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Geoff Girvitz @geoffgirvitz.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Perverts, cast aside your Meta glasses. This harkens a return to simpler days.

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Geoff Girvitz @geoffgirvitz.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

The first in a series of experiments.

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Geoff Girvitz @geoffgirvitz.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Why did perverts stop wearing trenchcoats? I feel like the brand has really fallen off.

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Geoff Girvitz @geoffgirvitz.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Parallel play. Bringing coffee. Speaking up. Asking to borrow something or insisting on lending something. Rephrasing what someone said so you can be sure that you understand. Supporting and being supported. And doing hard things together.

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Geoff Girvitz @geoffgirvitz.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Community is formed through surplus. Not of money, but of energy. Time. Attention. Common values. A button in your junk drawer that would look good on someone’s cardigan. Advice from your old boss that someone in a new role could use. Pressing for details when someone says they’re “fine” but aren’t.

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Geoff Girvitz @geoffgirvitz.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Being a good parent is harder than you think.

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Geoff Girvitz @geoffgirvitz.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

This is the solarpunk future I’m asking for.

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Geoff Girvitz @geoffgirvitz.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

At some point, I realized that I preferred Alice Coltrane’s music to her husband’s. Just spotted this biography – looking forward to reading.

The cover of Cosmic Music, an Alice Coltrane biography

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Geoff Girvitz @geoffgirvitz.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Sharing for the “socially progressive but fiscally conservative” folks.

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Geoff Girvitz @geoffgirvitz.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Your writing is excellent and my only wish for you, aside from continuing to do work you care about, is that the capricious luck of commercial success will touch you frequently enough to keep things moving along.

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Geoff Girvitz @geoffgirvitz.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

“I just completed a difficult set, moving more weight than I was previously capable of.” “I am experiencing discomfort and pushing through it.” “I can do hard things; I’m literally doing one right now.”

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Geoff Girvitz @geoffgirvitz.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

If you’re a member of the *Struggles to Take a Compliment Club*, exercise can be an incredible practice. You don’t have to gas yourself up, you just have to accurately and dispassionately describe what’s happening.

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Geoff Girvitz @geoffgirvitz.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

I wish that wearing anything beyond a baseball hat or toque didn’t feel like such a massive affectation. The closest man have gotten has been a flat cap. I’m going to light a candle and place it on hand-blown Italian glass in hope of summoning @dieworkwear.bsky.social

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Geoff Girvitz @geoffgirvitz.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Meanwhile, if you still care about squats and deadlifts, you can perfect your technique and build your capacity while you use them as assistance exercises. /

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Geoff Girvitz @geoffgirvitz.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

You can replace them with single leg variations, but you have to take these exercises seriously and load them as aggressively as you would their barbell variations. Loaded carries and other simple exercises can load the trunk separately – and with less risk.

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Geoff Girvitz @geoffgirvitz.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

There’s something about the implement that just works for their bodies. And it’s totally the opposite with other people. Barbell loading can be too restrictive or too focussed for some. Are either of these lifts essential? No, like Pez, they are totally dispensable.

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Geoff Girvitz @geoffgirvitz.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Long femurs and long trunks, for example, both introduce their own complications. Range of motion in shoulders and hips also vary. And that’s before we even get into individual injury history. Some people perform beautifully with a barbell.

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Geoff Girvitz @geoffgirvitz.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

And that’s where things get messy. Most people are better off, pulling from blocks or performing a rack deadlift variation. Even with more weight on the bar. But, with as with the back squat, technique can very quite a bit. Meanwhile, bodies also vary.

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Geoff Girvitz @geoffgirvitz.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

As for deadlifts, I personally think pulling from the floor is a bad idea unless you have excellent mobility in a deep squat position. Without that range of motion in your hips, you’re going to have to borrow it from somewhere else.

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Geoff Girvitz @geoffgirvitz.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Loading beyond your strength is easy. Especially if you have unrealistic expectations, like going up in weight every single week. As for deadlifts, I personally think pulling from the floor is a bad idea unless you have excellent mobility in a deep squat position.

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Geoff Girvitz @geoffgirvitz.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Zercher squats. And then non-barbell variations, like double rack position kettlebell front squats and sandbag squats. It’s tough to do any of these without good form. But a barbell back squat? Ugly reps are easy.

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Geoff Girvitz @geoffgirvitz.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

That’s the human part of this. That’s the part that produces a lot of unforced errors. And then there are the exercises themselves… Some squat variations are tough to mess up. Rack position front squats and

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Geoff Girvitz @geoffgirvitz.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

But then there’s the internal (human) factor… Sometimes, we get overly ambitious – or even greedy – about how much weight to throw on the bar. We compare ourselves to others or to outside standards, instead of accurately assessing what we have to bring on a given day.

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Geoff Girvitz @geoffgirvitz.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Loading appropriately is a bigger challenge because we’re dealing with humans. There are lots of great programs and progressions out there. And most of us know that outside factors may affect tissue capacity (how much you can throw at your body) before training is no longer productive.

