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Gabby Reece on Being Sub...

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:09:00 GMT

Gabby Reece - "To be truly feminine means being soft, receptive, - and look out, here it comes - submissive."

Short article from the WSJ
http://online.wsj.com/...3038630568.html

Video Clip from the Today show (about 7 minutes)
http://www.today.com/...ength-1C9322181

She's stirred up quite a lot of controversy with her use of the word "submissive".

Thoughts?

Do you think this is backlash from the proponents of leaning-in and having-it-all? In other words, is the the pendulum swinging back a bit in terms of gender roles?

Is there is a biological component to men being more assertive, or women being more submissive? How does that work in a pragmatic sense of making a relationship balanced and happy?

Would the word "deferential" be better? Do you think it's important for both partners to "be deferential" to the other?

PCT Goes Very, Very Wron...

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:13:00 GMT

This is why you should plan your PCT very carefully:

http://dwizzlesworld.blogspot....

(yes, being sarcastic)

Gwyneth Paltrow 'Most Beautiful Woman'

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:10:00 GMT

http://todayentertainment.toda...

The damn media at it again promoting that skinny waif look to women! Why?

Books That Changed Your Life

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:56:00 GMT

Il go first

The bible (thought me people are crazy)

The war of art (the hardest thing of getting shit done, is starting)

The book of five rings (just read it)

How to win friends and influence people (great for me as im a social awkward penguin lol)

The straight a conspiracy (get this if your in school !! or have a kid !! wish i had this in high school)

One Hundred People Versus a Bear?

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:05:00 GMT

A slightly bigger than normal, angry, adult, male grizzly. Wherever the grizzlies naturally live, except it's only the size of a football field. The people can be whoever you want, but no weapons. They have to fight this bear with their own selves. They may use the torn limbs of fallen friends as weapons against the bear.

I think you could get like ninety of them to surround the bear, then scare and confuse it while the rest split up. From the group of ten, two could work on poking its eyes out and then climbing on it wrap their legs around its neck to choke it, while the last eight people, hold down its legs. Two per leg.

Well?

Angelina Jolie's Double Mastectomy

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:40:00 GMT

NNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

http://www.nytimes.com/...p&_r=2&

Angelina Jolie had a double mastectomy to prevent breast cancer.

Cell Phone Pics 3

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:47:00 GMT

Because I can't find the last one.

NBA 2012 - 2013

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:02:00 GMT

LETS ROLL GUYS.

just caught wizs vs knicks. the knicks seem to be really deep. especially in the front court. amare, chandler, m.camby, rasheed wallace. (although they're a tad old)

and i can't wait to watch LA vs HEATs. gonna be so frikking awesome

Doctor of Chiropractic?

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:27:00 GMT

Posting for more information/advice:

Recently, my wife and I met a "doctor." He was giving nutritional advice to a group of people. Some of this advice seemed more than a bit kooky to me, but what do I care? I wasn't listening to him.

Well it turns out my wife's friend was. She seems "smitten" by this doctor and very much is into what he is saying. She said things to my wife, who then speaks to me, and now I am trying to figure out what this guy is all about.

Long story-->short, my wife's friend's family has a high rate of breast cancer. They were discussing Angelia Jolie's double mastectomy. From what I understand (story told through my wife's friend, through my wife, to me), the "doctor" was claiming that it was an unnecessary procedure and that proper diet could have alleviated the risk of cancer.

This sounded like some serious BS to me...So I looked him up. I was surprised to learn that this doctor was not an MD, but a "Doctor of Chiropractic." This is apparently a real thing out of the Palmer College in Davenport, IA http://www.palmer.edu/DC/

So, I guess I'm just trying to figure out:

-What, exactly, is a Doctor of Chiropractic?

-Is a Doctor of Chiropractic qualified to give this sort of advice out? What is a D.C. qualified to do?

-I've always thought Chiropractors were "not real doctors"...was I wrong? Is he appropriately labeling himself as "Dr. Smith"?

CLIFF NOTES:
-Met a "doctor" who is giving advice about breast cancer
-Turns out he is a "Doctor of Chiropractic"
-Question: should this guy be taken seriously?

(de)Motivational Posters, Random Pics 11.0

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:02:00 GMT

To the HS graduates of 2013.

Anyone Ride? - Motorcycles

Wed, 22 May 2013 02:28:00 GMT

Anyone on T-Nation ride? I have a 1989 Yamaha FJ1200, and love it.

A retirement dream of my wife and me is to get a Honda Goldwing and travel the US.

Any dreams anyone had that entails a Motorcycle? Having sex with one does not count.

