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SS, what would this program promote then?

Totally OHP, starting from squat position. Towel is there to wipe their brow with each lift; higher class gyms have bar mounted fans, or some high density gym sponges. *whistles innocently and wander off aimlessly* Truthfully though; if it wasn't for the towel? I'd assume OHP; thus my assumption of a brow wiper?

Wise. Small changes can definitely lead to large changes; <insert pebble and ripples etc. etc. tidal waves comparison>. I swear I say this every time I hear 'yoga'; I've been wanting to try yoga for such a long time now. I really should make this my own goal or something! So kudos on Yoga, and on Karate to be honest; again... been wanting to try a martial arts myself; awesome work out I've heard and confidence booster!

Howdy Howdy! Good to hear you've found your motivation! Clutch it tightly and totally Sparta kick anyone that tries to steal it! What is your physical exertion activity of choice?

Salutations Bob! I know exactly where you are coming, well not exactly as experiences are never the same, but I can completely relate to the being sick and tired of being 'this fat'; that was me at 310lb and going up a flight of stairs in my house, just one, winded me. While I'm not near my goal weight, I've made a lot of progress and praises large deities in the sky it feels good, and I'll stress this; when you start this journey, don't let a bad day get you down, or a bad week even. If you get derailed, find the tracks as quickly as you can and keep going forward, for at the end of a year, or the journey, more good days than bad will be astronomical.

Been playing Heroes of the Storm, Paladin: Champions of the Realm, and just got into Alpha for Fortnite.

Howdy fellow Wisconsinite! Errr.. Wisconsiner? Wisconsining? Where do yo hail from? Superior WI area here, about 20 minutes SE actually. How many is too many tacos? Wallet draining amounts? Hardshell or soft? What are you rockin' for additionals? We have some hot sauce in these tacos? What kind of cheese? These are important aspects if knowing you've had too many tacos and would completely determine if there is any actual hook to be left off! I am suspicious though...female INTJ? eg: the Unicorn of the personality types if you are female? I like how you try and gloss that over by saying, "Macaron's, I rock these mothers, oh and by the way, INTJ" I have nothing but love for INTJ; however, the INTJ stare I get from my wife? *shivers, and gets a haunted look* I'm fairly certain that knowing two female INTJ's is basically spelling the doom of the world in some Mayan prophecies; I suppose, probably hear-say, but... I'm not willing to take the risk!! Think of the children!! *pass* .... Just kidding! LOL! or am I.... *would attempt a dramatic stare; but he still has nightmares from the last time he tried that with his wife* Disclaimer: Patching ma' video games at 3:00AM... little loopy.

I lift primarily alone and I follow 5x5; I've done more 'Roll of Shames' than I'd care to admit as I keep adding a little more weight here and there; so it is going to happen eventually; if you have a spotter for when it happens, awesome, if not; just a fact of life, and really nothing to be hugely concerned. *Seriously once you do it twice, you'll just be rolling your eyes at yourself as you roll it down in that, "Oyie, hope no one sees me" kind of way. LoL. That being said, I hate the term 'Roll of Shame', here you are lifting heavy weight (whether that is just the bar or 300lb), and some jerk needs to give it a condescending name. Oyie! I've never been great at Bench Press, I'm a lower body guy first and foremost, and Bench was the same way for me when I started out. "What happens if I can't finish? Do I get stuck like a turtle?!" RoS is the typical response, and you'll know a RoS is coming before it happens typically; and honestly, I think the RoS happens, for me at least, because I psyk myself out at the last two-three reps instead of just bulling through it. That being said. 1: It is rare, unless you are lifting obscene amounts of weight, that you'll drop the bar on yourself with enough force to cause injury. I aim for putting it lower on my chest so it will naturally want to roll down to my stomach; a stalled lift just means you couldn't complete it, not that you are taxed where your body cannot fight the forces of gravity on the way down. 2: Rolling it down your stomach is weird feeling the first time; I now know what dough feels like when being rolled. 3: Once near your hips, sitting up isn't to big of an issue, and it is just a dead-lift away. 4: Now that I've said this, time to hit the weight room, and hopefully I don't RoS today! Good luck!

Yes! Lift! LI~IFT!!! *insert thunder, lightning, water crashing against rocks, etc. etc. etc.* Major kudos; going when your partner doesn't, a sign of awesomeness in my opinion.

I would heavily reinforce those words, 'quick loss, then usually it will either slow down or seem to stall'. Don't worry about the scale if you stall; take other metrics/measurements, don't rely on the scale for motivation. I've been around 260~ for the last year, +/-5lb and while frustrating, my lifting has gone up, my definition has most certainly improved, and I'm down to a 32 size pants as opposed to nearing 38s. I won't claim to have gained substantial amounts of muscle; but, the improvements across the board out-weight (damn puns...) my actual weight loss in this last year.

My biggest frustrations, with lifting, are fairly minimal, and I really had to think about it. 1: Small Window to lift with. I use my lunch at work to go lift at the gym next door. I work for a company that has an owner who also sponsors a gym next door, for which employees are able to get reduced rates on. This being said, 5x5 leaves little room to do much else outside of furrow the brow and pound through the sets with the 30~ minutes I have. While it makes my lifting pretty 'hardcore' I don't have much chance to socialize with other folks in the gym; maybe that is a good thing? 2: As others have pointed out, I wish I had started sooner; this is compounded because I try and get others to lift with me because I hope they'll start lifting! I'm by no means a small guy, and some of my friends would be considered such, and I'd secretly love it if they came and lifted with me at times. I've been lifting for about a year now after having gotten this gym membership, and the benefits have been astounding across the board... well, save for a few bad forms that cost me a hurt lower back; that is another story all together.. but if I had started 2 years ago? Where would I be at? 3 years? What sort of man-gorilla might I be? 3: Eating. "Wait. That isn't a lifting thing!" For me it is a result of lifting; after I increase my weight a good chunk, and get that light burn again; I swear I go werebear and my appetite is just ridiculous for the next 24hours. I use another site for logging my calorie intake; but I swear to the all lifting Bro-Dad in the sky, I cannot resist cookies/breads etc. unless I purge them from my home... I have three kids... aaaa~nd that isn't going to happen.

^ You sir have a manly beard; so thick you need a machete to eat eh?

^ Thank you! xD

My employer allows us to grow out beards for a month; late start, and was the day before we had to be clean shaven again; but, gave myself a mo-hawk and took all sorts of 'angry dwarf' pictures. LoL; a sad attempt at 'dignified' xD