This chart gives the approximate one repetition maximum for a given set of repetitions at a specific weight. Why is this useful? You can look at something like Starting Strength's standards. I can currently deadlift 320 pounds 5 times for 1 set. So, this means I should be able to lift 370 pounds once. This … Continue reading National Strength and Conditioning Association: Training Load Chart
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Mundia and Modia
"We humans live in two worlds. One world, I call Mundia, is the world of immutable laws, e.g. gravity, electromagnetism, and supply and demand – it is the world that we see when we look out at the natural landscape. The other world, I call Modia, is the world of social relationships, e.g. love, hate, … Continue reading Mundia and Modia
New Kilogram Standard
"Officially, in the US, 1 pound is defined as 0.45359237 kilograms. A foot is defined as 0.3048 meters...[As of today, the kilogram is being redefined in terms of Planck's constant, which we only recently measured accurately enough to derive kilograms from it to an acceptable level of accuracy:]The kilogram, symbol kg, is the SI unit … Continue reading New Kilogram Standard
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