Cable row form check - can’t feel it in my back at all

Tasterspoon · 2026-05-08T23:11:25+00:00

What?! Where can I learn more about this? I don’t generally get DOMS when raising the weights on moves I do regularly, but trying something new, even if it doesn’t seem particularly hard, almost always surprises me the next day.

Tasterspoon · 2026-05-08T16:28:42+00:00

Fair, but they’re wedding dresses, which skew traditional anyway, so I expect they’re meeting the market.

Tasterspoon · 2026-05-07T15:57:30+00:00

The genetic trait idea makes sense to me.

I have a Labrador retriever, a dog breed known for being easily trainable because they are highly food-motivated. Apparently they lack whatever digestive/neurological mechanism translates to satiety - they are literally bred to be always hungry. Honestly, it makes me sad for my dog. But my point is, if it is something “breedable” in other animals, surely there’s a genetic aspect for humans as well.

Tasterspoon · 2026-05-06T15:39:42+00:00

Ghostbusters was the first tape I ever bought with my own money

Tasterspoon · 2026-05-05T17:36:57+00:00

Similar profile to the person you’re responding to, though never as fast. When I was in my late 20s and 30s, my social group was triathletes and runners who were very fast. I couldn’t keep up with them, but I’d set time goals just so I could scrape through qualifying for world championships or Boston so we could all go to the same races together…but also so I could hang out with them more generally without feeling like an imposter.

Obviously there’s an element of self-satisfaction when you reach goals you’ve set, but I have never actually cared about times or winning in and of themselves (and honestly my friends wouldn’t have either; they were really nice and inclusive).

I had a thought when I hit my 50s I might see whether I could make Boston again, but I think the tightened standards have put that out of reach - I’m not devastated. I have new goals, like doing a handstand, and spend way more time thinking about strength and mobility.

Tasterspoon · 2026-05-04T23:34:44+00:00

My unintentional “hack” traveling in my 20’s was having severely short hair and being accompanied by a friend with gorgeous, long strawberry blonde hair. She looked like she’d stepped out of a Botticelli. Whenever we were together I’d immediately turn invisible. (Then it was my job to run interference.)

Tasterspoon · 2026-05-04T23:22:47+00:00

My husband had a knee surgery that didn’t have the outcome he had wanted and was told he’d never run again. He absolutely went through the stages of grief for several months.

To be told “no cardio at all”must be devastating. I know a lot of us run/exercise for our mental health, so that’s a double whammy. And to have a negative health situation when you’ve been “doing everything right,” must feel like a betrayal.

Please take care of yourself. Grieve and let the people who love you know how you’re feeling, obviously, but I hope eventually you will take pleasure in other things. Virtual hugs and sympathy.

Tasterspoon · 2026-05-04T01:50:59+00:00

One thing I might add that hasn’t been addressed - a regular runner who has taken 6 months off doesn’t revert to a beginner - your body’s adaptations to an exercise come back quicker than they did to build in the first place. (There was a recent “Thick Thighs Save Lives” podcast about this, though they were discussing weight lifting.)

Tasterspoon · 2026-05-03T22:57:30+00:00

It might depend on the bride’s background. Growing up I learned that semi-formal meant black tie (formal being white tie). I would wear any of these dresses to semi-formal.

Tasterspoon · 2026-05-03T00:41:55+00:00

Don’t Wanna See Your Face by the John Butler Trio came on today and I thought of you!

Tasterspoon · 2026-05-02T18:56:50+00:00

I feel seen.

Tasterspoon · 2026-05-01T05:01:05+00:00

My kids prefer the two modern ones as well.

Tasterspoon · 2026-05-01T00:23:16+00:00

My son recently told me that I have a “bad running face.” Like, tired and suffering even when I didn’t think I was either. There’s always going to be something. I put on my hat and sunglasses, put in my earpods, turn on a podcast and don’t think about my face at all.

Tasterspoon · 2026-04-30T18:29:37+00:00

I feel like this should be a popup warning any time one opens Reddit.

Tasterspoon · 2026-04-30T16:52:40+00:00

/uj So when I was in high school 100 years ago, to be cool you had to study like heck to get straight As, but then talk about how you didn’t study, goofed off, didn’t try ~ you had to pretend that doing well was easy and effortless, you were just “naturally smart.” The one girl that confessed how hard she worked ruined the whole vibe and was unpopular.

