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  1. Dashel

    Parent Thread

    Great news dude.
  2. Dashel

    How do you prefer your steak?

    Grass fed beef: Tastes better, worse, same? I specifically bought a grass fed rib eye to try for myself and it was amazing. I have no idea if that has anything to do with being grass fed though or if it was just a quality cut of beef.
  3. Dashel

    How do you prefer your steak?

    Nice thanks for the tips. I did go for the Rib Eye, I'm not a barbarian. I cant speak to the salting, but I'll try the cast iron next time. All I know is it was fucking delicious and I had been an avowed Grill cooker previously. Now I want steak.
  4. Dashel

    How do you prefer your steak?

    Medium Rare cooked in a pan like this:http://www.offthemeathook.com/2011/0...cy-restaurant/ My results:
  5. Dashel

    Arkk's Weight Lifting / Fitness Thread

    Eat more and reset. Take off ~20% and work your way back up. So kick it down to maybe 155 or so and go from there. You're gonna plateau it just happens. Gotta eat though, if you're at a deficit you're not going to get much stronger. Creatine was good for me too during SS.
  6. Dashel

    Marriage and the Power of Divorce

    And this one, which is related:http://edition.cnn.com/2013/06/21/op...age/index.html
  7. Dashel

    Marriage and the Power of Divorce

    Well, since this was already bumped may as well add this article. I dont agree with all of it but no denying there are Dad's out there who are whipped, cant see friends, no sex, etc etc: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/helen-...b_3467778.html Spoiler for length:
  8. Dashel

    Weight Loss Thread

    Only reason no eating before bed would work in my opinion is simple calorie restriction. If you go to bed hungry, you're probably below maintenance, thus weight loss. I think the carb thing is irrelevant.
  9. Dashel

    Men's Fashion

    For that price seems to be worth a shot. I personally like Brooks Brothers shirts a lot. Charles Tyrwhitt was also recommended by someone on one of the previous pages.
  10. Dashel

    James Gandolfini Dead

    Well if anything it got me to read about the Sopranos finale again and I finally get it.
  11. Dashel

    Health Problems

    Out of curiosity how long has this been going on? Did the onset coincide with any other event? Moving to a new house or new job, any injury, change in diet, trips outside the country? In any case good luck with finding what's wrong. I wish I had something to offer.
  12. Dashel

    GoT - Is Over, Post Your Drogon Sightings

    So it's 5 books with a 6th on the way? Presumably each season is roughly one book. I'll probably pick them up and read them now that the show is done for this year. I still think Dany is the biggest potential power. Stanos seemed to allude to it in the final episode when he talked about...
  13. Dashel

    GoT - Is Over, Post Your Drogon Sightings

    Ok so finally caught up. Who has the most imposing force right now? Dany has 8k elite soldiers and 3 (small) dragons, plus whatever she gained at this new place. Didn't they say Fabio has ~2k soldiers or so. Are all of Drogo's forces gone or dead at this point or are they still out there...
  14. Dashel

    Men's Fashion

    Thats true. I'm 20 minutes from NYC so I suppose there are a lot of options there. I just dont know where to start.
  15. Dashel

    Men's Fashion

    I think I'm going to update everything. I have nice shirts from Brooks Brothers, but I could use more of pretty much everything other than shoes. I found this thread from the style forums that seems helpful: http://www.styleforum.net/t/230570/b...nyc-under-2000 So basically just hit a...
  16. Dashel

    Men's Fashion

    I've been meaning to get myself at least one nice suit. The ones I have are just meh. $2k I can rationalize spending but 5k I'm not ready to commit to. So what's my best bet at that price range as far as value?
  17. Dashel

    What is more important... Salary or fringe benefits?

    All relative. Good compared to what? I'm looking at other options now so I'm trying to make decisions like: What's more important? 15-20k more in salary or 3 extra weeks vacations, shorter commute and less work/stress. Even that is relative, since going from say 35k to 55k would be...
  18. Dashel

    Funny, Strange, Random Pics

    Finally caught up in GoT
  19. Dashel

    Weight Loss Thread

    Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard. I use Strawberry. 1 scoop of whey, 1 cup of oatmeal, some raspberries and some red grapes. Delicious http://www.dpsnutrition.net/i/4144/o...straw-5-lb.htm
  20. Dashel

    Let's talk about sex redux

    There's some piss in there in my experience. I know what piss smells like and there's a whiff of it in there. It's not a stream or anything though. It's like a water balloon popping.
  21. Dashel

    Arkk's Weight Lifting / Fitness Thread

    I found gaining muscle and losing fat to be pretty similar initially. In the long run though yes muscle is definitely tougher. When I've had a lot of fat to lose, almost anything I did cut into it pretty quickly. Then I hit a level where things just slow down as you get lower in body fat...
  22. Dashel

