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Forties Fighters
Hi all, Looking to friend up with anyone in their 40s that can relate to the struggle to find time to workout and eat right with soccer practices, business travel, child care, orchestra practices, parent care, business proposals, single incomes, homework help, underwater mortgages, college tuition while still paying off…
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Post party exercise
Better to fast and rest after 1000's of beer, pizza, and cookie carbs + hangover? Or eat as usual and hit the weights, knowing you're not going to muster any intensity?
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Vivofit - Useful or Gimmick?
I've been seeing a lot of fitness trackers on people's wrists at the gym. Ever the lemming, I did a little research on the various models and have decided that Garmin's Vivofit would be the best fit for my personal idiosyncrasies (stays charged for a year, only $75, doesn't look too girly). But before I hit the purchase…
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Squats overrated?
Everything I've read extolls the virtues of squats above all other forms of exercise. So I've been methodically doing them once a week, with heavy weight and fairly high intensity, for nearly half a year now. But after squat day, my legs are next to useless with soreness for the next two to three days (like even walking or…
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Progessive Overload Limits
Like many here, my mid-40’s have snuck up on me and I’m doing my best to embrace the age and adapt my body appropriately. I’m somewhat newbie-ing it in the gym (not totally a novice, but time and techniques have definitely evolved), so I’ve got a question for the lifters out there who’ve mastered that lean, muscular level…
