#thanks for that cardio workout bud

[eastberlin]

Came home and couldn’t find Grady anywhere. Started having DEFCON 1 level anxiety. He managed to shut himself in my mom’s bathroom.

(The bottom storage closet in her bathroom is accessible to the cats via the heating ducts in the basement. He got up there that way and has previously gone down that way bc we’ve seen him do it but apparently he can only do one direction at a time bc he was just sitting in the bathroom waiting for us to open the door .)

[bluecollarmcandtf]

Am I Acting Weird?

Part II

I've been jogging on this treadmill for over an hour now. Cardio sucks, and I hate this old unventilated gym! When I joined the football team, I did it for the parties and cheerleaders! I just wanted to drink with the cool guys and get laid. I still do, but I haven't had a drop of alcohol in weeks. I can't even remember the last girl I hooked up with!

I used to think it was weird that I was suddenly working out all the time. It was like my entire personality had changed overnight.

I know it's not weird now. Max, my younger brother, told me so. I have to keep working out until I become the quarterback of the football team. Then I have to bulk up and train even more, so I can become a professional footballer. That's my new goal in life, and I can't wait for my little bro to be able to brag about being related to a pro athlete.

Sure, I never really wanted to play football professionally. If it were up to me, I'd be out drinking with my buds, but it's not up to me.

That's not weird right?

I shake my head and slow my aching legs. Droplets of sweat run down my face as I work to control my breathing. My whole body is sore from the conditioning. It doesn't help that this is my third workout of the day. Between my morning weight session, afternoon field practice, and this, I am totally whipped.

I stagger over to grab my workout gear. My night isn't over. I still have to bulk my stomach up for tomorrow.

With a frustrated sigh, I stomp out of the gym and march directly into the diner next door. I nod to the greasy cook behind the counter. I've become a regular here, so he knows me pretty well.

"The usual?" he grunts with a toothy grin.

I nod and sink into a booth.

Max, my little brother, got tired of me eating at the house. Apparently, it took our father too long to cook my bulking meals. Max has me eat here after my workouts, and I completely agree. Max shouldn't have to share our dad with me. He deserved to have someone at home cooking whenever he wanted to eat.

"Four burgers, fries, and a soda," the cook snickers as he slaps the tray in front of me, "A growing boy needs extra protein."

I grimace and turn away from the chef. His breath alone is enough to make me lose my appetite, but I take a big bite and swallow. I won't gain mass if I'm not consuming mass, and I obviously need to get bigger.

I've broken out into a second sweat by the time I'm done. Forcing myself to up, I have to adjust to my bloated waist. You'd think I'd get used to a packed stomach, but I always feel uncomfortable for the rest of the night.

I let out a belch and carry the dirty dishes to the back. It always feels weird strolling into an employees-only area like this, but it's part of how I get my meals for free. You see, the cook let's is nice as long as I take care of two things.

The dishes are the first thing.

"Leave the dishes," I hear his husky voice behind me, "I never wash 'em anyways."

I drop the dishes and turn the sink off, holding my gut as it growls in pain. My belly might ache, but I've got one more thing to do.

The cook watches me expectantly. He licks his chapped lips, and grabs at the bulge under his apron, between his two trunks of legs. He's already fishing the thing out. I know what he wants, so I drop to the floor. This has become just another part of my daily routine.

It's how I thank the chef.

I don't know how this became a habit, because I absolutely do not enjoy it! The man is filthy, and a man! I'm not gay! I like women, but I have to eat a lot to bulk up and Max liked the idea of me eating for free. It's not weird!

I let him manhandle me a bit, gripping my head and pulling my hair. The cook gets off faster if he roughs me up a little. He usually only lasts a few minutes, but it's the longest few minutes of the day.

It's not sex. It's just a transaction!

"Oh, yeah!" he growls with his eyes squeezed shut, "Yeah, boy! Fuck!"

I whip my head off his hairy crotch and jump to my feet. I spit into a napkin and wipe my mouth quickly. I know from experience that I won't be able to get the taste of sweat and meat out of my mouth until I brush my teeth thoroughly at home.

My part is finally done here, so I just want to leave!

"Can't wait to see you tomorrow morning, jocky boy!" he laughs, but I've already stormed out, marching down the street to my house. I'm trying not to think about how I'll be seeing him in a few hours for breakfast.

"Hey dad," I mumble, stepping inside.

"Boy," he answers dismissively, not even looking up from his work. As usual, he's wearing his home uniform: a suit and white gloves. I have a similar outfit for when I'm hanging around the house, but dad gets a lot more use out of his now that I'm constantly bulking up. Max is really the only one who seems to dress casually around here anymore.

I guess that makes him the weird one.

"What are you doing?" I ask, trying to start up a conversation.

"What's it look like, boy?" he answers gruffly, "I'm cleaning up after Max and his guests. Now, either get your uniform on and help or get out of my way."

His attitude makes me cringe a bit. Dad and I used to be really tight. We used to bond over sports and craft beer, but he doesn't really care about anything besides Max anymore.

I don't think he's gone to any of my games for the last few months. He's always cooking or cleaning for Max. I wish I understood. We used to tease Max all the time together, but now he gets angry anytime I try and bond with him. Like, it's totally normal and right for Max to be his new favorite, but I wish we could still chat every now and then.

"Sorry," I mutter.

My father ignores me and heads off to the kitchen in a rush. He looks erratic, and I can tell he's just as exhausted as I am. He's made it a habit of working extra hours at the office everyday. It's so he can bring home the biggest paycheck he can earn every week, but I know is affecting his sleep.

"Where is Max?" I ask.

My dad frowns, tersely responding, "Max took his guests to a movie in my car. The house needs to be clean and snacks need to be ready for when Max gets back."

"Oh," I sigh, "Are his friends staying over again? I'd stay up with you and help serve them, but Max said I should be getting nine hours of sleep every night."

"Go to bed, boy. I'll handle it," he states firmly, putting the final touches on the silver platter.

With that, my father picks up the tray of assorted snacks and walks them out into the living room. There he takes his place by the door and stands in his usual position. It's where he normally waits to welcome Max home everyday. Father and I know that someone like Max shouldn't have to put their own coat away or take off their own shoes.

