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I'm doing it this January, first time. I'm not trying to lose weight on it or do any kind of "reset". I want to see if it resolves my IBS and chronic hives. I should then be able to gradually reintroduce foods and see what happens. Anyone is free to friend me for mutual support x By the way, potatoes of all kinds are…

We row in the dark with a white bike light on the bow and a white + red bike light on the stern :)

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Yes, this is annoying. Also when people don't put the macros in when they enter stuff into the database. No use whatsoever!

There is no way I'd be able to focus on power/rhythm/rate whilst watching the TV at the same time! I guess there are 3 things that prevent boredom for me: purpose, focus and company. I am on the ergo because I want to get better in the boat. That's my purpose. Twice a week I erg with the crew, that is never boring - so if…

Easier said than done :) Since my first time, I have been out in a sculling boat exactly 0 times. I am not that keen on singles, nor do I have the time really for it and can't find anyone else willing to take a double out with me. I assume "get boated" means getting a seat in a boat? (we call them "outings") I have no…

Hard to say without video. Could be some knee valgus in your right knee, which is often caused by glute weakness, or could be any number of other things. There's lots of biomechanics in play in the squat.

I live about an hour north of London in Cambridge

Ahh no, never heard that term - I think it probably means what we call "ambi" ie. you can row OK on either side in a sweep crew? Yes am in the UK I've tried sculling once in a double, my left hand is totally incapable of feathering, apparently! I do want to do more sculling as often we can't find coxes so we'd like to go…

No *kitten*. I had no idea! :D

Good job reading past the first two sentences. Well done, gold star.

I honestly think from observing some of my friends, that a lot of ladies don't lift because of a) effort - they would rather hand that off to the men in their lives b) they are afraid of turning into a red-faced deadlifting monster - that's not even so much about 'bulk' but about the "RAAAHHHHHH" side to what is…

I use it, also for custom macros. I have different carb goals for lifting days, rest days, rowing days etc. I think it's worth it. I've spent more money on worse stuff. The most annoying thing is finding food logged with calories but no macros. I don't think you can do that now, but there are still some in the database.

The eattoperform calculator (http://www.eattoperform.com/eat-to-perform-calculator/) puts a moderately active 33yo male 65" weighing 185lbs at a 2700 cal per day TDEE. I don't know if you are male or female. A woman with the same stats puts the TDEE at 2400 cals. Jus' sayin'. I reckon you are undereating by something like…

I'm racing a BOAT tomorrow... a rowing shell, not a sailing boat, in rain and high winds, again. At least we've had a couple of weeks of spectacularly awful weather to train in. #keepcalmandrow(orrun)on

I don't know if I already posted on this... Happy to have more active UK friends! I'm a powerlifter and a competitive rower based in Cambridge

I'm not from Jordan, but I did visit in September. What an amazing country full of culture and history!

I'd probably use one of the other 3 squat racks, or the hack squat machine.

Rowing, on water. But not too much as it interferes with my strength gains

I have a Strength Shop 10mm lever belt. IPF approved - because you might think that doesn't matter now and then decide to compete later and have to buy a new belt ;)

Once you get into a routine it'll be easier. Getting up to do something you enjoy also helps. For example, there is no chance I'd get up at 5 to go for a run. Forget it. I'll get up at 5 to train weights though.

Hands down best post on this thread

It's using weights as cardio. It isn't really strength training. ie. if I do 20 deadlifts at 40% of my 1 rep max then I'm using a small amount of weight in high repetition to increase my heart rate = cardiovascular exercise. CrossFit does it all the time. P90x and other circuit based programmes do it too. Long story short,…

Meh. I think incorrect form on an erg (ergometer, that's a rowing machine) makes zero difference if all you want to do is raise the heart rate and burn some calories. I've seen literally hundreds of people with poor form on an erg and it has done no one any harm. It only starts to matter when you want to get maximum…

You presumably have all your previous HRM data so you could base an estimate off your previous 1hr moderate cardio numbers.

I joined because I was fat and unhealthy and wanted to lose weight. I did, by eating very little. Then I gained some back. I started doing CrossFit to lose weight. Somewhere along the way I stopped caring about scale weight. I switched to pure strength sports. Now I only check it to see what category I'm going to be…

Love the red panda! Feel free to add :)

There are loads of UK users here :) Feel free to add me. Strength athlete and GBPF member.

1) 100kg (220#) back squat - about 1.4 times bodyweight 2) 120kg (265#) dead lift - about 1.6 times bodyweight 3) 60kg (132#) bench press This is a 280kg (617#) total in the -84kg class and a comfortable national qualifying score @ GBPF I'm not a million miles off this. I haven't tested the back squat 1RM in a while but I…

Mine also has loads, including several British classic record holders. I am a GBPF newbie, also looking for powerlifter friends. Got lots to learn. I recently switched from another strength-based discipline to pure strength and am training with a PL coach who is a former world champion. Looking to build for the next 6…