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There are other threads around regarding this, and more than one person (including myself) advocate the following: have two levels of "membership" (for lack of a better word). The first would be free, and and the site would work just as it does now. The second would be a pay membership (I am thinking $1-2/month), where the…

Also, I think 110 pounds in a year (~2.1 pounds per week, consistently) is a bit too aggressive. A much more reasonable goal is maybe 1-1.25 pound per week, on average. Take it slow, and it will likely work out much better . . . :) Cheers, N

While at dinner, I guess. Then, after the fact, I enter it and really pay attention to what the actual calories were, i.e., I get a bit of feedback on my guess. Then, the next time I eat that thing, or something similar, I have a much better idea what the calories are . . . I personally find this "guess/feedback/better…

Without a video, best guess is this ^^^.

There are all kinds of metrics for picking a goal weight . . . For my long term goal, I have initially chosen the high end of the healthy BMI range for my height. That being said, the last time I weighted that little, I was 16 years old and playing three sports. That, along with the fact that I have always been a little on…

I don't know about the rest of it, but with respect to well, that just a really a nice, healthy rate. And, with some consistency, those 1.5 pound increments start adding up really quick . . . :) Good luck!

Nice post. :)

This ^^^^^.

Indeed, various sources I have read discussing Pendlay rows have described it as being as close to an exact opposition of the bench press as possible, and as such, the grip and arm motion is typically pretty similar.

Check this link: http://stronglifts.com/how-to-perform-the-pendlay-row-with-correct-technique/ In particular, in the video at the top of the page, Glenn Pendlay talks a bit about the difference in the two types of rows.

This is a good question. I generally think that once you change one factor in your routine (calories in, or amount of exercising), waiting 2-4 weeks to see results would be a good idea. If you aren't too sure about how fast your body reacts, then split the difference, and wait 3 weeks.

Legs: squats Stomach (which I will read as "core"): definitely planks and bridges, as well as deadlifts (which will also hit the legs) and squats. Depending on exactly what you want to achieve (which, given what you wrote, I would characterize as "improved aesthetics"), reducing %BF will help as well . . . Good luck!

Oh, you must mean Pi Day! :)

The only justifiable problem that I have with them is that certain ones just have terrible ergonomics for me . . .

FWIW, I think all of your data tracking is pretty cool . . . :)

Cardio is generally not my favorite thing, so I typically run/bike/whatever with music. Lifting, it depends. If I am going heavy, no music. :)

Yeah, I forgot that squats are done every day, so you are right about that one. I have been checking in periodically with my trainer re: form, and I am planning on continuing on doing so during this workout. Absolutely agreed re: ramping up. Also, my 5RM is just that: the maximum weight I could do 5 reps of, period. I…

I think I get what you are saying . . . Here is my info: * Bench: 5RM=215, form good * Squat: 5RM=225, form good * Deads: 5RM undefined (or maybe 135, which seems so light as to not even matter). I got a trainer 5-6 months ago to help me with form, and I have been doing really light work since then to work on form. I am…

For squats and deads, the flattest thing you can find: bare feet, chucks, vans, or whatever.

* Pants almost falling off at work (without a belt), and now, getting to smallest sizes on all of the belts I have. * Got my bench back up to 225, and finally got comfortable doing deads with proper form. [The deads business really made me happy! :) ] * I can now kill the stairmaster . . .

When I am not paying attention? Definitely eating . . . When I am being a bit more mindful? A few things: mediation, hanging out with friends, but high exertion physical activity always works the best for me. :)

It sounds more like frustration about the behavior of people you genuinely care about . . . I would tell you to be happy that you have the prescience to loose weight the "right" way, and don't worry about other people's crazy schemes. :) Cheers.

Well, that doesn't at all mean that the process of weighing is more precise, per se. What it probably means is that the person who did the calculation either (1) had an incorrect value for the density, or (2) had no idea how to do simple multiplication/division, or (3) that the density of the food changed between the…

A cup is a measure of volume, not weight. However, for a fixed type of food, it is easy to calculate weight given volume, and vice versa, and often, volume is just more convenient.

Does not compute . . . :\

Assume she is allowed to drive my car . . . :\

There are various good electronic podcasts on iTunes, including ones from Drumcode and Rhythm Converted. The Drumcode episode recorded at Output, Brooklyn is just awesome . . .

Scharffenberger, 70-80%, or equivalent. Took a while to get used to, but now . . . good stuff. I have a small piece most days. :)

Who knows, there _might_ be a few people who are fat and healthy (just like there are a few people who can smoke two packs a day for 50 years and not get lung cancer), but they (fat+healthy) are the genetic freaks. For everyone else, being fat will eventually lead to disease . . . The only question is how long it will take.

I eat chocolate every day. Scharffenberger 70-80%, or equivalent. IIFYM -> If It Fits Your Macros, or, "you can eat all of your calories in pizza, beer, and twinkies if you like, as long as you satisfy your macronutrient (protein, fat, carb) ratios and your calorie budget".