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As long as your weight is on your heels, rather than your toes, it's generally fine for your knees to come out a bit in front of your toes (and good squat shoes make it easier to keep all your weight on your heels). In my experience you run into trouble when your knees are forward and you're up on the balls of your feet.

ATG is more of an Internet or high school football thing - it's definitely not the standard by which squats are measured in real competition. Not to mention ATG also brings with it a higher risk of lumbar flexion, puts more stress on the knees... but it's certainly popular on the Internet. Egolifting is pretty common. I do…

Once my fever broke and I had a day to rest up this week, I resumed my workouts. It sucks working out when you're congested, but such is life.

He didn't. He just didn't eat rice for one meal, got hungry and ate some nuts. And as a general matter, I wouldn't really base a diet and exercise routine solely around what is "necessary", and simply because something is not necessary doesn't mean people shouldn't ever consider it.

2 pounds per week for you would be approx. 937 calories but MFP will never make a recommendation below 1200 calories, and that's why it told you 1200 calories. 1420 or thereabouts sounds reasonable to me.

I think it's a mix between people are overly passionate about their own preferred diet (sometimes to the point of zealotry) and people being on the defensive about their preferred diet because other people who are overly passionate about a different diet love to bash their diet. And then you have the clueless newbies,…

No, this is MFP. It's completely rational for someone to conclude that low carb eating is stupid because he didn't eat rice and instead ate nuts one day. I too make broad proclamations after 1 day of arbitrary eating, oftentimes deciding to never try something again in my life because I wanted a 300 calorie snack one…

Basing your diet or exercise routine off of someone else's anecdotal observations is a fundamental principle of broscience. You're going to get more meaningful information if you look at studies that examine groups of people, preferably in controlled environments, rather than just asking your bro how he prefers to do it.…

They're the same thing. Resistance training is just a more general term, which would include certain forms of calisthenics (bodyweight strength training exercises) as well. Another nice aspect of weight lifting is that you have more goals you can accomplish and your notion of "success" isn't merely tied to the number on…

I think the easiest way to view it is this. If you want to have more muscle mass by the time you hit your goal weight, you need to do resistance training while losing weight. Whether you will gain any additional muscle mass whatsoever while dropping weight is a subject that people spend way too much time debating - you…

Would 15g of carbs from cake or ice cream, consumed as part of a meal with protein and fats, really have a dramatically different effect on someone with insulin resistance than 15g of brown rice or sweet potato? I'm a bit skeptical. Even with a more serious condition like diabetes, I've known family members that did not…

Honestly so much of this back and forth is irrelevant to the OP's question (the answer to which is focus on total carb intake, not good vs. bad carbs, and which means not significantly exceeding your target macro even with "low-carb friendly foods"). If the OP's doctor has already recommended a low carb diet presumably…

Honestly I think people are underestimating how much weight a properly bolted down rack can support, even those that cost about $300. When you see George Leeman doing his work in a $330 rack and people recommending that a 37 year old woman who's pretty new to weight lifting go with a Rogue rack at a minimum, it leaves me…

1" spacing is definitely nice. I have 2" spacing on mine and haven't had a problem yet, but more precision is always a nice perk.

I have plenty of male friends using $300 racks (one friend bought http://www.amazon.com/New-York-Barbells-C-92563-B-Rack-Black/dp/B009L772A4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1410369428&sr=8-1&keywords=ny+barbell+rack and is happy with it) and honestly I haven't really heard much in the way of complaints. I'm largely with benjammin…

20% is pretty meaningless without more information - what's your intake in grams? Protein shakes are certainly not required but they can be convenient, particularly when you aren't eating lots of meat. What is it about shakes that you don't like? Have you tried protein bars? How about other sources of lean protein? Fish?…

Sounds reasonable as a starting point. Just keep in mind that calculators only give you a starting point and that you're better off adjusting up or down based on your weight loss as you go forward.

Valor makes one that looks okay for its price and size and offers a high/low pulley in addition to the rack and would probably suit the OP just fine. Not saying it's the way the OP should go, but only that such racks do exist and aren't necessarily super expensive (quite a bit less than an entry level Rogue rack, actually).

I'd start with craigslist to see what you can find in your area. I didn't have much luck finding a rack locally but you can almost always find a good deal on used plates. That said, there are plenty of good options in the $300-350 range. If you go into the Rogue range, there are other brands like Sorinex that are worth…

You've gotten good answers in this thread. Whether you choose to take the advice is up to you. If this thread was too negative for you though, I'm not sure how you've survived the Internet this long. And you're welcome to make fun of my picture if that sort of diversion makes you feel better - I'll be the first to admit…

I don't mean to sound condescending, but you're 30 years old. Think for yourself, research for yourself, and stop listening to bros who tell you that you need a ketogenic diet because you look puffy (which, for what it's worth, isn't exactly what you were following by eating tons of lean protein and protein shakes, as your…

I'd honestly disagree with a lot of that. For one, I'm not really aware of any statistics that indicate eating balanced macros leads to greater long-term success. For that matter, I've even seen some studies where people with very restrictive diets (VLCDs) having greater long-term rates of success than people who followed…

I can't really understand that logic. There's nothing about "managing" carbs that most people need to learn. The same as you need to manage your fat intake if you're trying to create a caloric deficit, you need to manage your carbohydrate intake. It's just food. There's no acquired skill involved or learning required; it's…

Fair enough. :smile: Personally, I try not to get bogged down in the statistics on issues like this, in large part because I don't think it's relevant to the ultimate conclusions I tend to draw from this data. When I read those statistics, that says to me that "a lot" of obese people have some degree of insulin resistance.…

It's not a question of should - it's a question of whether they are. Putting legal issues aside, let's say I'm willing to pay $5 an hour for someone to clean my house (and Lord knows I'd hire that person if they existed, because it's a mess). By me posting an ad for that job, I'm not telling you or any other worker that…

You realize you're talking about corporations when it comes to fast food workers. More specifically, publicly traded corporations whose top level management which owe a fiduciary duty to their shareholders? As a shareholder, why should I invest in your business if you are not concerned with profit? Also, this is a pretty…

How about if that person can take their skill set to the competitor next door and earn $100 (if not $110) an hour? Doesn't that justify their salary? If you slash their salary to $80 so that you can bump up the $7 people to $10, you'll likely just see your upper-level people explore other opportunities. The same goes for…

What use is "leaving something here" without an explanation as to how it's at all relevant? Since when did copy/pasting webpages become a contribution to a discussion? What you copy/pasted is nothing new to me - what in particular do you think it adds to this discussion? But if you're referring to my chicken and egg…

As an unqualified nameless bro on the Internet, his advice sounds reasonable to me given the circumstances. Speaking with a dietitian to ensure you're getting sufficient nutrients is also a good idea.

I don't really see a problem with people striking to try and negotiate a better wage. That's just a negotiation tactic. I don't think they will see it a $15/hour paycheck any time soon, but they're free to ask for it. Even without organized labor, you're free to ask for a raise, look to take a job next door if they're…