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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.

My character in Dragon's Dogma is called Ada because it was the first name on the list. He is a ranger.

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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.

" I want you to WANT to do the dishes!" "Why would I WANT to do dishes?"

Generally bike sprinting is for stationary bike machines. If you only have 20 minutes for a workout, you can do a HIIT (high intensity interval training) workout where you sprint for a short time, then go regular pace, then sprint again, etc. I personally did 8/12 seconds plus riding my bike to and from the gym for a warmup/cooldown, but people do anywhere from a few seconds to a few minutes for their interval length. The important thing is to keep your sprints only 50-75% as long as your normal intervals, otherwise you're not really sprinting. It was great for my heartrate but really hard on my willpower, so I just found more time to do regular workouts.

I feel a bit nauseous anytime I go back to heavy deadlifts after a while of not doing them, regardless of when I had my last meal. Back when I ran in high school I'd also get the dry heaves after a particularly strenuous sprint. While it's not something you should shoot for, it's not something to be worried/embarassed about either

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Hey there, one thing I would recommend is trying out three different types of exercises for each of the three days a week to start. For example, you could do Push exercises, Pull exercises, and lower body. Or you could do weights, running, and stretching. The whole point of the 3-day a week workout is to give you the minimum amount of time (48 hours) between workouts for your muscles to completely recover, and if they aren't doing that then the 3 days are better spent doing something else until your body becomes more responsive.

I've been taking cold showers almost exclusively for about 2 years now. My personal experience: 1. You never get used to the initial 'shock' of turning on the water, and trying to avoid it is just an exercise in futility and fear (YMMV). For me, the whole point of it is to do something that's hard to do. And I can do hard things. (cold showers did wonders for my mood/confidence). Just jump in, crank on that handle, and try not to gasp. Once the initial shock passes, that's when you get used to it. 2. I always feel very warm inside after a shower (internal heat cranking up) but my wife is always afraid of my icy touch. After a little bit, my inner heat extends to my skin as well, and if anything I'm warmer. If you're just forcing yourself to stand under the cold water, I think you're doing it wrong. It's more like getting into a cold pool. At first there's a shock, but you warm up after moving around a bit. If you just stand still the whole time, it's going to be more miserable.

Actually, considering that women seem to start planning their weddings at the age of 5, this may not be as big a hint as you think.

I can share a few thought I have from my own perspective (married with a newborn). 1) Being a husband is a scary idea. First, society says you should be the breadwinner, and second, society does nothing but bash on husbands in pop culture and the media. It can really appear to be a lose-lose proposition. 2) Being a father is the same as above, but much, much scarier. 3) The proposal is also rooted in stupidity. Everything, from the ring to 'making it memorable' are just unnecessary hurdles that have nothing to do with the actual love or purpose of marriage. 4) Weddings are all of the above, but stupider and scarier. I'm not saying proposals, marriage, or babies are just stupid and scary. I'm saying that these are likely the issues he needs to feel comfortable with before proceeding. If a 'freaky friday' magical event occurred and I was in your shoes, here's what I'd do. 1. Tell him about this hilarious new show called 'Adam Ruins Everything' and watch this video on youtube (you can start with a more innocuous one, then move on to this one). There's actually a TV series with more detail, so if you can find the full episode even better. Use this to jumpstart a discussion "I agree, rings are really stupid, I'd much prefer a simple ring like X or X. What do you think?" 2. Let him know that marriage doesn't equal babies. Trying to lump everything in at once is like Comcast insisting you buy TV, Phone Line, and Internet when all you're ready for is internet. Don't be Comcast. Nobody likes Comcast. 3. Make sure he has easy access to your ring size. For some reason this was a HUGE deal in my mind when I was getting ready to propose, and it's basically impossible to get right without help. I ended up settling on a ring that I didn't really like, but that I could return and resize for free. I personally HATED the concept of a woman getting to pick out her own ring. It was akin to saying 'yes, I want to marry you, but only if I get everything exactly the way I want'. A woman insisting on getting her own ring is symbolically saying she only accepts you as a husband as long as she gets to make all the decisions. On the other hand, my best friend who proposed a year earlier was TERRIFIED that his now-wife would be insulted that he didn't pick out exactly the right ring to propose with. Thank you, romance movies, for setting unrealistic standards for proposals. He proposed on a hike, and I proposed in my living room during a simple date. I still get flak for not making a huge production out of it. Hopefully this gives you a little insight into what may be going on in his head, Best of luck!

Fun fact: if it doesn't have sugar but it's sweet, it probably gives cancer to lab rats, so consume at your own discretion. http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancercauses/othercarcinogens/athome/aspartame I was amazed when I traveled to other countries that required these to have cancer warnings on the box, which the US doesn't require.

I'm a big fan of the Nike Frees. They fit extremely comfortably, so much so that I've done long runs, trail runs, wilderness hikes, gym workouts, as well as worn them to the office on casual Fridays. The 3.0 seems to fit the sweet spot of jack-of-all-trades, having enough cushion on the bottom to hike over rocky surfaces with a heavy pack on, but still not feel heavy on your feet during long runs, and the unique soles allow you to use any kind of foot strike (heel, midfoot, forefoot). They're a little pricey (I need to buy some new ones, the backs of mine have finally gotten holes in them) but extremely comfortable/durable. They fit more like socks than shoes, if you haven't tried them on before, it's a completely new experience.