I think it’s the “magic pill mentality” that discourages beginners. There are too many instant-result sales out there for someone to filter through them, so they cherry-pick due to paralysis by analysis and end up discouraged because it creates a “ketchup” situation.
The gym and programming should be thought of like a class, where you learn, absorb information, then reconfigure it to write your graduate thesis, but there is no defined starting point for people to begin. And hiring a PT is good, but a mentor is way better.
Thats funny, because I have a recurring dream that I’m on the table and they forgot something, or there’s a major snafu and I get all pissed off and start arguing and getting punchy.
Its kind of rooted in reality though, cuz the one surgeon did use the wrong size tools for an angioplasty and stent, and had to end it incomplete, to be finished later by the real surgeon.
At home, usually 1 of 3 female family members in the house is cooking dinner. None of them salt food very heavily or sometimes at all.
I just really never take a bite of something and think, “This would be better with salt.” I eat steak completely plain and enjoy it. I don’t really enjoy plain rice but making it saltier doesn’t sound good. I’d rather have a sauce with some flavor or something.
I like what you did here. Very apt. We could also parlay this into something Mark Bell says about people having “gas station taste buds”. Some dudes have that for training as well. No ability to appreciate a good filet: they only eat chicken nuggets.
I used to be a total fast food junkie. I would have the stuff like 3-5 times a week. I’d convince myself I was doing it “healthy” by not eating the buns, but even if you are eating just the meat, and even if it IS just a chicken breast, they still salt the hell out of fast food.
Well, when I cut it out of my life, I never realized that it was my primary form of sodium intake. I honestly have a bland palate and never add salt to anything I ate normally.
Well, after waking up on the gym floor a few times during some morning overhead pressing workouts and then going to one of those bloodpressure machines at the pharmacy and finding out I had the blood pressure of an 80 year old 105lb woman, I’ve since had to engage in an aggressive campaign of salting the HELL out of everything I eat. I have my own personal salt shaker that comes with me everywhere.
I think it’s hard to approach people in the gym anymore.
I saw a person swimming the other day, they were obviously invested - they had equipment, did about half a mile distance, but had an inefficient technique, so I took the risk of being “that guy,” so I mentioned that I’ve been a competitive swimmer, and was an immersive swimming coach, but just wanted to share some observations that hopefully would be helpful, but he could blow them off if they’re not applicable.
He was training for his first triathlon, and seemed really happy to get some feedback.
I think as long as you’re not an asshole, and have good timing, most people appreciate it.
Maybe more lifters doing this would make it easier.
Seen the dumbest comment on You Tube today. Indvidual claimed NO ONE needs to eat over 1500cals. Talk about telling me what little you know about nutrition or general fitness in a sentence.
I have been without power since 5:45 a.m. Monday morning until about 30 minutes ago. I live in Houston, and I confess I was not prepared for a hurricane.
Edit: having lived with scary-close tornadoes in Texas and now getting the occasional crazy blizzard…it really is always a surprise when the warnings pan out.
Yeah, the dogs and I made it through. Lucky the grocery stores have big ass generators and were getting ice shipments daily. I’ve never smelled as bad as I did today, I don’t think. So hot and humid.
We’ve dealt with terrible (terrible!) flooding here twice more since Irene, maybe three times. Two days ago was the anniversary of last year’s crazy floods, and parts of the state got it again when Beryl came through. It’s like…how can you trust the roads when they just drop out from under you? There are rivers and streams everywhere here. Things that have been sturdy and good for 200+ years are just collapsing into the muck. Houses, bridges, just…falling in. 2 days ago:
I know I have posted about if before, but I get irrationally angry at the parents I see walking around places like Disney world with roly-poly kids (including teenagers). I don’t mean kids who are little chunky. I mean 8-10 year boys clearly wearing a men’s XL shirt….
It’s your job as a parent to make sure they have healthy habits.
