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26th Birthday Lifting Challenge

2 days after my 26th birthday, I attempted to deadlift a little more than 3x my own bodyweight for 26 reps. Bar weight is 519 lbs; my evening weight is 172 lbs (166-169 first thing in the morning). Strapped in, touch-n-go, and sumo style, but I’m still pleased with the outcome. The reps are non-continuous; I had to take short breaks after the 15th and 22nd reps. My long-time lifting partner and close friend Adam was their for support (read: to keep me from wussing out).

I apologize for the partial nudity. It was about 95 degrees in the garage.

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Im wondering if i am strong for my weight?

Im wondering if i am strong for my weight?
think i can compete in power-lifting?
im 18, 158 pounds and 5’9". these are my maximums:
bench press: 255
squat: 365 with my legs parallel to the ground. 275 front squat if my butt touches my calves.
dead-lift: 415 if i wear wrist straps. without wrist straps it is 365
overhead press:165
clean and jerk: 205
snatch: 155

yeah your pretty strong
i would look up some things on google to see where you need to be at for powerlifting competitions though

I Have Some Questions About Warehouse Jobs, Loading Trucks etc…?

I’ll probably be working at Pepsi in the warehouse loading trucks. I used to work nights at Wal-Mart stocking shelves, unloading freight onto the floor, and moving freight from the warehouse to the floor. I really enjoyed the work even though it was a little hard. Now I have an opportunity coming up to work at Pepsi loading trucks. How hard is the work? I have back problems and I can’t lift massive amounts of weight, but I can still lift a pretty good amount of weight. What will I be using to load the trucks? Machines, Dollies? I just want a rough idea of what I will be doing. Wal-Mart was pretty hard work, will this be about the same?

If you have back problems that would be a big problem. Most people who do that job and don’t have back problems have to wear a back brace. That’s going to be tough !

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Helms Bakery Wrecker found in the Mojave Desert, A California Route 66 Tow Truck

This 1957 International Lambert Tow Truck started life as a very classy recovery truck for Helms Bakery in Culver City Ca., “The First Bread on the Moon”. Helms Bakery must have had several tow trucks, Helms had a whole fleet of bread trucks and support vehicles. The industrial quality of the IH cab and chassis Model A132 was chosen to be the foundation this rare Lambert Tow Truck was built upon. This 1957 International A130 left the assembly line in Chicago, Illinois, April 19, 1957, then shipped either rail or truck via Route 66 to Los Angeles. At that time, Lambert Co LTD was located at 1202 E Olympic Blvd in East LA and was the West Coast Ernest Holmes Distributor, also Lambert built their own bodies and complete turn-key tow trucks. This one is equipped with its original Holmes 400 (dated June 1957), the rare Plus Body with Tool Compartment with CA dimensions of 60″ (dated July 8, 1957). This Wrecker is also equipped with a rare scobie plate or flat plate sling, used mostly on the West Coast. So in July of 57, a true West Coast Step-side Tow Truck was born sporting that familure shinny Helms Bakery Yellow over Black, Dark Walnut Brown or Coffee paint scheme I remember as a kid in Bellflower back in the late 50′s. Helms Bakery or Lambert are no longer in bussines. Here the Essex Towing truck has been sitting waiting patiently for me to come along so I can pamper her. Parked only fifty feet off the original old Route 66 (pre-1931 alignment, dirt road seen in the background), where she has sat for 10 years or more and has made the Mojave Desert home since the closing of Helms Bakery in 1969. After Helms, the little tow truck helped relocate or salvage the thousands cars off of this stretch of Route 66 to Barstow or Needles as Interstate 40 was to bypass this stretch of road by 1972. Here she sits and listens to the BNSF trains as they sound the warning at the Sunflower Springs grade crossing. Standing about a hundred yards to the west on Route 66, across from the fully functional and staffed Cal-Trans Yard, sits a cute Radiator Well the Automobile Club of Southern California erected in 1940. This little drinking fountain in the desert provided a much needed FREE drink of clean cool water for the CARS radiators. Back in the days most stops in the Hot Mojave desert charged 10 cents a gallon for dirty radiator water, John Steinbeck wrote a book about those days, “The Grapes of Wrath”. The free range cattle for cow tipping provided by the Blair Ranch, you will notice the cattle guards and cow warning signs as you pass through town. Say hello to JR and John at their little tire shop that is still in business when you stop by Essex. Essex Ca was bypassed by interstate 40 in 1972, leaving Essex a Ghost Town almost. But thanks to Johnny Carson, in 1977, Essex got TV Reception for the first time ever. The whole town was then invited to Burbank to the Johnny CARSon Show. John and the Little Tow Truck had to stay home to watch out for the travelers.

Just a note, the litte tow truck has since been relocated and Amboy Larry (the caretaker of Amboy a few years prior) is in Essex, he’s helping fix the town up, hanging out at Tommy’s Place or helping at the tire shop.

