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		Rallerbabs on Nov 18, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How I stopped the RSI pain that almost destroyed m... I agree with this from first hand experience. I started working out with machines. It helped. I started working out with barbells. It helped more. I started working out with free weights. It helped even more. I started boxing. It fixed my RSI right up. The pattern: the most intensive and freeest exercises have the greatest effect.

cncneieidlslap on Nov 19, 2016 [–]

Boxing is not a particularly wise choice for an engineer or any other particularly cerebral occupation.

Rallerbabs on Nov 19, 2016 | [–]

That's why my sparring partner is always a punching bag.

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