Chandler

THAT IS SOME SERIOUS SHRINKAGE

I think Spencer Jones hit that ball 600 feet

Reverse hypers aren’t a “maybe” for me, they’re a staple. I do them almost every time I train. And the machine is always open - I have never seen anyone else use it at the gym - a freaking travesty. Louie Simmons created the reverse hyper because his back was wrecked and he needed a way to decompress the spine while strengthening the posterior chain. It works because it does both at the same time. You’re training glutes, hamstrings, and low back while tractioning the spine every rep. That’s rare. And yes, I use momentum on purpose. Controlled momentum increases blood flow, pumps nutrients into the low back, and creates that decompressive effect Louie designed it for. This isn’t a slow grind lift. It’s about rhythm, traction, and restoring your back while making it stronger. If your lower back hurts, feels tight, or limits your training, reverse hypers aren’t optional. They’re insurance. Credit where it’s due, Louie Simmons changed back training forever.

The most terrifying detail about Noah's Ark isn't the size of the flood. It is the design of the boat. If you look closely at the blueprints God gave Noah in Genesis 6, He was extremely specific. He gave the exact length, width, and height. He specified the type of wood and the pitch to seal it. In my little years, I have never thought of this, but God intentionally left out one crucial component. There was no steering wheel, no sail, and worse still, there was no engine. Think about how scary that is. Noah was building a massive vessel to survive a global storm, but he had zero control over it, or over where it went. He couldn't steer it away from rocks. He couldn't turn it into the waves. He couldn't aim for dry land. He was completely at the mercy of the water. The Ark was not designed for navigation; just for floating. Noah’s job was to be the Passenger, not the Captain. God was the Captain. This is a picture of your life right now. You are trying to put a steering wheel in a boat that God can control, if you let Him…

What opinion about women do you have that makes people feel like this?

Solved the money problem at 22. Now dealing with the boredom problem. Turns out having unlimited time and zero obligations is great for 3 months. After that you're just... existing. Nobody warns you that financial freedom means finding new reasons to care about things.

I don’t think I can be convinced time under tension doesn’t matter in weight training. Building muscle/strength is about stimulus and adaptations. If you press the 100lb dumbbells for a set of 10 with a 1 second eccentric, versus a 3 second eccentric, the muscle was exposed to that weight for 30 seconds vs. 10 seconds on the way down. In what world does it make sense that we wouldn’t make ANY adaptation from that additional stimulus? Plus, a stronger lifter is going to be able to control more weight, for longer, than a weaker one. If Jim’s 10 rep max on a dumbbell press is 100lbs in each hand; And Matt’s 10 rep max on a dumbbell press is 130lbs in each hand; In what universe is Jim able to control longer eccentrics, and get more time under tension than Matt with the 100s? None, because Matt is stronger and you need more adaptations in order to control the weight for longer. Exercise science sucks. This has been true forever to anyone with eyes.