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DenaliDemocrat

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3. When you do a sport that is inherently dangerous

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Original post)

Thu Jul 29, 2021, 08:11 AM

Jul 2021

You trust your body or you risk severe injury. I was well on my way to a pro power lifting career, and could squat over 1000 lbs BUT everything had to perfect. There is no margin for error in things like that. Unless you are putting your ass on the line, people need to STFU.

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