My hip flexors have grown a lot tighter over recent years. I'm suspecting my anterior pelvic tilt and large quad-dominant legs contribute towards it.
I've heard stretching helps but strengthening hip flexors is more effective; any stretches/exercises to target the hip flexors and not as much of the quads? Any other tips? Any folding of the body or lifting the legs (teasers, hip circles) are my biggest weakness.
Hi all, i'm almost fully recovered -- got 2 full periods and on track to get my third soon.
One thing i've noticed is that some of the foods I would eat a lot during my recovery phase (eg. apples and peanut butter; greek yogurt bowls; etc) would now make me a bit nauseous. Has anyone else experienced this? I love my yogurt bowls and apples and peanut butter were my go-to snack and I would love to be able to eat these again without feeling sick :((
Planning a move from America to Korea in two months. Aside from clothes, what do you wish you brought when moving from your home country? I have limited luggage so I want to be selective. How much would you bring for one year?
Also regarding electronics, did you just buy a replacement in Korea since the outlet is different?
Is there such thing as furnished 1 bedroom apartments? Planning to move to Korea for one year so I'd prefer furnished apartments (no co-living) and ideally 1 bedroom in Seoul.
My budget is somewhat flexible so I can provide a deposit up to 20M won.
I'll probably book an airbnb for a couple weeks so I can tour places with an agent before I settle down to one place but I was wondering if furnished weolse is even a thing.
Hi, I've been strength training for a couple of months and am happy to see the progress I've made so far. But I'm not really sure what part to grow more -- something looks slightly imbalanced that I'm not sure about lol. Maybe it's my anterior pelvic tilt... I also have naturally thick quad muscles that I'm trying to avoid growing so any tips on that too? TIA!
Glute/Hamstring Day
- Hip Thrust - 4 x 8-10
- RDL - 4 x 8-10
- Back Extension - 3 x 8-10
- Hip Abductors - 3 x 8-10
Glute/Quad Day
- Hip Thrust - 4 x 8-10
- Leg Press (glute focused) - 4 x 8-10
- BSS - 3 x 8-10
- Hip Abductors - 3 x 8-10
I'm thinking of changing up my second day (bc I hate BSS even though it's effective) with Step downs and glute cable kickbacks since I just got new ankle cuffs.
chicken miso oats! taste just like congee but 3x faster to make :) what a game changer
I am looking to move to Korea later this year and am planning to stay in Seoul for 1 year. How do I look for furnished 1br apartments?
Is it better to get a relative already living there to help look for options, in hopes to get a cheaper price? Or should I move to Korea first (at a short airbnb/hotel/stay with my relatives) until I can find a place? How do foreigners typically look for longer term stays (and is there usually a foreigner tax)?
I've been using Bevel's AI food logging and it's been great when pulling exact macro numbers when I send a screenshot or URL of a franchises's nutrition label. However, this saves as a custom food entry and doesn't analyze the components in it to update the nutrition score. For example, Just Salad's bowl has vegetables, healthy fats, etc. but the nutrition score does not reflect this. And it seems incredibly tedious to individually add each ingredient. Any thoughts on resolving or improving this?
I've been spotting for the past 4 days, meaning when I wipe I see red blood but not enough that I need a pad (maybe just a panty liner). I can't tell if it's a real period or if it's a withdrawal bleed.
Why I think it's a period:
- 4 days is longer than it's ever been (in the past it's been 1-2 days only)
- I get these cramps that lead to me needing to go #2. I looked it up and it's called prostaglandins
- Last week my appetite was higher than normal and currently, my appetite has shrunk
Why I think it's not a period:
- I'm not bleeding enough
- My bbt has stayed relatively the same and OPK was on the verge of peaking but I didn't catch the surge (I missed testing for a whole day after my OPK that was showing a slight increase)
I know this is already a good sign and I'm really proud of myself -- but it's also a bit confusing whether or not I should be counting these as recovery periods! Let me know your thoughts please!
For those that have relapsed in your recovery, did you experience any symptoms that gave you a feeling you've relapsed? I'm not sure if i've relapsed or my 2nd period is just taking longer to come
I have a gut wrenching feeling that I've relapsed though... I've been feeling my quads get really fatigued and my heart rate trending downwards, and recently, I'm always super sleepy
I'm planning to live in Korea for one year. I was wondering what the caveats are for renting from an Airbnb vs an apartment for this long term stay. Here's what I have so far:
Airbnb:
- Harder to get ARC?
- More convenient if I want to switch locations
- No deposit up front
Apartment
- Safer?
- May have to pay taxes if I transfer money to a Korean bank?
- I have an aunt who is willing to help me with this process
For context, I am going to be a US contractor, paid in USD, over 150k. I don't want to live in a shoebox apartment, I want something sustainable. Given my position, what do you recommend?
Hi how do you cue abdominal cues during footwork? Is your entire back supposed to be on the carriage? Or do you push with your glutes with a neutral spine? I keep experiencing different things I’m not sure how to cue for this series.
I'm doing a slight calorie deficit + body recomp and want to make the process more efficient so I'm thinking of upping my protein and potentially start taking creatine.
If I work out 3x/week at the gym (2 lower body days, 1 back day) and pilates 2-3x/week (for core and chest since I'm not interested in building chest muscles), is this training enough? Assuming I'm already progressive overloading.
I was told that my extra protein intake could go to waste if I'm not exercising hard enough.
Any other tips I'm missing?
Hey! I’m learning about these words as an “additive” descriptor but I’ve only heard of 까지 being used day to day. What are the different scenarios you use the other two and are they really that common in everyday language these days?