"Alright, dad, see you tomorrow."

He doesn't answer. He's already standing still as a statue and probably won't move until Max gets back. Hopefully, my little brother won't keep him up too late.

Sleep won't be hard for me to find. I can barely keep my eyes open, and I pass out as soon as I fall on my bed. The rest of the night is a deep and dreamless void, while my stomach processes all the food I ate.

When I wake up, I find dad like this...

"Dad? Dad!" I give his shoulder a nudge.

He jumps to life, jerking his eyes around the trashed living room.

"Did you fall asleep standing up?"

"Maybe," he answers with shock, "Max had me holding everyone's coats while they enjoyed some beer. They must have moved to the bed while I drifted off."

"Aren't they a little young for beer?"

"Max and his guests are welcome to my alcohol whenever they want it!" he snaps back at me.

"Geez, ok."

"You have a workout you need to get to, boy," he barks, "And I'm going to have to hurry if I'm going to clean up this mess before work."

I stare at my father as he scrambles to clean up the living room once again. He looks even more exhausted and disheveled than last night. Hopefully, he would be able to clean everything up with enough time to shower and shave. I know that all of the household stuff is his responsibility, but sometimes it seems like too much.

With a shrug, I turn and step out of the door. My day is going to be the same miserable routine as the last. I'm not looking forward to any of it, but that's not weird. Like Max said, I'll just keep my head down, and power through.

[shinjukuspiritcommittee]

Exercise Buds

I’ve seen a lot of people request I do a Tindalos/Cthugha rivalry for the readers attention. So I decided to make this quick little thing with my own twist on it. I wouldn’t mind revisiting this rivalry at some point or maybe having Cthugha try and become a Vtuber.

Cthugha/Tindalos

~By the growing concern of your guildmates and your physical condition you all agreed to take a bit more concern for your athleticism in case a scenario would arise where it would be your only option. Luckily Kengo happened to be an expert on the matter and was able to formulate a regiment for your guild. One of your requirements was a jog at a certain time of the day which you took time to properly adjust your schedule to over the course of two weeks now. However this week on your run you actually crossed paths with a familiar berserker. “ Oh, hey there!” Cthugha greeted you in a nonchalant way as you both almost bumped into each other. You were glad you didn’t because if you had you would have most likely caused an explosion thanks to the large Transient being startled by the impact. Either way he seemed dressed for a jog thanks to his loose gold faded shirt and sweatbands. “I had no idea you would be jogging this route right now. None.” The red entity laughed nervously. You asked him if he had gotten lost on his workout routine. “What? Lost? No way, not a super cool guy like me!” He replied. “If anything I was just… looking for a new route.” Cthugha puffed out his cheeks and blushed a little as he continued. “But, since you’re here… how about you and I-” Before he could finish his suggestion a third voice cut in that snuck up from nowhere.

“Why if it isn’t my two favorite people?” A familiar blue furred arm wrapped around both you and Cthugha in a seemingly friendly hug. “The best summoner I know and… some other guy.” Cthugha took offense to that.

“You know well who I am!” Cthugha snapped in annoyance.

“Hmm…” Tindalos took a minute to ponder. “Nope. I think I’d recognize someone as simple as you.”

“S-Simple!?”

Tindalos chuckled and turned his attention back to you. “So, are you guys out on a date or something?” You corrected Tindalos and clarified you had just bumped into each other not too long ago while out on your jogs. “Oh? Since when did the two of you jog?” A thought clicked in his head. “You must be taking after my advice from my workout streams! Nothing like good cardio before a workout after all!”

“Don’t give yourself too much credit.” Cthugha sneered. “A shrimp like you has nothing on me~.”

Tindalos took a minute to size up Cthugha. “For a simple guy you’re pretty big, but I’m definitely the handsome one.” The blue therian brought his arms behind his head and gave a wink as he posed for both you and the red Therian.

“Stop calling me simple!” Cthugha demanded. To avoid a literal explosion you made an effort to step between the two…

~And it somehow worked. You were now on a run with two of the most physically active transients you knew. You admired both briefly as you flanked behind the two of them. You definitely took note that Cthugha not only looked powerful since he was also a bodybuilder but also was powerful thanks to his power over explosions. Meanwhile Tindalos had an impressive physique despite spending most of his time in his own room and not being as much of a powerlifter as Cthugha was. You were at least grateful Cthugha agreed to play nice…

Unfortunately Cthugha wanted to do anything BUT play nice. He had been planning an opportunity like this for weeks now. He had to memorize your route, find the perfect outfit to show off his physique, come up with the perfect excuse, and work up the courage just to ask you to go on a date with him. But NO. This mutt had to show up and sabotage his perfectly executed plan to woo you. He knew Tindalos probably caught wind of this plan and just “conveniently” went out on a jog of his own just to mess with Cthugha’s well considered plan.

Tindalos just wanted to stretch his legs and when he saw you chatting it up with another Old One he figured it’d be fun. He just thinks it’s fun to tease Cthugha.

~After going for at it for a while you cave first and explain you can’t run anymore without taking a hydration break. “We’ve definitely ran pretty far…” Tindalos added.

Cthugha scoffed at the both of you. “This is pretty far for you? I’m still raring to go!” He huffed out.

“Well good for you. But some of us more complex and intelligent folks need a drink every once in a while.” The therian quipped as he grabbed his water bottle and started chugging.

“For someone thirsty you’re pretty talkative.” Cthugha grumbled. “Oh, um… are you okay though?” Cthugha asked you as you took a gulp of your water. You said you would be okay after a minute to drink some water.

“You only brought water with you?” Tindalos asked. “Why not try some of my sports drink? Don’t worry I’m not sponsed or anything- I just happen to like it.” He handed you his water bottle after wiping off the mouth piece with a tissue and letting take a taste. You were surprised at how sweet it was given the fact it was a sports drink. “Yeah these guys definitely know how to make their stuff taste really good!” The canine continued to rave to you.

