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Quote from: Mutumbo000 on January 04, 2020, 08:49:01 am

This book was a great read!

"For decades, politicians- Republicans and Democrats both- and pundits had all been spewing empty platitudes of praise for "the heartland", "real America", and "small-town values". Then, with shameless hypocrisy, they supported the very policies that helped destroy thriving small towns.
Corporate elites said they needed free trade agreements, so they got them. Manufacturers said they needed tax breaks and public-money incentives in order to keep their plants operating in the United States, so they got them. Banks and financiers needed looser regulations, so they got them. Employers said they needed weaker unions- or no unions at all- so they got them. Private equity firms said they needed carried interest and secrecy, so they got them. Everybody, including Lancastrians themselves, said they needed lower taxes, so they got them. What did Lancaster and a hundred other towns like it get? Job losses, slashed wages, poor civic leadership, social dysfunction, drugs".

^^ damn.

It's a great book. When inequality goes up, social mobility goes down. There's almost no country on earth where the American Dream is less likely to come true than in the USA. Anybody eager to work their way up from rags to riches is better off trying their luck in Sweden, where people born into poverty can still hold out hope of a brighter future. You have corporate lawyers in the USA earning $1200 an hour while the factory workers are earning $12 an hour while the lawyers are working out how to liquidate it!

Nice job!

I've never tried wearing 2 pairs of sweatpants before.

Bodyweight- 91.0

Soreness-
Achilles. This is an absolute bastard of an injury. I went to the beach yesterday and within hours my achilles felt sore and was red/swollen/tender.

Squat-
I'm placing 1.25kg plates under my legs to reduce the tension on the achilles.

60x3
85x3
105x3
125x2
115x3
102.5x5 for 2 sets

Calf Raises-
80x5 for 3 sets

Trap Bar Deadlift-
70x3
110x3
135x3
155x3
Lats felt fine!

Chin Ups- 12

Back Extension- 10

Treadmill- Walked for 3.5km @ 6km/h

Quote from: Mutumbo000 on January 06, 2020, 04:53:39 am

Keep a close eye on the market and you'll find something eventually. I was searching for about 12 months before I purchased my current home.

thanks man! yea i plan on it.

how'd that turn out? good i hope!

i'm definitely bummed. thinking about checking some other areas out, opposite of what i was looking at initially, just to see the differences. ie, HOA/gated etc. can't imagine i'd find anything in my current price range, but it could be a good idea to check it out and get a feel for the differences between those types of properties/communities and the one i've been looking at.

pc!

I've been living in my house since May 2016. It's a perfect house but it's not in the ideal location. In the location where I wanted to live I would only have been able to afford a unit or townhouse, but I wanted a freestanding house with a backyard. Any houses that were in my price range were 2 bedroom knock down jobs and I would've had to renovate etc, which would have blown the budget. I ended up compromising on location. I still do want to move closer to the CBD but it's a quiet area and not much crime happens around here so overall I've been happy with the purchase.

I hope you find something!

Squat-
60x3
82.5x3
102.5x3
122.5x3
112.5x4
95x6 for 2 sets

Calf Raises-
75x5 for 3 sets

Chin Ups-
bwx12

Pull Ups-
bwx9

Treadmill-
Walked for 4.5km @ 6km/h

I went to the Physio today. They said that I should cease doing the eccentric calf raises because the achilles was still damaged. Will I ever be able to run again...

Bench-
barx12
60x6
85x3
102.5x1
110x1
95x5 for 2 sets
70x12

Incline DB Bench-
16x15
26x14 (was aiming for 15 reps)

Tricep Extension-
19x26

Chin Ups-
bwx11
bw+10kgx6

Pull Ups-
8

Eccentric 1 leg calf raises 16 reps on each leg.

This book was a great read!

"For decades, politicians- Republicans and Democrats both- and pundits had all been spewing empty platitudes of praise for "the heartland", "real America", and "small-town values". Then, with shameless hypocrisy, they supported the very policies that helped destroy thriving small towns.
Corporate elites said they needed free trade agreements, so they got them. Manufacturers said they needed tax breaks and public-money incentives in order to keep their plants operating in the United States, so they got them. Banks and financiers needed looser regulations, so they got them. Employers said they needed weaker unions- or no unions at all- so they got them. Private equity firms said they needed carried interest and secrecy, so they got them. Everybody, including Lancastrians themselves, said they needed lower taxes, so they got them. What did Lancaster and a hundred other towns like it get? Job losses, slashed wages, poor civic leadership, social dysfunction, drugs".