    Arkk's Weight Lifting / Fitness Thread

    I used to do it on a track and jog the curves and sprint the straights. I dont know enough about HIIT to say what you're doing is wrong, I just know that works for me and it's brutal when I first start them up. After a few weeks of it it gets a bit better.
  23. Dashel

    Arkk's Weight Lifting / Fitness Thread

    I agree with this 100%. I mean you can do it 2x a week or even 3 but often I hear people say something like "Yeah I did like 30 minutes of HIIT". Not sure what they did for 30 minutes but I can tell you after less than 3 minutes of sprints or prowler pushes I want to puke. I will also say...
  24. Dashel

    Arkk's Weight Lifting / Fitness Thread

    You can tighten up fairly well in a month, depending on where you're starting from. Just cut out the crappy food and sugar, lift heavy. Maybe add in some HIIT if you want. Paleo 30 day challenge with intermittent fasting! GO!
  25. Dashel

    Weight Loss Thread

    Good post Spronk especially this part. I find it much easier to eat within calorie limits when eating Keto or at least relatively low carb. After reading Squigs comments I'm back to skipping breakfast too. Big lunch and decent sized dinner. I find I'm not even crazy hungry at dinner if I...
  26. Dashel

    Weight Loss Thread

    Yeah how tall Celeb? Great result. 185 @ < 10% BF is my goal weight at 5'11. I'm 185 now but I think I'll end up being 178-180 ish when i get leaned out.
  27. Dashel

    Weight Loss Thread

    I like butter. Canola oil is the devil, so I'm told, because of how highly processed it is. They chemically extract the oil, bleach it, deodorize it an whatever else. Others say it's good because of low saturated fat and high omega 3's. Depends who you believe I guess. You can watch how...
  28. Dashel

    Weight Loss Thread

    I think it's just a matter of keeping in ketosis though to burn fat. I have my oatmeal in the morning so I'm kinda killing it then and there. It's fine for maintenance though but I'm still a few pounds away from stopping my cut.
  29. Dashel

    Weight Loss Thread

    Notice any performance hit when you were in ketosis? I was doing paleo diet for a few months which is low carb and got me into ketosis but I found I had to add in some carbs like sweet potatoes and oatmeal after a while doing it or my strength failed. Maybe I fucked it up though on the timing...
  30. Dashel

    Weight Loss Thread

    Fuck yeah, I bet. Great job. I see Lifetime Fitness, just recently heard of that a couple of times now. Did you primarily go there?
  31. Dashel

    Men's Fashion

    Nice thanks, i'll check them out. As an aside I've gotten a lot of compliments on my BB shirts so I suppose they look fine. Although it could be that it's just an upgrade from my usual boring look. Shoes I had luck with Rockport. Comfortable and looks good. Not crazy expensive.
  32. Dashel

    Weight Loss Thread

    Not sure why corn fed would be considered superior in any case? Although I guess it depends what you're comparing it to. They have "vegetarian fed" chickens in Whole Foods but a chicken typically eats things like bugs, worms and even bigger animals like a frog or snake in addition to the...
  33. Dashel

    Weight Loss Thread

    I agree with Lustig on the sugar problem, in my mind it's pretty obvious that it's an issue. What I dislike though is using that information the way Mayor Bloomberg did with the soda ban, which Lustig said didnt go far enough. It's like a "Demolition Man" prequel. Getting the information out...
  34. Dashel

    Weight Loss Thread

    I like cheese. I guess cheesecake is one word though. Oops.
  35. Dashel

    Weight Loss Thread

    Yeah this. There are many paths to fitness. Dont be skinny fat or a skeleton with abs. Doesnt look good. I mean, imo it's shitty but if that's your one thing just try to limit it. Cut back and eventually look to cut it out completely. 5 cans a day would be bad. One? and the rest of your...
  36. Dashel

    Men's Fashion

    I bought some shirts at brooks brothers, should I go back there to get them tailored to fit better or is that the kind of thing anyone competent can do.
  37. Dashel

    Weight Loss Thread

    Update for me: 183 today. I'm eating clean and combining with intermittent fasting, works like a charm for me. Still going paleo for the most part but I added my oatmeal back in for some diversity in the morning. Lunch today is grilled shrimp and veggies, looking forward to that. I still...
  38. Dashel

    Let's talk about sex redux

    There's a big Barnes and Nobels nearby, no idea of it's sexual preference. I dont like the gloryhole idea though, I like to see what and who I'm doing. Someone told me she and her husband went in the Whole Foods bathroom. The bathroom thing is kinda eh though. Unless it's a nice place with a...
  39. Dashel

    Let's talk about sex redux

    PM me your cell number. You'll be my one phone call if they send me to the big house.
  40. Dashel

    Let's talk about sex redux

    Girls dont really have cooties you know Deathwing. Live a little.