Cthugha just watched him fawn all over you and gush about some silly sports drink and he was not happy with how it was going. Cthugha had brought his own water but could go for just a while longer without it. However since the rest of the group was having theirs he figured he would at least take a sip but he could barely concentrate on anything but his anger and jealousy of how close you two were getting. He was so enraged, in fact, he squeezed his own water bottle a bit too tight causing the pressure to build up in the bottle til it couldn’t contain itself- The transient’s bottle burst in his hands from how tight a grip he had on it and the contents of the bottle spilled all over himself, leaving a huge mess of water on his clothes. “Ah!” Cthugha gasped. “Now I’m all wet…!” He was embarrassed to have lost his cool like that in front of you. But rather than be annoyed with him you were concerned as you took a tissue of your own and very carefully began to help him dry off. “What-” You just assumed Cthugha forgot his own strength again and accidentally made a mess for himself so you just wanted to help him before he had a chance to properly freak out. “You’d… do that for me?” The red transient sniffled as he was touched by your kindness and definitely knew he had to ask you out one day…

Meanwhile Tindalos watched impressed. “Well played…” He muttered. “But that would be giving someone as simple as him a lot of credit. Still I’ll admit simplicity does still have it’s charms.”

[batfam-rewrites]

Batfam During Quarantine: Training Day

Thanks so much for the amount of love the last post got!I’m sorry it took me so long to post this next one, school and other stuff started to get in the way, so to make up for it I added a surprise arc at the end. I might start doing theses in chunks to save time and fill in any gaps where I don’t post as much because of school. Not so sure yet but it’s just an idea. I hope that if you read this you enjoyed it! I am going to try and post more frequently now that I’m almost caught up with my school work.

Damian: Good morning Tim! I made you breakfast.

Tim: What do you know? Why are you calling me Tim?

Cassandra: Plus three large hot cups of coffee.

Tim: What’s going on? Why are you guys acting so weird?

Cassandra: No reason. Just want to be nice.

Tim: Nope. That’s not it. What did you guys do.

Jason: Done making Tim’s bed! I’m off to steam his suit!

Tim: WHAT THE SHIT IS GOING ON???

Cassandra, Damian, and Jason: *in unison* We just want to be nice. *all three surround him in a big hug*

Tim: THIS IS SO WEIRD!

Dick: *walks into the breakfast room* Morning Tim! How’s it going?

Tim: NO! ALL OF YOU LEAVE ME ALONE! *storms out of the breakfast room*

Dick: What did you do to Tim?

Jason: We have no idea.

Damian: The dude is losing it.

Dick: *gets face to face with Cassandra* Cass, do you have something to say?

Cassandra: We woke up early and decided to be nice to Tim for no reason.

Dick: You guys are evil. Go have your fun.

All three run out of the room.

Jason: TIM LET US LOVE YOU!!!!!!

Daily Briefing

Dick: Hey, Babs doesn’t know your here. I don’t want her to get jealous or something so could you please join the zoom call from another room.

Helena: Sure, I understand, lover.

Dick: No, we aren’t going through that again.

Helena: I make no promises.

Tim: You know you’re going to be in deep shit when Barbara finds out, right?

Dick: I’m in deep shit anyway.

Tim: Very true.

Dick: *begins the zoom call* Hey everyone, so if you can’t tell, Huntress has arrived to help out. Now, to everyone at the manor I created a schedule for when to work out. They should be completed before patrol. For those of you at home, I trust that you made your own.

Barbara: Yep!

Kate: Please, I’ve been training much harder than most of you guys since I was 6.

Harper: Yeah, sorta did. Not able to do much because I’m not at the cave.

Dick: That actually leads me to my next point. Harper I made a schedule for you because Bruce, Alfred, Selina, and I found a way to have Cullen inside the mansion without him finding out who Batman really is. Cullen already knows the alter egos of Red Robin, Spoiler, Orphan, and Nightwing. Everyone else is a question mark, so we will allow you to enter the mansion. When Cullen is around, we all will have to restrain from talking about our vigilante work. Have everything ready by next week. Once you arrive you’ll have to quarantine in your room for two weeks.

Harper: Awesome!

Dick: Today there has actually been no crime in Gotham City, so far, so we’ll take a day off, but if something comes up, cases will be assigned as they normally are. So everyone, after training, feel free to relax but be ready in case something pops up.

Dick and Jason

Dick: *turns on his training playlist, first song being “Devil in I” from Slipknot*

Jason: You know what, if this is the kind of stuff you have on your playlist, I might actually enjoy training with you!

Dick: I have 357 songs on here.

Jason: Damn!

Dick: What did you expect, I listen to every genre!

Jason: Really! I should actually start listening whenever people talk.

Dick: Remember that next time Bruce yells at you for shooting someone.

Jason: I’m just saying, if I mistake someone’s knee cap for their head, is it really that bad?

Dick: *laughs* Yes!

The two stretch a bit before moving on to pommel horse.

Dick: Figured you’d want to get this out of the way first.

Jason: Fuck you!

Dick: Just think of the music, and not falling.

Jason: *goes for a loop on pommel horse and bangs his legs against the pommels and falls* AHHHHHHH!

Dick: Maybe I should take pommels off first?

Jason: That’s an option? Then yes, please do so!

Dick: *quickly takes of the pommels then goes for a magyar, a triple russian, flare, spindle, press handstand one and a half piro, and flawlessly sticks his dismount*

Jason: Show off.

Duke and Damian

Dick and Jason had been training for an hour and fifteen minutes before Duke and Damian walked in. After stretching, the two began to spar.

Dick: Duke! You made a mistake when choosing your partner.

Jason: Nah! My boy Duke will show Dami who’s the boss.

Duke: I honestly like my chances!

Damian: Good Thomas, your over confidence will be your doom!

The two begin to fight. Damian dives right for Duke, rolling out and uses his momentum to go for a front flip and kick Duke in the chest, however Duke evades Damian’s strike and trips him after Damian lands.  Damian gets back up though, thrashing at Duke. Duke dodges each strike and finally jabs Damian in the gut a few times and kicks him in the chest. That would be the only fight out of the three they had that Duke won. 

Afterwards, Dick began to teach him the basics on both high bar. Duke was able to catch on very quickly and by the end of his training on high bar he was learning how to do kips and flyaways. Dick and Duke also decided to tumble together so Duke could learn the basics and some advanced skills too.

Damian spent the rest of his time trying to out do Jason. When Jason was using 100 lb weights, Damian would use 120′s. When Jason ran 5 miles, Damian ran 6. 

