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Throwback Thursday. One of the best weekends spent up in the Colorado snow with them cousins. 📸 @salilphatak #tbt #takemeback #snow #teampixel (at Rocky Mountain National Park)

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The only Bowling I did before this was in cricket! This was real fun! Got one strike so I'm pretty satisfied with my effort. Thank you @taylor7leigh for the video and for being involved in making this happen. And With some practice, I'll beat you soon. 😏 #cardinalsbeyondborders #bowling (at Max Bowl Port Arthur)

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Nature can look like a fabulous painting! #nature #naturelovers #clouds (at The Village at Lamar)

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Dear sun, You have been missed. So good to see you again. Thank you, South East Texas! #sun #HurricaneHarvey #sunsout (at The Village at Lamar)

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Why so serious? #randompost (at The University of Texas at Arlington)

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My friend was learning to cook and I wasn't really paying attention to the burner, it was on high and the wok got wayyy hotter than it should have. And when he added some oil, you can see what happened. I took the wok out of the house in a flash and we poured water on it to extinguish the fire. Needless to say that the fire alarm went off and the cops came in within minutes. Everyone's safe, no harm done, except for the wok. That's burnt and probably will not be used ever again. #msdiaries #cookinggonewrong

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Fish fry for the soul. (at The University of Texas at Arlington)

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Who dis? I don't recognise myself anymore. #beardnomore #random #longtimenoselfie (at The University of Texas at Arlington)

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So this past Saturday @mavspowerlifting contested their first ever mock meet and I competed in that along with @brian12m and @shaq7asmaty @skrongman was kind enough to allow us into @arlingtonstrength to have the meet. It is a fantastic facility btw, if you're ever in the area, do check it out. @abe.dontcount @rad_ruth @callmemikeyp @joshua_delrosario were kind enough to judge and guide us through the whole process. Shout out to @andyhernandy93 for handling me and helping me out with a lot of things throughout the meet. @jessdooeet successfully did the task of making sure we were live on Facebook throughout the meet and also kept a check on our scoring cards. @afterdarkjoey and @jonjondelr were missed during the meet. About my lifts, it's been a long long time since I moved weight anywhere close to these numbers. Almost a year to be more specific. I did not go down enough on the squat, I went lower with the previous attempt at 365, so I'm kinda mad at myself that I didn't go deep. For almost 6 years I've been training with a false grip on the bench and a week before the meet I had to adjust to doing a regular grip(thumbs around the bar). So I'm really happy I got in 265lbs (failed my 285 attempt). Pretty sure I could press 295 with a false thumb grip. Having done a 485 deadlift in the past, I probably should have been successful with my 3rd attempt at 475 lbs, but I guess I'll have to be satisfied with the 455 for now. A total of 1105 at 251 is not at all impressive to be honest, but I'm proud of hitting a 1000 total in my first meet. I appreciate it if you really read it till the end. Thank you for your time. 😄 #nowforsomehashtags #arligntonstrength #UTA #utapowerlifting #UTArlington #squat #bench #deadlift #utapl #powerlifting #gymlife #gymrats #gymaddict #beasts #beastmode #beastmodeon #craziness #gettingitdone #lightweightbaby #eatclean #traindirty #traininsaneorremainthesame #traininsane #aintnothingtoitbuttodoit #aintnothingbutapeanut (at Arlington Strength and Conditioning)

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It's all about finding calm in the chaos - Donna Karan! #wordsofwisdom #wordstoliveby

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1 week away from the mock meet and here I am doing AMRAPS. Squat with 315. Had planned 4 reps but got 5. And I feel that I had 2 more in me. AMRAPS on the bench got 4 reps with 245. Could have got a couple more reps in, but while I was warming up, Andrew and @afterdarkjoey told me that false thumb is an illegal lift and I got to wrap my thumbs around the bar which made it a little awkward for me because I've been training false thumb since forever! Will have to work on that. Deadlift AMRAPS with 405. Just got 2 reps there. I jumped up directly from 315 to 405(rookie mistake) which screwed it up. And still not used to the belt wrapping tight around my belly. Couldn't get a full breath of air in. My shoulder retraction still isn't there, I think I'm fixing my gaze far too close, should look a little further ahead, get my head up a little and maintain a neutral spine. Have a week to rest and recover and smash it at @arlingtonstrength next Saturday! The meet sure is going to be fun now! Thank you @brian12m and @shaq7asmaty for sidespotting me and @andyhernandy93 for having my back and being my manager. Thank you @jessdooeet for shooting the squat! And now for some #tags #UTA #utapowerlifting #UTArlington #squat #bench #deadlift #utapl #powerlifting #gym #gymlife #gymrats #gymaddict #beasts #beastmode #beastmodeon #unconventional #craziness #gettingitdone #lightweightbaby #eatclean #traindirty #traininsaneorremainthesame #traininsane #aintnothingtoitbuttodoit #aintnothingbutapeanut #ketosis #ketogenicdiet #eatfattolosefat #eatfattoburnfat (at Maverick Activities Center, UTA)

