Thank you Atlas! I actually wondered whether it was 20 or 25 Kg, and you cleared this up for me. I confess it feels reassuring to be able to perform a 4 plate squat (though it may crush me today, tomorrow or next year). 
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I confess that I had ham and potato soup for breakfast not too long ago, fully expecting to have some time to chill and let the food settle before hitting the gym. Instead, I had to go down and get part of my workout done basically as soon as I finished the bowl. Now, Iām forcing down a plate of Thanksgiving leftovers, because anabolic window, and idk when the next meal is going to be. Eating sucks, in other words.
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As far as protein goes, Schoenfeld, et al found that total protein consumption for the day is the key. It doesnāt appear that a peri-workout anabolic window exists, but if it does, it definitely isnāt limited to a half hour after training.
You probably have nothing to worry about regarding nutrient timing (at least regarding 30-mins post workoutā¦ more like up to 4 hours post workout), but I respect the game of forcing down food for the sake of gains.
Would not want to train right after eating soup of any kind lol.
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I do it more out of habit and making sure I get some food in me. Today was a great example in that, hoping to have lunch available at some point the only thing we wound up having access to was a charcuterie board until we got home. The hanger would have been real.
But for sure soup is not a great pre-training meal. Chicken and rice soup with a runny broth might be fine, but not the fat bomb I had.
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Just finished buying family gifts.
All with the money I earned helping my favourite prof. Feels good
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I confess that I am always hungry. Finished some
chicken curry and rice for dinner and started eating donuts within 5 mins. I am so ashamed. LOL
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Idk if itās a southern thing but SO many times itās completely normal in day to day life for someone to apologize in a non serious way. Like bumping into you at the grocery store or something. āMy badā āsorry about thatā. āOpe!ā (For the Yankees)
Iāve started to very sincerely tell those people āI forgive youā
Idk why but it really throws people off and I love it.
Admitting fault, but not seriously, and then when forgiven, perplexed.
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The real life Homer Simpson
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I love this! Demonstrates how an apology should be a significant event, and, in turn, how theyāre trivializing it.
Iāve gone in an opposite direction, and itās been liberating: Iāve started refusing apologies. Honestly, I see apologies as bunk. Iām now DOUBLY wrong. First, you wrong me with the initial offense, THEN, you wrong me by giving me an obligation: forgiving you on YOUR terms.
If I am ready to forgive you, I will forgive you THEN: at the time and context of MY choosing. I was the one who was wronged: this is MY right.
And once again, the awkwardness is itās own reward. I had a guy that showed up 90 minutes late to relieve me at work one day. He didnāt set his alarm AND he had his phone set to ādo not disturbā, so there was no possible way to reach him. He comes into work huffing and puffing, demonstrating that he was moving as fast as he could to get there.
āHey man, I am SO sorry I oversleptā
āDo you wanna hear what happened while you were out?ā
āYeah. Iām really sorry man.ā
āOk, so while you were outā¦ā
Its own reward.
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I confess that I wanted to lift today, but am overcoming the flu. Did what I could do med wise to feel alright, but was just really congested and nothing seemed to clear it at all.
ā¦.so I took a shot of cask strength bourbon right before stepping into my garage gym. Not gonna lie, it actually worked pretty well, was able to breath through my nose for the first time in days lol
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I confess thatā¦
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My current run of āSuper Squatsā is looking more and more like a snuff film with every workout.
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That itās impossible for me to take my second dose of āAlpha Maleā because itās supposed to be done on an empty stomachā¦and mine is NEVER in that state once my first meal of the day has started.
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That āChristmas Crunchā is my post workout carb and I regret nothing.
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That I am STILL buying Pumpkin Pie yogurt until they stop selling it.
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That the Mrs (long distance runner) and I are about to enter into a symbiotic relationship wherein she makes me a whole turkey so that she can have the stuffing that goes inside, because weāve learned, from this most recent Thanksgiving, that it makes SO much sense. Some dudes in the iron game have a drug dealer: I have a turkey dealer.
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That the only thing I can think to ask for for Christmas is a hickory farms giftboxā¦
FOOD. Itās anabolic.
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Iām shocked, shocked, by this:
Life hack: For any and all meds/supps that need to be taken on an empty stomach - if you wake up during the the night either to use the bathroom or just turn over, keep that pill on your bedside table with a glass of water and get erā done!!
Alternately, if you need more food - itās also the perfect solution for working in a midnight snackā¦ 
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For Alpha Male itās tricky: the dosages are 6-8 hours apart. First one is easy: right in the AM before training. After that, I am like 13 meals deepā¦
Who do you need to talk to in order to get those dosing ārulesā changed? lol
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I knew his take on the propagation of axons was bullsh*t!
But does anybody listen to the community college dropout? Nooooo!
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The gall of some folks 
This revelation has literally changed everything for me.
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Donāt let the research fudging fool you though.
The rules on distance of terminals and the speed of signal transfer still apply to the peripherals.
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Two confessions:
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I stayed up until 11 last night. First time doing this since idk how longā¦. It was really fun playing Mario kart and BSing with friends. I put up a $100 incentive for the person who could get my friend (that one) tk drink. Unfortunately he had plans with his new gf and left early
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My friend (that one) admitted to making a couple of mistakes in his applications. I made much worse, but considering how nitpicky he is, I donāt feel so bad anymore
'Bro science tells me the empty stomach aspect is way more important than the 6-8 hours apart aspect. Personally, I exceed the hours apart aspect fairly often because I forget to stop snacking.
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