Jason: Dami, you’re going to be extremely sore. Take it easy.

Damian: Easy? *huff* Let me *huff* remind you that *huff* I was also trained *huff* by the League *huff* of Assassins. *runs to the garbage to throw up* I am superior *huff* than all of *huff* you in every way.

Jason: Okay bud. Well, I’m about to spar with Dick.

Damian: I’ll fight Grayson, too. *jogs up to Dick while moaning in pain* *huff* Fight me Grayson. *huff*

Dick: I’m not going to fight you. You look like you’ll pass out.

Damian: I’m *huff* fine.

Dick: Throw a punch at me like you normally would without groaning in pain.

Damian: *starts to punch but his fist his Dick like a soft tap* Ahhhhhh.

Dick: Go rest, take an ice bath, eat a lot of fruits, and drink a lot of water.

Damian: Okay, *huff* but only because *huff* you said so.

Dick and Jason then started to fight and after they concluded, Dick took the trash bag that Damian hurled in and tossed it out. An hour later Duke concluded his workout.

Cassandra and Julia

Cassandra: Woooo! Are you ready?

Julia: Your enthusiasm is a little bit concerning.

Cassandra: Yeah, but just deal with it.

Since she arrived to the mansion Julia has not let herself stop her routine. She has been training as much as she has been since her days in Britain's Special Reconnaissance Regiment. However as soon as she saw Cassandra doing freestanding handstand push-ups while doing an inverted crunch, she knew she had to up her game.

Cassandra just ignored the list Dick gave her for the most part and did the craziest exercises she could think of. When she started strength conditioning, she ran to the still rings and tried to do what she saw Dick doing once. She tried an azarian to an iron cross but immediately fell through the rings. it took her twenty minutes but she finally made it to the iron cross and rolled backwards into a planche. An hour later she finish conditioning and waited for Julia to finish so the two could spar.

Julia: Okay, you ready? *walking over from the treadmill*

Cassandra: More than ready! Lets do this! *she started bouncing on her toes like a boxer*

Cassandra won all three fights within a matter of minutes. Julia almost had a chance in the second one where Cassandra lost her balance, but she reacted too slow as Cassandra regained it and knocked Julia to the floor.

Selina and Helena

Selina focused more on her agility during her cardio workout than anything else. I mean, it’s definitely something that she takes pride in so why wouldn’t she?

Helena: Hey, can I ask you a question? *throwing punches toward Selina*

Selina: Sure! *dodges each strike, jumps off the wall, and dives over Helena’s head*

Helena: What’s the situation between Dick and Barbara? *grabs Selina’s torso and slams her body down*

Selina: Oof. *gets back up from the floor and sits down with Helena* Don’t think of it. Dick is all sad that he has to stay at the mansion without Barbara. I wouldn’t even try to approach Dick about the situation because he’ll act even more weird then when you arrived.

Helena: That explains this morning.

Selina: What happened?

Helena: I said hey and he replied with “Hey, what’s up, gir......friend, lady. Girl who is a friend and a lady. Saved it.” Then, just for fun, I pinched his ass and he jumped up and screamed. 

Selina: You’re playing with fire, I don’t blame you for pinching his ass though.

Helena: Hold on, it gets better. After that I leaned towards him and he started leaning over the table and asked, what’s wrong lover. He then stepped to the side and said “Nothing, nothing.” and started walking backwards saying “coolcoolcool” until he reached the door.

Selina: Why bother messing with his head?

Helena: Because it’s fun. Plus I still feel like there is something there. 

Selina: Very well. Now that you have that out of your system let’s head to the showers.

Helena: You won’t tell Dick, right?

Selina: What you just told me is between you and Dick. I will not interfere in any way.

Stephanie and Tim

Tim: *walks in tired as hell* Hey Steph. You ready?

Stephanie: Yeah!

Tim: Alright. Cool.

Both Stephanie and Tim go to do their separate training regimes. Tim however, being extremely tired started to move very slow during his workout. Halfway through his work out he stepped out to grab a five hour energy shot and started flying through his conditioning list that Dick made. 

Tim: You ready to spar? *jumping around like a rabbit, then lands sideways, falling to the floor only to get back up*

Stephanie: *looking at Tim like he’s a crackhead* No, I think we should skip the sparring match today.

Tim: No, come on let’s go! *grabs Stephanie's wrist and drags her over to the sparring arena*

Stephanie: Tim your going to hurt yourself. Instead of sparring let’s take a nap.

Tim: Come on, sleeping is for people who have don’t have tragic backstories. Let’s fight!

Tim tries to throw a few quick jabs but Stephanie quickly sweeps Tim’s legs causing him to fall. Stephanie Runs forward pointing her fist at his throat.

Tim: Owww! That’s abuse! You abused myself! Why are you mean?!

Stephanie: Tim, when was the last time you slept?

Tim: Ummmmm........... Tuesday?

Stephanie: Okay, training is over, go let yourself rest.

Tim: Pffft. I’ll sleep when I’m dead. 

Stephanie: Okay. *text Dick* Hey Dick, we have a code yellow.

Dick: *text back* On my way up.

Tim: You know I like to live by the words of the Beastie Boys anyway. No sleep ‘til Brooklyn, and because I have never been to Brooklyn, I am not obligated to sleep.

Stephanie: You have a problem!

Tim: No, *points his finger dramatically at Stephanie*  you have a problem.

Dick: *walks in* Hey Tim, I have a case I want to work on with you.

Tim: *to Stephanie* See, now I can’t sleep.

Dick: We’ll take the Batmobile.

*3 hours later*

Dick: Okay, we just entered Brooklyn. Now go to sleep!

Tim: No fair, you tricked my brain.

Dick: SLEEEEEEEEP!

Tim: NO!

Dick: Why are you staying up all night?

Tim: Because, I don’t want anything to change! *starts sobbing*

Dick: It’s okay, you’re alright. *pulls over to the side of the road*

Tim: No I’m not. Everything is changing and I don’t want it to. I don’t want to fall out of my habits because what about when things get back to normal. Then we have to build those habits again, and what if while we are readjusting someone dies because we weren’t ready. Plus, there is so much stress with helping Bruce keep his company from falling, trying to finish my homework, training, and patrolling the nights where there is more activity. 

