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Joan Jett's first album, Sharon Jones & the Dapp Kings, Elvis Costello, the new Daft Punk album and the Wutang Clan vs Fugazi mash up album. Those tend to get played over and over when i work out at home (mostly because i'm too lazy to load anything else in to my phone).

Tough question. When i cracked ribs a few years ago, there was very little i could do that wouldn't cause pain. Lifting my arm caused pain. Breathing too deeply caused pain. About the only thing I could do was walk, and not at too intense a pace as any big increase in breath intake caused pain. It lasted a couple of months.

I say "hi" when i'm biking on a trail to other cyclists, runners, walkers. The walkers almost always say hi back, the cyclists and runners not so much. I'd estimate it's about 50% yay vs nay. I guess it's because they're Olympic level athletes who are so intense about what they do that wasting .0004 seconds to respond…

I'm in agreement with ReliefGoods here; namely, you want a colon ( : ) instead of a semi-colon ( ; ). Colons are usually used before a list of things or ideas. Edit: i unconsciously used a semi-colon in an above sentence. I *think* i used it properly.

I'm still here & check in often but rarely post. I'm currently doing 5/3/1 as well and doing kettlebells & mountain biking on my off days. I'm going to the States for a holiday next week. I'll bring a kettlebell. I've debated bringing two 16 kg bells, but due to weight/space may just take one 'bell, probably a 40 lb or…

No! Have not had the pleasure. But i'm heading down that way in a couple of weeks. I'll see what i can do.

Another response to the "why" portion of the question: i just got back from the cottage. I took 2 'bells with me. I was able to do a whole bunch of stuff that kept me interested/motivated with essentially 1 piece of equipment. I really love this aspect of kettlebells - the fact that you can take 1 piece of equipment that…

Been eating them since before i could walk. My parents were born in Philadelphia, so i inherited a love of these healthy things (along with Scrapple, cheese steaks, etc). Love the peanut butter ones (Tandy Kakes?). My aunt also makes a dessert that is really close in taste to those. My relatives have been smuggling boxes…

I agree with everyone above. As for why, well, for something like a Getup, you can focus on form for the rest of your life on that one and keep increasing the weight. It's just kind of a beautiful thing. I enjoy trying double kettelbell work, so any kind of double presses or jerks are really challenging. Take a weight that…

There are a bunch of ebook formats out there (.epub, .azw3, .mobi, etc). The nice thing is that even if your device doesn't accept a format, there's a good chance you can convert it using a program like Calibre. One more plug for the Kindle Paperwhite - the built in light system. It's really flexible and works great at…

I have a Nexus 7 & a Kindle Paperwhite. The Kindle is lightyears ahead for long time readability, battery life, etc. The whole e-ink thing really is easier on the eyes. I love my Nexus but not for reading books on. Can't comment on the Nook, but i do enjoy using the Kindle. I upgraded to the paperwhite from a keyboard…

Must haves will depend on your goals & what you enjoy doing. I have a few things in the basement that i use regularly (kettlebells, bike on a trainer, etc) but they're not "must haves". When i decided to start using a barbell instead of dumbells to lift weights, i figured that a "must have" was a power rack. I picked up…

I don't think i hated the character at any point, but i will say she becomes more interesting as the books go on (which is basically what many of us are saying here). Can't really fault her for having a princess mentality at first, since she ticks nearly all of the boxes on the princess scorecard. How about the fact that…

I drink it black, made with a bodum. In the summer, i drink about 3 cups a day, the rest of the year 1 or 2. I gave up coffee cold turkey once a few years ago. For the first three weeks, i had bad headaches. For the next six months, i had bad headaches. Then i started drinking it again and the headaches went away and the…

Agreed on the Harry Wong book mentioned above. It's great! As boring as it is, i bring pretty much the exact same thing every day to school. Yogurt, applesauce, figs, carrots, hummus, a piece of hearty bread, and a banana sometimes. . I changed my lunches up substantially after joining this site. I find it's just easier…

I eat them typically once or twice a week. Roasted for sure, but i even like them steamed (with butter!).

Play it Again sells York kettlebells, at least around here. Not a lot of used ones, mostly new. They sell them in 5 lb increments, cast iron style. Word to the wise: check the inner seams on the handles. Sometimes you get a York that is good, and other times you get one with bad burrs or seams that rip the living hell out…

I know Pavel (the guy who wrote Enter the Kettlebell amongst other things) recommends 35 lb for men and *i think* 18 lb for women (closest weights in kg would be 16 & 8). I may have that weight wrong & i'm not near my copy of the book. The trick is not to start too light. I started with 25 lb and it was too light. It took…

Double agree. Bronn's the best. And seriously underwhelming finale. I was waiting for the big cliffhanger ending and got crowdsurfing instead. Book one is just the opening game. He's setting the stage, hang in there, it'll get crazy soon enough.

Good on you for starting with a decent weight. Decent weight keeps your technique honest or at least exposes flaws in technique fairly quickly. Too often, you see people starting too light & when they're at the point where they should be getting fatigued, they're using their arms to easily lift the weight during a session…

Book 3 = all shockers, all the time.

Congratulations! It's a great feeling, isn't it? It's a badass exercise for sure.

If it's the 21 Day Swing challenge i'm thinking of, it's a pdf that Josh Hillis sells that outlines a basic swing program. It's a good starter program. It was one that i began with a few years back.

...and...don't skimp on the weight. Often people will think that starting out with a 5 lb kettlebell is the way to go because that's what has been advertised with/on dvds. A good instructor will know what weight to start you off with so that you are forced to develop good form when learning - otherwise, with too light a…

That's fantastic! I am impressed when people compete, i think that takes guts. An aside: a few of us drove to Toronto a month back to observe a kettlebell competition...but we arrived late & they finished hours ahead of when they did last year...and we missed everything except the awards. I mostly wanted to see the folks…

Like Elementary (vs Sherlock). Yikes. Although House of Cards was actually an improvement. It is weird, people (not just Americans) often want to either do something "new" or put their own twist on it & label it as their own. This goes well beyond kettlebells & fitness. I don't really understand the general Crossfit…

Guinness (4.1%), Boddington (4.8) & Tetley (3.8%). In Canada, they all fall under 5% alcohol content & are thus considered light beers. All Irish or British style beers, and they actually taste good. Edit: not sure of the calorie content, but i imagine they're a bit less in correspondence with the lower alcohol content.

Yes - i have done it before & it's helped. If i stop drinking completely for a while, i usually lose about 5 to 10 lbs automatically. Like you, i try to allot calories for alcohol if i know i'm going to have drinks. That's all well and good, but truly, my body would be happier with say 500 cals from fruit/veg/healthy stuff…

Find a friend who knows what they're doing or hire a trainer. I used to putz around with weights at home, but i didn't really know what i was doing. I've since hired a trainer and now i'm learning that much of what i thought i knew isn't the best way to do things. Tip: if you're really shy about being seen trying stuff in…

If you're working with someone who knows what they're doing, you'll learn a lot, get great exercise & have fun doing it. You'll quickly figure out that going too light on the weight is a bad idea - it can allow the practitioner to think they have the form down on moves, only to be unpleasantly surprised that they don't…