MoveTheMountain

I know I'm late to the party, but just for morale boosting, I've stalled on squats and OHP, and I might be stalling on bench within the next 2 days. It's just part of the process, and when you stall 3 times, you deload to about 80% and start back up toward the plateau. Right now, I'm only squatting about 200, but I'd like…

Hi Snoop, My two cents: first off, nice job, and it looks like you pushed up the weight pretty easily. Here's my constructive feedback: 1. It looks like you wiggled a lot through the hips and butt on that first rep - that's not good. You don't want any side-to-side motion at all; it creates shearing forces on your spine…

Oh, and be really really REALLY careful with credit! Try to keep that to a minumum - it's a whole new set of chains that can dog you for years. Always try to pay cash when you can, for anything other than major purchases: cars, houses, school tuition... for everything else, if you don't have the cash, you can't afford it.…

It's not necessarily easy, but it can be done. You need to set goals, plan how to achieve them, and then stick to the plan. Start with a single goal, and then reverse engineer what you need to do in order to achieve it. There might be other things you need to do first, which is fine - plan out how to achieve those, etc.…

Nope, there are guys, too!

Sooooo jealous... I wonder if I could get my son's elementary school to host a game! ;)

This, but replace 'some' strength training with 'lots of' strength training. You'll burn fat much faster with more lean muscle mass.

Great work! Awesome progress!!

Hi, thanks. I have thought about triathlon training, but was thinking more about shorter, sprint triathlons. I agree about knowing when you've gotten 'strong enough,' and I don't plan to keep pushing my numbers up indefinitely. If I get around where you got, I'll probably slide into more of a maintenance mode, and maybe…

Thanks, this is really helpful. I've heard of the Texas method (I think I even have a description of it someplace), but I'm still sticking with 5x5 for now. I'm monitoring my recovery pretty closely, and I've started going up in 2lb increments on most of my lifts. Also, I'm trying to reduce fat, so I'm definitely eating…

I bought a power cage from Amazon (I've been trolling Craig's List, but nothing was turning up, so I just made the leap to a new one. Gets good reviews, and the price was right - here's the link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004UMM4QC/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00 It's in my garage right now, just waiting for me to put…

Awesome info, thanks. Looks like you're doing really well. I hope your hip gets better soon. I'm currently using about half your weight on squats and deads, 95 on overhead press, and 115 on bench. I've stalled on press but not on bench, but I voluntarily deloaded on both just because I'm a bit older and this is really the…

Get the f* out of there. Your boss is an idiot to have you doing work he didn't hire you for, and it shows he's a not a good business person. Or, if the staff has time for this, then there are too many people in the office in the first place, which also means he's an idiot, since he could probably hire a cleaning crew for…

Casio G-Shocks. They're amazing. (Just got a new Frogman a few days ago, to go with my collection of about 7 other G-Shocks.) And if you get a radio-controlled one, it will synch to an atomic clock, and literally never be off by a second. (Until the world ends and the atomic clock stops sending out its signals)

I'm proud to say I waste no time on folding fitted sheets. I save my energy for things that are possible, like cold fusion, solving world hunger, global warming...

Alton Brown rocks - Good Eats is one of my all-time favorite shows.

Fantastic book, it's become my bible - wish I'd had it years ago. Welcome, and best of luck!

Nope. I keep telling myself I'm going to do some sprinting, but I want to see this through for a while before I add any new variables. (I'm in week 9)

Agree. It was really hard to only go up in 5lb increments, but trust me, it will catch up. Better to use the time to really nail your form. You'll be glad you did in a few weeks.

What's a 'SUP' board?

I have been there - sewer line broke between the house and the street, flooded the basement. Between digging up the yard and cleaning the basement, I was out 10k. (Hopefully yours will be cheaper!)

If you're trying to fold a fitted sheet neatly, you're really just asking for it. There are some things that mere mortals just cannot do, and that is #4.

I usually fast once a week, so I'll go 24 hours without eating anything but water and/or tea. And yeah, if I'm planning on having a fast on day X, I will sometimes be a bit less strict on the previous nite's dinner. I'm usually thinking at least 12-18 hours ahead, but on occasion, I've moved my fast day to fall on the day…

Re-read your first paragraph and the answer should become pretty clear...

Ok, so you were kinda kidding - and I agree with all your points.

It bugs me when people say don't worry about sugar if it comes from fruit... (so I'm quarreling with the nutritionist, not you!) The fact is, if you eat 5 pears, that's about 500 calories, and 80 grams of sugar (125 grams of carbs). That's going derail almost anyone's calorie plan for the day, and it is a lot of sugar.…

Go ahead and start going *kitten*-to-grass low, but don't beat yourself up if, as the weight goes up, you can't keep going quite that low. Really, all you need to go is parallel, which is to say, your hip joint should be even with your knee joint. From the side, it will actually look like you're a little below parallel,…

Bingo.

Sorry, why was this post rule and unnecessary? Personally, I would say that if you're not happy with the way you look, then yes, you need to try something new. Paleo works for a lot of people, so it's a valid recommendation. Also, I would say you may be on to something by cutting out the pasta and the vegan desert biscuits…

You look great - way to go!!