I want fudge
fudge isnāt deep water approved
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Fudge is temporary but deep water is forever
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Youāre circle of friends seem to be expanding, little one.
Hope all your dreams are coming true for you.
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I confess that I bought a kindle copy of āPowerlifitng Basics Texas Styleā, even though I own a paperback copy, simply because I want to always be able to have access to that book.
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I donāt feel like going into too much detail but I presented an idea to 3 higher uppers on an idea that could benefit my student org and improve the relationship between their local org and the mine. My idea subtly got shot down and those 3 went off on a tangent to talk about something else.
I need to get my head off thisā¦
So uhhh deepwater deadlifting time lol
I still read this threadās title as the āFlame Free Confessional.ā Well done @dagill2
I alternate my preference for front or back squats, depending on which feels better at the time. Iāve had zero desire to front squat for at least four or five months.
Relatedly, someoneās comment at some time here resonated with me. They said front squats and RDLs build more quad muscle mass and at least as much usable strength as do back squats and conventional deadlifts. I suspect thatās accurate.
The longer Iām away from gyms, the less I miss them.
Speaking of missing things, I sometimes miss the old black-and-yellow T-nation forums. I feel nostalgic about them in the fall time, which probably means I first became active here in the fall.
Autumn can be a nostalgic season for me.
The end.
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I feel old.
Heavy lifting for years is fun, but prepare for the damage it puts on the body =D.
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I confess that I am triggered by fat young adults, by which I mean people in their 20s or early 30s.
This is probably an age thing, and more about my age than theirs. As I get older itās increasingly challenging to stay in shape, which makes me yearn for being in my 20s when I couldnāt gain fat if I tried. I want to scream at them, āYou have one chance in your life to be beautiful and youāre throwing it in the bin, you fools!ā
Also, I confess that it annoys me how much easier it is to be fit and healthy now. (In fairness, itās probably easier to be unhealthy too.) I remember when lifting weights carried a social stigma, and healthy food was almost impossible to come by. When protein powder and bars were inedible and hugely expensive, there were no sugar-free options, no creatine.
Youth is wasted on the young.
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As a former attractive young man, I can say I have become even more attractive with age 
Related, I read a story to my son a few nights ago which had a unicorn in it. After it ended, he says āI hate unicornsā to which I said āwhat has a unicorn ever done to you for you to hate them?ā. He says āunicorns are beautiful and I hate beautiful thingsā.
My response was āyou know, a lot of people hate me because Iām beautifulā and he says in the most deadpan way āyouāre not beautiful dadāā¦ Kids.
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Agreed.
I wish I had the YouTube videos and nutrition information that is a click away today, back when I was young.
Wouldāve been a lot easier to get to sexy beast status than the route we had to take.
Sigh
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Also, I hate being told, āYou look greatā¦ for your age.ā Just say āYou look greatā and then quit while youāre ahead.
Thereās something to be said about easy vs simple.
Things are easier nowā¦but were simpler then. Kids now canāt make a decision because every Mr. Wonderful with a social media channel has some stupid opinion on every subject. It was simpler when you just did Squats and Milk.
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Made me think of this.
Also, I met a bunch of my wifeās law school friends this week. I confess it gave me great pride to be referred to as a āsnackā (by her lesbian friend even). Maybe I am getting better with ageā¦
I confess that I think I am becoming immune to caffeine. I drank two energy drinks this morning and could still fall asleep in a heartbeat.
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Iām going to confess to some ultimate laziness.
Weāre going to do burgers for dinner tonight. I cook 4 different animals for this (beef burger for the kiddo, turkey for the Mrs, salmon and chicken for myself). Iām the only tomato eater in my family.
I already ate my tomato on my meatloaf sandwich this morning.
Every day, on my way home from work, I pick up 2 diet cokes from Burger King for myself and the Mrs. Just a little treat for surviving the day.
ā¦I confess my plan is to order a whopper jr with āextra tomatosā so I can use them on my burger tonight.
I think Iāll give the whopper jr to the dog.
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I know this is flame free, but cāmon man. Just get some tomatoes. Thatās nuts!
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Here is one, Iāll probably get flamed for this even though I am not supposed to. I am contemplating squatting high (only a bit) for a little bit. Maybe onto a box. I just canāt seem to get proper depth squats to be normal with anything heavy. I donāt think I am going to do a full power meet anytime soon, so if I can keep my back from rounding going a bit high, I think it might be a good move.
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Saying you know itās flame free and then proceeding to violate my safe space?!
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You know who squats to depth 100% of the time?
Me neither: that person isnāt strong enough to be known.
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Just trying to save you from those tomatoes from BK.