{"id":457925,"date":"2022-12-10T11:31:30","date_gmt":"2022-12-10T16:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=457925"},"modified":"2022-12-10T11:55:43","modified_gmt":"2022-12-10T16:55:43","slug":"what-does-it-mean-to-become-stronger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2022\/12\/10\/what-does-it-mean-to-become-stronger\/","title":{"rendered":"What Does It Mean to Become Stronger?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some morning philosophy; what does it mean to become stronger?<\/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=\"1280\" height=\"894\" data-attachment-id=\"457946\" 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up in the morning and feeling your muscles bigger and fuller, expanding. For example, this morning after I woke up and put on my medium size T-shirt, I could feel my wings expanding. I could feel new muscles that I didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t feel before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The feeling that your T-shirt is getting tighter, and your T-shirt armpit area is starting to get too tight, because your muscles are getting bigger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also, sleep. You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re sleeping earlier, deeper, longer, and also waking up later. After my <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2022\/12\/09\/640-pound-rack-pull-eric-kim\/\">640 pound rack pull<\/a>, feeling my hips sore. This is a good sign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also, increased appetite for more flesh. Becoming more carnivorous. Carne means flesh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also, stronger sexual libido. Also, being more conservative with your semen. No need for porn. No \u00e2\u20ac\u0153energy suicide\u00e2\u20ac\u009d. No needing to rub it out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some morning philosophy; what does it mean to become stronger? The first thought is waking up in the morning and feeling your muscles bigger and fuller, expanding. For example, this morning after I woke up and put on my medium size T-shirt, I could feel my wings expanding. 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