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I find quest bars really gritty and overly sweet. I hear they are better broiled or microwaved tho. I just can't justify the cost for something I don't like - so I just put whey protein powder in water which to be fair is also overly sweet. Does anyone have suggestions for protein bars/ powders that are less sweet other…

Meditative...yep. And also because your world becomes smaller and quieter when climbing. Decisions are bounded and immediate...how do we navigate this glacier? How do we descend thus rock wall? Do we solo short rope or pitch this? And that's relaxing.

Can I say it again for emphasis: Family members are, more often than not, idiots.

Keep doing you. Are your family members trainers or coaches? No? Then they have no f'in clue what they are talking about. If I'd listened to my family i would be one unhappy lady since over the years they have come out with such gems as "don't go to x school it's too hard just do something less demanding" and "are you sure…

Stroutman. I went up a mountain today and thought of you. I clearly need more aerobic training but overall I was pretty happy with that output after only "gym" training.

I'm 5'7" and 145. I haven't weighed 130 since early puberty. I am not big either - sz 4-6.

Week zero BW reps - 4 Week 1 workout 1: 10lbs, 4x1 Week 1 workout 2: first set at 15lbs but couldn't lock it out, 12.5 lbs 3x1 Week 2 workout 1: 10 lbs 1x2, failed to lock out second rep Week 2 workout 2: 15 lbs 3x1 smooth like butter Week 3 workout 1: 10 lbs 2x2 lock out! Not pretty but I got her done.

I've been telling my almost four year old that his body needs lots of different foods and that his tummy won't be happy with him if he eats too much of any one thing. It's a conscious effort though to avoid labelling a food "healthy" or "unhealthy". And a different way than I was taught to think about food and still do.…

Id like to read some smarty pants books about conditioning and weight training. And maybe some smarty pants books about developing sport and strength fundamentals in children. Any recommendations? And also, how do you talk to children about nutrition without inducing food shame and risking orthorexia?

Week zero BW reps - 4 Week 1 workout 1: 10lbs, 4x1 Week 1 workout 2: first set at 15lbs but couldn't lock it out, 12.5 lbs 3x1 Week 2 workout 1: 10 lbs 1x2, failed to lock out second rep Week 2 workout 2: 15 lbs 3x1 smooth like butter

Hmmm...we are on vacation for two weeks this month. So my goals will be sleep, food, naps and more food. After that back on a deficit, lift 3x per week, currently I'm doing SC, and finish my pull up program. Both of those will end late August. Then I need to start something new...maybe PHUL maybe wendler 5/3/1 I like his…

Let the chest go. It can always be reconstructed with ingenious undergarments. You look great btw

Is it fat? Could it be the top of your sartorius popping out and developing?

I can barely see what you are talking about.

i'm on week 6 of the advanced program.

My sister and I are both 5'7. In high school she was 110 lbs and I was 140 and I was very jealous of her. Now we are the same weight but my body fat percentage is lower despite having two kids when she's childless by choice. She got thin genes but remains sedentary. I developed a love of exercise to offset my love of…

My province is on fire and now everything smells like a giant campfire. Can barely see for the haze. I wish it would rain.

I want to but it's a home gym with radiant in floor heat and I don't want to drop weights on the floor...I don't even know if you could crack or break one of the pipes but I don't want to find out!

Week zero BW reps - 4 Week 1 workout 1: 10lbs, 4x1 Week 1 workout 2: first set at 15lbs but couldn't lock it out, 12.5 lbs 3x1 Week 2 workout 1: 10 lbs 1x2, failed to lock out second rep

Well bench turned into a 3x3 at 85lbs. At least I could rescue myself out of the forth rep by rolling the barbell to my knees, then sitting up and lowering it to the floor. Probably not something you can do when things get heavier! Squat 3x5 at 105 getting less pain and working on my butt wink so that's a win.

That's a close second.

Fwiw I was also overtaken by grannies in the Pyrenees. Those ladies are tough as nails.

As a Canadian I feel one of the defining elements of our culture is a willingness to go out in inclement weather.

Yay!!!!! That is awesome!

I asked a similar question about training for endurance a few months ago and I was asked, "are you strong?" Because if you aren't strong there is nothing to endure (pretty famous quote forget attribution at the moment). Look, if you start with 5-10 push-ups on your knees but spend some time with progressive overload…

You can get some things for your shoes. I have yaktrax but there are lots of variations. http://www.yaktrax.ca

Bonus points if you can roll your tube socks up into your sports bra...adds volume that way. You're welcome.

Week zero BW reps - 4 Week 1 workout 1: 10lbs, 4x1 Week 1 workout 2: first set at 15lbs but couldn't lock it out, 12.5 lbs 3x1

Sidesteel you have to do yours in heels... :D

For those that can't do one rep yet, what if...you did the same progression using the most difficult assistance variation that you could do for the required number of reps? Using the progression at nerd fitness or startbodyweighttraining.com? Please experiment for me!