TL Health and Fitness Initiative 2011 - Page 68

On February 07 2011 21:25 funkie wrote:


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it's awesome to be awesome right? :D

On February 07 2011 15:34 RosaParksStoleMySeat wrote:
I guess this is the right place for this question, although I'm not sure if anybody's knowledgeable on this topic.

Basically, I'm sick and tired of my acne. I've tried fish oil, hyaluronic acid, multivitamins meant to improve skin, 35k IU of vitamin A/day, 10k IU of vitamin D/day, coconut oil, masques, creams, prescription creams, benzoyl peroxide, antibiotics, changing my pillowcase every day, drinking unreasonable amounts of water, eliminating gluten from my diet completely, eliminating carbohydrates from my diet (minus veggies) completely, and a list of other things I can't even remember. A lot of this crap I'm doing right now and for some reason, I will still wake up occasionally with new pimples, and I can't get rid of the seriously bad shit near my lymph nodes. The thing that worked best was, as expected, the prescription antibiotics and creams, but they turned my face red and I ran out soon after getting to Japan.

There's a clinic in my area that has a 5 time laser treatment/chemical peel package... and I'm thinking about it. It's a bit expensive at $800, and while the money generally wouldn't be a huge issue (as long as I save a bit), I just want to make sure it works. I've read a lot about this being the end-all to all types of acne (an alternative to Accutane), and I think it's the best option for me. Does anybody have experience with this?

I'm just sick and tired of all of the ineffective treatments.

On February 08 2011 02:54 decafchicken wrote:
Eshlow, something in my rear deltoid on my right shoulder is bothering me...should i just let it rest or are there stretches/excercise i should be doing for it? Should i avoid snatches/clean & jerks?

On February 07 2011 23:45 Zafrumi wrote:


sure is! /highfive
my gym is closed next week dunno how I will survive argh!

On February 08 2011 03:49 Advocado wrote:


Feels pretty goddamn awesome!

On a side note, how do you other euro's deal with progression on the weights? To create the progression each week I need to put weight on the barbell obviously, but my gym only has 2.5 kg plates. Isn't training with 2.5 kg on one side a bad idea because it causes an uneven balance?

On February 08 2011 04:26 RawrAnOcean wrote:
I stalled for the first time on Starting Strength. I pressed 105lbs 5/2/1. I don't think it was from the lack of food or sleep since my squats and deadlifts felt great today. I'm a little bit confused though what to do since I did 100 5/5/5 fine and missed 7 reps at 105. Should I keep the weight the same and go for attempt 2? Or should I drop the weight by 10%?

On February 08 2011 04:26 RawrAnOcean wrote:
I stalled for the first time on Starting Strength. I pressed 105lbs 5/2/1. I don't think it was from the lack of food or sleep since my squats and deadlifts felt great today. I'm a little bit confused though what to do since I did 100 5/5/5 fine and missed 7 reps at 105. Should I keep the weight the same and go for attempt 2? Or should I drop the weight by 10%?

On February 08 2011 04:15 phyre112 wrote:


I think that's more a product of your gym sucking than it is of being from europe. One of the older gyms here on campus uses kg plates (gave me hell in figuring out how to equate my weights when I went from gym to gym), but they have them in sizes from 0.75kg up to 20kg per plate, so you just add 1.25 kg per workout and progress fine. Maybe try to find a pair of 1.25 kg plates at a store, and bring them with you? If the gym doesn't have any, you can't be accused of stealing when you go home with them.

Decaf, as someone interested in joining the club rugby team, but who knows very little about the game itself, what suggestions could you make to me (besides adding 50 or so pounds, and learning to drink better than I can now) that may help with learning more about the game and etc. Before September rolls around and the team holds tryouts? (I think they're in the fall, at least. If I missed it, I guess it's too late now)

On February 08 2011 04:31 phyre112 wrote:


Attempt it a second time, and if you still fail it's time to do a reset I believe is standard procedure.

Nice OHP numbers though.

On February 08 2011 04:58 decafchicken wrote:

What university do you go to? Most places have spring and fall seasons and don't have try outs per se, nobody actually gets cut (at least as far as I know). The best way to learn is experience, although you tube will help with a basic understanding of the game. If you have any specific questions I can answer those for you, I think you'll find the players to be friendly and helpful towards any newcomers.

On February 08 2011 05:30 vicariouscheese wrote:
SS recommends getting 3 strikes before a reset, but if on the 2nd try you get something like 5/2/1 again, it's probably safe to say you won't get 5/5/5 on the 3rd so a reset would probably be more efficient.

So I go to do my squats at 240lbs.. got two sets of 5, and then lifting the bar off the rack for the 3rd set I apparently threw out my back Shooting pain, didn't do third set, now having issues bending. Really angry right now because I know I won't be able to go to the gym for a week or two.

Anybody know of any ways to help with this? Trying out the stretches posted a couple pages back to see how they feel, but any other recommendations besides just rest...?

On February 08 2011 05:43 Duckvillelol wrote:
Hey guys, up to day 7 of my start on Paleo, woot!

Have another question I require your brains on;

I've mainly been having a "berries + coconut milk" breakfast, weekends I'll have something more filling - but now on weekdays before I go to work it's getting hard to do the berries. They are such a tangy taste (and blueberries suck imo), it's getting hard to have it for breakfast every day. I don't actually have a problem with eating it, it's just that it takes me a while.

What are the general breakfasts you guys have, and does anyone have any suggestions for a quick breakfast meal that will do me for a good portion of the morning?

The other question I had was; with a lot of the Paleo meals, eggs are quite a staple inclusion - I know I'm basing this idea off "normal" dieting knowledge - but is it ok to have eggs all the time?

And while we're at it, something slightly off these two questions - I play basketball twice a week, and I've been having issues with shin splints all the time now - I know I need to stretch the calf and the lower end as well - but are there any other tips for keeping shin splints away before/after the game? I guess I might need to get some new shoes perhaps?