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Are there any benchmarks I can use to gauge my strength?
2008-03-20 04:55:00 Everyone has a different physiology and fitness goal, and, therefore, his own “ideal” level of strength. But there are a few standards you can strive for: lifting one and a half times your body weight on the bench press, your body weight in a military press, and twice your body weight in a deadlift. More ... More About: Health , Tips , Benchmarks , Gauge
What should I have after I do aerobic exercise?
2008-03-20 04:53:00 I drink a protein shake after I lift. What should I have after I do aerobic exercise? answer: The same thing. Many people down a sports drink after they bike or row and call it a day, but sports drinks only replenish electrolytes and glucose, which your muscles use for energy. If you want your muscles ... More About: Health , Exercise , Tips
Is it better to perform certain lifts on machines than with free weights?
2008-03-20 04:50:00 Yes, but remember, barbells, dumbbells, and cable units are all “free weights.” Everything else is a “machine.” Unless you’re a beginner?in which case, you’ll benefit from using just about any type of gym equipment?focus on free weights. The training effect is enhanced when muscles control and stabilize the weights in addition to pulling or pushing ... More About: Health , Tips , Machines , Free , Perform
My doctor told me to avoid rigorous sex
2008-03-19 15:17:00 I’m 46, and I had a heart attack last summer. My doctor told me to avoid rigorous sex. Am I relegated to a life of girl-on-top? answer: Absolutely not, although there are certainly worse fates. “Most patients can have any type of sex they want after a heart attack,” says John Elefteriades, M.D., chief of cardiothoracic surgery ... More About: Health , Relationship , Tips , Doctor , Told
I have to lay off one of two people
2008-03-19 15:15:00 I have to lay off one of two people. One is extremely adept; the other is less so, but has a family. What do I do? answer: Keep the better employee. Empathy is an important leadership quality, but your emotions should never interfere with acting in the company’s best interest. “Think about the message you’d be sending ... More About: People , Relationship
My wife wants to take our son to a ?chicken-pox party?
2008-03-19 15:12:00 My wife wants to take our son to a “chicken-pox party.” Is this a good idea? answer: Probably not. Parents hold these gatherings because they believe it’s best to expose their kids to children already stricken with the disease at an early age, when the infection is normally less severe. But here’s the thing: “There’s absolutely no ... More About: Health , Parenting , Party , Relationship , Wife
Pain in heal
2008-03-16 17:56:00 I’ve got a pain in my heal that has been there several days and its really hurting to put pressure on it I am on concrete floors all day with sneakers and was wondering if that has anything to do with it if i stay off it for a day or two it seems to ... More About: Health , Tips , Pain , Heal
Any suggestions for canker sores?
2008-03-16 17:46:00 I’ve got two cankers in my mouth right now - not sure why…as this is not common for me. Does any one have any experience with cankers and what helps heal them quickly? answer: Below are answer from friends: 1.Okay, it hurts a little bit and I’m not sure if it’s good for you but rinsing with water and ... More About: Health , Tips
I am considering a home birth
2008-03-16 17:35:00 In what situations can doctors/ medical staff force medical procedures on patients? Or are they not allowed to in any circumstances? I am asking because I am considering a home birth, as I’m concerned hospital staff would force certain procedures on me that I don’t want during the birth. answer: Home birth might be an option for you if: You ... More About: Health , Parenting , Tips , Birth
I have had migraines all my life
2008-03-16 17:18:00 In fact, they are inherited. Here are the things that work for me. Water–drinking it relaxes your muscles. Stay out of bright sunlight when you feel one coming on. Ice for pain therapy. A Reiki treatment given to yourself or given to you by a practitioner will completely rid you of migraines. There is a Native American remedy that consists ... More About: Health , Life , Tips , My Life
How to Put Out a Fire Literally
2008-03-16 04:52:00 If you check on the lamb chops you’re broiling and they’ve burst Into flames. Close the door to the oven immediately and turn it off. If you’re lighting candles and your sleeve catches fire. What you learned in third grade still holds. Stop. Drop. And roll: You want to take the oxygen away from the fire, ... More About: Parenting , Tips , Fire , Skill , Literally
How to overcome writer?s block
2008-03-16 04:47:00 Use a journal to gear up. I go to a cafe and write in my diary? anything that’s taking up space in my head. It helps me connect with the writer inside me. Eavesdrop. It’s a great tool. You pan be inspired by everything that surrounds you. Make time to write?but not too much time. The idea of ... More About: Tips , Skill , Writer , Block , Overcome
How to read a blueprint
2008-03-16 04:44:00 First, nobody calls them that anymore It’s drawings or plans. A floor plan is a bird’s-eye (view showing the width of walls and the placement of windows, fixtures, even light switches and outlets. (There are also roof plans and basement plans.) Elevations show the front, side or rear of a house from dead-on and include finishes ... More About: Relationship , Tips , Read , Skill , Blueprint
I?m always thinking there?s someone better out there
2008-03-15 15:54:00 I love my hubbie but I can’t help feeling I’ve settled for second best. I’m always thinking there’s someone ‘better’ out there. Is it normal to feel this way? answer: Look at Mick Jagger. He had it all, didn’t he? Gorgeous blonde model for a wife. But he just couldn’t get no satisfaction and kept looking around ... More About: Relationship , Tips , Thinking
He doesn?t want to consider a long-term future
2008-03-15 15:51:00 The man I’m in love with tells me that even though we get on brilliantly, have a great laugh together and are perfect for each other in every way, he doesn’t want to consider a long-term future as the passion is missing. How can I convince him that passion doesn’t last but love and respect ... More About: Dating , Relationship , Future , Tips , Long
Interfering mother-in-law