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Friday lift and chill sessions are the best! The MAC is relatively empty, people who are there mean business and noone is seen fooling around. This was 375x4 marking the end of my Candito 6 week strength program which means I'm ready to test my maxes! It looks like the back is round but that's just coz I wearing 3 layers and my compression tshirt had rolled up. I thought my shoulder retraction was good but it is evident it was not! @andyhernandy93 found time out of his busy workout to shoot this for me with partial commentary. Getting rid of the headphones probably was the highlight though. 😂 #UTA #utapowerlifting #UTArlington #squat #bench #deadlift #utapl #powerlifting #gym #gymlife #gymrats #gymaddict #beasts #beastmode #beastmodeon #craziness #gettingitdone #lightweightbaby #eatclean #traindirty #traininsaneorremainthesame #traininsane #aintnothingtoitbuttodoit #aintnothingbutapeanut #ketosis #ketogenicdiet #eatfattolosefat #eatfattoburnfat (at Maverick Activities Center, UTA)

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Bench press has always been one of my favourite lifts. I miss those days when I used to do 225 for 10 and 12reps. Got 225 for 4 today, had a couple more reps in me but I had to stop at 4 coz "the program says so!" Struggled a bit with the hip mobility and was not really comfortable with it throughout the workout. But motored through it. #UTA #utapowerlifting #UTArlington #squat #bench #deadlift #utapl #powerlifting #gym #gymlife #gymrats #gymaddict #beasts #beastmode #beastmodeon #gettingitdone #lightweightbaby #eatclean #traindirty #traininsaneorremainthesame #traininsane #aintnothingtoitbuttodoit #aintnothingbutapeanut #ketosis #ketogenicdiet #eatfattolosefat #eatfattoburnfat (at Maverick Activities Center, UTA)

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Getting ready for the Lift! This was my main lift today with 365 for 2 reps. I should not be using the Adidas Powerlift 3.0, but I'm still using them till I get a flat soled pair for deadlifts. P.S. I did not like how my back looked in the video so I'm not posting it. It was rounded, need to work on that all over again. Lost my upper back tightness somewhere when I came to Texas from India. Please return it if you find it somewhere. 😌 #UTA #utapowerlifting #UTArlington #squat #bench #deadlift #utapl #powerlifting #gym #gymlife #gymrats #gymaddict #beasts #beastmode #beastmodeon #unconventional #craziness #gettingitdone #lightweightbaby #eatclean #traindirty #traininsaneorremainthesame #traininsane #aintnothingtoitbuttodoit #aintnothingbutapeanut #ketosis #ketogenicdiet #eatfattolosefat #eatfattoburnfat (at Maverick Activities Center, UTA)

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The spring/summer skies are oh just so beautiful. 😍 Going to be a bunch of #cloudporn #sky☁ #skyporn posts till September. (at The University of Texas at Arlington)

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Adidas powerlift 3.0. Lifting shall be fun. #UTA #UTArlington #squat #bench #deadlift #utapl #powerlifting #excited (at The University of Texas at Arlington)

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Long time no bench video. Started candito 6 week strength program this week. Hoping to better my PRs with this program. This was 170 x 6 reps. Felt very light, definitely far more easier than it looks. Week 2 is when things get tricky, looking forward to it. Video credits to the 25lb plate that doubles up as a stand when not helping make gainz! #UTA #UTArlington #squat #bench #deadlift #utapl #powerlifting #gym #gymlife #gymrats #gymaddict #beasts #beastmode #beastmodeon #gettingitdone #lightweightbaby #eatclean #traindirty #traininsaneorremainthesame #traininsane #aintnothingtoitbuttodoit #aintnothingbutapeanut #ketosis #ketogenicdiet #eatfattolosefat #eatfattoburnfat (at Maverick Activities Center, UTA)