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That dry shampoo sounds......kinda odd, but if it works.... I wouldn't cut the hair. Summer doesn't last forever and before you know it, nice cool fall weather is right around the corner. What do you do in winter?

Well you could always..... Eh, who am I kidding, I got nothing other than good for you for biking in to work. If they actually had real bike lanes where I live I'd do it (of course we do have a shower at work). What exactly is dry shampoo? Seen that mentioned a couple times and haven't a clue.

Totally understand and bravo for pushing through the mental turmoil.

Getting more difficult to breathe with my gut as that impacted my asthma.

Both make me happy. Cracking open my humidors and getting a good whiff of quality cigars and Spanish cedar makes me happy and removes stress.

I don't see any issue with breaking it up that way. You still have plenty of recovery time before the next lifting session.

Like muscle striations or are you talking about separation and definition for all 3 muscles that make up the triceps? The first is an even lower BF than you're showing in your avi pic. The second one is building up all 3 muscles and keeping about the same BF as you are or a bit lower. What is your routine for tri's right…

I don't. I count all lifting as 1 calories since I calculate my calories by TDEE instead of using the MFP gain/maintain/lose system. I set my calorie goal and stick with that for the day.

When I go from a deficit to maintenance I gain about 4-5lbs water weight from extra carbs. Add in that you started lifting and the muscles will hold on to water for repair...yeah, I can see an 8 lbs increase strictly due to water. Not something I'd concern myself about unless over weight continues to climb over the next…

Dannon Oikos Triple greek yogurt. Usually around 120 cals, 15 grams protein and no added sugars. http://www.oikosyogurt.com/products/triple-zero-single-serve/

Recently I've had a few friends joking ask about being on a bike ride. I just laugh it off. Other than that I don't get too many negatives that I can think of. I will say I've met more competing BB and PL with PhD's in areas like physics, biochemistry and engineering. So the whole dumb thing I've never gotten.

Am unsure why you are pointing out the obvious....beer is, has been and will continue to always be a great, fantastic, wonderful investment....lol

When traveling for work (longish hours too) usually about 8-14 times a year, I usually find a place close by the hotel I'm staying that's 24 hours. I've been known to hit the gym at 10pm and turn around and be back at work at 6am. It can be done, just takes some planning.

Good advice ^^^ right there. I dropped my ego at the door a couple years ago and just started off with the bar on SL5x5. One, because it had been years since I lifted and two, because being a bit older than 23 I knew it would take a while for my tendons and ligaments to catch up. While just the bar may sound ridiculously…

Humm, the wife and I just joined Planet Fitness due to cost and convenience to where we live. For the wife it's absolutely perfect, has everything she wants. Myself, not so much, but I have a full on gym at work and that's where I get my squats and deadlifts on. Couldn't keep justifying spending $$$ on a place further away…

I'm 5' 11" and 46yrs old. If I went by the tdee calculators I'd maintain at around 2700-2850. That's not the case. Currently at 193 and plan to spend the next couple months pairing down to around 180. Then bulk back over 6 months. Each time I've added decent lbm and strength.

For cutting between 1600-1800. Maintenance around 2500. Bulking about 2750.

When it became difficult to breathe due to the size of my stomach (I have asthma, excess weight makes breathing difficult).

When I'm cutting I have 1 day every 2 weeks that could be called a cheat day. But that cheat day is only taking my calories to maintenance, not above. Not a fan of the term "cheat". Implies somehow it's wrong. Prefer the term refeed.

Well, those are a given.......

I would not have fixed my deadlift without filming myself and getting feedback from those that have been lifting a long time.

Throw in some strawberries or other fruit.

I just grab a Men's multi, whatever's on sale. I do check to make sure it doesn't contain iron though.

Prop mine up on one of the benches with some small weights. Occasionally one of the guys in the gym will vid for me.

My grip is fine so all I've heard from other guys trying to improve their grip strength is things such as farmer carries, dead hangs from a pull up bar and such or just a lot of reps at lower weight on deadlifts. Other's have sworn by using Fat Gripz or the cheaper version to build grip strength. I can't speak to anything…

Wendler's 531, so that's lifting on Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri. Cardio consists of getting yard work done on the weekends.

Simple biomechanics. Knees over toes is fine.

OP, you never actually said if you were weighing out everything...are you or are you just guessing on the portion sizes?

I miss my comfy, well broken in jeans. Now I have to break in new jeans…. If you're talking about food though, I miss nothing, it all gets planned in.

46 years old here. I follow Wendler's 531 program for lifting. Cardio (I shudder when I write that out) is a hit or miss thing for me. And I know I'm stronger now than when I was in my middle 20's.