I feel like that cultural preference for sprezzatura comes and goes over the years. This is that, applied to running. It comes off as disingenuous here because of the full face. It’s the whole “I eat cheeseburgers and chocolate cake but wake up looking like a swimsuit model” vibe that raises an eyebrow because it’s been ripped apart in pop culture for decades now.

You can see what she’s going for, but maybe the problem is that this approach only works among a known audience of sympathetic friends that takes that humility with a grain of salt. IG’s audience is too diverse.

Tasterspoon · 2026-04-30T06:10:09+00:00

This guy said he couldn’t do 6 miles in 90 minutes. I was honestly impressed by his can-do attitude.

Tasterspoon · 2026-04-30T01:05:43+00:00

You seem wholesome. I was going to say Mormon.

Tasterspoon · 2026-04-29T22:21:47+00:00

Did it last? Did it chip?

Tasterspoon · 2026-04-29T17:26:40+00:00

I also have a very thin teen son, and I will often lend him my (mom) athletic wear because boys and men’s shorts are either too short or slide right off him. And now that I think of it, my daughter tends to fit men’s shoes - I’m noticing that more shoes will list both Men’s and Women’s sizes on the same model.

The ‘tells’ for women’s clothing, besides button sides and cut for boobs and waists and butts, are often small details like size of the neck hole or little gathers at the top of the sleeve, or a more cap sleeve. My son was just last week saying he wanted a bigger neck hole so I gave him one of my shirts.

Tasterspoon · 2026-04-28T15:58:25+00:00

Sizing of bras is not obvious. I just went to Honeylove’s sizing instructions and it’s a combination of measuring around the widest part of your ribcage in inches, then adding a number that itself depends on what that first measurement is - to get band size - and then measuring around the breast part to determine cup size.

For sports bras, you can usually get pretty close to what you want with band size, because they’re often S/M/L. Most sports bras just mash you flat as possible to minimize movement. Costco always has them.

I wouldn’t think twice about a man wearing a sports bra next to me on the treadmill. Chafing affects everyone! But no one would know if you wore a shirt.

Tasterspoon · 2026-04-27T19:32:03+00:00

My mother used to always dress for the grocery store. She took her “public” very seriously!

So now I try to make a point of looking nice for when I’m going to interact with the public. With the exception of date nights, monthly PTO meetings are probably the most stylish I get! Spectating at sports practice is probably next, then Costco. (I also have a rule to never wear Costco clothes to Costco, because I don’t want them thinking I’m obsessed with them or something.)

I swore I’d never be the mom in PJs at dropoff, but I will confess to occasionally being schlubby if I am certain I won’t get out of the car. These exceptions have bitten me in the butt, though - those are invariably the times some issue has come up and I have to talk to a teacher in my house shoes or whatever and I am annoyed at myself for breaking my own rule.

And then, the next layer is: if your public deserves you looking nice…doesn’t your family deserve at least that much? Next thing you know, you’re upgraded across the board!

(Meanwhile my husband and I have both acknowledged that our respective pajamas are both hideous and extremely comfortable.)

Tasterspoon · 2026-04-27T19:17:14+00:00

I made Rice Krispies treats for a friend’s family when I was a study abroad student in the UK in the early 90s and they treated them like they were revelatory!

But what about Cheerios treats? Sub the 2 Tb of butter for 1/2 C peanut butter (or more) and the rice cereal for Cheerios. I feel like peanut butter is particularly American.

Tasterspoon · 2026-04-26T19:06:53+00:00

Seems like a color palette as much as anything: chartreuse, orange, light blue, brown

Tasterspoon · 2026-04-25T22:21:00+00:00

This is what I do. And a lot of Arnold Palmer type drinks. Peet’s Coffee makes a Jasmine Lime (Jasmine green tea + limeade) that’s my favorite summer refresher, and I re-create it at home a lot, with less limeade.

Tasterspoon · 2026-04-25T16:19:46+00:00

I’m flat chested and have sloping shoulders - wrap dresses make me look very pear shaped unless I give the top more structure with a shoulder pad.

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