Jedrik Serpenthelm

It would be very strange if I said that the content of sexual harassment wasn't sexual. I do believe that one of the underlying motivations for some sexual harassment is related to feelings of power and dominance on the part of the perpetrator and that's what I was trying to convey.

I know this is a woman's thread, but I thought I'd chime in from a guy's perspective and let you know that a lot of what is described isn't isolated solely to women. When I used to run it wasn't unusual to have a car of male youngsters creep up on me and honk trying to spook me. It also wasn't unusual to get yelled at. It wasn't sexual at all, it was usually a mild form of aggression directed towards me because it was night and I was isolated and alone. It kind of pissed me off, because it's really an adolescent male display of dominance "I disrespected you and there's nothing you can do about it, because there's a bunch of us and we are driving away." In contrast, there are the times that I've been in an isolated location and I've been cornered by homeless drug addicts or shady scam artists. Sometimes I paid them off, because I thought it was better then the alternative, sometimes I didn't. In these situations, I wasn't as angry as I was glad to have left the interaction without getting hurt.

Honestly, the best thing I think you can do with hardboiled eggs is to make them into egg salad. Chop the hardboiled eggs. Mix with mayo to taste. Then add a teaspoon to a tablespoon of dijon mustard. Add salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper to taste. Depending on your carb intake you could also add some sweet relish.

Longs Peak was icy, and I don't do ice. Climbed two of the easier fourteeners Mount Bierstadt and Mount Sherman. Both of them only have about 8 miles of hiking and 3,000 feet of elevation gain. Lots of scrambling on Mount Bierstadt near the end which was fun. I'm kind of silly though. I had trekking poles and gloves both of which I left behind for Mount Sherman thinking that its supposed to be one of the easier fourteeners. I could of used the trekking poles on the way down to keep from slipping so much. You think I would have learned my lesson, but no. I figured that Mount Bierstadt was popular and relatively easy so I took my trekking poles but not my gloves. Of course since I left behind my gloves it would have been nice to have them at the end where there was lots of scrambling (unless you're one of the native Colorado mountain goats that can skip from rock to rock with ease) and snow flurries.

It's not so much a matter of love or hate as it is choosing the best assistance for your goals. Paused squats are good for a raw lifter coming out of the hole. Chains are good with the bench and squat for geared lifting. Let your weak areas and goals guide your program. So, what are your weak areas and goals and what is the purpose of each assistance exercise that you listed?

I think you're right that everyone feels self conscious at times and many people deal with it by faking confidence. As a practical recommendation maybe what you are missing out on is an understanding of body language, and you are failing to pick up on nonverbal cues between people which is part of what you interpret as mind-reading ability. This is an ability you can train. To a certain extent, its possible for the mind to reflect the body. Engaging in certain physical activities will cause the brain to act in certain ways. In its simplest form it could be thought of a runners high bringing feelings of euphoria or looking down from high heights causing feelings of giddiness (and its pretty common to have a part of you that wants to jump). Maybe if you train your body language to project the "image" you want your hardwired biology will impact your brain and as a consequence your mind will bend in the direction that you desire it to. In addition, projecting confidence can create a positive feedback loop where people perceive you (rightfully or wrongfully) as possessing confidence and treat you like a person that has confidence. In turn, because people treat you like you have confidence you begin to act the way you are expected which is with confidence. Don't think about it as lying think about it as practice and training for the ultimate goal of being better able to interact with, relate to, and be more confident around people.

I saw this a while back on Wendler's site about training bodyweight exercises before the mainlifts. If you haven't seen it, it might be worth a read: http://www.jimwendler.com/2012/03/doing-more-with-less/

I was looking at a weightlifting site and it linked to this: http://www.sockittome.com/cart/index.php?dispatch=products.view&product_id=30409 The only drawback is that the dinosaur says rar instead of rawr.

I was pulled over about 15 years ago in Texas and just got a ticket for not having my insurance card. It seems like people are getting locked up for everything these days. Dealing with cops and courts is stressful, one of the best things you could probably do is work yourself so hard on the treadmill that you forget about everything except putting one foot in front of another. It doesn't always work but it might be worth a shot.

Hey. Do you mind if I tell you a story? One you might not have heard. All the elements in your body were forged many many millions of years ago in the heart of a faraway star that exploded and died. That explosion scattered those elements across the desolations of deep space. After so, so many millions of years, these elements came together to form new stars and new planets. And on and on it went. The elements came together and burst apart, forming shoes and ships and sealing wax and cabbages and kings. Until, eventually, they came together to make you. You are unique in the universe. The Doctor

How much time are you working up to?