Dick: *embraces Tim in his arms* Look change is going to happen whether we like it or not. It’s not what happens that shapes who we are but how we react to the changes that occur in our lives that do. The world is never going to be the same after this pandemic is over, so you could either adapt, or repeat your mistakes. It’s okay to not be okay. You are not alone, you have all of us at the mansion to talk to. Another thing that you have to keep in mind is that people are going to die. We both knew that the moment we signed up, and sometimes there is nothing we can do about it. All we can do is learn from what happened to stop it from happening again. You also need to get some sleep. I know you are under a lot of stress right now, not going to lie, but you have it worse than all of us right now, but how do you expect to save others if you won’t take care of yourself. 

Tim: *starts calming down*

Dick: I’ll talk to Bruce tonight to see if he could cut you some slack. I’ll find a way to help out too now that we aren’t patrolling as much. Just make sure to take care of yourself.

Tim: Okay.

Dick: Smart, toit.

Tim: Stop it Peralta. *begins to laugh*

Dick: *laughs pretty hard* Now get some rest, I’ll wake you up when we get back to Gotham.

Tim: Okay. I guess.

Black Mask, Hush, Two-Face, and Jason Bard

The night was very silent as Roman Sionis looked upon Gotham from the building. It was quiet, empty, peaceful, and disturbing. Hush walked into the room, followed by Harvey Dent and Jason Bard.

Black Mask: Congratulations, you found your way here.

Jason Bard: You’re pretty easy to find when you want to be.

Black Mask: Or is it because no one else is on the street other then your snitches.

Jason Bard:......

Hush: You called us here. What do you want?

Black Mask: Look out at the city. Tell me what do you see.

The three men walk forward towards the window.

Two-Face: Fear.

Hush: Silence.

Jason Bard: Caution, and paranoia.

Black Mask: You are all correct, but you missed one thing.

Two-Face: Stop playing games! What do you want us to see?

Black Mask: Opportunity.

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Good Morning! [Iwaizumi, Bokuto]

Summary: Iwaizumi was invited to work out with Bokuto at one of the best gyms around and it’s honestly a great deal. The only problem is… He prefers a peaceful morning  routine – a good breakfast, some stretches, and a jog followed by some core and arm strengthening with a little music maybe – but Bokuto was adamantly just not that kind of person. The actual opposite of peaceful. And, unfortunately, this becomes more and more apparent as time goes on.    

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Damn, it was early. The sun wasn’t even awake yet. Iwaizumi didn’t have a problem with being up early, per say, but now that the time had come, he was kind of regretting the agreement he had made with a certain someone to get together and work out at such an ungodly hour. He wasn’t sure he could handle all that energy before he was fully awake. But he had agreed and dammed if he wasn’t a man of his word.

So here he was, out in the chill of early morning, waiting for his workout partner to show up to let him in with his platinum-member gym pass. And all this before coffee. Dear lord, this was gonna be exhausting…

“Good morning!” A bracing voice broke though the darkness behind him, making him jolt and grunt in surprise before turning quickly to see the speaker. With nose and cheeks pink, and eyes glassy from the cold, his face-splitting grin was almost offensive to Iwaizumi.

“Why the hell are you so cheerful this early in the morning? It’s cold out here; can we go inside?” he grumbled. Unaffected by the less-than-warm greeting he got in return, Bokuto turned to the door, fishing his wallet out of his pocket to retrieve his gym pass before stepping inside and holding the door for Iwaizumi.

“Sorry if I made you wait a long time. I tried to get here as fast as I could,” Bokuto said after they had checked in and went to settle in at what Bokuto had called his favorite spot – a far-off corner of the gym, almost completely secluded by a dividing wall. He had mentioned in passing that the only way to get it was to arrive really early like this. And aside from the employee managing the front desk in the other room, they were the only ones here.

“It’s fine. I only got here a minute or two before you,” said Iwaizumi, bluntly.

“Good!” Bokuto chirped, grinning brightly again. “So, do you have a specific routine? I thought we could coordinate so that one of us could spot for the other when we need to.”

“Sounds good.”

They spent the next few minutes working out that they would both start on the treadmill before moving on to core and lower-body exercises. They decided once they finished everything they could do together, Bokuto would be first to spot the other. About a half hour later, they had finished the majority of their routine and only Iwaizumi had pull-ups left to do while Bokuto took a water break.

Throughout the whole process, Bokuto had not. Stopped. TaLkINg. And it was really starting to get on Iwaizumi’s nerves. Most of his topics were just random occurrences he had experienced which he recalled with extreme enthusiasm at volumes the brunet was not ready to handle at this time of day. He’d like to believe that he was managing his temper pretty well; he had only snapped at Bokuto a handful of times and he hadn’t even fully raised his voice. But Bokuto was really toeing the line.

“So… are you always this grumpy when you work out?” the taller was saying, giving Iwaizumi a calculating look. “’Cause I think that might affect your blood pressure, which isn’t good when you’re working out,” he said idly.

“I know that!” Iwaizumi snapped. “And I am not always like this; I’m just not used to getting up this early and having to deal with loudasses like you!”

���You’re the one who’s yelling…” the taller replied calmly before taking another sip of water. This made Iwaizumi growl.

“Do not just pretend you haven’t been bouncing off the walls since we got here! And stop distracting me, I… Dammit!” he roared. “I lost count.”

“Fifty-seven,” Bokuto supplied, making Iwaizumi grumble as he continued on. “Honestly though, you gotta chill, bud. I really don’t know what you’re so uptight about. Doesn’t it feel great to work up a sweat like this?! It’s so fulfilling, right?!”

“Shut up.”

“Aww, don’t be like that! You gotta have fun with this!” Bokuto grinned.

“I’m having a blast, trust me,” Iwaizumi said flatly. Bokuto’s own face fell at the other’s lack of enthusiasm. If he was being honest, the grouch was kinda starting to get on his nerves. He stared at him quietly for a moment as he continued his pull-ups, almost scowling. He just didn’t understand; what’s not to love about all this! You get a head start on the day and you wake yourself up in the most productive way possible, and there was just something about the crispness and the smell of the morning air that made him so glad to be alive. And it was even better now with a friend here to keep him company! As Bokuto continued to watch, and Iwaizumi was reaching seventy in his pull-ups, an idea came to mind.  

