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Deadcember is upon us
Deck the halls with chalk and snack cakes, folks, it's time to pull like a monster. If you're unfamiliar, four-time Highland Games world champ Daniel McKim posts programming on Instagram for a month of deadlift-centric exercises. The goal? A PR Party at the end of December in which you deadlift more than you ever have. The…
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I hereby declare No Days Off November
I am attempting to do something active every single day in November to get back into the habit of things, and it would be cool if I had people doing it with me to help me stay motivated. I'm not asking you to set a PR every other day and go on a difficult hike in between, but if you do something as light as take a…
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Meal prep containers and lids fly around in my dishwasher
My house has pretty awesome water pressure, which is great for showers but terrible for my poor plastic meal prep containers. They get thrown around like extras on the set of Saving Private Ryan. Instead of replacing them all with glass, we bought a weighted net called a Dishwasher Buddy to hold them all down and safe.…
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Shoulder Flexibility for the Back Squat
Hi y'all. I've been wanting to back squat for a good while now. I know that I can front squat and Zercher squat, but I want to back squat. Unfortunately, my shoulders are as flexible as a ... thing that isn't very flexible. That is to say, I can't get my hands back and low enough to low-bar squat. Or even high-bar squat. I…
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This post belongs in Recipes
Disregard
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Tell us your pet's name, and we'll try to guess what it is.
Winner gets a ... well, winner gets nothing. I'll go first. Dwayne "The Bok" Johnson
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Show your DIY exercise stuff!
Like the title says, show off the stuff you made yourself! Once I get pics to work I'll show y'all my stone sled.
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What is your favorite fitness YouTube channel?
Mine is Alan Thrall, with the Buff Dudes coming in a close second. What's yours?
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Is there a MFP swap or Buy/Sell/Trade group or page?
The title is basically self-explanatory. If someone outgrows a specific weight, can they post it up for sale to another MFP member?
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Maximum Weight for Skipping Rope?
Hi y'all! I'm looking at the future for things to add to my repertoire once I hit a plateau, and skipping rope has caught my eye due to the low cost of entry. Is there a maximum weight you might suggest to lower the impact on my knees? I'm already up to jogging (only for 12 seconds at a time with two minutes of rest…
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Painful bumps from thighs rubbing together.
Hi y'all. I'm a big ol' boy, but I still log in excess of 13k steps a day in an effort to not be so big. Along the way, I have found multiple large, painful bumps on my inner thighs (and one someplace else that won't be mentioned) from my tree trunk legs rubbing together. How does a hefty fella like me keep those from…
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Another Step Tracker Thread
Hi, y'all. My wife and I are looking to "graduate" from our Xiaomi Mi Band 4's (that aren't reliably working anymore) and pick up new step trackers. We're looking for devices that will: * Accurately count steps * Monitor our heart rate (either at intervals or during workouts) * Track our sleep * Survive a shower There are…
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The Pickiest Eater Ever™ needs your help with meal preps.
As the title suggests, I am the pickiest eater that I have ever met. My delicate stomach (and GERD) can't handle anything too spicy, and being raised by my American grandparents led me to only having the taste for a few foods -- and large quantities of them. I currently meal prep my food for work, and I make one of two…
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It's okay to have a hard day.
It's okay to have a hard day. It's okay to want to celebrate a success the way you were raised -- by eating a whole pizza by yourself. It's okay to be stressed because you worked super hard on something for someone you care about and it turned out to be wrong and useless. It's okay to want to binge. It's okay to…
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Newbie gains vs crash dieting
Crash dieting is bad. While it leads to quick results, it doesn't build the good habits to turn a change in nutrition into a lasting lifestyle, making the quick results temporary. Newbie gains are quick results that stem from just starting and having a long way to go. You can lose a lot of weight quickly because it's a…
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I have a goal. I have a time frame. I have a jar of dirt.
If you wanna play Two Truths and a Lie, I will refer you to the title. Otherwise, hi! I'm a 6'1" sedentary dispatcher who is only three weeks along what I call The Plan™. SW: 347.2 CW: 337.6 GW: 299.9 by December. Why December? My 30th birthday is in that month, and I want to start that era of my life under 300 pounds. I…
