Recent content by fortunatesun

You're lucky bro-ette, she like's you. I think she's letting you know she's not hesitant to be seen with you when the clothes come off. Plus she's giving you some extra motivation to change over to a healthier lifestyle. :jenscat

Could be normal - there's a range of what happens after a short layoff. A few come back strong, others need to rebuild. One thing that could help is to log your activities on your off days. Just because you're not in the gym doesn't mean you're not training. Keep your protein, carbs, and fats...

Sure. I don't remember the numbers, something like a 20% shift in the last quarter century and accelerating. This same thing happened in the US when the industrial base expanded.

One thing to consider, though: China still has a large rural population that can easily be urbanized. Entrepreneurial efforts + incentives will fill those empty cities. :D

Did 'em a while back when I had tendon problems in my arm. Lost a little in weight, sure, but I was happy to be able to bench. You can rotate them into the mix occasionally even just for a set or two to keep things fresh.

I think this argument would hold weight if we lived in a capitalist economy. Money has been shunted to so many sectors here and abroad through so many legal and extra legal means that I don't believe you can apply traditional economic modeling. It seems better to prop up areas of duress and...

I'd get blown straight out the water in a political/economic discussion with you guys but I see a story like this and I'm just hesitant to scoff. It's important to consider the way GM is positioned in our economy. It's health affects not just it's own employees but those of hundreds of other...

I stuck with a set/rep scheme I liked and added 2 back-off sets (2x10). I do Pendlays as well. Sort of a random move but it worked well for me: I DL first too and as it's tough to increase the weight afterwards then increase volume.

Probably another long season for SC but what-the-heck at least fool me once. Trojans FTW.

I always got results with old school 100 rep sets off a block or step. Once or twice every few weeks or else they lost the shock value.

Phat k hitz please. :D

This.

Or maybe CG floor press w/ dbs. Probably hit or miss in terms of pain but could get you a few heavy sets.

+ adderlin = tax write-off for sweat lodge.

3x10 is better for hypertrophy. 10x3 is a way to increase speed and power as a step to increasing strength. This is from Dave Tate's article 12 Steps To a Bigger Bench: EFS Classic: 12 Steps to a Bigger Bench