Essex Ca is known as the Heart of the Mojave Desert according to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).

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Powermate Motorized Electric Stairclimbing Handtruck

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What is the name of a belt that you put on your muscle to keep a muscle from exploding. Or becomeing injured?

For instance, I took a regular belt that I would normally use on my waist and rapped it around my right bicept to keep my arm from over extenuating, or what I call exploding.

It worked and no injuries do to it.

I just need the name of that object, I have seen them in movies where a warrior would be swinging something or lifting something and the arms would be bulging but not exploding.

On FFVII advant children they are used on the arms legs every part that could be strapped, please help out if you know.

They’re called wraps.

what is wrong with this resume? can you find it…?

OBJECTIVE:
To provide the best service that I can, with the willingness to learn and teach, so that I can do my job to the best of my ability. I am looking to obtain a position with a progressive company that will provide experience and an opportunity to succeed.

JOB HISTORY
Security Officer 02/25/2004 Until present
INTER-CON SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC
Maintains safe and secure environment for customers and employees
Duties include but not limited to the following:
Secures premises and personnel by patrolling property; monitoring surveillance equipment; inspecting buildings, equipment, and access points; permitting entry.

Monitors and responds to alarms, Prevent unauthorized entry to property through access control and apprehend violators if necessary.

Prevents losses and damage by reporting irregularities; informing violators of policy and procedures.
Completes reports by recording observations, information, occurrences, and surveillance activities; interviewing witnesses; obtaining signatures.
Maintains environment by monitoring and setting building and equipment controls. And Operate radio and other communication equipments

Security Officer Avalon Fortress Security Minneapolis, MN Start Date 02/2005 End Date 05/2007 Duties include the following list: • Parking lot patrols • Prepare written reports of all activity • Monitor facility alarm systems • Provide escorts • Perform rounds of facility • Respond to emergencies by notifying appropriate personnel • Maintain access control for visitors and employees • Ensure all CCTV and alarm systems are functional.
Mailer Trainee Star Tribune

Minneapolis, MN Start Date 04/2005 performs all assigned tasks related to the processing of newspapers and supplements in the Mailroom. Duties include: monitoring the flow of bundles from the stacker; taking lifts of supplements from pallets; operating automatic dollies and forklifts: efficiently hand-counting newspapers, supplements, etc.; and performing all Mailroom work when directed and assigned by the foreman.

Warehouse Office Depot Plymouth, MN Start Date 11/2004 End Date 02/2005 Verify and place correct number of pallets from designated areas onto trailers for safe transport to destination. Document and record items for specific destination by invoice number.

Productions Inspector Masterson Personnel
St Louis park, MN Start Date 08/2004 End Date 11/2004 I mark and sort materials according to instructions. Furthermore, I stamp the time and date of manufacture on goods and I may also record the weight and size of items. Inspect materials to make sure they meet standards and many other related duties.

Warehouse ATLAS STAFFING
Minneapolis, MN Start Date 07/2004 End Date 11/2004 this part-time position involves shipping, packing. Fastens and wraps products materials using hand tools, as well as other related works.

Lawn Maintenance
Dream Homes Development
Mpls, MN Start Date 07/2004 End Date 10/2004
Laying sod, watering grass, cutting, weeding, mowing lawn and as needed basis.

Auditor/Warehouse UPS Minneapolis, MN Start Date 11/2004 End Date 01/2004 fills sales orders per specification, ensuring that the correct items are pulled by the Customer’s orders and prepared for shipping in a timely and accurate manner. Keeping the work area clean also picking and stocking of parts, mark and label containers or products using marking instruments. Loads materials and products into package processing equipment. Measures, weighs, and counts products and materials, using equipment. Warehouse

ShowPlace16
St Paul, MN
Ensuring that orders are pulled, packaged, converted, shipped, loaded and received safely and accurately; and are free from damage or defect. Putting stock away in the warehouse by hand and Will also do packaging and repackaging of product with max lifting of 50lbs?

EDUCATION Computer programming Associate Degree St Paul College

SKILLS Basic Computer Skills, Typing, word processing, tactfulness, Adaptive Skills. The ability to work well with others to accomplish a common goal and Able to handle multiple demands. I also have experience in the following positions: operating stand up forklift, general warehouse experience.

All of what follows is only my opinion:

I looked quickly, and the only thing I saw was your use of the word "I" under some responsibilities.

Also (I looked a bit further), in some you said: Duties include… Keep consistent – in some words, you end with -ing. Others ended in -ed. I also noticed some verb tenses are present; others are past. Spacing is off, but that may come from the cut and paste. Instead of "Security Officer 02/25/2004 Until present." Just list the different jobs as they appear to be in different places. I am not sure I would include the Home Maintenance.

I’d better stop there.

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