And it took a bunch of labor strikes with brutal crack downs on them to even get it down to 40 hours.
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bricklove@midwest.socialto Comic Strips@lemmy.world•It doesn't get any better at 40English16·3 days agoOther comments mentioned squats and deadlifts but the upper back is important too. Pullups and especially dead hangs are great for countering the effects of sitting at a desk.
Once you get your grip strength up you can hang and just let your spine decompress. It feels great. You can also do the opposite and keep your core engaged (AKA hollow hold) to build strength.
I played sports growing up but never had a strong core until I did this in my 30s. It was kind of shocking because I could suddenly do things like V ups with ease which used to make me shake uncontrollably.
It’d be more accurate to say they share the same origin. Swedish and English are both part of the Germanic language family.
bricklove@midwest.socialto Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world•Man, I hate it when this happens!English4·4 days agoI’m not sure what that context of this picture is but it’s a common sword guard position depicted in medieval fighting manuals
A pig with powdered sugar on his nose booped the ground
bricklove@midwest.socialto memes@lemmy.world•I mean we're mostly used to it at this point but damnEnglish26·5 days agoForest fires and the terrible air quality they cause
Rendering glitch due to the ground texture failing to load
bricklove@midwest.socialtoPolitical Memes@lemmy.world•We can always hate him moreEnglish3·5 days agoI want to give him a swirly then stuff him in a locker. What a dweeb.
bricklove@midwest.socialto fakenews@hexbear.net•Nick Mullen has assassinated Andrew CuomoEnglish4·6 days agoA gay man has shot me in my ass. What is going on?
bricklove@midwest.socialto Technology@beehaw.org•TikTok is being flooded with racist AI videos generated by Google’s Veo 3English4·6 days agoA peek inside the mind of Nick Mullen
Aww come on, Creed wasn’t that bad. Some of their guitar riffs are pretty solid. Leagues above Nickelback and Limp Bizkit.
bricklove@midwest.socialto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•Who is a fictional character you have (or had) a crush on?English8·6 days agoPrince Jasmine instilled a love for strong willed women with dark hair in me as a young lad
bricklove@midwest.socialto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•What's a really popular TV show you just couldn't get into?English6·6 days agoI love how you can just say the dog episode and everyone who’s seen the show knows exactly what you mean
I can’t remember where I saw it but there was a Polish guy who could not say “earlier”. He kept saying it like “air lee air” and eventually gave up and said “before” with almost no accent.
bricklove@midwest.socialto Selfhosted@lemmy.world•I think my server might not be a fan of the upcoming heatwaveEnglish4·6 days agoIf that’s the flur just imagine how high the cerling is
She should add an h to make “fahrt” which means “ride” in German
Heh, 8008 is slightly highlighted
bricklove@midwest.socialtoMicroblog Memes@lemmy.world•Wearing socks *is* a social constructEnglish2·8 days agoYou’re the man now, dawg!
I think I’m hyperphantasic because I can play fruit ninja in my head and smell the juice as it lands on me.
It’s less fun when remembering an injury or every time one of my jokes hasn’t landed.