It isn’t a terrible recommendation if you have good form and are comfortable with the lift. Deadlift hits pretty much the whole back when it’s done right, but it can also be done wrong in quite a lot of ways.

Even with deadlift, I would probably still add isolation lifts targeting the areas you want to see improvement on.

My normal routine is to combine chest back and core into one routine. I alternate that with my leg routine and accessories (mostly arms and shoulders) routine. That lets me hit each twice a week with one day off, but a lot of that is also going to depend on your personal recovery speed.

Since it’s something you would like to focus on I would recommend hitting the area 2-3 times a week if your recovery time allows.

*this is a recommendation from an internet source and should in no way be considered medical advice. Please consult multiple sources and determine appropriately how valid this response is.

Face pulls, bent over rows, back extensions, good mornings, and inclined dumbell shrugs.

You want to focus on strengthening the muscles up and down the spine.

Guardians of the Galaxy 1 and Footloose are probably my favorites of all time. It’s really hard to find soundtracks with a better collection of absolutely amazing songs imo.

The Chosen One!

I seriously overestimated how much R19 I needed for the basement ceiling, so I have been using it in the walls as well. The additional sound deadening on the furnace is a brilliant idea though.

I think so, but as with most projects there are always little imperfections that probably stand out more to me than to others

3/8 standard sheet rock for the interior walls, 3/8 green for the stuff next to the exterior, and 1/2 standard sheet rock for the ceiling.

I can officially report that it went very smoothly through my rounds. It is a dramatic improvement over the fiberglass handled big box store axe/maul I was using previously.

That’s OK the UB40 version is significantly better.

This sounds like a great idea!

Super Mario Bros. 3 - NES

The Legend of Zelda - NES

That’s the breakfast of champions right there. Also great looking cast iron.

Very nice! How did you go about it?

This was my immediate thought.

*this is not a medical diagnosis and the person posting this recommends seeking the opinion of a medical professional.

Sounds like a good start to a really nice mead.

In a perfect world yes, but with dishwashers specifically, I like to have both. If the dishwasher has ever been run as a dishwasher, then there are always going to be chucks of food waste sitting in low spots of the drain hose. Without a water barrier from the loop it basically turns the drain hose into a mini sewer as the food waste decays. It’s much smaller in scale, mind you, but you can still end up with some pretty serious funk.

If you use it as storage, I would want to make sure that it is installed correctly with a looped drain hose, preferably into a p trap. Especially if it doesn’t get run often. Otherwise, sewer gasses are going to come back up through the drain and whatever you have sitting in there is just going to bathe in funk.

Started learning the Jim Croce song “Operator” on my acoustic guitar. It’s been on the list to learn for a while, and I finally got the chance to sit down and start figuring it out.