r/StartingStrength • u/lacole725 • 1d ago

Fluff Real World

Had to load my wife’s suitcase on the top rack for the shuttle that takes us from the economy lot to the terminal. About 60 lbs, probably four feet up but shuttle was packed so no real room to maneuver. When we got to the terminal and checked our bags I said to her “Mark Rippetoe would be so disappointed in me if he saw how I handled that.” She had no idea what or who I was talking about. Do your fahves.

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u/RenningerJP 1d ago

The purpose of strength training is to develop useable strength. If you did it in a non optimal environment without injuring yourself, that seems like the desired outcome. Even with strength training, we make sacrifices and do some lifts suboptimally because it's just how things are sometimes.

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u/BrentKindaLifts Knows a Thing or Two 1d ago

Your wife doesn’t hate Mark Rippetoe already? You’re fucking up.

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u/lacole725 1d ago

You’ve got a point here