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I think the gorilla grip gloves actually got more "grip-y" when they got wet.

I find it interesting that some people on this thread have clearly planned in advance cheat days/meals. Whereas others think of cheat days as days where they made bad choices. I personnel find that the planned in advance cheat meals allow me to stay strong and avoid cheating the rest of the week. Personal choice. I just…

I do one or two cheat meals per week. I log everything out of curiousity. I realize that there are certain "favorite" cheat meals where I can really put away the calories (pizza, soda, and ice cream( whereas others I think of as cheats that really aren't that bad (a fatty steak and potatoes). It helps me because I find…

Water weight. Stick with the program.

A well-known tactic in a 5k race is to pick out a nice booty in front of you and chase them down. Once you catch them find another nice booty to chase. I've heard it referred to as "pace booty" before. In all seriousness, nobody cares and if they do care it is much more likely to be because they like it. I wouldn't worry…

Um, no. Just no.

Seems legit. And by that I mean that body frame calculator is complete horse s***.

It sounds to me like you need to adjust the angle of your torso toward being less vertical. You are falling on your behind because your center of gravity is causing you to do so. I'd suggest checking out "starting strength". The section on squats is awesome.

I've been doing CF for a little over a year now. I've also done several other group training concepts at boot camps, classes at a big box gym, classes at a private personal training gym, etc. Here are my thoughts: 1. Definitely agree on the "try each box that is convenient to you". There are sometimes a bunch in close…

Another vote for Starting Strength. I'm reading it for the first time now and am amazed at how much I've learned about proper squat form. This for someone show's done heavy back squats for 20+ years.

Nursing a badly sprained ankle so no running for me until at least August. This week, my training breaks down as follows: Monday - Off day (long day at work) Tuesday - Crossfit Wednesday - Off day (long day at work) Thursday - Crossfit Friday - Crossfit Saturday - Yoga Sunday - Strength Training (Back Squats, Bench Press,…

Try adding a little raw honey to the sweet potatoes. Yummy. Not something I do all the time but occassionally it makes for a nice treat.

Lipo

Grip strength seems to be a key on some of the obstacles so I'm thinking about adding in a little bit of grip work at night before bed using one of those grip/squeeze ball contraptions.

My wife and I are doing a couple of mud runs before we do TM in October, so we went ahead and purchased a pair of New Balance Minimus Trail shoes for our first mud run a few weeks ago. WELL worth the expenditure but we do a bunch of trail running so it makes sense.…

Ditto.

I measure weekly. I was in the same boat this week. After a not so great weekend nutritionally, I hopped on the scale to a 3lb gain. Measured and my waist was down a half inch. Your body is mostly water so you have realized that fluctuations in water can throw of the scale number considerably. Start measuring now.

I tend to think about things like a pyramid in order of "importance" for me. For me, that would be the following order: 1. Calories - get this within +\- 100 calories of my daily goal. 2. Macros - get my protein, carbs, and fat grams as close as I can to my goals for each. I've set my profile to a 30/40/30 split…

I thought MFP was the cause in the rise in the divorce rate.

SideSteel - thanks for the responses. Very helpful. I think I'm ok here. I have my calories set to drop 1-2 lbs per week. I estimate I'm looking to lose between 20-30 lbs of body fat to get down into the low teens body fat %. This seems to be ok. I'm currently doing a 40/30/30 split of carbs/protein/fat. Calories have been…

Progressive resistance - yes. Absolutely always pushing to lift heavier. My program consists of: Monday - Upper body traditional strength training Tuesday - Crossfit plus some kind of strength component Wednesday - Yoga Thursday - Crossfit plus some kind of strength component Friday - Lower body traditional strength…

Some would argue that sweet potatoes (or any other potatoes) aren't Paleo.

So here in the US, I would say that two of the most common places to purchase a suit are Jos A Bank and Men's wearhouse. I go to their website and a majority of their suits have pleated pants (not all but 75% or so). To say they are "out of style" is just inaccurate when we are talking about suits in a business setting…

Just to clarify - this comparison is not about body weight squats. It's about heavy kick you in the *kitten* squats. You don't accidentally get "bulky". DavPul is correct. Lifting heavy things with and a reasonable diet makes woman hot.

Truth.

Does anyone think I should be eating more? Is 2200 calories maybe a bit low and making it harder to maintain lean mass while cutting? I have another weight-in tomorrow and if I stay true to form I think I'm going to bump up to 2600 calories and see what happens.

So my (assumedly unpopular) conclusion is that a conservative suit is going to be the right call in my situation. I work in a more conservative city in a conservative industry. Most (90%+) of my superiors and key clients will dress in a suit with pleated pants. Does the internet and fashion say pleats are out of style.…

Interesting take. My takeaway was mainly around her point that getting to a size 2 is easier for some with genetic gifts than it is for others, although it is still attainable by most if they want to put in the amount of work to get there. With that said, I think the amount of work to get there is something most of the…

Thanks. Mostly concerned about the ratio of fat loss to lean mass loss. That seems to be about 50/50 which isn't quite what I expected. I guess I was thinking I'd lose more body fat and lose less lean mass.

Any help?