{"id":432509,"date":"2022-09-07T03:06:29","date_gmt":"2022-09-07T07:06:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/07\/just-do-it-your-way-2\/"},"modified":"2022-09-07T03:12:32","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T07:12:32","slug":"just-do-it-your-way-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/07\/just-do-it-your-way-2\/","title":{"rendered":"JUST DO IT YOUR WAY."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You will be happier doing something your own unorthodox way, and succeed, rather than following the regimen of somebody else (even if their method is superior).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, my supreme joy of deadlifting more, with a trap bar, instead of a traditional sumo style deadlift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"419\" data-attachment-id=\"430320\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/1e530957-e29b-47ca-859d-3a3808c99d29\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1E530957-E29B-47CA-859D-3A3808C99D29.jpeg?fit=750%2C419&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,419\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Eric Kim trap hex bar deadlift\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1E530957-E29B-47CA-859D-3A3808C99D29.jpeg?fit=750%2C419&amp;ssl=1\" data-id=\"430320\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1E530957-E29B-47CA-859D-3A3808C99D29.jpeg?resize=750%2C419&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Eric Kim trap hex bar deadlift\" class=\"wp-image-430320\"\/><figcaption>ERIC KIM LIFTED ME: 540 pounds<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also, the extreme joy of achieving something, even though you have no video recorded proof of it, or witnesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once again, if you deadlifted 600 pounds, and nobody witnessed it, will it still be substantial? Of course!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" data-attachment-id=\"431310\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/03\/phnom-penh-eric-kim-life-and-street-photography\/8a6cd32d-0881-4df7-a142-ee44f2233304\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/8A6CD32D-0881-4DF7-A142-EE44F2233304.jpeg?fit=1920%2C1280&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;RICOH GR IIIx&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1662244633&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;ERIC KIM&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;26&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Eric Kim squats heavy thumb up gym\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/8A6CD32D-0881-4DF7-A142-EE44F2233304.jpeg?fit=1920%2C1280&amp;ssl=1\" data-id=\"431310\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/8A6CD32D-0881-4DF7-A142-EE44F2233304.jpeg?resize=1920%2C1280&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Eric Kim squats heavy thumb up gym\" class=\"wp-image-431310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/8A6CD32D-0881-4DF7-A142-EE44F2233304.jpeg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/8A6CD32D-0881-4DF7-A142-EE44F2233304.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/8A6CD32D-0881-4DF7-A142-EE44F2233304.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/8A6CD32D-0881-4DF7-A142-EE44F2233304.jpeg?resize=920%2C613&amp;ssl=1 920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Or, assuming that you squatted <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/02\/lifting-very-very-very-very-heavyweights-transforms-you\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"430802\">540<\/a> pounds, but didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t do it \u00e2\u20ac\u0153all the way \u00e2\u20ac\u0153, or \u00e2\u20ac\u0153cheated \u00e2\u20ac\u0153. 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