My Thougths on the Paleo Diet

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:36:00 GMT

Thought I would post a video on this subject...

A few other points I didn't touch on in the video...

I think fruits and starchy vegetables are perfectly fine foods but they're not very macro-nutrient dense and thus not a good sole source of carbohydrates for physically active people.

People who cannot eat wheat due to gluten allergies can substitute it for plenty of other healthy grains like brown rice, wild rice, amaranth, quinoa and many others.

This video is not a condemnation of the paleo diet but rather an analysis of why it may not be ideal for all population types, particularly physically active people who rely on glycogen as a fuel source.

Pathetic men

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:40:00 GMT

http://www.pastemagazine.com/...es-look-on.html

So, I was checking out reddit while drinking my coffee to see what that parody of T-Nation was about. I found some funny things, nude pictures, a bunch of great stuff in general, but then I found the above link.

Who shares my opinion that those men should never have their genes passed on to the next generation?

cliff notes:
I check out reddit's parody of us.
I find a bunch of awesome stuff, then I find a video of some pussy whipped men having simulated labor pains.
Then I question even more how the human race has survived, or what went wrong with us.

No New Articles Since Thursday?

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:50:00 GMT

Hey all,

Am I doing something wrong? There hasn't been a new article on here since Thursday the 16th

Bounty Hunters Raid Gym

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:36:00 GMT

http://www.opposingviews.com/...beach-gym-video

This blows my mind if the statements regarding the legal power Bounty Hunters have to enter private property are true. I wonder if there is more to the story, like they were looking for one of the Gym owners who gave consent to enter his property when he signed the bond.

Either way, not something I see every day at the gym.

(de)Motivational Posters, Random Pics 10.0

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:46:00 GMT

Startin' fresh in a new thread!

Social Media Meltdown

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:10:00 GMT

This is pretty awesome - what not to do!

http://www.buzzfeed.com/...n-facebook-ever

Can I Pull Off the Bald Look?

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:56:00 GMT

Thing is I'm sensitive to hair loss, it runs in my family and I have been struggling the past few years to contain it.

Thing is though I'm also planning on starting my first cycle soon and realize there is a good chance I will lose it all even with hair loss treatment.

What I use currently to maintain my hair.

Lipogaine Minoxidil (a combination of 5 percent minoxidil and 5 percent azelaic acid)

Regenepure DR (A ketoconazole shampoo, similar to Nizoral but higher quality)

I don't use finasteride anymore because of it messes with my dik.

So I was wondering, if I did go bald do you guys think I could pull it off? Some guys certainly can but other guys end up looking like cancer patients.

Please, an opinion would be nice.

New Movie Trailers and Spoilers

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:26:00 GMT

the ghost rider: spirit of vengence looks like it should be good

http://www.superherohype.com/...ngeance-trailer

spoiler image shows weapon of the bad guys from the avengers
http://www.superherohype.com/...om-the-avengers

DNA Testing

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:51:00 GMT

Has anyone tried a DNA tests for health/diet information? Is it worth it?

https://www.23andme.com/

http://www.inherenthealth.com/...CFcuh4AoduSAAJg

Choosing a Career

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:04:00 GMT

I just finished my freshman year of college and I think that I want to either teach in high school or be a college professor. Can anyone who has taken this route give me any advice or insight into what the lifestyle is like (i.e., hours of work required per week, pros vs. cons of the job, etc.)? Thanks.

Geek S**T Ni@@a Pleaze 9

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:55:00 GMT

Is this game all you suckas say it is?

Link to past threads:

http://tnation.T-Nation.com/...fe/geek_st_8061

http://tnation.T-Nation.com/...e/geek_st_seven

http://tnation.T-Nation.com/...ek_st_the_sixth

http://tnation.T-Nation.com/...eek_st_number_5

http://tnation.T-Nation.com/...21&pageNo=0

http://tnation.tmuscle.com/...e/geek_st_3_gen

http://tnation.tmuscle.com/...t_generation_20

http://tnation.tmuscle.com/..._life/geek_st_1

T-Nation Guitar Players' Thread

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:47:00 GMT

There are a number of guys on here that play guitar. This is a thread for members to post videos of themselves playing, talk about gear, live performance stories, whatever.

Just no videos of the pros please. There is a thread for that already.

I'll start. I've been playing for 18 months, so I realize that I'm not to the point where people actually want to hear me play, but I can't very well start a thread and not contribute.

This is me playing Mississippi Queen. I botched a few notes, but I could probably play it 20 times and still have mistakes at this point, especially when the camera is running. I was surprisingly nervous.

