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@Kev, it's not off-topic if @75xs670 posts pics in this thread. :)

My wife got my copy there, but I think they were down to their last few. Hit 'em up!

@kylegrey I'm saving that one for my 70s van (just like the one Theo drives!).

Have you seen it? It's pricey, but so worth it. For someone like you who is running out of space (I'm not that far behind you), it's kind of hard to look at. You find yourself wanting to get so much of it.

Duuuuuude. That shit is beyond. I think I found four pages that didn't have something I'd get tattooed on me, and I could probably be convinced to get something from each of those pages, too. It's that good.

Oh, I can nail it in 12.

Likes this! Keep us posted, dude.

Thanks!

You are correct, Sir.

I'll be watching that, but only because I'm a copywriter at an agency. Correction: I am a beautiful copywriter.

And you haven't even posted yours in this thread!

That stuff is awesome.

One of the very best!

Hahaha. I know how your day went. Incredible, isn't it? Who knew it'd be deep and searing down there? Make what you will of that last sentence.

Welcome! Always nice to have an artist join, especially one with a lot of experience.

I love this so much, mostly for the fact that you can immediately tell that it's a Bob Roberts tattoo.

"Or cinder blocks and a piece of wood," says the cheap guy. :) Also, you should teach your cat to meow when you hit depth. I mean, if he's gonna hang around while you squat, put him to work.

Excellent post, @Cork. Two tiny things: I think you're saying that box squatting to a tall bench will never help with depth, and I agree. However, squatting to a low box has been very helpful to me. I recently read this article by Tony Gentilcore about fixing butt wink. In it, there's a vid demonstrating a version of the stretch you posted above. He calls it a "rocking sumo squat stretch," and @lving4today may find it helpful. The only other thing I wanted to caution against: don't squat in running shoes like the guy in that photo! I used to do that and found that I was leaning forward way too much. Think "weight on your heels" and find a shoe (Chuck Taylors, Nike Frees, etc) that will help you achieve that. Good luck!

What timing: a friend in Texas just IMed me to say that his buddy is joining the Navy and needs to get something covered up. Unfortunately, it's a Chris Trevino piece.

Traps for days, @kylegrey!

I go to a real gym on Sundays for OH presses, some hamstring machines, squatting in a proper rack, etc. In fact, I did that today, followed by my first-ever experience with hill sprints. (Note, @RoryQ: prepping for hill sprints was today's excuse for skipping Bulgarians. :) ) When I drove home, I walked one block up my street to this: A local bicycling map lists that block as having a grade "greater than 18%." Steep enough for me. I got six sprints to the top in all. Not much of a start, but it's a start. After squats, seated good mornings, hamstring curls, rows and OH presses, I was already pretty wiped out. Nice excuses, huh? I'll try to sneak in more hill sprints one morning this week.

Unfortunately, my basement ceilings are very low, so you have to be under 6'1" to work out there. Fortunately for me, I'm only 5'10".

Hey, I'll make any excuse to skip Bulgarians. It just so happens that you have a valid one. :)

A deserving victor! Congrats, @embers.

Just did my usual Saturday workout. Bench Press 205x4, 185x6, 185x5, 175x6, 175x7 Power Shrugs 135x5, 185x5, 245x10, 295x10, 335x10 BB Rows 155x10, 155x10, 155x10 Ab Rollouts from Knees 3x10 Dips BWx5, BW+65x5, BW+77x1, BW+40x8, BW+40x6 DB Laterals 23s x8x3 Comments: Compared to last Saturday's workout, I added 5 lbs to each set of bench, 20 pounds to my top 3 sets of power shrugs and 10 lbs to my first set of BB rows. Last week, I hit a PR on dips (BW+77x3), but I only got 1 rep this week. Oh, well. I added another set at BW+40 to try to make up for it. Saturday and Wednesday workouts take place in my basement, where there is just enough room to make it work: Those Home Depot sawhorses are my version of a "rack." :) They work for squats, too.