One corner of his mouth twitched upwards and he made his way to stand behind Iwaizumi. After considering him for a moment longer, Bokuto brought his hands up to the shorter man’s torso and quickly skittered them along his exposed sides.

“Seventy-eight, seventy-niAAHAha! H-hey! The hell!?” The second he felt the teasing sensations running up his sensitive sides, Iwaizumi spammed, immediately letting go of the pull-up bar to protect himself.

“Oh, no, please; don’t let me stop you,” Bokuto said as his fingers continued their skittering and moved up to his ribs. “By all means, carry on. Finnish your pull-ups.”

“Bo-whahA! NO! Stohop thaaahahat! B-bokuhutooo!” Iwaizumi chuckled, just shy of full-on laughter as he desperately grappled for a hold on Bokuto’s wrists and twisted in place.

“Now see, that’s much better, Yeah?!” said Bokuto, cheerfully. As the sensations progressively got worse, Iwaizumi began to fold in on himself, both from the force of his laughter and in an attempt to create some kind of protection.

Although he had a vice grip on Bokuto’s wrists, Iwaizumi couldn’t seem to summon the strength or concentration to pry the offending hands away. Bokuto’s fingers were relentless! He’d only changed spots twice since the attack started – at one point he’d gone to claw at his belly, but quickly found that his ribs warranted a much better reaction, so he decided to stay there. Bokuto had been pinching, nibbling, and massaging the lower sides of his ribs for so long now that Iwaizumi could feel himself starting to tear up. What the hell! He wasn’t even that ticklish there! It was just the relentlessness of it!

“Doesn’t it feel good to get rid of all those grumpies?!” Bokuto asked, teasingly.

“Shuhut it, you weihirdoho!” Iwaizumi growled through his laughter, bouncing and stomping his feet adorably in a useless attempt to alleviate the torture.

“Oops! Still a trace of grump in there~ Nah, don’t worry, I got it.” Before he had the chance to even think of reacting, the juggernaut of a man behind him had knocked Iwaizumi’s legs out from under him, grabbed one of the brunet’s wrists after breaking out of his victim’s hold, and used his free hand to push him down to the ground by his shoulder. Bokuto was usually pretty even-tempered and friendly (outside of when he was playing volleyball, of course), so sometimes it was easy to forget just what an absolute behemoth he really was. And now, suddenly, Iwaizumi found himself looking up at the sparkling eyes and child-like grinning face of Bokuto as he hovered over him, pinning his hips between his knees. Iwaizumi’s eyes widened in terror.

“Bokuto, wait-“ he pleaded.

“Here we goooo ~”

“No, wait! Bo-hhaHAHAHAAAaa!” Shit. There it was. Bokuto got his worst spot. By pure stroke of luck, but still… Back arched, head thrown back, and legs kicking frantically, Iwaizumi was straight up cackling now and his hands could only weakly, uselessly tug at the white haired man’s wrists. “AAAAaaahahahahaaaAAA! Naha-! Nahat theeehehere!”

“Oh, wow. Bad spot?” Bokuto asked bluntly. He grinned. “Hey, hey, hey, looks like I gotcha ~!” Although the attack on Iwaizumi’s death spot already had him in hysterics, now that Bokuto knew what he was dealing with, it was downright unbearable. His finger’s torturing movements were hyper focused, implementing the most insufferable tactics on his upper ribs near his underarms and- oh, there were the tears he had been worried about earlier.

“NaaahahahaaAAAA! Y-youhu Bastahahard! Stahapit! StahapstapstahahahAHAAAA!” He really needed Bokuto to stop. He was gonna pass out. It tickled sooo bad.

“Gotta work that cardio, dude,” Bokuto said, grinning. “Oh, god. You’re turnin’ kinda purple. Alright, alright, I guess I’m done…” he said passively, finally ceasing his torture and releasing Iwaizumi to stand to his feet. The shorter was left grinning and breathless on the floor, curling in on himself as he recovered. Bokuto chuckled.

“You have a great laugh, dude! So warm and full! You really should use it more often,” he said, placing his hands on his hips and grinning brightly down at his companion.

“Uh-haha… T-thanks… I guess,” Iwaizumi said, bashfully. Having finally regained some energy, he sat up, rubbing the back of his neck awkwardly, a small, crooked smile stuck on his face.

“Sure! Can you stand up?”

“Y-yeah. I’m good,” he said, climbing laboriously to his feet and grinning all the while.

“You need some water?” said Bokuto, almost apologetically as he handed him his water bottle.

“Thanks.” Iwaizumi s accepted the bottle with a shaky hand and took a few swigs. “Listen, Bokuto… I-I know I’ve been kind of a pill… You were totally right and I’m-…I’m really sorry.”

“No worries, man! No worries! It’s all good! I-I totally get it, though. I know I can be a lot to handle sometimes… All the time depending on who you are. Heh… Sorry about that.” Iwaizumi scoffed good-naturedly. “So how about this? I’ll try to rein it in a little, and you ~” Bokuto accented with a vibrating claw at Iwaizumi’s belly – at which the brunet jumped back with a snigger and a half-hearted swat at the offending hand. “Try ta lighten up a little, huh ~?”

“Y-yeah… I think I can do that. Sounds like a deal,” he agreed.

“AWSOME!- Oops… Sorry,” Bokuto finished in a sheepish whisper when he caught Iwaizumi’s deadpanned expression. “So! You’ve still got some pull-ups to finish, yeah?” Iwaizumi gave a sarcastic bark of laughter.

“You really think I’m gonna stick my arms up with you anywhere near me? I don’t think so. Why don’t we just move on…” Bokuto laughed exuberantly, giving him a friendly slap on the back.

“Sure, sure, whatever you want, Iwaizumi!” Bokuto said as he turned to prepare for their next exercise. “I think someone’s afraid of the tickle monster ~.” Bokuto teased, smirking at Iwaizumi over his shoulder. The brunette was still facing away from him, but Bokuto could see that his neck and ears had turned red and Bokuto chuckled, earning a slap on the arm from Iwaizumi. Bokuto grinned wider.

