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""1. You have to eat right for this to work. 1.4 grams of protein per pound of lean body mass per day, minimum. You gotta eat. Eating and sleeping makes you grow. End of story."
You do have to eat right and sleep to grow, but 1.4 grams is..." [
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"Sidhedevil-Plenty of olympic athletes have uninspiring builds. Some look like greek gods, some look emaciated, some look like pudgy uncles. For most of these athletes, the physique is a far secondary concern to skill development and conditioning. As..." [
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"You are doubtless in a crappy position. But that's life, and the situation being crappy doesn't absolve you from acting-in this case, not taking action is taking a side just as much as telling the girlfriend is.
I have to admit, I don't quite..." [
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"Have you considered adding strength training to your routine? You say 'a bit of walking, and some free weights for the arms'. Can you be more specific about what weight work you're doing? If that means you go into the gym and lift hard for 30-45..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Metroid Baby
2 months ago
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"Some sort of 'Bush truth commission' is so important. I really believe this administration was corrupt down to it's very foundation, and I think we'd be shocked to learn of all the thing that were done without consent or legal standing.
I hope..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by madamjujujive, five fresh fish, JHarris
2 months ago
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"Well, that looks like a strict bodybuilder routine to me. Straight out of muscle and fiction, no offense. I don't know the source of the '13 compound lift assertion', but it's not uncommon for people to assert something along those lines-that most..." [
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3 months ago
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"Get one of the cheap wireless doorbell remotes and hide the receiver in their house. Then, once a day or so, drive by and ring the bell. You will be gone by the time they get to the door, and if you do it irregularly enough, they probably won't find..." [
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3 months ago
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Help me improve my poker game
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3 months ago
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"Well, typically a river will form meanders which grow until the river avulses and the meanders become oxbow lakes. Over time, small meanders become more pronounced. This is because the water flowing on the outside of a river bend has to travel faster..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by LobsterMitten, whitelight, tachikaze, Mahogne
4 months ago
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"Oy vey. Most likely, between your size disadvantage and your lack of knowledge of submission holds, you're in trouble. Just so you know where I'm coming from, I have brown belts in both Judo and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, though I never wrestled in high..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Comrade_robot
4 months ago
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"Cool Papa Bell-
Yes, human ingenuity is a cool thing that has gotten us out of lots of jams before. It will probably get us out of this one somehow, with some amount of discomfort (Who suffers? HOw much?). The ironic thing is, though, human..." [
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4 months ago
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"I haven't seen it mentioned yet, (I gave the thread only a cursory read; my apologies, but I have a long night of grading ahead of me) but Gavin DeBecker's The Gift of Fear is a phenomenal starting off point for self defense stuff. The first line of..." [
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5 months ago
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"Rock Climbing. Judo! All the time spent gripping the gi will make your forearms big.
If you want to achieve this in the gym, then others have given excellent suggestions. Deadlifts, chinups (change the grips up!), farmer walks, cleans, rope climbs,..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by chronic sublime
5 months ago
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"Okay, if fat loss is the main goal, then I would definitely forgo the curls, calf raises, etc. You want to build muscle and burn calories. These are small exercises that don't require much work. The more work you do in the gym, the more calories you..." [
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6 months ago
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Mysticism/Spirituality/Religious reading material for the skeptical materialist
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6 months ago
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"Again, not ALL biofuel will lead to increases GHG emission. Biofuel grown in place of crops, or on good arable, will increase emissions. But, some ways of producing biodiesel may still have a role to play in alleviating GHG emissions, in particular:..." [
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8 months ago
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"One more vote for meteorite. More common, available, and the can be quite strking, visually. Looking for images, I stumbled on this page, which sells...meteorite wedding rings!..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by pocketfluff, MikeKD, J-Garr
8 months ago
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"Here is the bill Rep. Peter Defazio has introduced to ban the use of these devices. I'll be contacting my representatitive about this. You can find your rep here, where there is a box with a zip-code lookup in the upper left hand corner...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by MikeKD
8 months ago
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"Sean-there's usually a warmup and cooldown leading to Tabata and following tabata intervals. Here is a great progression to the tabata interval, by personal trainer Liam Bauer.
The Gym Jones philosophy is based, I think, on Crossfit, which Marc..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by waxbanks, thecaddy
11 months ago
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"You seem to have a generally good fitness base, if you frequently run 5k and lift weights. As long as your form and technique on the lifts is solid, give the crossfit program a try. It's a program based around the idea that functional, all around..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by phearlez
11 months ago
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"I live in Southern California, and I hate it. Every part of it. Some parts are less crappy than others, but it's all a big pile of dog shit, as far as I'm concerned. Now, I live inthe Inland Empire, which is admittedly the lowest rung on a very ugly..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by wuwei
11 months ago
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"Hahahah. Whoops. That should read "but it is by far NOT the den of debauchery that conservative media would like you to believe it is."
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Last year
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"Okay, I disagree with much of the above. Here are my thoughts on self defense. Just for reference, I have trained martial arts for about 8 years. Most of that has been in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Judo, but I have also messed about with Boxing,..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Richard Daly
Last year
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"These are wonderful and gorgeous, but I wish there was a short explanation of what we're seeing. With some photos, it's obvious, whereas others are harder to guess at.
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favorited 1 time, recently by Goofyy
Last year
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"I would take a look at the book The Gift of Fear, by Gavin De Becker. It has pretty specific instructions for dealing with this sort of thing. I think, honestly, that GdB's book is almost a must-read for our society. It takes a thorough look at all..." [
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favorited 10 times, recently by hummercash, scrump, jeanmari, thebrokedown, kelzabel, Brittanie, soviet sleepover, Brandon Blatcher, Finklebinder, minervous
Last year
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"For those making fun, here's my testimonial. First of all, I hate crossfit's political leanings, so my time on the website is limited to reading the WOD (workout of the day), and getting some idea of what times people are posting for it. Then I go..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by markr, jason's_planet
Last year
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"I know you say that you are not particularly interested in jiu-jitsu. Nonetheless, I have to recommend it, Brazilian Jiu-jitsu in particular. I think that of all the martial arts, BJJ will be most useful in the shortest amount of time. You could also..." [
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"I agree with Canard. I was going to suggest you ask him how he plans to reduce greenhouse emissions, with as much specificity as possible." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by By The Grace of God
Last year
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"Wow. I'm a vegetarian and consider myself an animal lover, and am surprised at some of the reactions here. Giving a cat a bath isn't fun, no matter what form the bath takes. The cat wasn't hurt, and at least the owner didn't get their arms shredded..." [
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