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Re:Ask HN: What are you doing to improve your health? by mertd on Friday April 10, 2015 @12:36PM (#9355464)
You deadlifted less than a 12 year old girl but squatted 280lbs? Something doesn't add up.
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Re:Ask HN: What are you doing to improve your health? by ZitchDog on Friday April 10, 2015 @01:16PM (#9355734)
A 12 year old girl weighs about, what, 80 pounds? But sort of awkward to pick up, so I think it checks out :)
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Re:Ask HN: What are you doing to improve your health? by Lawtonfogle on Friday April 10, 2015 @01:47PM (#9355925)
Tall ones (taller than me) can get up to at least 130.
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Re:Ask HN: What are you doing to improve your health? by freehunter on Friday April 10, 2015 @01:33PM (#9355840)
It doesn't take a lot of forearm strength to hold a bar on your shoulders. It takes a LOT of forearm strength to bring up 415 resting on your fingertips.
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Re:Ask HN: What are you doing to improve your health? by pdiddy on Friday April 10, 2015 @04:46PM (#9357015)
Avoid putting the barbell high on your shoulders or you risk back pain/injury. Put the bar on your traps and hold it place with your hands. This is what makes it a full-body exercise.
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