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You will be surprised at how good of arm workout crutches turn out to be. My triceps were ridiculous after spending 6 weeks on them this summer. Focus on getting better, don't do anything before the doctor okays it. The last thing that you want is to end up in the cast for longer because you didn't let something heal.

Don't worry about bulking with high weights/low reps. If you aren't eating enough calories to gain weight (which you won't be since you're trying to lose fat), there will be no bulking. You'll want to work your muscles to exhaustion, this will happen quicker with higher weights and waste less of your time. Anyone one who…

The great thing about the internet is that there is a youtube of almost everything. If you are worried that you don't know what a lift description means, you can probably find a video and study the form before you ever have to go to the gym.

Vibrams or other minimalist shoes. I use Vibrams.

Barely ever. The subs that actually taste good aren't on the low cal menu, and their six inch subs don't come close to filling me up so I always end up eating a foot long, which usually means I could have had Culver's for the same calorie value (and cheddar butterburgers are better than anything at Subway).

I can now do two chin ups.

Seriously, can't we deport him now? Why should the USA have to pay for his jail time, send him back to his home country like we'd do with a non-celebrity.

Hardly. I'm thin myself. Being as skinny as that model is easy. I'm much more jealous of fitness models. That's a look that takes work.

I met my husband with long hair, cut it all off, and am growing it out. He likes it better short. So, since singular personal experiences and preferences must whole true for entire populations, I think we just broke the universe.

I play on a coed hockey team. I'm the one with the pink laces in my skates lol.

I'm just gonna stick with this option. Less hassle. Step 1: Post pictures of the ridiculousness on the internet and start a discussion about it.... :wink:

Well, I don't think I could handle an 85# overhead lunge (bum shoulder) but at least with plates you can always just put more on lol.

Actually it was just a rubber coating on iron. Must've been hollowed out to allow for the extra size.

I'm (OP) fine now that someone showed me I can buy pink weight plates :wink:

Thanks for this! My first niece was born on Saturday and I see some future gifts here!

We are not talking about comparing the strongest man on earth to the strongest woman on earth at a lift that men are exceptionally stronger at than women. Not to mention the need to factor weight into those kinds of numbers, I'm guessing there is less difference between relative squat numbers. However, if we are comparing…

Well, the target audience is bound to be disappointed. The only way to get her body is to eat very little and not move a kettlebell around while doing it.

Um, she's a model not a consumer. This point is nonsense. So you don't think that women respond to advertisement? To product placement? To magazine articles (which are sponsored) telling them that they need to do XXX to get XXX body?

I'm (yes me the OP) am so guilty of buying pink everything. I use pink lifting straps. I wear pink shirts to the gym at least 2 of every 3 trips (the third trip is usually purple lol). It's not the pink weights that upset me but the fact that they were manipulating the women's weight to appear heavier which will discourage…

I think it's totally fair because (1) she's a model who is modeling and (2) while not everyone wants to be muscular, people who are selling equipment that promotes muscular development should be at least a little muscular. If I know nothing about kettlebells, I wouldn't buy them based on her physique. And photoshopping to…

My problem wasn't the weight of the kettlebell so much as the fact that the LARGEST one they were trying to sell one was the same weight as the smallest one they marketed to men. Yes, on average women are a bit weaker but not THAT much and perpetuating that mindset is unhealthy. The second problem I had with it was the…

Any opinion that contains the words "women should" should remain unvoiced, in my opinion.

Yeah, that's true. I get pretty annoyed when all the cooking/cleaning ads are all for women. My husband does ALL the cooking lol.

Skinny-fat doesn't mean no muscles. It means abnormally high bodyfat percentage (over 30% is considered over ideal) for a normal or low BMI. Basically, just because you are an average weight doesn't mean you don't have too much fat that can still lead to serious health risks. If you are average or even "scrawny" you aren't…

Lol, it bleeped out D*i*c*k's.....

Not at all! JLaw had a nice round face and it looks great on her. I have a very narrow face but rocked that haircut for about a year. It's an awesome style, easy to do and easy to "change" (wear curly or flat or even faux-hawekd). I say, go for it! PS there's a lot of hate on these boards for short hair on ladies, so brace…

Things that I weigh I just jot down and fill in at the end of the day. Eating the same thing everyday helps (I eat the same breakfast and snacks all the time, the same lunch all week, and a different dinner each night of the week). This let's you just "copy meal to today" which takes half a second.

You know the reason. Most of the exceptionally stupid questions that bring out people's "mean" (aka sarcastic or impatient) side are questions that adult's with (extremely, as in elementary school) basic knowledge of science, math, or social interaction should know the answer to. The remaining questions that bring out the…

Hah. Love it.

You'd be better off complimenting her accomplishments than her physique. Like "Wow I'm so impressed that you ran the whole time I was working out!" or "Your deadlift numbers are craaaaaazy"