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I just mix it all up with my rice so... you can't avoid them. :smile: (By that I mean, you -can- avoid them but it would take tremendous effort to do so.)

I thought this was a thread about DragonRealms. Serious. :frown:

Plot twist: you saw him again at your bathroom at home. Super plot twist: Your bathroom doesn't have any mirrors.

Addendum to my above post: It was one of THESE THINGS:

It also depends a little bit on what kind of smith machine we're talking about. There are those with a slight incline/decline which make no sense. The ones that are straight up and down which are a little better... but I've used a smith machine that allowed for some front/back movement as well which made doing squats on…

I'm sure they were just wearing coats to be fashionable. You rarely need to wear a coat in SoCal. And the temperatures in February are something like 40-70 on average (night-day). So maybe you would need a coat... if you were outside... at the coldest time of night. But otherwise it's shorts all year round! And flip flops.…

Southern California is still nice. Can't underestimate the added incentive of year-round t-shirts, shorts, sundresses, etc. weather for staying in reasonable shape. Try anywhere in the South or the Northeast though. Obesity is anywhere from 30% and up. And since obesity is usually defined as having a BMI of 30.0 and up,…

I can only assume that -you- assumed I'm from the UK. Which I am not. But from what I understand, things are pretty much... bollocksed up there too. ("Bollocksed" is a thing, right?)

Seems silly. Like so much of what is going on in America these days.

Thread should be renamed "The 'truth' (?) about Jillian Michaels?" But even that seems a little bit misleading. The post about her being out of shape or skinny-fat was also super-weird since she looks the way she needs to for her job and target audience. A personal trainer with, say, a fitness competitor physique would…

That's definitely a 7th date kind of thing. Personally, I'd rather have a slice of pizza.

Having more food options sounds good to me.

Sometimes you just want a hug, y'know.

I'm probably using "fat" in sort of... less than scientific way and possibly mean way. Reword what I wrote above where "fat" = "more overweight than what the Japanese would consider fat" which, in case of the post I was responding to, appears to be anything over a U.S. size 10. It may be a minority, but it's a vocal enough…

Whereas in the U.S. it's more of a... "If you're fat you're beautiful and if you don't think fat people are beautiful then you're a degenerate waste of a human being who promotes anorexia" kind of thing. If you can't find clothing that fits you, it's because the clothing makers are perpetuating an unattainable ideal and…

Gonna need a source on that since it seems contrary to observation and common sense. High performance athletes usually carb up like crazy. High performance crossfit athletes shouldn't be an exception. Froning, at least, seems to eat whatever. Even accounting for the Paleo craze that seems to follow Crossfit, Froning seems…

Who goes out to eat pizza and eats only 1-2 slices? If I'm eating pizza I'm EASILY eating 5-6 slices... if not an entire pie. And a half. Plus garlic knots. With extra garlic and marinara sauce. It's not "bad" but it's certainly a lot of carbs and fat with not much else. Just like potato chips... sure, you can eat a little…

Which is why I said it depends on your goals. Because, as in the case with real investments, it comes with greater risk. Deadlifts are great, but you'd be crazy if you thought deadlifts were safer than, say, hyperextensions plus squeezing some of those hand gripper things and some leg presses. Are you getting the same bang…

That's only because your comparison is inconsistent. Apples to oranges. Yes, if I do a OHP partial with 150 lbs I'm probably not stronger than YOU doing a OHP with a full rep at 130 lbs. And yes, if I do a OHP partial with 150 lbs I'm probably not stronger than if I do a OHP with a full rep at 130 lbs. BUT If increase my…

Only on my mother's side. My father was a legume.

You don't know me!

But isn't the person who's doing the judging the one who sets arbitrary "clean" vs "dirty" distinctions? If you think all the food I eat is "dirty", aren't YOU actually the one who is judging ME? Because as far as I know, anything "dirty" is bad. Except for Dirty's Potato Chips because those are delicious. :laugh: FWIW I'm…

Running shoes. If there is a running store near you, I would stop in to try on a couple of different models. Bonus if they have a treadmill + gait tester there so you can find out if you need special orthotics... even though you're on a budget, you don't want to get shoes that end up injuring or hurting your joints later…

This sounds right, except whether you can have "too many of one kind of vegetable" probably needs some context. As in: (A) 1 lb of broccoli. (B) 0.5 lb of broccoli. (C) 0.5 lb of broccoli and 0.5 lb of carrots. (D) 10 lbs of broccoli. Given those options... (A) is probably better than (B) because broccoli is awesome and…

This bad boy right here. Look at that chrome mirror finish. BAZING! It's like looking at the sun. And that stylish matte black? Black is the new black, or so I hear from, I dunno, EVERY MAGAZINE AND CELEBRITY EVER. And that price. You'd think a precision scale like this would set you back a couple of hundred. Maybe a…

Other than ego, what does it matter if someone is doing a partial rep and claiming it's a full rep? It doesn't bother me or affect me at all if someone who only squats with a 4" range of motion wants to claim he squats 4 plates. If someone came to me for squatting advice I'd recommend atg because it's safer on the knees,…

A full rep "by the books" is probably from chest (stop point) to lockout (stop point). But unless you're lifting for a competition, you obviously don't HAVE TO have a full range of motion. It also depends on what equipment you have available e.g. stop pins in a power rack. I'd say for practical lifting and safety I'd only…

They aren't fixed categories. Most of the variables deal with your diet, not so much your routine. 1. General fitness: Emphasis on cardiovascular conditioning and circuit training. Calories are irrelevant. 2. Cutting: Not dependent on workout routine; caloric deficit. Training and eating to lose fat. (Ideally, but some…

If you like sashimi you can basically go to town.

Or spandex speedos. If you're a guy. Paint the 'Superman' logo on your chest for instant attention (possibly good) plus movie tie-in endorsement dollars if you can contact the right people at WB.