Agreed, fuck packets or even jars from the supermarket. I recommend SAF brand in 1 pound vacuum bags of whichever variety you need for the application. 

Because that’s how science works. As we learn more about something, the advice changes.

Now do, “How to cope with living with someone who isn’t used to isolation, according to other introverts living with extroverts.”

“If it’s worth remembering, you will remember it. Photos aren’t necessary”

209 squat, 138 bench, 265 deadlift.

As someone who has dealt with anxiety/depression please keep reaching out and asking us to do things.

IDK. You’re in close proximity to a babysitter who loves your children as much as you do. Childcare is a major stressor in most parents’ lives. That commute sounds really shitty, though. Only you can tell if it’s worth it.

you can squat far more than your body weight, you just haven’t learned how to pull it off yet. it may be that your thoracic strength is inadequate to support the weight while squatting, or maybe you have flat feet and don’t transfer weight through the movement affectively. maybe you’re like me and get super afraid for…

I have also struggled with squats, and only recently began to see discernible gains. Now some of that, if I’m being honest, is because I never really trained legs properly. It sounds like you and I deal with similar issues of leg power by way of mobility. My squat depth was always embarrassingly shallow to the point…

If your goal is to increase the weight you can squat, then you’ve got to train like you’re competing in a sport where the goal is to “increase the weight you can squat”. That’s powerlifting. There are heaps of videos out there for how to execute a powerlifting squat: it’s (usually) low-bar (the bar is on your…

The truth is, though, that you shouldn’t be paying too much attention to the precise number of calories you burn with exercise

Most people would assume wine or some other treat is intended as a gift for the host, unless they asked you to bring something. The only reason I can think of for the host to suggest they take the wine home, is that they don’t particularly care for that variety. Might also explain why it wasn’t served with dinner.

Why on earth would you give a 20-year-old home for a short period of time from college a curfew?!? Maybe I’m an outlier, but when my kids are 20, they determine how to live their lives.

“I have some quibbles with Rowling’s world building—how does magic work, exactly?”

The bit where he says “Leslie I put your symptoms into the computer and it says you have network connectivity problems” was ad libbed and also flipping great.

If you poop right before your shower, skip the wiping, and just run water over it.

VLC is always the answer to, “How can I play this?”

HR isn’t there to help you, there are there to protect the companies’ bottom line.

I've seen accomplished wrestlers (collegiate level) get absolutely man-handled by martial artists who knew what they were doing. Every style has its own strengths and weaknesses. If you know one, stick to it. If you don't, get the hell out of dodge if the person you're fighting does.