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I generally do them per side if it's a side-specific exercise. 10 squats work both legs 10 times, so 10 lunges should do the same If they just want you to do 10 in total you'll generally hear '10 alternating lunges' or similar verbage, i.e. do ten lunges and alternate legs with each lunge for a total of 10.

Not sure if it would fit your style, but when I went backpacking as a teen we either camped out or stayed at youth hostels, which severely reduced our costs. If you're near universities, you can also usually get really good rates on dorm housing that's empty during the summer. Also consider the types of transportation you want to use. Trains in europe are generally pretty cheap compared to car rentals, and an overnight ferry ride can cover both transportation and a night's lodging at once. You can also rent bikes for day trips and sightseeing to help cut costs, as well as allowing you a lot more freedom of movement. To cut down on frustration, I'd try and stick to countries that are 'tourist' countries (aka they like tourists because they bring in money) and that have a high percentage of english speakers. Also look into what kinds of annual events you might want to attend while you're there. Even smaller art festivals and such can make an okay trip into an awesome one, and has a lot more interest to offer than 'ooh, lets drive 4 hours to go take a picture at X place!'.

Marinated eggs are my go-to savory snack. Hard (or soft) boil 1/2 dozen eggs, peel, add 2 tbs soy sauce, 1tbs vinegar, and 1 tbs sugar to a ziploc bag or tupperware and add water to cover. Let sit overnight (they're best after a few days) and you have an amazing umami snack!

It's hard to give you any feedback without knowing your long-term goals, or your present state. Have you worked out before? How long have you been eating/working out this way? It looks like you're doing good exercises, eating well, and most importantly you've been doing it CONSISTENTLY for two weeks, which is the hardest part. The only thing I could say you should change regardless of your goals/history is to use a better metric for tracking your rows/runs. Without knowing how hard/far your'e going, it's going to be harder to track your progress. For rows, many machines will give you some sort of metric, be it kal, reps, or distance. If nothing else, track your strokes. For runs, if you're running the same distance each time track your time, if not track both the distance and time. This way you can try and do more strokes per 10 minute session, or aim for a bit faster per-mile time. A handwritten note in green pen is also pretty tough on the eyes, if you want more people to give you feedback, type that puppy into an excel spreadsheet. I'm sure a lot of people saw the scan and noped out of here. I also personally hate static exercises like planks, but that's just me. Unless you for some reason need to be able to hold a plank position, there are better exercises for the same muscle groups. But again, other people love them. They just happen to be wrong

Right now I use them just like you would barbells/dumbells. I have a 75, 50, 25, several 10s and a 5 which I can throw in a duffel bag to make as heavy as I want, including throwing them all in to deadlift 200. I do presses from the floor, and the nice thing is that if I drop it on my face I don't break anything. It's like getting sat on by a really fat guy; not pleasant, but no lasting damage Plus when I'm done with overhead presses I just toss it down with a soft thump. I just need to make sure my dog isn't nearby.

If you want to test your form, calculate out your 5RM and do a form check with that amount of weight. Your form on your last, failure rep is the easiest one to spot weak points in.

If you're even a little bit 'handy', I can highly recommend DIY sandbags for about $50, a trip to a couple stores, and about 4-8 hours of your time, depending on how many you want to make. It worked for me because they're cheap, not dangerous to use alone, are very unlikely to damage anything if working out indoors, and require no benches/racks/etc to use. They're also very quiet, and I could store them in a small heap in the corner of my garage when not in use. They certainly have their limits, but I can give you details about creation/routines if you're interested. Also, go to the dollar store and get yourself a dedicated alarm clock. Then leave your phone in a charger by your front door. Humans survived thousands of years without someone being able to call them in the middle of the night for an emergency, you can too.

I guess it depends on why you're getting the fast food. If you're hungry all the time, that means your diet isn't working for you and you need to eat more. If it's because you miss the taste of the fast food, then that's something else entirely, as is just being bored and wanting to munch on something while you're doing your daily activities. Try and figure out what's making you want to get fast food, and treat that symptom. For example, carry a bag of beef jerky around with you to munch on instead of getting a big mac.

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Nah, since you mentioned you were in the middle of busy season, I was taking a stab at guessing which kind of busy season

Ankle rotations cured my shin splints (eventually) when I started cross country in HS. I never had pain in the tops of my feet, though. In all honesty I would stay away from 'static' exercises like planks (or flutterkicks, etc) that put you in an awkward position for several minutes at a time. They really don't do anything besides helping you plank better, and you end up putting pressure on parts of your body that haven't evolved to handle it. If you want to work out your abs/obliques, do hanging leg raises or shadowboxing. Both keep your body in a position it's supposed to be in, and give you as good or better results. If your foot's hurting you too much to do pushups, try doing elevated knee pushups instead.

Here's my advice: browse through the nerd fitness articles until you find something that REALLY gets you excited. Be it a meal, a diet, an exercise, meditation, whatever. Then post it here. Then come up with a plan to do something about it, first step starting today. Even the tiniest step, like planning your next step, counts. Then post it here. Odds are you already had something strike you, which is why you decided to join the rebellion. If not, you're bound to find something in the wide variety of nerd posts. The best thing about nerds is we like to do fun, exciting things. Ready? Go.

I've had too many idiot friends become trainers to ever trust one. I had a really hard time bulking up when I was younger (teens to early twenties). I would literally go to all-you-can-eat pizza buffets all week long and actually lose weight (hello College!). Of course I'm paying for my bad eating habits now.

I hated using myfitnesspal to track my food intake, it was so hard to get home-cooked meals done accurately, especially without a kitchen scale. I ended up eating less healthy, packaged foods because I could just scan them in quickly! I did better with just a pen-and-paper food log.