“Shut up.”

[angrydreamcloud]

How to Select a Gym to Match Your Goals?

So you want to join a new gym. How should you choose among st the many and varied gyms out there? It can be confusing to prioritize all the different considerations, and very easy to be swayed by a good salesperson when you visit a gym. Arm yourself with this checklist so that you make the best decision for you. And always visit a number of gyms before making your final decision.

the location you need a gym that's convenient to get to. If it takes too long to get to, you're less likely to use it as often as you should. So consider one within walking distance (cuts out the problems of public transport delays or traffic jams), or if you're driving there, check ease (and cost) of parking. One near home or work would be ideal, depending on the days and times you wish to transshipment key question you need to ask yourself is, "what are my goals?". Then choose gymnastics Nevada south Reno whose equipment matches your goals. So if you're after muscle growth, choose a gym with ample free weights (dumbbells and barbells, cable crossovers, benches with both flat and incline options, squat racks). And if yoga and stretching are your things, you need a gym with a yoga studio and plenty of space for stretching.

Check out the layout of the gym. Does it feel energizing to you? Is there space to move around? Is the balance of equipment right for you? Personally, I don't like vast rows of treadmills as far as the eye can see, with little alternative cardio equipment (cross trainers, bikes, rowing machines). And I hate small cramped free-weights areas, I like my free-weights areas to be spacious and a good distance between weights benches to avoid bumping into the person next to you. I've been in some gyms in Reno where the free weights areas were awesome. Less so in the USA. Another thing to consider is the music in the gym. Do you want loud music, or do you prefer to work out in a quiet atmosphere? One gym I used had 2 floors with an open mezzanine, with loud rock music from the upper level clashing with the loud pop music downstairs, which was massively irritating to the ears.

Staff The first people you'll probably see are the reception staff. Are they welcoming, friendly, knowledgeable? All these things count for a lot if you're going to interact with them every time you come to the gym. Then consider the availability of gym instructors and personal trainers. Are they available, attentive, and approachable? Talk to them and you'll see. One thing that put me right off one gym I visited was reception staff eating doughnuts, painting their nails (and that was just the guys), and when I left, I saw one of the gym instructors standing outside smoking a cigarette. Ugh. In contrast, my current gym has a friendly, lively, chatty, and knowledgeable staff. It makes such a huge difference to your gym experience. All the personal trainers and gym instructors have their photos on the wall, with a brief biog about them. I chat with them about the latest workout trends, nutrition tips, and they're all really knowledgeable. So when you visit a gym with a view to joining, try chatting to some of the staff and you'll get an idea of how friendly and knowledgeable they are. Showers & Changing Rooms This is where most Gymnastics Nevada south Reno let themselves down badly. 

The changing rooms are often cramped, with small/narrow lockers which are a struggle to get all your stuff into. Once I took a sports bag to a new gym only to discover that the locker was too small for the bag to fit into. Always ask to see the changing area (and showers too, don't be shy), and look out for broken lockers, cleanliness. One gym in Reno I checked out (and didn't join!) had a changing area littered with sticking plasters, cotton buds, empty drinks cartons, chocolate wrappers. In contrast, when I spent a year in Reno, I joined a gym with the cleanest and most spacious changing area imaginable. The lockers were double-width to fit the largest of sports bags, and light even came on inside the locker when you opened it. And always ask for a free trial session, so you actually experience the changing area and showers rather than just a quick glance around. Try before you buy, this gives you a much better chance of spotting problems. One free trial I had was great until I used the showers at the end. One cubicle had only frozen water, another had only scalding water, and the third had no shower gel in the dispenser. 

How busy is the Gymnastics Nevada south Reno? Always visit on a day and at a time you're planning to use it regularly. If it's too crowded, you're not going to get a decent workout, you'll be waiting around for equipment to become available. City gyms in a business district can get so crowded at lunchtime, you'll even be standing in a long queue to get a shower. No thanks. And what are the members like? You want to be around the kind of people you like, or at least not feel uncomfortable among-st, right? So if you're female and into gentle cardio, you might not want to be among huge sweaty noisy bodybuilders crashing weights about and eyeing you up. Likewise, if you're a guy into heavy weight training, you might want similar people to train around for motivation and energy, rather than waif-like people on exercise bikes.

Again, you can only gauge what the other members are like by having a free trial session, so I strongly recommend you do this before signing on the dotted line. Cost and Contract Know what you're signing up for, what's included, and what costs extra (towels, sauna, etc). What's the cancellation policy, can you freeze your membership if you're ill, what's the term of the contract (some are as much as 2 years), does your membership allow you to use other gyms in the chain, and what days/times can you use the gym? Additional Facilities Consider what else is important to you. Would you value a snack bar that offered healthy snacks, smoothies, protein shakes after your workout? 

Do you want a swim after your workout? And conversely, if you don't want to swim, it might be a waste of money joining a gym with a pool, as this bumps up the cost of membership considerably. Or you might find that the facilities you do value are so good that it's worth paying the extra for things you might not use. You need to weigh up your priorities and decide accordingly. One gym I joined had a pool, and I didn't realize until someone told me later, that a swimming pool significantly hikes up membership fees.So as you can see, there are many things to consider. The best starting point is to ask what your top fitness goals are, and then choose a gym that will best help you reach your goals, in a clean and friendly and energizing atmosphere, and convenient to get to. In short, choose a gym that's right for you. For more information - Gymnastics Nevada south Reno

[sumitwcoast]

How to Select a Gym to Match Your Goals?

So you want to join a new gym. How should you choose amongst the many and varied gyms out there? It can be confusing to prioritize all the different considerations, and very easy to be swayed by a good salesperson when you visit a gym. Arm yourself with this checklist so that you make the best decision for you. And always visit a number of gyms before making your final decision.

Location You need a gym that’s convenient to get to. If it takes too long to get to, you’re less likely to use it as often as you should. So consider one within walking distance (cuts out the problems of public transport delays or traffic jams), or if you’re driving there, check ease (and cost) of parking. One near home or work would be ideal, depending on the days and times you wish to train.

