It was refreshing when I got my ACL surgery that my orthopedic surgeon didn't tell me to take it easy with squatting/deadlifting/whatever

Wait did he actually say it's cool to just go hard and do your thing, or did he just omit advice on taking it easy?

anyone every heard of 25yo fit men getting hypertension?

Prior to surgery I told him all about my lifting (I had torn my ACL from a sprint bet with some friends. I was in worse shape than I thought for sprinting), and he didn't have anything to say about it. But we did discuss when i'd be able to go back to squatting and deadlifting heavy, and he gave me a time frame without saying "don't do so and so"

I had about 6-8 months between tearing my ACL and getting surgery and after about 1-2 months of the tear I was squatting and deadlifting heavy again with zero problems since the those types of movements aren't really affected by the ACL. My knee had gotten quite strong again, and really helped in the recovery process post-op.

And now about 3 years later my knee feels pretty awesome with no problems. You really just need to find doctors who deal with athletes

yeah, when I was dealing with my back injury, my neurosurgeon (who never did surgery on me) said to follow my chiropractor's advice. My chiropractor is a former Olympic wrestler who still lifts and works on lots of pro & college athletes. Having him to bounce questions off once a week was a very reassuring and helpful part of the rehab process.

Was posted on Reddit for those that don't get on there much.

"This is the clitoris of a woman on steroids"
VERY NSFW


it's gross, but the results are quite interesting

I just found some unopened almond milk. It says "Best before 18 June 2013" on the box. I'm figuring that means there's a chance it's still good.

To check it: is almond milk like cow milk in that it'll smell spoiled when I open it? I'm guessing it'll be a similar smell but far less offensive. Does it look any different when spoiled? Prob gonna check tonight.

The problem with almond milk is not that it will "spoil" but that over time the components separate. Pour a glass. Ugh. You'll see what I mean.

This is probably the most tilting thing about cyclists.

This is the second most tilting thing.

This.

Side note: I'm always amazed by cyclists I see riding around in traffic wearing just spandex and a tiny helmet... like, you're going to die bro.

Didnt you crash your motorbike while not wearing the appropriate gear?!?

I'll find out later.

No funky smell + normal consistency = drink it

Got it.

I say you should just roll the dice by opening it and taking a nice big gulp without smelling it and pouring it into a glass. Then you will find out if it is ok to drink and if it isn't you will find out what would happen.

THISx1 mirrion!!! WTF. I see gorgeous girls riding a moped wearing a spring dress and a helmet cap. They don't seem to realize that yes, they're not on a motorcycle, but the pavement will **** you up if you go down at 40+mph no matter what you were riding.

Meh, I think it's weird but not such a big deal

You're looking for something not to like, imo. I work for a small company with many dedicated cyclists. Sometimes we ride together, whether we do or not it's a bit of an identity. You recognize people around town by their bike first, kit 2nd and maybe face last. I like the place I work, I like their kit, I don't see any reason not to wear it.


What else you think I should wear? Knee pads? Armor? The gear a motorcyclist wears is to protect him against the road because when he falls off he'll have significant speed and without it the pavement will grind him to hamburger. It won't protect him from a car or anything like that. My speed is way way lower than a motorcyclists.

In Illinois and Indiana there are no helmet laws for motorcyclists. It's like natural selection right out in the open.

I just got back from a pretty legit gym. Started by and managed by power lifters, mostly used by power lifters, oly lifters and body builders. Full of people who apaprently wouldn't be allowed in a planet fitness without setting up an alarm.

Not a very big space and not very well appointed - just one squat rack and one deadlift platform, but my friend commented that it was "very busy" and there were maybe 5-6 dudes in there. It's basically in a store front in a strip mall.

He said he pays $300/year which seems pretty reasonable. No AC - didn't bother me but I did sweat my balls off.

I went there with my friend to work on form a little bit. I didn't feel 100% on my squatting form and really felt kind of unsure about the DLs. He OKed my squatting form, gave me a few cues to try and helped me a lot with the DL, pointed out some places I'm going wrong.

No fist bumps to be had but he did yell something encouraging at me when I managed to get out one last rep that I wasn't sure that I could do.

Correct. I have first hand knowledge. ^_^

Correct. ^_^


Pretty much, yes.

I think you can do still do a fairly significant amount of damage coming off a pushbike at say 20mph.

I mean, landing on your face at 20mph IS going to do a significant amount of damage.

I don't really know what you recommend. A full motorcycle helmet?

Also I think you may be understating the protection I already have. A properly adjusted bike helmet will for the most part keep your face off the road. I went face first over the handlebars last year at 20 mph with nothing worse than 2 stitches on my chin, no scrapes anywhere else. (I came across a road with deep longitudinal cracks that had appeared literally over night, got a wheel stuck in one and the bike came to an abrupt halt. The bike actually stayed standing in the crack the whole time)

When you don't go over the bars the bike actually acts as a roll cage to some extent. The handlebars and pedals both stick out at hip width or wider so if you stay on the bike (and I'm clipped to my pedals so usually I would) you usually won't grind your whole body against the pavement. Unless you leave the bike it's not common to grind your face against anything.

Really the worst case scenario is a collision and there's not a whole lot you can do.

Man my son gives me the feels some times. I had come home from working out, he had eaten dinner already but was still hungry so he went back for more chicken. He asks me if I want some because he says "I know you need it". Brings me a bowl of chicken to the chair I'm zonked out in.

I came across a 2" clitoris back in my dating days. Interesting yes. Not really that gross. Didn't stop me anyways. nohomo

OMG right in my feels. What a child. Does he hold your balls for you too when you want to squat deep?

He wouldn't complete our nightly bed time ritual, who's last part is a chest bump, because I wasn't wearing a shirt. The boy has his priorities straight.

hi

I sent 2 messages on POF today. So far no responses.

"Creepy and unique is sort of my sweet spot, but I'll try my hardest to hold it on the creepy."

To a girl who says, "Don't be creepy, Be unique! " in her profile

And apparently the other girl has either blocked me or deleted her profile b/c I can no longer see the message

#yolo

MI too. I think that to be allowed to go helmetless you should have to register as an organ donor. win/win/win

I kinda think that people should be allowed to do what they want in that regard, there are plusses and minuses, blah blah blah.

But the thing is, stuff like helmet and seat belt laws really work. When they started enforcing seat belt laws compliance shot up to near 100% from some ******ed number like 25%. Being safe is like, super not cool, but I think if you can roll your eyes and say The Man is making you do it, it's OK.

So I kinda think laws provide cover for people to find a pretty good middle ground.