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    3 Ways You Can, And Should, Be Like Batman
    Jesse Irizarry
    • Apr 20
    • 6 min

    3 Ways You Can, And Should, Be Like Batman

    Originally published on Medium < https://medium.com/@jesse_irizarry > “Always be yourself. Unless you can be Batman. Then always be...
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    Just A Little Work, Over and Over
    Jesse Irizarry
    • Apr 20
    • 2 min

    Just A Little Work, Over and Over

    Knees were meant to bend and bend completely. I could have avoided so much of the pain and stiffness that I dealt with daily when lifting...
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    3 More Movies That Call YOU Out
    Jesse Irizarry
    • Oct 15, 2021
    • 7 min

    3 More Movies That Call YOU Out

    It was a year or two back, I think. But really, who remembers timeframes anymore?, I wrote a piece for Breaking Muscle on some of my...
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    The Wind In The Trees
    Jesse Irizarry
    • Sep 14, 2021
    • 3 min

    The Wind In The Trees

    I get wound into frantic spells of higher thought here and there. It’s usually on mornings when I slept well the night before where I get...
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    My Stutter Step
    Jesse Irizarry
    • Aug 12, 2021
    • 2 min

    My Stutter Step

    It’s kind of like dad jokes for a dad. Your kids reach a certain age and you not only start enjoying them but they come to you from the...
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    The Coffee Stain That Is My Life
    Jesse Irizarry
    • Aug 4, 2021
    • 1 min

    The Coffee Stain That Is My Life

    Spilled coffee on a Carl Jung book that I was reading this morning. Not a good look. Why wouldn’t I spill something on a book like that? ...
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    Uncommonly Good At The Common
    Jesse Irizarry
    • Feb 23, 2021
    • 2 min

    Uncommonly Good At The Common

    I’ve tortured myself right and proper. My mind has always had compulsive thoughts steadily running through at hyperspeed. Even as a kid,...
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    Why I Have A Sword
    Jesse Irizarry
    • Jan 30, 2021
    • 2 min

    Why I Have A Sword

    I didn’t have a lot of friends when I was a little kid. My stutter was staggeringly worse than it is now so it was really difficult for...
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    What To Do With The Dead Space
    Jesse Irizarry
    • Dec 15, 2020
    • 4 min

    What To Do With The Dead Space

    I wish you could see what I’m looking at right now. I’ll take a picture of it for this blog but it’ll be a lousy painting of this picture...
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    Burn It To The Ground
    Jesse Irizarry
    • Nov 20, 2020
    • 2 min

    Burn It To The Ground

    I think I’ve written about this before, I’m not sure. I don’t care at this moment if I have or not. I’ve recited D.H. Lawrence’s quote...
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    Let Me Tell You A Story
    Jesse Irizarry
    • Nov 20, 2020
    • 2 min

    Let Me Tell You A Story

    Another repost of an article I wrote on Medium a couple of years back Let me tell you a story… Matthew loved superheros, from the first...
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    5 Lasting Lessons From a Master in Strength
    Jesse Irizarry
    • Oct 28, 2020
    • 12 min

    5 Lasting Lessons From a Master in Strength

    This is a repost that never made it to my new blog when I shut down my old one. I wrote it ( I think) 4 years ago. Coach Bill has been on...
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    You're Not As Strong As You Could Be
    Jesse Irizarry
    • Oct 22, 2020
    • 3 min

    You're Not As Strong As You Could Be

    I took my singlet off, changed into my shorts and t-shirt, and started whipping my back. I used dumbbell presses for my cat o’ nine...
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    Would You Fix Your God-Awful Mobility, Already?
    Jesse Irizarry
    • Sep 15, 2020
    • 2 min

    Would You Fix Your God-Awful Mobility, Already?

    I don’t get it. If you’re an athlete or lifter, why do you never work on your mobility? Maybe you’ve already put time into improving it...
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    Barbell Training Should Be Martial Arts
    Jesse Irizarry
    • Jul 28, 2020
    • 4 min

    Barbell Training Should Be Martial Arts

    I remember taking my shoes and socks off, straightening my belt, and bowing as I stepped into the dojang. I was about nine years old, I...
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    I Am The Breath
    Jesse Irizarry
    • May 26, 2020
    • 3 min

    I Am The Breath

    I’m pivoting some in my career. Even with all the uncertainty of life during this global pandemic, I feel pretty confident and strangely...
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    It's Time To Learn What Healthy Means
    Jesse Irizarry
    • May 5, 2020
    • 6 min

    It's Time To Learn What Healthy Means

    I don’t think we get many real wake up calls. I’m not even sure about the phrase itself. But dealing personally and socially with a...
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    No, They're Just Playing
    Jesse Irizarry
    • Apr 10, 2020
    • 2 min

    No, They're Just Playing

    Guy lifts weights. Maybe he isn’t all that consistent, but dammit he’s identified with it, at least when it suits him. Guy’s wife has...
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    The Moment Of Real Practice
    Jesse Irizarry
    • Mar 31, 2020
    • 3 min

    The Moment Of Real Practice

    Meditation can be very difficult. We’re told to let go, but we have no instinct for it. We need to learn to understand it. And learning...
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    Strength Athletes Suck At Accessories by Alex Hall
    Jesse Irizarry
    • Feb 20, 2020
    • 3 min

    Strength Athletes Suck At Accessories by Alex Hall

    Because I coach powerlifting at a strength gym, I spend a lot of time around athletes who train specifically for strength. My gym, JDI...
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