I'd like to see SteelyD, SkyNett, and all of the other T-Nation axe men contributing here. Doesn't matter if it's you live at a bar or playing in your basement. Let's see it fellas!

Chicks Dig Jerks... Surprised?

Tue, 21 May 2013 05:09:00 GMT

http://news.msn.com/...rom=en-us_msnhp

I wonder if his male victims have any female fan clubs?

Sad how the real world works in many ways.

Interviewing Techniques

Tue, 21 May 2013 03:51:00 GMT

So I just finished my Phone interview with the Company that I REALLY REALLY want to work for. And I should be getting a phone call to set up in person interview this week.

What are some tips you guys can give? This will be for intern position but I'm hoping I can lead it into fulltime. Regardless I want this job because the company is a big player in this industry, so having it on my resume even an internship will be worth it IMO.

Even More Movies You've Watched This Week

Tue, 21 May 2013 01:32:00 GMT

Version 2.0's been locked

http://tnation.T-Nation.com/...tched_this_week

I'm currently watching Good Luck Chuck and can feel my appreciation for every other movie ever skyrocket. Only saving grace is the odd shot of Jessica Alba's ass and loads of tits.

Also watched Rounders a few days ago. Fun Poker movie, well worth a watch. Interest in poker not essential.

Are you Trypophobic?

Tue, 21 May 2013 01:11:00 GMT

Does this picture bother you?

http://en.wikipedia.org/...iki/Trypophobia

One Hundred Cheeseburgers vs a Doctor

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:52:00 GMT

A slightly bigger than normal, angry, adult, male doctor. Wherever the doctor naturally live, except it's only the size of a football field. The cheeseburgers can be whatever kind you want, but no secret sauce. They have to fight this doctor with their own selves. They may use the torn buns and maimed toppings of fallen friends as weapons against the doctor.

I think you could get like ninety of them to surround the doctor, then scare and confuse it while the rest split up. From the group of ten, two could work on poking the doctors eyes out and then climbing on it wrap their onion rings around its neck to choke it, while the last eight burgers, hold down its limbs. Two per arm and leg

Well?

MLB Thread: 2013

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:55:00 GMT

Well, pitchers and catchers have reported to Spring Training and most of the position players have also arrived. It's that time of year again!

And I think I'll start this year's thread off by pointing out exactly how flawed of a statistic WAR really is. To wit:

The Angels had a collective team WAR of 37.9, which was tops in the majors. But they finished third in their division. The pennant-winning team from the AL (Detroit) finished 23rd in the majors with a collective WAR of 13.7 and Baltimore, another postseason team, finished dead last in the majors with a collective WAR of 11.4.

To be fair, in the NL the team WARs were much more in line with where they actually finished. For instance, the team with the highest WAR in the NL was the World Champion San Francisco Giants, with a WAR of 28.9. Still, that is significantly lower than the major league-leading Angels, even though Anaheim was clearly not operating on a level anywhere near the Giants when all was said and done.

However, the Giants also had one of the top pitching staffs in baseball by any statistical measure. Except for WAR of course. Their staff's collective WAR was a mere 5.5, good for 22nd in the majors and well behind Detroit's 23.3. And we saw how much better SF's pitching staff was when squaring up against Detroit in the Series, especially when considering which staff was facing the better lineup on paper in that Series. Furthermore, Colorado had the 4th-best WAR in the NL at 14.5 yet had one of the worst staffs in the entire majors and had the league's highest ERA (5.22). Nobody who actually watched the Rockies' staff throughout the year would argue that they were anything but one of the worst collections of pitching talent in the majors. Yet they were ranked much, much higher than the vaunted SF staff in terms of WAR.

So I don't see how anyone could argue in favor of WARs alleged veracity in light of these conclusions. It's a flawed statistic at best and has little place in any sort of advanced statistical analysis of the game of baseball. There are certain advanced metrics that have some use, but WAR is simply not one of them.

Music While You Lift

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:32:00 GMT

I have been taking a break from my usual mash up of megadeath and metallica to experiment with other types of music while I lift. Interesting to me was that I had 2 awesome nose-bleed inducing workouts, one with reggae of all things and one with blues. Like Stevie Ray Vaughan blues.

Cant wait to see what kind of results polka yields tomorrow.

Fat People Stories

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:45:00 GMT

This site had me rolling for a good 4 hours.

http://www.reddit.com/...sr=on&t=all

I'm not saying its okay to come straight out and hate on fat people but I didn't make their body that way, he/she did. Unless you have a major medical problem, which the majority don't and claim to have, there should be no reason to be 30%+ body fat. Health is one of the biggest aspects of life and reading these gave me a good laugh. Share if you have any stories of your own.

