deuce-ish: Can you run barefoot through the streets of Chicago

So I took about a month off the gym helping my wife after surgery…. - haighter September 18, 2025, 9:45:33

295 this AM. Only once and a decline…but still almost at goal. * - haighter Today, 8:35:35
- I've been a little pissed off. I had to decrease my weight on the bench. - Lexillini Today, 10:01:12
  - I want 3 plates a side...which is 315. If I can eventually work to that cleanly... - haighter Today, 11:11:03
I’m about 3 or 4 weeks off because I did something to my elbow the last time I went - Karl Hungus September 27, 2025, 13:42:22
- Not sure how old you are but welcome to your 40s!* - Lexillini September 27, 2025, 15:02:04
  - Ha…we have a very pretty, very hard white oak staircase leading downstairs to our back yard… - haighter September 27, 2025, 15:22:10
    - No doubt. If I wake up from a sound sleep at night to take a leak . . . - Lexillini September 27, 2025, 16:50:10
  - 44. really the first lingering issue I’ve dealt with* - Karl Hungus September 27, 2025, 15:15:43
    - Mid-40s was about when I started to experience lingering problems . . . - Lexillini September 27, 2025, 16:48:48
Sidejack...what's one exercise you've added into your repertoire and why? - haighter September 26, 2025, 12:12:21
- Explain the wrist curls. I feel like my forearms are a little underdeveloped. - Lexillini September 26, 2025, 12:25:14
  - I use a curl bar and... - haighter September 26, 2025, 13:50:11
    - Much easier with dumbells and it allows you to do the full range of motion, unless - GAIllini September 27, 2025, 9:08:09
      - I used dumbbells last night to give it a try.* - Lexillini September 27, 2025, 9:47:16
    - Damn. The palms down version is tough.* - Lexillini September 26, 2025, 21:36:43
      - Sorry I was late to this. Busy day. Yea…I use a curl bench at the gym… - haighter September 26, 2025, 22:50:42
        
        Interesting. I badly fractured the bottom knuckle on my left pinkie playing h.s. football. - Lexillini September 27, 2025, 5:26:41
        
        No one cares about your life story, grandpa. Anyway, if you want to work - fratstud September 27, 2025, 8:26:21
        
        I don't belong to a gym. Gyms are for homosexuals.* - Lexillini September 27, 2025, 10:18:40
    - delete - Lexillini September 26, 2025, 21:36:35
    - delete - Lexillini September 26, 2025, 21:36:32
    - I Googled this prior to your response. Do you brace your elbows / forearms . . . - Lexillini September 26, 2025, 14:35:49
Can you run barefoot through the streets of Chicago - Xar September 26, 2025, 11:57:31

You know, all kidding aside, that is admittedly some pretty tough stuff.* - Lexillini September 26, 2025, 12:25:44
- yeah, especially that one st. patricks day where he wore green and got confused for a leprechaun.* - arthurkirkland September 26, 2025, 12:28:06
  - lol* - Xar September 26, 2025, 15:33:36

Took about 2 weeks. * - haighter September 26, 2025, 9:14:20
- See, Art? There is hope for you too!* - Lexillini September 26, 2025, 9:28:53
Do these exercises at least twice a week: - fratstud September 18, 2025, 11:02:01
- I bought some resistance bands a few weeks ago. Cheap ones to try out. - Lexillini September 18, 2025, 11:59:42
  - The key, buddy, is to do it consistently even when your shoulder isn't sore - fratstud September 18, 2025, 12:45:10
interesting. - arthurkirkland September 18, 2025, 10:36:36
- Valid...there may be some ring-rust aspect to it...I still feel strong... - haighter September 18, 2025, 13:00:58
- Haighter is also lifting at a very high level. - Lexillini September 18, 2025, 10:42:06
  - take notes folks, because this is how you zing someone. - arthurkirkland September 18, 2025, 11:05:37
    - I'm still chuckling at this one. Kudos. * - GAIllini September 19, 2025, 9:57:23
      - the guy gave me one of the all time "pat on the heads"* - arthurkirkland September 19, 2025, 12:00:45
        
        Oh, stop. You're a really good weight lifter too, I'm sure.* - Lexillini September 19, 2025, 13:05:24
    - lulz* - Lexillini September 18, 2025, 11:57:39
    - Bruh, calm down, it's the internet, we're all 6'5" multimillionaires who can - fratstud September 18, 2025, 11:16:05
      - Sadly I'm only a 6' 1" multimillionaire - villain September 18, 2025, 12:32:29
        
        on the bright side, if you're using the fly machine you get to hang out with all the gen z women* - auto September 19, 2025, 11:12:28
      - give me a week's time and im going to get you the same way i got got.* - arthurkirkland September 18, 2025, 11:19:23
To baby my sometimes ailing right shoulder, I am limiting my lifting to . . . - Lexillini September 18, 2025, 10:16:07

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