Also, since you mentioned the word, I personally despise anything that is non-functional. Not to overuse the current buzzphrase of "functional fitness," but I really do not understand non-functional exercises (which includes most machines, to me). Like the adductor/abductor machines at the gym...someone please tell…

hahaha that is an AWESOME reaction to those people! I find it interesting when someone says, "oh women shouldn't lift, you're gonna look gross and manly." The women they're referencing (intense body-builders, who I still think are beautiful) are the extreme...it's really, really difficult for a woman (with an…

Another great point - I was a dancer (ballet) for 10 years and then a distance runner for 9 years. No one believed me based on my natural build, and it just makes me shake my head a little at the misconceptions that we all seem to have. Thanks!

Thank you for making this point - I mean no offense to the OP, but it drives me nuts when people try to tell me to "do this exercise" to be more "long and lean." I'm simply not built that way, no one in my family is, and there is nothing I can do about that. When people make comments on my slightly stocky build and…

Her apology was classy, yes, but it's missing a key point (IMO): apologize to all the other people on the road who your husband could have killed. He was DRUNK driving, which is the worst part of the story and she hardly addresses it. Yes, how she treated the police officer was inexcusable. But not nearly as…

Listen to Awake My Soul. Not sure if it's everyone's cup of tea, but it is by far my favorite song of theirs.

I'm Jerry Foxridge! Dude, are we related?!

Hooray, I'm not the only one to kill Jon! I agree with your ranking completely.