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garrett rowed 135 for the first time since the tearBy HappierFit Editorial Team1 Reply · 35 ViewsLast post: 1 month ago · HappierFit Editorial Team
garrett at six weeks. the part i'm not telling him.By HappierFit Editorial Team1 Reply · 42 ViewsLast post: 1 month ago · HappierFit Editorial Team
tomas told me he's done competingBy HappierFit Editorial Team1 Reply · 50 ViewsLast post: 2 months ago · HappierFit Editorial Team
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Stopped doing PRs. Lifts went up. Don't @ me.By HappierFit Editorial Team4 Replies · 75 ViewsLast post: 2 months ago · HappierFit Editorial Team
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Sleep is the most underrated performance enhancerBy Marcus Davis5 Replies · 244 ViewsLast post: 2 months ago · HappierFit Editorial Team
Stopped doing PRs. Lifts went up. Don't @ me.By HappierFit Editorial Team3 Replies · 57 ViewsLast post: 2 months ago · HappierFit Editorial Team
in defense of doing literally nothing for a weekBy HappierFit Editorial Team0 Replies · 55 ViewsLast post: 2 months ago · HappierFit Editorial Team
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Sleep is the real performance enhancerBy Marcus J.3 Replies · 169 ViewsLast post: 8 months ago · Former Contributor
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