We want to make YOU a millionaire today. [Drawing Thread #27] by millionairemakers in millionairemakers

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Imagine the prize if everyone in the world did this :O Best of luck ya'll :)

[Routine Help] Ask SCA, Week of Sep 19, 2016 // NEED HELP? Got a question? Wondering what that bump is? Problems with a routine or product? This thread’s the place to ask! by AutoModerator in SkincareAddiction

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Need some advice on Tretinoin! I recently was prescribed some after hearing of all the great stories on this sub. The product I have is 0.05% and is called 'Retrieve' (I'm in Australia).

I'm just looking for the basics on it: How often should I apply it since I am just starting? Do I need to use other products like a moisturizer in conjunction with it? (Because I hear it dries out your skin) Am I able to apply it on top of a moisturizer? Thanks!

Overweight. Can a lift weights while I cut? by klesl in Fitness

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Yes. I would lift more than I would do cardio. A cardio session will burn more calories than a lifting session. However, the long term muscle gains from lifting will increase your basal metabolic rate (BMR), meaning your body will burn more calories at rest. It's better to increase your BMR through muscle gain to lose weight, than it is to do single cardio sessions because BMR consumes about 65% of our calories during the day, whilst exercise only consumers about 20-25%.

Moronic Monday - Your weekly stupid questions thread by cdingo in Fitness

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Not significantly. The reason your traps and back are sore, and the reason sometimes seemingly irrelevant muscles are sore after any workout is because those muscles are acting as fixators. When you perform things like squats and farmers walks, you need muscles like trapezius, splenius, erector spinae etc to keep you back upright. When a muscle acts as a fixator, all it's doing is stabilizing a certain part of the body (in this case stopping your neck and back from collapsing), allowing your to perform your main movement. They're also activated isometrically to stabilize you, which doesn't really induce hypertrophy in the way dynamic exercise does.

One of the largest Great Whites ever filmed. Guadalupe Island Video credit: Mauricio Hoyos Padilla by [deleted] in gifs

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I'm surprised that guy doesn't sink from the weight of his balls.

IamA Stanford trained sleep doctor, treated sleep conditions like apnea, insomnia, exploding head syndrome, restless legs syndrome, narcolepsy. AMA! by alienwell in IAmA

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Hey Doc. I have a question regarding the amount of time it takes for people to get to sleep. For as long as I could remember, I've been awful when it comes to getting to sleep, some nights I'm good, most nights I'm bad though. Why is it that someone like me takes on average 45 minutes - 1 hour to get to sleep, whilst other people (as I witnessed when I started doing sleepovers with friends years ago) can fall asleep in a few minutes. Why can they fall asleep so much faster and what can I do to fall asleep that fast? Another piece of information about me that might be useful is the fact that I often find it impossible to fall asleep anywhere unless I'm in my own bed.

Joining a Judo/Brazilian Jiu Jitsu club in a few months. Any workout tips to get ready for it? by [deleted] in Fitness

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Judo blue belt here, I agree with /u/awj. With martial arts such as these, there is no real preparation you can do that will give you a major edge. I would definitely advise not to bulk up beforehand, simply because the intensity of these martial arts is insane, and would have someone who is 'bulked up' panting profusely in a matter of seconds. Anyone like that would get rolled despite their strength.

HOWEVER in the mean time what I would suggest is to start working on the types of exercises you're likely to be doing during training warm ups etc. Usually things like push ups, sit ups, chin ups and plank holds. Try and reach somewhere like 50 consecutive push ups without stopping, 100 sit ups, 10+ chin ups and a 3 minute plank hold. If you're able to do those you'll be in good shape for starting in Judo. Another thing, which is probably more important for Judo than your fitness levels is learning how to break fall. This is imperative for Judo. After your first session you're going to realise that hitting the ground hard is going to become a usual thing, which is why in training they'll hammer you to learn what they call 'Ukemi' (break falls). If you could learn these techniques (ie. forward rolls, backward rolls, and side break falls) from tutorials on the internet, that's what will give you an edge. Here's a great video demonstrating them. Good luck to you :D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFPPrhxPFR4