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If you are planning to get (or already have) a squat rack (it sounds like that's the case from your post)...I would get a barbell that can handle more than 80 lbs. The ones rated for 80 lbs do have a safety factor built in, and can in reality handle more than that, but...how much more and for...

entering wt of ONE db THANK YOU for including (in the audio) Cathe's preference for entering the weight of ONE dumbell instead of both when two are used. Hopefully this will make the Cathe Nation Average have some meaning if enough people listen to the tutorial!

I have one of these scales also. The comments everyone has made here are all helpful, i.e. weighing at the same time each day. The point of that is to provide a consistent level of hydration, so that all the other numbers can be compared correctly day-to-day. You haven't wasted your...

"I prefer homemade or raw food for my pets" What exactly do you give them? I like the idea of whole or homemade foods for cats, but don't really know what would be good. For instance, can you make your own "wet" cat food by putting some raw (or cooked?) meat in the food processor...then add...

Try Kevin Henkes' stories...Chrysanthemum, Owen, Chester's Way, Sheila Rae the Brave...(lots more). Funny and sweet, and very nice pictures too. We got many originally from the library with read-along CD's, and ended up buying them later.

SNM, you have responded several times that the dumbell numbers can be entered "either way", as in one or two. The suggestion to use one dumbell is only given to "make the math easier", not because this is the standard or recommended practice in strength training. Can you PLEASE publish your...

I was looking at the 405 also. I've read that some people who like to look at the data DURING the run don't like the 405 as much as the 305, because it is harder to read the smaller display while you're moving. (i.e.checking splits at regular intervals during a longer run to see if you need to...

I think where it matters is if you try to compare to the "average" numbers shown for everyone that's entered 1RM data to your own. Those numbers are really worthless right now, because of the already-mentioned problem of some people recording 1 dumbell weight, and others both. SNM, can you...

I like Sharffen Berger chocolate (all percentages). It's made in the USA, and is probably the first that rivals well-known European brands. My favorite now is the 70%, but the 82% sometimes seems more appealing (less sugar, more bittersweet). Tastes can change with time though...the 62% used to...

I didn't realize it was so common. This exact same thing happened to me last December (right in the middle of Christmas internet purchases). Walmart called me to verify the $350 gift card I had "purchased". I told them I hadn't (which they obviously suspected, and that's why they'd called). So...

Did the police come to the scene of the accident (and make a report/ticket?) Even if the other insurance company is being a pain, that should take care of it. I once had someone back out of a space in a parking lot right into the side of my car, get out, and apologize profusely ("Oh, I was in...

Michael Pollan's book (and the article) are very enlightening. Another along the same theme is Marion Nestle's "Food Politics" (a few years older, so I found it at the library)(her website has lots of good info and links too). It's actually shocking how much the government/politicians/lobbyists...

Just to add some info...I said before that it was not a problem in the Forum section, but it actually is...I didn't realize it while I was just reading posts, but when I try to type responses, I get logged out without finishing (I have to be ready to paste a whole prepared response into the...

Responding to the original post's comments about the particular case being currently sensationalized by the media...if a biological female (with surgical/hormonal/appearance adjustments to look male) is a partner to another female, they should have the same GOVERNMENT/LEGAL/STATE rights as any...

It seems that I only have about a minute (or less!) to enter my workout (or 1RM, or whatever I'm trying to put in) before I'm signed out again. If I type REALLY FAST I can get the information in, but it's very annoying...sometimes it takes 5 tries. Is anyone else having this problem? Is there a...