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Geoff Girvitz @geoffgirvitz.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

So, does good technique matter? Yeah. It matters a lot. It allows you to spread the load more evenly across tissues. It allows for efficiency. And it provides a more consistent training effect. I.e. you can more reliably evaluate whether you’ve overdone it or underdone it.

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Geoff Girvitz @geoffgirvitz.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Are barbell squats and deadlifts essential and awesome OR dangerous and/or overhyped. Here’s some clarity: Bodies adapt to stresses… within reason. That means that even questionable technique is less problematic than doing too much too soon.

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lukelukeluke @lukelukeluke.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

“I asked ChatGPT”- ok well I asked the mycelium and it said to plant more trees and to tell you to return to the forest

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Geoff Girvitz @geoffgirvitz.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Let's not litigate the value of punishment here but, if that's your jam, please consider another flavour.

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Geoff Girvitz @geoffgirvitz.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Movement and exercise can be a form of alliance. Of support. * "Do you need to move?" * "Do you want to improve this ability?" * Let's take a movement break. Choose something that isn't too easy and isn't too hard – something that feels just right."

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Geoff Girvitz @geoffgirvitz.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Anything that frames exercise as punishment – as a signal of failure or something inherently unpleasant – you chip away at a kid's natural motivation to move and exercise. You put a barrier up. If you believe in the value of lifelong exercise, this isn't the way.

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Geoff Girvitz @geoffgirvitz.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

* Not paying attention? Do you need to get up and move around (because you'll feel better if you do) Moving your body feels good. Exercise helps us connect and focus. Kids don't mind working hard IF you make things fun and give them a chance to be successful. So...

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Geoff Girvitz @geoffgirvitz.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

As a dad 20+ year fitness guy (trainer/coach & studio owner), I never use exercise as punishment: * You're late to class? The punishment is that you've missed some class * Conditioning isn't good enough? If you care about that as an athlete, we can work in some ways that don't totally suck

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Geoff Girvitz @geoffgirvitz.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

The origins of this viewpoint (and untethered confidence) are helpful to understand. And while the movement is deeply problematic – and on a more personal level, deeply annoying – what are the kernels of goodness there? What do you see as the admirable aspirations or drives that have been co-opted?

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steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Andrew Huberman, Dog Phrenologist

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Geoff Girvitz @geoffgirvitz.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

“Laserbeak, accept and embrace.”

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Geoff Girvitz @geoffgirvitz.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Hobbes' Leviathan in a bad jacket

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Geoff Girvitz @geoffgirvitz.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

My uncle had sent us a pirated video of this and we watched this a lot from a young age. Too young! One revelation I had when I got a bit older was that the softer-spoken and seemingly more thoughtful Randolph Duke was not kinder than Mortimer Duke – that they were two heads of the same monster

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Geoff Girvitz @geoffgirvitz.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Some turns are longer, some terms are shorter. It was his turn.

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Geoff Girvitz @geoffgirvitz.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

But it tells the time simultaneously in Monte Carlo, Beverly Hills, London, Paris, Rome, and Stade!

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Geoff Girvitz @geoffgirvitz.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

This would be the single most therapeutic move in broadcast media since they started writing languid scores for true crime documentaries.

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Geoff Girvitz @geoffgirvitz.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

For example, someone who follows strict rules within their religion might be a monster to service workers. But they figure they’re netting positive because they lit the candles and said the prayers. So far, we’re talking about things on a personal level.

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Geoff Girvitz @geoffgirvitz.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Today on Dad Strength: an important update on prostate cancer screening, a strategy for opening minds before getting critical, and a physical culture book review. Plus a banger of a dad joke. A book, a quote, and a dad joke dadstrength.com/archive/when...

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When Fitness Went Global

Today on Dad Strength Prostate cancer warning Yes and… Book review: When Fitness Went Global A book, a quote, and a dad joke

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Geoff Girvitz @geoffgirvitz.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Thank you for asking what my wrestling walkout song would be. That’s very important in my culture.

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Geoff Girvitz @geoffgirvitz.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

New piece up for @theglobeandmail.com on motivation and overcoming the obstacles to a lifelong exercise practice www.theglobeandmail.com/life/wellnes...

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Geoff Girvitz @geoffgirvitz.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Stretching isn’t the only way to increase range of motion New piece for @theglobeandmail.com that includes other ways up the f̶l̶e̶x̶i̶b̶i̶l̶i̶t̶y̶ range of motion mountain www.theglobeandmail.com/life/wellnes...

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Stretching isn’t the only way to increase range of motion

Many types of resistance training can provide similar benefits, research shows

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Geoff Girvitz @geoffgirvitz.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

* If you don’t like traffic congestion * If you like quieter, safer cities and cleaner air * If you wish that physical movement were easier to integrate into daily life * If you would like to see more local businesses thriving Bikes – and the infrastructure for them – do this.

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Geoff Girvitz @geoffgirvitz.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Another post? In this attention economy!?

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