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10 minutes from twisty roads and decent weather

Ive lost 11lbs since the Monday after the gap trip. 6 of that was regain from the previous weeks and the other 5 is new weight loss. I'm now down 55lbs since Feb14th.

If you have a spouse and you do not know what to do with a boner your not to smart

I used to have trouble hitting the bowl.I just put a Michigan decal in the bottom of the bowl.Problem solved!

Is it winter time already?

Just use the shower.

I don't even bother with changing the insurance anymore. This is my 3rd consecutive year of riding every month of the year.

That's why I said for sport bikes.

Thanks Alfalfa!

Season your smoker just the initial time before using to cook and then you are done...I usually do my rubs the night before and let the meat sit 15-20 hours before cooking. As far as my chips i just put them in the water the morning of cooking. I have found that a pork butt is pretty easy piece of meat to start to learn to cook on. I have done chicken also that usually turns out good, one thing i have found though is chicken can get dry if not careful so i use a mister bottle now and mist the chicken with apple juice every couple of hours to keep the moisture.

I'd never expect anything different.

You need to rest the muscles for at least a day, likely 2 as you age when you are strength training. The exceptions are abs and calves which can be trained very frequently but if you have a lot of soreness, wait until it abates - your muscles have not recovered yet. The soreness will not happen or be very mild if you are consistent with your workouts. Even taking 2 weeks off can trigger the soreness again. I typically break my workouts out as such to prevent overtraining of muscles: Day 1 - Chest, tri's shoulders Day 2 - cardio Day 3 - Back, bi's, abs Day 4 - legs Day 5 - rest (usually do some crunches at home) Day 6 - Chest, tri's shoulders Day 7 - cardio or another rest day depending on my schedule Day 8 - Back, bi's, abs Day 9 - legs etc, etc I sometimes do some extra shoulder work on back days with a focus on rear delts depending how I feel and how hard I worked the shoulders the previous time. I try to vary the exercises, even if it's just using a different grip (wider vs narrower or overhand vs underhand) and I've been steadily increasing the poundage. Once a month I do lighter weights and higher reps for all the strength training. Every once and a while, I'll work opposing muscle groups in the same workout just to change it up but the above is mostly what I stick to. Don't worry about building too much bulk...once you get over 30 (even more so after 40) you have to lift very hard over a long period to really pack on muscle unless you are genetically gifted or juicing. Plus it's hard to build muscle if you are on a calorie restricted diet though if you have a lot of weight to lose, your body finds the energy it needs from your fat but it's still not ideal conditions. Muscle is good, it burns calories even at rest and fills you out if you've lost a lot of weight to mitigate the saggy skin look (not so much in the mid-section). You'll find certain muscles grow faster than others so you can back off of the exercises that isolate them. My arms grow pretty easy but I struggle building my chest and lats. As such, I don't do a lot of bi or tricep isolation moves or some days I skip them altogether as the get work doing multi-joint exercises when doing back and chest. The scale says I haven't lost a pound since the gap trip (still down 85lbs) but my clothes are getting looser in the right spots so I know I'm offsetting some fat loss with muscle. I saw a bunch of people I hadn't seen in 6 months + this past weekend and some of them barely recognized me from a distance so I'd say I'm making progress

There he is!!!!! Welcome sir welcome. Let's hope for a few more days like the last 2 days for some fun riding. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Seasoning it is a one time deal and as you smoke more it will season more ive done chips with no soak, an hour soak and several hours and really don't see the difference

Perpetuating vertical video. I knew Google was bad, but this is heinous.

Hahaha I guess that's true. I don't need new bikes....but I want them damn it!

I'm sure we will have at least one, unofficial Mid Ohio OR track day next year where a bunch of us go. I plan on being down there more than I was this season next season. (That made sense in my head when I re-read it.)

Don't think of it as GF not being supportive, think of it as a fiscal conscience My wife reigns me in and keeps me from making impulsive buys. It's annoying, but beneficial. As for the bike, the Panigales look awesome and perform at least as well. With that said, I find it increasingly hilarious that Ducati's "middleweight" bike is now over 950cc. Ten years ago their "superbike" was a 999!

Man..I wish my GF was that supportive of buying new expensive toys lol

Is this a good trip to judge tire wear? We were tearing it up for four days non-stop. Several folks had tire issues.

I've got an electric smoker also, and for me the chips work better than the chunks (apple, cherry, hickory). Ribs, Pork Shoulder, Brisket come out great. Low and slow is the way to go. I will do ribs for about 6 hours, brisket or pork shoulder for a minimum of 12 hours... Brisket... Pork shoulder, ready to be pulled... ...and Ribs...

Well, had a little set back and gained bout 6 lbs over 2 weekends with the Gap tip and a weekend with the wife. But I have rebounded from that and back to 249. I want to drop the next 9 lbs before Thanksgiving and 19 lbs by Jan. 7th. That might be a tall order with the holidays but I'm always up for a challenge. Brought the recumbent bike out of the bedroom and stuck it right in front of my recliner in the living room, plus I'm on 12 hour shifts at work probe for the next month that should help too. BTW, my wife is down 90 lbs., she lost 45 pre surgery between Feb and Aug, and has lost 45lbs post surgery since the end of Aug. She's doing real well with it, but her body is still adjusting to the change. She has no regrets on doing it and looks fucking wonderful.