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My only advice is to use the best quality oil you can, especially if you are using olive oil. Bad oil will be bitter and that bitterness will carry through to the aioli.

I'm going to play through again as a mage. Looking forward to it.

Might be time to spring for a BodPod reading to get an accurate number. Also, if I'm reading this right your biggest issues seems to be that other people have an easier time losing fat that you do, right? Welcome to the club, sister. My middle brother was an all-state soccer player in high school and now in our 40s he…

^that has been the hardest thing for me to do consistently. Just starting Eat to perform and I think it's going to give me enough flexibility to really stick to the plan. I can do strict Paleo for a month or two at a time but I inevitably fall off and binge like crazy. I need to find that balance (80/20 or so) where I can…

New Vegas is a great game. Rumor is that Bethesda is going to announce Fallout 4 at the electronics show (in Vegas, of course) this year. Supposedly set in Boston

I was in a fun guild on Ultima Online for quite a while. We didn't do much PVP but there was one time in a dungeon a group of PVPs jumped us. We were all on voice chat and several folks started to run. I killed one of the PVPs almost immediately and then just started cleaning house and told the others to come join the fun.…

Either way, do squats and other compound movements. They are fun, they work your whole body and they get results.

This. Might be worth seeing if their is a trainer or staff member at your gym who can walk you through the basics of good form for the exercises you 'd like to do. Even if it costs you it would be money well spent.

Yesterday we did clean and jerk for a 1RM. I still feel more comfortable with a push jerk than a split so I'm sticking with that for now. Got up to 195 (a PR) and stopped there to save some for Grace, which we did next. 4:12 RX. Not even near my fastest time. Usually I can get a good rhythm going (clean, bounce, jerk,…

I'm married, but same here. I think I've had casual sex twice in my entire life and both times it was ladies I knew quite well. Both occassions we were out with friends and started chatting, one thing led to another. No strings. The idea of meeting someone and then sleeping with them the same night never appealed to me all…

That is one version. Mine are from New Balance, Minimus. No individual toes.

We had a competition this summer that involved some sled pushes in our parking lot. The folks in Nanos could not get any traction and pretty much did not finish the WOD. Those of us in minimalist shoes had no problems with it.

We had a competition this summer that involved some sled pushes in our parking lot. The folks in Nanos could not get any traction and pretty much did not finish the WOD. Those of us in minimalist shoes had no problems with it.

This could not be more true.

Agreed. You don't need to clear cut the whole forest, just trim the hedges and keep things neat.

This. If I went smooth there would be a bald spot on my crotch. No one wants that.

No, it's what you would see in the Olympics. It's very difficult so most of us start with power or muscle snatches

This is absolutely what you should be doing. It should be enough weight that you can't just muscle it up. Then just slowly add to it as your timing and drive improves.

Ignore them. It's your body and your goal. So long as you approach it from a healthy place, it's none of their business.

There is always a subdued giggle when talking about these, even after 18 months of Crossfit :) I like cleans because I'm better at them. Still can't really do squat cleans because my front rack stinks so I can't get the bar in proper position (too far forward.) I'm a little better with snatches but not great. There I think…

She worked at CF HQ until last year when they let her go with no explanation. Her blog is full of stuff like that article. http://www.wordswithlisbeth.com/

I think Oly lift PRs are more often a matter of form and practice/drilling than weight. one of our coaches was telling me he spent several months a few years back doing only hang/pocket work on his snatches and cleans and at the end of it destroyed his PRs from the floor. He said it helped him focus on an explosive hip…

Geez I forgot all infocom games. Those were fun.

Ultima III and Elite on my Commodore 64 probably hooked me. I don't think I ever really finished Elite though I came close. I'm tempted to try one of the ports just to see if I can complete it.

one last thing....might want to look your diet again just to make certain you are giving yourself enough fuel for your workouts. Crossfit is HARD. Not eating enough makes itself known pretty quickly for me. My workouts suffer noticably.

^what she said. I have stepped back and tried to figure out a few target areas I want to work on (CF Total, mobility, weight loss) and tried to figure out a game plan that lets me work on them all over the course of a week. If pull ups are frustrating you, figure out a specific plan to address it and put in a bit of extra…

Having someone over your shoulder whispering definitely will help.

[url="http://"]http://[/url] These are CF specific but I think the right pair of soccer (football) guards would do the same job for a lower price. http://www.amazon.com/Rx-Smart-Gear-Guards-Small/dp/B00MBTZ2OC/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1423666110&sr=8-4&keywords=crossfit+shin+guards

Same here. It's good mental focus practice for me.

Love it. Great find.