David Abdemoulaie

Last year my coaching software raised prices 67% after adding wearables integration, a nutrition module, and a stock exercise video library. I didn't need any of that. I needed fast workout programming and lift tracking. So I built it myself. Thread 🧵

Audrey at APF/AAPF Nationals: 6 for 9 in the meet plus a 4th attempt WR. Squat: 150 (WPC WR) Bench: 65 (WPC WR) Deadlift: 135, 140, 145 (all WPC WR, 145 also AWPC WR) 4th attempt deadlift: 147.5 (WPC and AWPC WR) Total: 360 (WPC WR) Eight world records. T13-15 82.5 kg class. I am so proud I can barely type.

Team Abdemoulaie. Two records down, deadlift to go.

Two for two. Audrey hit 65 kg on her bench opener for her second WPC World Record of the day. Missed 70 on the second, passed on the third. Deadlift up next.

Audrey just set a WPC World Record. 150 kg squat, T13-15 82.5 kg class at APF/AAPF Nationals. Two years of training, twice a week. She went for 152.5 next and missed but I've never been prouder. Bench up next.

@Alexintosh @levelsio github.com/blocklistproje…

@hobodave @levelsio what list are you using?

I love my Unifi router by ad blocking is so oddly buggy It never actually blocked any ad, then today it blocked an entire page, then I added that domain to the allow list but it keeps blocking it Interesting...

@_vincentritter Thank you!

@hobodave Looking good! 💪

This was a blast to build!

Opus 4.7 completely unusable today. Direct skill invocation completely ignored. Claude glances at SKILL.md and poorly approximates the detailed instructions of the skill. It's never been this bad. Gave up and switched to Codex.

@mattshumer_ I’ve been very happy with GPT 5.5. Still has some idiosyncratic issues but they’ve really rounded out some rough edges

i'm a few days late to realizing this but: wow, opus 4.7 is god awful like so, so bad it's making mistakes on things i'd expect gpt-4o to handle cleanly there's got to be some explanation, right?

@wolfstrength Aren't they all just songs about Daddy?

It’s pretty amazing how Everclear occupies all five of the Top 5 spots on the list of bands you can instantly recognize when you hear any of their songs even if you’ve never heard that one before

@RYM4NK Congrats to your daughter on a strong first meet. You’re right that the resources for training teen girls are thin. Happy to compare notes anytime. DMs are open.

Two years ago my 11-year-old daughter asked me to teach her to lift. I assumed it was a trick. Turns out she'd lost an arm-wrestling match to a boy at school. She didn't tell me that part for two years. She now holds 8 national records.

@ttexashedge Thanks! We honesty didn’t track a single macro. The whole family eats the same things generally, just different portions. I’d guess she was getting more than the average girl, but no idea what.

@hobodave hey David this is amazing, im just curious how many calories/grams of protein she was typically eating? im coaching a young family member who refuses to eat so am wondering

March 2026, IL State, age 13, 81.7 kg bodyweight: 150 / 72.5 / 145 for a 367.5 total. 8 national records across APF and AAPF. Best Teen Lifter. 3rd in the Women's Open. Full write-up, including the programming: startingstrength.com/article/two-ye…

Second meet, December. After her second bench, I asked "65 or 67.5?" She said "70." That would've been a huge PR and nothing in training said it was there. I said okay, then spent the next 20 minutes hiding the fact that I thought she'd miss it. She got it. 8 seconds. Back cramped mid-lift. Didn't quit.

Find one of the stupidest fitness takes at the top of my timeline. Biohacker in bio. Checks out.