2008-03-15 15:49:00 Unfortunately, the interfering mother-in-law is alive and well, according to research by Dr Terri Apter of Cambridge University. Even in the 21st century it seems his mummy. Here’s what you should never let her get away with uttering in your pad: -Actually, his last girlfriend baked her own bread. -Have those socks been ironed? -I’ve changed a few things ... More About: Parenting , Relationship , Tips , Mother
How to Finesse Forgetting Someone?s Name
2008-03-14 14:36:00 When introducing two people, start with the name of the person you know. “I’ll say, ‘I want you to meet Joan Smith. She’s a dear friend. Joan … ?’ Joan will then introduce herself, eliciting a response from the person I’ve forgotten.” If the situation is one-on-one, restate your name and pray the person returns ... More About: Dating , Relationship , Tips , Skill
How to Relax Before Speaking in Public
2008-03-14 14:33:00 Ask anyone who’s at ease in front of a crowd how they do it, and the first thing, the key thing, the if-you-only-do-one-thing-do-this thing she’ll say is: prepare. Rehearsal is the work, and performance, the relaxation. That doesn’t mean memorizing your entire speech. But you must practice it, in front of live people, as many ... More About: Tips , Public , Skill , Relax , Speaking
How to bluff at poker game
2008-03-14 14:29:00 The secrets is keeping a straight face; whether you choose to use them at the gaming table or elsewhere is you call. Observe the competition for at least one hand to analyze their betting patterns, and don’t create your own by playing with your hair or fiddling with your chips. Hold your cards with both hands ... More About: Poker , Relationship , Tips , Game , Skill
Being assertive
2008-03-13 13:06:00 Being assertive is not being aggressive. The point of learning how to say No is not so that you can turn down every request asked of you from now on, but so that you’re able to -if you want. But when someone does ask something of you that you do not agree to doing, don’t ... More About: Relationship , Tips
How do you know when someone is flirting with you?
2008-03-13 13:04:00 Is it by the things he says, or is it from the way he leans over the table and looks straight into your eyes? Often, a direct No fails simply because everything else about you says Hesitate, Hem and Haw, I-Don’t-Want-To-Upset-This-Person. If you say No whilst shuffling at your feet and scrutinizing your ... More About: Dating , Relationship , Tips , Flirting
Don?t be evasive
2008-03-13 13:03:00 People can tell when someone is going to say No easier than they can when they’re going to say Yes. Nos are almost always preceded by a reluctant hesitation, hemming and hawing - we get it all the time. Surprisingly, though, we all insist on trying to swing a No the other way… and often succeed. ... More About: Parenting , Dating , Relationship , Tips
Being nice is right
2008-03-13 13:01:00 We know that being nice is right, is proper, is a good way of appeasing whichever god it is we pray to. It’s just our culture. But nicety can hurt. Being nice means saying Yes whenever it’s asked of us. And because we want to preserve our niceness, we say Yes even when we don’t ... More About: Parenting , Dating , Relationship , Tips , Nice
Are men care less about their looks than women do?
2008-03-12 15:51:00 Would you believe that 94 percent of men would like to change some aspect of their physical appearance? So much for seeing themselves as paragons of physical perfection. What is the male ideal? According to an overwhelming majority of men, it’s the muscle-man physique. Being muscular - with wide shoulders, well-developed arms and chest and a ... More About: Women , Dating , Relationship , Tips , Care
Men are afraid to commit?
2008-03-12 15:48:00 Men, in fact, seek marriage in greater numbers than women and very few remain lifelong bachelors. Moreover, once a man tries marriage, he’s hooked. When psychologist Lillian B. Rubin asked married men and women whether they’d marry again if something were to happen to their spouse, almost every husband, without hesitation, responded yes. Nearly half the ... More About: Dating , Relationship
5 signs you don?t fight fair
2008-03-10 15:34:00 You rarely ever show your true feelings preferring not to rock the boat. This doesn’t give the party a chance to possibly make things better - and only further permits the negativity to fester within you. You resort to name-calling when things don’t go your way. You need to learn to disagree without turning to insults ... More About: Parenting , Dating , Relationship , Tips , Fight
10 Ways to Resolve Arguments
2008-03-10 15:30:00 DON’T APPORTION BLAME. It’s unlikely to be 100 percent the other person’s fault, so acknowledge your part in it and explain how the other person’s actions have made you feel. BE AN ADULT. Don’t whine like a child or become stubborn. And don’t be condescending or cruel. You’ll only weaken your own position. DON’T SET OUT TO ... More About: Parenting , Dating , Relationship , Tips , Skill
Horror movies stays in my head and gives me awful nightmares
2008-03-08 10:50:00 My boyfriend has developed a rabid appetite for horror movies. The creepier and gorier, the better. I loathe them! Mostly because once the credits roll, the flick stays in my head and gives me awful nightmares. I’ve tried to be as enthusiastic as he is but the aftermath’s just not worth it. At times, I ... More About: Movies , Horror , Relationship , Tips , Head
What can I talk to him about?
2008-03-08 10:48:00 I have a new client who’s male and although our business discussions are fine, making small talk is agonizing. I mean, if this were a date I would never see him again. I’m so used to talking to my female clients about fashion and celebrities. I know he’s not into those subjects so what can ... More About: Relationship , Tips , Talk
My mother has recently started seeing a new man
More articles from this author:2008-03-08 10:46:00 My father passed away a couple of years ago and after much loneliness, my mother has recently started seeing a new man. I’m delighted for her and enjoy seeing her so happy again. She’s like a smitten teenager! However, I’m having trouble relating to this guy. It’s not that I don’t like him. Rather, the ... More About: Relationship , Tips , Mother , Recently 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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