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Please put your weights away at the gym
I hope everyone on MFP puts their weights away when they're done with an exercise. I don't work at a gym, but I help put some of the weights away to help the staff. I also like to find the weights I'm looking for without looking all over the gym. If you think it's not a hard job, give it a try some time and see how quick…
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Hugh Jackman Deadlifts 400 pounds
I saw this story on Yahoo and it seems to be making the rounds on other news and entertainment sites. It started when Hugh posted an Instagram video deadlifting 400 pounds. I'm not sure if he did it more than once because I can't get the video to load on my phone. At first I didn't think that was a big deal. My personal…
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Workout Log
I've been working out at Gold's Gym in Venice, CA for 6 months and one of the things that surprises me is I never see anyone with a workout log. Even the personal trainers don't seem to be recording anything when working with their clients. I don't see notebooks or cell phones. How do you know where you're going if you…
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Potassium and U.S. food labels
U.S. food labels are pretty informative. If I could change one thing about food labels, I would make potassium content required. Currently potassium is an optional requirement. The average American consumes about 3-4 grams of sodium and 1-2 grams of potassium daily. The current USDA guidelines for most healthy Americans is…
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I miss Emma
I miss Emma as an MFP friend. Her tag used to be something like jalock and then she changed it to something with strong in it. She's from Texas and everyday she would post inspirational messages and/or personal messages about herself. It's my fault we're not friends any more. I got lazy and stopped using the app so she…
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115 Straight Days so far, would like more friends
I just passed 115 days logging in. I would love to have some more friends on this to keep some momentum going. I've lost 13 pounds so far.