<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 22:45:02 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/weight-lifting/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[How much can you burn from a quick 20 minute weight session ?  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let me be a bit more specific about what is happening here: I was planning on going for a run but not only is it still very very cold out but it started to frozen rain right about the time I was planning]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-176853/@normie.fitness/how-much-can-you-burn-from-a-quick-20-minute-weight-session</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-176853/@normie.fitness/how-much-can-you-burn-from-a-quick-20-minute-weight-session</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-176853]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[normie.fitness]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 09:45:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/35FHZ8gBpndbxcJNL4LYTgShzdF2S1dv5iVkjuMdXX71L7EYSxXXfm1bRJXqNKbZAg6DZTjKouhoC5tsJ1i8o3Qbnci2uUFrj37XokZFX54UsZF4FtK1kxNNcfqH4BvAoFzc9de3NRANvGNdi4DKp78X539EBy57wQmgNgiNBA5hucWZk9XdpmhrT9jpaH7c7RfEb1Zp7s7nJRYn6DNyGuN29sodiKoqyjEfScSo9zxRuY4Fwbdau2ixcBd8iU6ejhdJ939xJGYxjMV?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tendonitis and weight-lifting:  It's a (literal) pain]]></title><description><![CDATA[As I get older, just like almost everyone else, I am susceptible to a great many injuries that I was previously kind of immune to. 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In my family it was kind of enforced at a young age onward and when I became a legal adult it was kind of just part of my life. I have my parents to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sports/@normie.fitness/if-you-have-a-bit-of-a-fitness-slump-thats-ok-but-you-gotta-nip-it-in-the-bud-at-some-point</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sports/@normie.fitness/if-you-have-a-bit-of-a-fitness-slump-thats-ok-but-you-gotta-nip-it-in-the-bud-at-some-point</guid><category><![CDATA[sports]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[normie.fitness]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2023 02:28:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPUHTT3zjWbZWay2h1PeTs1cc1fFu9TbwokkmP2pewjBPXmaHuy3LdyXdgdTnt429KsGPkjTvBY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Standing triceps kickbacks are kind of a waste of time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Who doesn't like having cut triceps? 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This can be either injected or taken in tablet form and I have a friend who I]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-176853/@normie.fitness/the-dangers-of-methyl-tren-part-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-176853/@normie.fitness/the-dangers-of-methyl-tren-part-2</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-176853]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[normie.fitness]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2022 02:23:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iNzqzJbk4RdZCq8aYk9S2pMEs9wfvmP9SoU54wikdTn9LpKBic5ndxdxfRDR4EHWzX61DdVgEYv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canned Tuna:  My go-to for cheap protein]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you're trying to put on muscle one thing remains true for all body-builders and that is that you need a LOT of protein in your diet. 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Try the prone press]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was only recently introduced to this exercise by a gym-junkie friend of mine and at first when I saw this behemoth of a man pickup 5kg weights I was thinking to myself that he must be preparing to eat]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-176853/@normie.fitness/ready-to-make-your-shoulders-cry-with-light-weights-try-the-prone-press</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-176853/@normie.fitness/ready-to-make-your-shoulders-cry-with-light-weights-try-the-prone-press</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-176853]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[normie.fitness]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2022 02:19:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQSGqknZd1fQBXxK4bFgq9jSJABwj4noReBinkUkwBxMcLfKQhipttu58kbZcphsDUCZuTY74NS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you lift, you should really check out Noel Deyzel]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a world of liars and influencers and bogus diet plans that trick people into using their programs at great expense only to discover that these programs were never intended to work and the influencers]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-176853/@normie.fitness/if-you-lift-you-should-really-check-out-noel-deyzel</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-176853/@normie.fitness/if-you-lift-you-should-really-check-out-noel-deyzel</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-176853]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[normie.fitness]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2022 12:53:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPYwV881jLnobuagjtPZyDZXhdjbNnPH7ZuXMu9mu17GSapy1MUp9QoJ1dbtFL7T3iqpmUYuwiN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Core strength:  Where you should be focusing but many people do not]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am as guilty of this as anyone else because I am interested in having "SWOLE" arm and just like most guys, I find it very easy to work out my shoulders, biceps and triceps. 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