #1 way I combat depression. Unfortunately, came down with COVID so waiting till I recover to lift again.
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Guste. 🔴🌝👅🌀🫧🍎🍊🍈🎈🪩🧶📀💡🕙⭕
@guste.bsky.social
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For the last four months I've been thinking "why am I feeling so meh" and then I was like "oh right I'm injured and I can't pick up heavy things" I am starting to be able to pick up heavy things again and none too soon
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