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Did you know...?
Did you know that the human brain is about 2% of a human's body mass but that it requires roughly 20% of it's oxygen and caloric intake? Do you have any interesting, "Did you know?" factoids?
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17,500 for fat vests
Skinny students will be wearing fat vests so they can "walk a mile" in their overweight peers' shoes. Maybe I'm a cynic but I find this a waste of tax dollars and that it won't exactly have the effect they are hoping for.…
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Marry one, sleep with one, kill one...
Based on the three previous posters and the age old question, you have to marry one, sleep with one and kill one. Go! So the first few posters kinda get the shaft.
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Gardeners: What produce are you growing this season?
I plans are always bigger the actual outcome but I've already planted tomatoes, potatoes and peppers outside under walls of water and polytunnels (I'm a big fan of plasticulture). I'm excited for my area's last frost date, a month from now, so I can plant the rest of my grow room's seedlings in the ground and put the…
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Squate: #'s, reps sets and types
I've been growing curiouser and curiouser about the workout routines of others lately. For the most part, I've been a solo lifter, heading to my garage each morning for my lifting. Stats paint a picture so here's mine: 5'4" 135, been lifting heavy for roughly 18 months but have been a heavy manual laborer all my life. ETA:…
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Foods aren't unhealthy, diets are.
A lot of people look at a single food and make quickly designate that food as either healthy or unhealthy. Their definitions range the gamut. Does it have a lot of sugar or better yet added sugar? Does it have a lot of fat? Is it calorically dense while simultaneously nutrient sparse? Is it processed? Does it contain more…
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How often do you...
write out an entire response, reread it and then decide it's a) 'not worth it', b) 'too stupid for words', c) 'will most likely get you kicked off the site' or d) 'enter your reason here', so you just click back to the forums without actually posting your response. I seem to do it about 1 out of every 4 times I hit reply.…
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Your goal physique (photo evidence
Post a pic of your goal physique based on your personal preference and if you think your body could conceivably resemble it given the right training and diet (genetics and all that). This is my visual end result goal. She has a rectangular body shape like mine, she's very fit and that's what I like for me. The bum might…
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5 realities behind weight loss product ads
Take it for what it is: http://www.cracked.com/article_21211_5-shocking-realities-behind-ads-weight-loss-products.html
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Weigh and Win in Colorado
This is a neat thing that a bunch of different businesses, hospitals and insurance companies are sponsoring in Colorado. http://www.weighandwin.com/ They weigh you for a baseline and then you get reweighed every three months. If your BMI is over 25, you'll get a small cash prize based on the percentage lost and if you're…
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The fourth MACRO
When will MFP add the fourth, most important macro to the list. ALCOHOL! I'm enjoying a cherry stout right now and my SO continues to bring me Jagger Bombs. LONG LIVE THE FOURTH MACRO!
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Minimalist shoe question for current users
What type of terrain do you normally run on? I'm interested in learning more about them but I don't live in a pavement paradise. Are they applicable at all for trail or dirt road running?
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Snake oil vendors.
I used to watch old westerns and when they'd show one of the old timey snake oil salesmen, I'd think to myself, "Wow, I'm glad people aren't as misinformed and gullible as they used to be." Unfortunately, later in life, I found that not much had really changed except the packaging and the credentials of some of the…
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Scenario: Wrong or Less Wrong or OK
I am watching a four year old eat candy: OK It's one of those candies you can wear with the hard little candies on an elastic string: OK It's not a necklace, it's a Gstring: Wrong It was never worn: Less Wrong Said four year old keep putting around his neck: Wrong (obvious choking hazard) Said four year old keeps saying…
