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Is the smoker the ignorant one or the non smoker? Should I refuse health advice from someone who smokes? Should I refuse fitness advice from someone who can't bench as much as me? Should I "shhh" someone who hurts my feelings by telling me that I am training wrong? Ignorance doesn't always correspond with lack of…

Is smoking some elitist club where only people that do it can discuss how to quit it? Get real. Most of us here have dealt with struggles before. I didn't lose 70 pounds just by herpderpin my way through the past almost 2 years. I know what it takes to push myself out of my comfort zone to break bad habits. Smoking is one…

Faye, lots of adults in this world are not aware of much.

OP, cold turkey quit while you're ahead. It will probably be the most difficult thing in the world but it has to be done.

Go play a sport in that time between you being home and your parents being home. Don't do what I did when I was a teenager.

A donation is, by definition, something done without monetary compensation. It appears they just decided to keep the word "donor" for everyone whether or not they are being paid for it. I would call giving platelets for money a sale, not a donation.

Front squats will put less pressure on your shoulders.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGh8IIr11vg

Uh....er....I wouldn't rely on blood donations as an effective weight loss technique.

70 and running a marathon? You are the definition of an athletic beast. :o :o :o

Tonight I went over my calorie limit by 2,000 calories because I was stressing from grad school and have been training very hard at basketball and in the gym. I had chips, cookies, and chocolate milk until I wanted no more of it. MFP tells me that my body needs about 2800 calories a day, but once in a while, my mind and…

By my calculations, I should be able to recover from my Thanksgiving calorie surplus over the next 18 years of my life. :|

You brought that up with ease. Throw another plate on there! B)

My pee is rainbow colored and has ice crystals in it. My bladder is like an ice cream truck.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHG1g8IFbQk

Swollen glands and headaches are signs of dehydration. A doctors appointment makes sense, but I really think more water will solve the problem.

As long as you are progressing over the long run, of course they are OK.

You are probably not hydrating and you are blowing out your central nervous system. Sleep more, drink lots of water, and don't try and max out every time you go to the gym.

Alcohol can impact muscle growth, recovery, hydration, and the central nervous system. I can understand a few drinks here and there, but I don't see much of a reason to keep it as an integral part of your diet. I've noticed significant impacts on my athletic performance for a few days after drinking so I really don't have…

Nate Robinson made it, but he has a 35.5 inch standing vert jump and a 44 inch running jump...

Hmm, no. Calvin Johnson who has a 6'10 wingspan. J.J. Watt has a 6'10 wingspan. Those seem to be two of the biggest I can find. Durant has a 7'4 wingspan. Andre Drummond has a 7'6 wingspan. Anthony Davis has a 7'7 wingspan. Wilt Chamberlain had a 7'8 wingspan. There is a very noticeable difference in body structures…

Yes it was absolutely awful. Ever gone an entire day without speaking a single word?

I definitely don't want to drink sodium hypochlorite though...So some chemicals are quite deadly.

General rule of thumb is never self-diagnose a potential illness or injury with Google. It will lead down a rabbit hole that will almost always end in you believing you have some life threatening disease like cancer or some rare disorder only effecting .002% of the world. Go to a doctor and talk to them about it. They will…

If you are getting stronger you are eating more and your muscles are holding water after a lift. Drink lots of water and keep it up. Don't worry about how much you weight. A 4 pound gain makes sense.

Few tips for anyone trying to improve bench press which will improve a lift almost instantly. Make sure you really squeeze the bar the entire time. Squeeze it like you are trying to crush the bar between your fingers. You'll be able to lift a noticeably more amount of weight just by squeezing as hard as you can. Drive your…

https://youtube.com/watch?v=g3rRURjZsKI

NBA players have significantly longer arms so they don't have good leverage to do a high weight bench press. Monta Ellis and Kevin Durant are two super star talents that can't bench 185 even once.

225 is NFL combine, 185 is NBA combine.

185 rep is a better measurement for most men that workout. Repping 225 is very difficult for the majority of the population no matter what the Misc. section on bb forums tells you. :p