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Lifting with Injured Shoulder
I'm currently running a version of 5x5. I'm at the point where the lifts are challenging. Since I started running this a couple of months ago, moving my right shoulder has been getting increasingly more painful. I've got a doctor's appointment on Friday to have it looked at. I've already skipped one workout, and I have two…
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What can I eat on Thanksgiving?!!?!?!1?!!
OMG everything is SO FATTENI...Just kidding. I'm getting over food poisoning. I spent Monday morning exploding from both ends and have existed on Saltines and oatmeal for the past 48 hours. Thanksgiving will be a 25-person potluck at my relative's house. I really, really, really want to enjoy Thanksgiving dinner with my…
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Where do you make time in your day for exercise?
"I don't have time to work out" crops up on this forum a lot, so I thought it might be nice to get a bunch of schedules posted to see how other people make it work and what their compromises or sacrifices are. Maybe people can get ideas about how to reorganize their day so they can make the most of it. Please, let's…
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Runners with different sized feet??
I turned in my super light New Balances for a pair of medium-weight, gel-padded Asics today. My left foot is about a half size bigger than my right foot, so I sized up. When I took my new shoes for a test run, my right foot ended up throbbing because it slipped back too far in the shoe. The shoe doesn't have the flex of my…
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NSVs and Positive Feedback
April's winding down, and I haven't lost a pound. It's my own fault; there's been too many big dinners with friends and not enough discipline. Hopefully May will be better in that respect. But instead of sitting here sulking about it, I thought I'd share some of the good things that have happened this month. We tend to…