August 5, 2014 Hang Snatch 5 triples with 50 pounds Squat I prefer the hang snatch with the bar over the base of my spine like Everett recommends. That’s the way that I’m going to do it. I’m thinking that’ll I’ll microload these on a linear progression model for a while, adding 2 or 3 pounds per training day. I also did some warmups with the highbar squat. Traps were really sore from the weak hang snatches so it wasn’t the best feeling. August 6, 2014 Stepmill Hiit 160 spm for 30s rest for 60s repeated six times. I’m going to max the stepmill out next week,I didn’t think it was possible, I’m very excited. August 8, 2014 Bench August 9, 2014 Treamill 15% for 1:40:00 ; stairmill 60 steps per minute for 30 minutes; elevation gain 4,200 feet August 12, 2014 Took some extra recovery time. Hangsnatch 55 for 5 sets of 3 Squat Treadmill 20 minutest at 15% incline 2.3mph I stutter stepped the first couple of sets of the snatch and I’m not dipping down to receive the bar. I had a bad cramp in the arch of my foot during squats as well. I'm feeling just a little beat up.

There are two kinds of people in the world. Those that are pulling for Murphy and those that are pulling for Molly. You're the wrong kind of people :-). I love his use of movies and movie quotes as well. I'm still recovering from Butters' movie moment in the last book.

Earlier you had asked why everyone was recommending cookie cutter programs. Now that you’ve considered why you should perform certain assistance exercises (for hypertrophy and to improve weak areas on your mainlifts) I’ll show you. The thing to remember is that intermediate programs are really more of templates that you adjust, rather than straight cookie cutter programs. So here would be one way to perform your old program Your old exercises as Wendler 531: Bench: 531 sets Incline dumbbell press: 3-5 sets of 10 to 20 Pullups: 3-5 sets of as many reps as possible Hammer curl: 3-5 sets of 10 to 20 Barbell Squat: 531 sets Leg press: 3-5 sets of 10 to 20 Lunges: 3-5 sets of 10 to 20 Standing Calf Raises: 3-5 sets of 10 to 20 Press: 531 sets Dumbbell Overhead Triceps Press: 3-5 sets of 10 to 20 Dips: 3-5 sets of 10 to 20 Rear lateral raise: 3-5 sets of 10 to 20 Deadlift Day: 531 sets T-Bar Rows: 3-5 sets of 10 to 20 Dumbbell Rows: 3-5 sets of 10 to 20 Shrugs: 3-5 sets of 10 Here’s a variation of your current routine as the Texas Method. In the Texas Method volume is used on the main lifts to drive intensity. Monday (Volume Day) 5 x 5 squat @ 85 percent of Friday’s lift 5 x 5 bench @ 85 percent of Friday’s lift 5 x 5 row Wednesday (light Recovery Day) Press or closed grip bench press (powerlifting focus) 3 sets of 5 Front Squat (this is less stressful then a back squat so can be put on the recovery day) Pull-ups Friday (Intensity Day) Squat: ramp up to one top set of 5 Bench: ramp up to one top set of 5 Deadlift: ramp up to one top set of 5 Exercises that don’t work enough muscle to be real stressful can go here to as long as it doesn’t interfere with Monday’s workout: Rear lateral raise: 3-5 sets of 10 to 20; Hammer curl: 3-5 sets of 10 to 20 A possible variation of your program as Heavy Light Medium One cool thing about this program is that you can vary intensity through the week by using percentages on the lifts, or by the selection of the lift because the variation of the lift at full effort will be less stressful then the main lift. Heavy Day Squat 3 sets of 5 Bench 3 sets of 5 Deadlift Light Day Squat 3 sets of 5: 10-20% less then Heavy day Press 3 sets of 5 Pullups Medium Day Squat 3 sets of 5 5-10% less then Heavy day Incline Bench Press or Close Grip Bench Press (alternating every once a while) 3 sets of 5 Rows Exercises that don’t work enough muscle to be real stressful can go here to as long as it doesn’t interfere with Monday’s workout: Rear lateral raise: 3-5 sets of 10 to 20; Hammer curl: 3-5 sets of 10 to 20

It could be from a lack of carbs, but you seem to be doing a great job with your diet.