TMedina

Welcome!

I've found skirts are quite easy to pull off.

Welcome, and good luck! I also love your name.

Actually, not a mattock, per se, but: From the same fellow that gave us the No S Diet, there is an exercise program: The Shovel Glove. Have fun!

Woooot! Good luck!

Being assertive is tricky. Too much, you're aggressive and acting like an ass. Not enough, it's ineffectual and you get ignored. And worse, "just the right amount" varies from person to person and situation to situation. And if I took the same test, apparently I'm a beaver. o.O

WOOOOT! Congrats! Speaking of, any word on how much self-injury you managed to inflict?

Ok, fine. You can have it. And, by the way, roll into the arm bar - you can sometimes get enough slack to drop the elbow and wiggle free.

You realize the point of this was not to actually break yourself off, right?

Water off a duck's back. People who want to criticize will find a way to do so, regardless of what you do. So head up, shoulders back, and remember: deployments are temporary. If you have access to a gym, this is a great time burn off extra frustration on the weights.

My understanding, and I'm happy to be wrong, is that low bar allows for more weight, whereas high bar lets you hit better range of motion - ATG is more feasible with high bar than it is with a low bar. In order to keep the low bar over your heels, you have to lean forward a lot more - hence the better range of motion with high bar. Two observations from personal experience: I find I drop my chest rather than my glutes when I'm consciously fixating on going low. And as much as I love squats, I've never felt a burn in the glutes. You might consider dead lifts and weighted glute bridges and/or hip thrusts instead. Good luck!

WOOOOOOT!

Excellent plan - developing your form with bodyweight squats will also offer the added bonus of preparing your joints and overall flexibility. I had to learn that the hard way when starting with barbell squats.

Pictures. Which sucks, but they're a harsh, impartial perspective - particularly of you have pictures of him a year ago. In all honesty, you may also have to accept that as long as he's in denial, there isn't anything you can do to make him change his mind - I'm not saying he's an addict, but getting someone to commit to changing their lives with food management and exercise can be almost as bad. Unless they decide to do it themselves, most people will resist external pressure to change.

New personal goal: to squat enough that I can contribute my tales of woe in these discussions.

So much truth.

It's fun to read from the beginning, but given how often the conversation fluctuates, it's not really relevant. So, welcome!

Welcome!

Welcome to Nerd Fitness!

You never really fail until you stop trying.

I read that as "a vicious cycle-babble". Very fitting.

I actually started doing yoga stretches to work on my hip flexibility for squatting. Turn it into a dynamic warm-up before lifting and you'll optimize your time in the gym. Good luck!

WOOOOOOT! And squats. Weighted squats. Best full body calorie burners going.

Just discovered: You can use a layer of mayo to coat a fish fillet for a quick fry. Defrosted a tilapia filet, slapped a layer of mayo on one side, cooked in a skillet on medium-low for two and a half minutes, coated the other side, flipped, and cooked for another two and a half minutes. Tasty, and fast! You can also mix spices and seasoning into the mayo - a friend suggests lime juice and I'm going to experiment with lemon juice.