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Lucky Charms. No Brainer :)

Honestly if you like and can tolerate dairy, eat dairy. I find that eating Paleo keeps me fuller longer. I will also use quinoa and rice occasionally if I need the extra carbs on a workout day. And I'll have a sandwich a few times a week too. Generally speaking I feel more energetic and balanced when I eat Paleo, that's…

I measure nuts out into snack bags of about 2oz each. That is usually about 350 calories. I use it as a snack at work to help get me through the day without getting too hungry.

If you are consuming stevia in equal measure to your previous Diet Coke fix I can't imagine how bad your gas must be. that stuff kills me.

It's a Festivus MIRACLE!

lifting heavy weights. Also builds muscle, which burns more calories at rest.

An olympic barbell is 7 feet, 2 inches long. So you won't be benching much of anything, unfortunately, unless you use dumbbells.

Which ligament? I'll add that if you have torn knee ligaments doing any activity that involves that knee isn't brave, it's dangerous and risking even more damage to an already injured knee. What did the doctor say regarding the injury?

The real reason to do it is to burn calories. Goes back to the story about Michael Phelps eating 12,000 calories a day. Someone tried to figure out how much he actually burned through exercise and it was far less than that. They then realized that the difference was that he was in the pool for hours a day, and that water…

This. The bar should be resting on your traps, a bit lower than where I'd guess you have it resting. I also agree with nossmf, as you get stronger and build more muscle mass, the bar will rest on that and not the bone. I always used a pad before I started doing CF. At that point I deloaded a bit and just used the bar and…

Today: Deficit deadlifts (standing on plates) 5 rep set, no bounce (stop and reset at the bottom) Then Partner Christine 3 rounds for time (each partner does 3 rounds) 500m row 12 BW Deadlift 21 box jumps (24/20) I will probably scale the deadlift weight down and do 20 inch jumps.

I must have missed this before as well. What the heck is the point of a time-cap if you ignore it entirely? If I'm REALLY close to finishing at the cap, I'll finish. Like last week ended with a 750m row, I was at 525 when the cap hit so I spent another minute or less finishing. If I'm a member of your box, why would I ever…

Erik, from personal experience I've done it and gained muscle, but at a certain point you'll need to add in some carbs just to properly fuel your workouts. You can do it in a healthy way (sweet potatoes, fruits, rice, quinoa, etc.) Stuffing your face isn't the solution. As you've discovered you'll gain muscle but also gain…

Any time you exert yourself at altitude it can be a surprise. When I was in Japan we did a tour of a volcano. You bussed up most of the way but had to walk up to the crater, maybe a half a mile of steady incline. About halfway up I was absolutely sucking wind and I turned to ask my friends if it was just me and they were…

You're doing great. I remember very early on thinking that if I can get through the warmup without dying I'll be doing good.

As mentioned you either do the roll of shame which is the safer way to get out, or you leave the clips off the bar and lean over and let the weights fall off, which is more dangerous.

I wouldn't be surprised if I have some from last night. 5 rounds of 12 hang snatches. Light weight but I was catching it on the way down on my upper quads.

He's an extremely talented musician and a collosal *kitten*. Pretty much in equal measure.

I almost went in yesterday, which would have been 3 days in a row with days 1 and 2 being particularly intense WODs. Then I reminded myself "you just turned 45" and took the day off. Back at it today and tomorrow.

We had a guy pull out last night, but he felt something tweak in his shoulder during a WOD of cleans and hand stand push ups. I don't count that as quitting, that's just being smart.

3 days a week at the least, sometimes 4. usually a day or two doing light cardio and mobility

^that is the proper attitude to have. It will take time, but you'll get there.

Just wear sweatpants when you deadlift, problem solved. Otherwise you are going to scrape at some point or another. I don't bruise easily, but I'm definitely sore from where the bar was resting on my shoulders during front squats last night.

I'm sorry, 500 *kitten* air squats in a single workout? That's a hero WOD, not a regularly daily workout. That's utterly ridiculous. Imagine someone coming in for their first CF workout and facing THAT? They'd never come back.

There comes a point in everyone's life where they simply need to take some responsibility and teach themselves things. For you, this is one of those times. Fortunately you live in an era where you have the sum of the world's information at your fingertips through Google. Try googling "how to make a healthy meal" and click…

Hook grip will help, but give yourself time to get used to it. Use it for lower weights and warmups when you can to build up callouses and strength.

I log it. I'm usually short on carbs so it actually helps a bit so long as I don't overdo it.

EMOTM 20. 3 Front squats, escalating weight until you hit a max. WOD: 3 Rounds for time 16 bar facing burpees 12 T2B 8 Z press 105/65 (I will probably scale to 65...zpress is tough)

Good inspiration to do some mobility work. I try to get in 30 minutes after every WOD. I WILL get a good front rack this year even if I have to torture myself daily to do it.