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  • If you can't do a pull-up, people sometimes recommend that you hang on the pull-up bar and try for a little while. Works the same muscles, but probably looks pretty odd. Weirdest thing I've ever seen at the gym? Mine must be pretty tame. No parrots. Maybe the occasional guy with a seriously built upper body and skinny…
    in Strangest Thing You Ever Seen At The Gym Comment by sarapeek June 2012
  • I often find that if I can just get started, I can work out even if I'm tired, and then I feel better afterward. That being said, I have a desk job. Maybe try alternate ideas, like morning or lunch workouts? Or focus on your days off of work?
    in too exausted from work and commute to work out more. Comment by sarapeek May 2012
  • "The Frog" sounds like a way to describe breaststroke to a kid. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breaststroke
    in Swimming Comment by sarapeek May 2012
  • You literally breathe it out. The molecules that make up fat are broken down into water and carbon, which becomes part of the CO2 that you exhale. (Of course I'm leaving out lots of complexity, but that's the basic idea.)
    in Where does fat go? Comment by sarapeek May 2012
  • You don't have to be sore to burn calories, but it's possible you could be working harder, which would mean burning more. That being said, do what works for you! I don't know how much soreness varies from person to person. I've never heard anyone talk about that. It's possible you're just lucky. I'm sore _all the time_,…
    in Is it normal that I'm almost never sore? Comment by sarapeek May 2012
  • I think I understand this, but I only do it in short bursts -- I may speed up my run in response to an angry thought, or if something I'm ashamed of comes to mind. But it's the exercise equivalent of slamming a fist on the table, just a short burst.
    in Are you anger driven in your workouts? Comment by sarapeek May 2012
  • Running fast is a little bit like falling forward and catching yourself. Stand up straight with your feet together. Start leaning forward; when you feel like you're falling, you will step out and catch yourself. That's a pretty long stride for me, and that's what it feels like to run with a long stride. On the other hand,…
    in Runners: Ways to lengthen your stride? Comment by sarapeek April 2012
  • "If only I had an enemy bigger than my apathy, I could have won," Mumford & Sons.
    in What's your favorite lyric? Comment by sarapeek April 2012
  • Doing new workouts always gets me crazy sore -- exactly once. The first time I did lunges, it took me days to recover. The second time, exact same workout, I was a bit sore for one day, maybe two. Try it again. Your muscles will have learned from the first workout, and recovery will be faster. Keep up the good work!
    in Overdid my free weight beginner class- and starting HERBALIF Comment by sarapeek March 2012
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