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+1 for separating the two sports. Grip strength is rarely a limiting factor in weightlifting though.

I don't doubt your intentions and it was nice of you to preface your correction with such reservation, but I gotta give a shout-out to descriptivism: if you can understand what's m…

Probably "Such a shame he decided to join ISIS." It doesn't have to be so either/or or black and white?

JSYK, Nimitz-class carriers have at least 200 officers, which gives a 16:1 ratio, but as far as I know this doesn't include officers from the air wings (which makes sense, since th…

Essays for transfering are very similar: "Why do you want to come here / why did you leave your last situation?" Surely they'd like you to write about environment or purpose, but l…

When Uber for pets became "seat alert app for pregnant commuters"

Definitely. However, it's also just the most important factor in weight control, with macronutrients, nutrient timing, and food composition playing lesser roles.

That's not really the reason that phrase was thought up tho..

Did you get the version with the new cover?

We share the same vice!

I think instead of being coached, barbell lifts require learning them, as opposed to just doing the movements described on the machines' pictures. The difference means that anyone …

You're the farm guy! Reading your comments on other threads was very interesting. Books are the same way for me, I can't bear to part with them!

After reading your comment -- some of the thoughts of which I have already come to myself -- I realize it could be really hard to tease apart the source of any desire I have to min…

"Just give me your e-mail address and subscribe to my podcast."

For anyone who doesn't know about the collapse of TNR: http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/inside-collapse-new-... .

Also in his book of essays, Some Remarks .

Like three years ago, I used to think I was not-normal because I only went every other day. This didn't cause me discomfort or anything, it was just how I went. Then for some reaso…

I do think that collecting anecdotes from other fields can help you think better in your own field of work. I'm just not so sure that, for example, doing Sudoku makes you any bette…

Really, choosing Obama as the inflection point for the legitimacy of the prize is misplaced: Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973. While maybe Obama didn't do …

A friend showed me Lumosity and I thought "there's no way this can work", when in life do you have to distinguish the direction moving colored arrows are pointing? The reason I so …

Recent research has shown that progressing with 8-12 reps is not any more optimal for hypertrophy than progressing with 20-30 reps (what people would normally think of as developin…

My dad rides a lot now and has always loved cycling. We've watched the Tour de France each summer for as long as I can remember. So, the point: Jens Voigt, an announcer for the Tou…

To help sargun out more, Hopper was an O-7, where naval officer's ranks go from O-1 (ensign) to O-10 (admiral). This rank -- along with O-8 (rear admiral (upper half)) -- was previ…