This would be an example of what not to wear. Naked is not good but Hannibal Lecter couture is way worse. Judging from advice columnists and The Apprentice, working with your coworkers is tricky enough (Who knew clipping your toenails in your cube is the modern-day equivalent of lancing your Black Plague boils over the …
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As you may recall, I got to interview Tony Horton, founder of P90X and P90X 2 (due out in December). (How many times can I name-drop this before it just starts looking pathetic? I don’t care. I talked to Tony! And he said I could call him “Tony”! Or “Friend”! Whatever that means! Squeee!) Near the …
No butt-smacking with these gents – they are fully committed to the sweaty hug! As if being in a gym setting isn’t opportunity enough for physical awkwardness – I have walked into the men’s locker room by accident twice, thanks – but add in some camaraderie and post-workout endorphins and things can get downright… touchy. You’d think …
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If you can’t see why this is sexy then I can’t help you. Tron Meets Shake Weight from SuperPunch There are some conversations that at the beginning sound like a good idea but the more you get into it, the more you realize that you’re going places you never intended. Take, for instance, explaining the …
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What if I told you that right now you have a healing elixir inside of you, just ready for the taking? Said to enhance beauty, cure acne, heal diseases of the throat, the liver and the heart, plus a host of other benefits, urophagia may be the next biggest health trend. And yet there you …
Remember when we made fun of a certain ladymag for suggesting we should tie our ankles to the cable machine and spread our legs wide open as if the gym were our gynecologist? They promised it would work our inner thighs. And I promised to never molest a weight bench. In public. Needless to say …
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Is this a good idea? I can’t decide. On one hand, it would cut down on the sweat running down my neck. But even if it is Lululemon, is that worth it to look like you’ve been attacked by a very aggressive ferret? Or by one of those ladies that sell those weird hairpieces in …
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Me: “My butt hurts!” Gym Buddy: “Your butt always hurts! Even pull-ups make your butt sore!” Me: “Why is that?” Other Gym Buddy: “I don’t feel my butt but I can’t laugh for how sore my abs are.” Gym Buddy: “Oooh me too – and heaven help me if I sneeze!” Me: “Sneeze crisis! Do …
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Real recipe from foodnetwork.com. My fave comment on it: LocalBoyMakesGoo: “Tried this recipe last night. The bacon was great, but the paper towels tasted awful.” “2 cups dried, unsweetened coconut, 1/2 c almond flour, 1/4 c coconut butter, 1/4 c maple syrup, 1/8 tsp vanilla and sea salt. Mix, roll into balls, refrigerate.” It wasn’t …
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Tuesday was a very special day here at the Great Fitness Experiment. I got to do my second-ever blogger meet up! (Kara of Mama Sweat was my first.) Katie of Making Food and Stuff was up here in the arctic wasteland visiting family and she generously (naively?) offered to come do a workout with the …
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