Leaving the Binge Drinking Buddies Behind

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:22:00 GMT

I'm in my late 20s and I've been drinking heavily since 21. This usually involves going out on the weekends to bars, clubs, or other events and getting hammered. It also involves being hungover the following day.

Despite hanging out with friends who are even older than I am, I seem to be the only one who finds these antics to be immature and risky. Despite making attempts not to, it usually involves someone driving drunk, unsafe sex, and other potential risks. Most of us are fairly successful with good jobs, so it's possible that an unlucky night could drastically affect our career. It's also a waste of money and hurts my fitness goals to do this week-after-week.

I feel much better with less anxiety and more confidence when I don't drink, but it is very difficult to maintain my social life. My circle of friends have no desire to change, so I will have to basically start my social life from scratch. If I continue to hang out with my current friends, it will involve being forced drinks throughout the entire night while being heckled for not getting drunk. I've tried this before and ended up back where I was despite wanting to improve my life.

For those of you who were in a similar position at some time, what do you do for social interaction? Where do you go to meet women? Do you have any other advice or stories to share?

Thanks for reading.

Best Beers!

Mon, 20 May 2013 04:48:00 GMT

Because I'm in college and Halloween is coming up, I'm probably going to be fucked up. Wanted to try some more beers and was looking to see if there were any good ones to try.

I'm a huge Guinness fan, and have tried some other stouts and porters that I liked, but cant find them or dont remember them haha. I like a few other lighter beers, depending on the situation, but american beer doesnt really do it for me.

I'm in a small town (who knew Virginia Tech was in bum fuck no-where?), but have an international place that has region specific beers, a decent selection, so if its a more popular international I may have access to it.

Let me know what you guys (and girls) like!

Joke of the Day

Mon, 20 May 2013 01:28:00 GMT

Can't ever get the old thread to come up on the search engine so am starting a new one.

Becoming a Supple Leopard Book

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:58:00 GMT

I have watched Dr. Kelly's videos for a while now and he has just released a book.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/...e/dp/1936608588

Has anyone read it yet? I know he is Crossfit based, but I quite like his mobility wod videos.

As they say - he tries to fix the exact problems that Crossfit causes.

Thinking of buying it tomorrow.

How to Find a Rational Therapist?

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:07:00 GMT

Does anyone have any advice on finding a competent therapist? a lot of the ones listed on the internet for my area look like outright crackpots. Many have dubious credentials, including education in seminaries, advertise weird looking theraputic approaches including "equine" therapy, "east-west meditation," "transpersonal" therapy and all kids of other whackjobbery, and most seem to be far left wingnuts, too. Is there any hope of finding a good therapist, and if so, how?

Yo Edmonton Schmucks

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:35:00 GMT

The Canadian weightlifting national championships are being held in Edmonton, Alberta this weekend. I think there were a couple people on here from Edmonton (or there used to be, anyways), figured I'd give a heads up on the opportunity to come down and check out some of Canada's top lifters, show some support for your fellow iron enthusiasts, make some inappropriate jokes about the snatch and clean and jerk.

There's a couple of olympians on the start list, so there should be some big numbers put up. Men's weight classes up to 105 lift Saturday, all the women and the superheavyweight men lift on Sunday. I think there's a $5 entry fee or something (apparently we're too popular so we're trying to further discourage people coming to watch by charging them to do so).

If you want some more information (schedule, start list, location [Saville Center, if I'm not mistaken]) you can find it here www.albertaweightlifting.com

[Space]Space Oddity Cover by Commander Chris Hadfield

Sun, 19 May 2013 02:25:00 GMT

I usually don't make threads, let alone two threads in one day, but this warranted a second thread.

Fucking epic.

2013 Bay to Breakers

Sat, 18 May 2013 23:15:00 GMT

I used to go every year but haven't gone the last few times. I think I might be going this year, though. Depends on some other things going on right now.

Any T-Nationers out there planning on participating in the wackiest race on the planet? Anyone ever ran before? Costumed? Naked? Centipede-style?

I ran naked once, but it was fucking cold as shit and I put shorts back on about a mile into the race because I was too embarrassed by my dick's cowardice in the face of the elements.

There's a cool bar called Marlena's on the corner of Hayes and Gough that's right on the course, for those who like drinking with transvestites. It might have changed names recently, but you can't miss it.

http://blog.sfgate.com/...e-years/#5189-2

Study: Size of Men's Biceps

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:24:00 GMT

Study: Size of men's biceps can determine views on redistribution

Read more: http://dailycaller.com/.../#ixzz2TO7GZtFB