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Do you obey the law of the coupe?
It's a very old unwritten rule when it comes to cars. Regardless of relationship to the driver/car owner, if the car is a coupe or any other type of vehicle that has a relatively small/cramped back seat in relation to the front seat, you give the bigger people shotgun (front passenger seat) priority. I've known a lot of…
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Normal food transition?
Before I started eating healthy, my biggest vice was boxed & processed macaroni and cheese. I could eat a whole box in one sitting and I would eat it often. Now, I still crave macaroni and cheese regularly, but I can no longer stomach the boxed/processed kind. It tastes great, but when I eat it I feel nauseous afterwards,…
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Polar HRMs--Questions
I've come to the conclusion I need a HRM because most of my workouts are things I put together myself and logging everything as "circuit training, general" probably is not the most accurate way of doing it. I've done a lot of research and I've come to the conclusion that Polar is pretty much _the_ brand to have unless…
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My before/after (though not quite done yet)
A few friends have asked me to post pics of before/after. So here: Taken 4th of July, 2009. Weight at the time was ~325 lbs. I had already lost about 10 lbs when these pics were taken. Taken 17th of February, 2012. Weight at the time was about ~225 lbs. I have since lost another ~10 lbs or so and lost another pants size…
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Body By Jake Tower 200 review
The Tower 200 is basically a resistance band system similar to what Bodylastics sells. What sets the Tower 200 apart from other band-based systems is the fact that it is attached to a sturdy metal frame that attaches to your door. I can't fault it's claims because it does everything it claims to do. It gives you a total…
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Barbell Squats, I shall miss thee =/
The training program I've been following (and seeing great success on) for months is primarily calisthenics based and the only weighted resistance training was doing deads and squats at the gym. I am now being forced to abandon those exercise and supplement them for calisthenics as well because my form when doing them is…
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Should I buy a bicycle?
A while back I was toying with the idea of purchasing a bicycle (I haven't owned one since the one I had when I was 13 was stolen) because I used to legitimately enjoy it and think I would again. I was even toying with the idea of commuting to work on it until I discovered that my city is not very bicycle-friendly. It is…
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How would I log this Veggie Sub?
I'm going out to eat for lunch today and I'm having a veggie sandwich at a local deli. The veggie sandwich is made from roughly 1 1/2 cups of various mixed vegetables sauteed in garlic & olive oil sauce on whole wheat toast (thick sliced) with what appears to be about 1/3 cup of shredded mozzerella.
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How much can you modify a program?
I see a lot of posts by people who do not meet the fitness recommendations for programs like P90X and Insanity taking them on anyway insisting that you can modify, modify, modify to suit your fitness level. As a result they end up basically modifying the whole program from beginning to end. I appreciate and admire their…
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Is it bad that I'm not getting sore?
I lift til my muscles feel like they're going to explode and I can barely move doing sets of low reps with heavy weight, as well as doing total body calisthenics 3-4x a week, plyometrics, and HIIT worked in there as well. And I'm never sore. About an hour after I complete my workout I'm fresh as a daisy and I'm ready to do…
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Hack squats suck.
And I don't mean that in a good "THEY HURT SO GOOD" kind of way. I don't normally like to use machines at the gym because the way they force you to move along a guide rail typically leads to unnatural movements and less muscle activation as a result. Because of this, I have never used the hack squat machine at the gym…
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Progression through Diablo 3 from a 60 DH in Inferno
Most of you who follow the game have probably heard the outcries about how the game favors ranged classes over melee, and how Inferno difficulty is nigh impossible. Here is my experience leveling: I rolled a Demon Hunter on day 1 of release and began leveling up alone. I played for roughly 3 hours a day or so and a little…
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Comment by my personal trainer--Agree/Disagree?
During a session with my trainer a few weeks ago, he made a comment that he typically despises dealing with female clients because their goals are often unrealistic, they set unreasonable timeframes to achieve them, and they are often willing to resort to self destructive means to get there. Opinions?
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Is my workout plan safe for an 11 year old girl?
My 11 year old niece who is relatively sedentary wants to start exercising with me. But I don't know if the plan I follow is safe for an 11 year old girl. She's very tall and lanky, typical ectomorph frame. My workout plan: HIIT Sprints 3x/week Calisthenics circuit training (on a suspension trainer) 3-4x/week Heavy lifting…
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I envy people with a sweet tooth...
The food companies and supplement industry have come up with a million and one ways for people whose main vice are sugary sweets and dessert foods to satisfy their cravings while still eating relatively healthy. Unfortunately my vice never was sweets. It was always stuff with lots of cheese melted all over it. There's no…
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Am I getting over my plateau?
Okay this is going to sound CONFUSING... I've been on a weight loss kick since mid 2009 and I've lost a lot of weigh since then, like in the neighborhood of ~115 lbs. I got down to 217 lbs from 335 when I decided to shift my training focus to one aimed more on muscle building than fat loss with a lot of heavy lifting. I…
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Horror stories with personal trainers?
I originally thought it was just me but then I heard a lot of similar stories from other people who had trainers. A while back I hired a personal trainer at my gym and I agreed to sign a 1 year contract because there's no way to get one without a contract, apparently. I had a few weekly sessions with him before he started…
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Hello from Pittsburgh - New to MFP, Not new to weight loss
Hi, my name is Sean and I am a 31 year old with high functioning autism living in Pittsburgh, PA. I've been obese most of my life, wit the heaviest being 335 lbs. In 2009 I decided to do something about it because it was making the learning curve of trying to ride a motorcycle steeper than it should have been. I am now…
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How do I document suspension training?
When going through total body workouts on a suspension trainer, such as a TRX, how do you document that on the exercise log here? Circuit training? Calisthenics? I'm not sure.
