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Site: http://driverdan.comI hate to break it to you but the same thing has happened with cars. Many in-demand performance cars like the GT3 RS have been appreciating.
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The headline implies something that would be misleading if you don't know how strength works. It's not about increasing the abilities of your muscles, it's motor learning or the ability to use your muscles. Your strength isn't just what your muscles are physically capable of doing. It's also your ability to use those muscles. You need to train your brain and motor pathways how to optimally use them. This is the mind body problem or mind body connection: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind%E2%80%93body_problem
My personal anecdote is that this is quite effective. Anyone trying to lift heavy weight is going to psych themselves up beforehand. Part of that is thinking about the lift, how they'll do it, and how they'll succeed. It definitely helps.
FWIW Benn Jordan, who has his own biases, analyzed this data in his latest video and found it had no impact on most crimes but did have a small improvement in clearance rates for one category.
What's wrong with lavender? Why does everything have to be a boring tan or grey? You sound like the exact reason I would never buy a house with an HOA.