Equipment

The key question you need to ask yourself is, “what are my goals?��. Then choose gymnastics Nevada south Reno whose equipment matches your goals. So if you’re after muscle growth, choose a gym with ample free weights (dumbbells and barbells, cable crossovers, benches with both flat and incline options, squat racks). And if yoga and stretching are your things, you need a gym with a yoga studio and plenty of space for stretching.

Check out the layout of the gym. Does it feel energizing to you? Is there space to move around? Is the balance of equipment right for you? Personally, I don’t like vast rows of treadmills as far as the eye can see, with little alternative cardio equipment (cross trainers, bikes, rowing machines). And I hate small cramped free-weights areas, I like my free-weights areas to be spacious and a good distance between weights benches to avoid bumping into the person next to you. I’ve been in some gyms in Reno where the free weights areas were awesome. Less so in the USA.

Another thing to consider is the music in the gym. Do you want loud music, or do you prefer to work out in a quiet atmosphere? One gym I used had 2 floors with an open mezzanine, with loud rock music from the upper level clashing with the loud pop music downstairs, which was massively irritating to the ears.

Staff

The first people you’ll probably see are the reception staff. Are they welcoming, friendly, knowledgeable? All these things count for a lot if you’re going to interact with them every time you come to the gym. Then consider the availability of gym instructors and personal trainers. Are they available, attentive, and approachable? Talk to them and you’ll see. One thing that put me right off one gym I visited was reception staff eating doughnuts, painting their nails (and that was just the guys), and when I left, I saw one of the gym instructors standing outside smoking a cigarette. Ugh. In contrast, my current gym has a friendly, lively, chatty, and knowledgeable staff. It makes such a huge difference to your gym experience. All the personal trainers and gym instructors have their photos on the wall, with a brief bio about them. I chat with them about the latest workout trends, nutrition tips, and they’re all really knowledgeable. So when you visit a gym with a view to joining, try chatting to some of the staff and you’ll get an idea of how friendly and knowledgeable they are.

Showers & Changing Rooms This is where most Gymnastics Nevada south Reno let themselves down badly. The changing rooms are often cramped, with small/narrow lockers which are a struggle to get all your stuff into. Once I took a sports bag to a new gym only to discover that the locker was too small for the bag to fit into. Always ask to see the changing area (and showers too, don’t be shy), and look out for broken lockers, cleanliness. One gym in Reno I checked out (and didn’t join!) had a changing area littered with sticking plasters, cotton buds, empty drinks cartons, chocolate wrappers.

In contrast, when I spent a year in Reno, I joined a gym with the cleanest and most spacious changing area imaginable. The lockers were double-width to fit the largest of sports bags, and light even came on inside the locker when you opened it.

And always ask for a free trial session, so you actually experience the changing area and showers rather than just a quick glance around. Try before you buy, this gives you a much better chance of spotting problems. One free trial I had was great until I used the showers at the end. One cubicle had only frozen water, another had only scalding water, and the third had no shower gel in the dispenser.

Other Members

How busy is the Gymnastics Nevada south Reno? Always visit on a day and at a time you’re planning to use it regularly. If it’s too crowded, you’re not going to get a decent workout, you’ll be waiting around for equipment to become available. City gyms in a business district can get so crowded at lunchtime, you’ll even be standing in a long queue to get a shower. No thanks.

And what are the members like? You want to be around the kind of people you like, or at least not feel uncomfortable amongst, right? So if you’re female and into gentle cardio, you might not want to be among huge sweaty noisy bodybuilders crashing weights about and eyeing you up. Likewise, if you’re a guy into heavy weight training, you might want similar people to train around for motivation and energy, rather than waif-like people on exercise bikes. Again, you can only gauge what the other members are like by having a free trial session, so I strongly recommend you do this before signing on the dotted line.

Cost and Contract Know what you’re signing up for, what’s included, and what costs extra (towels, sauna, etc). What’s the cancellation policy, can you freeze your membership if you’re ill, what’s the term of the contract (some are as much as 2 years), does your membership allow you to use other gyms in the chain, and what days/times can you use the gym?

Additional Facilities Consider what else is important to you. Would you value a snack bar that offered healthy snacks, smoothies, protein shakes after your workout? Do you want a swim after your workout? And conversely, if you don’t want to swim, it might be a waste of money joining a gym with a pool, as this bumps up the cost of membership considerably. Or you might find that the facilities you do value are so good that it’s worth paying the extra for things you might not use. You need to weigh up your priorities and decide accordingly.

One gym I joined had a pool, and I didn’t realize until someone told me later, that a swimming pool significantly hikes up membership fees. So as you can see, there are many things to consider. The best starting point is to ask what your top fitness goals are, and then choose a gym that will best help you reach your goals, in a clean and friendly and energizing atmosphere, and convenient to get to. In short, choose a gym that’s right for you.

For more information - Gymnastics Nevada south Reno

[sparklemichele]

Flawless

Florian Munteanu x Black Reader

You don’t know why you let your co-workers talk you into attending this particular gym. The gym was more suited for personal training and you like to have a packed gym where no one will notice you. However here you were grueling through leg squats with one of the trainers. It was rough, but you needed to work out as you have gained a lot of weight and it was beginning to affect your health such as your blood pressure. You got a good routine going about two weeks in when your co-workers bailed on you. You did not let that deter you as you just went in and kept your head down and trained hard as you could and went home or to work.

You decided to go in a little early to get some cardio in before your training session and stopped short when you entered the gym. There was only your trainer there training him. You noticed him day one at the gym, but you kept your distance and sometimes stole glances at him training. The man was impressive in size and height, and he earned his nickname Big Nasty.  You were debating to skip session that day as you did not want him to notice you. Usually there would be other people training and he was always focus on his training he never notices you but being in here by yourself would definitely get you notice.  You started to back out the door when your trainer called to you and told you to start cardio and he would be with you shortly. As luck would have it Big Nasty looked up and his eyes locked with yours. Fuck!

You put your ear buds in, strapped your phone on your arm and begrudgingly got on the treadmill. You refused to look over to where he was lifting free weights.

You almost tripped on the treadmill when Big Nasty came into view beside your treadmill. You immediately hit the stop button, took out one of your pods and looked at him. “Can I help you?”

“I’m sorry I didn’t mean to scare you. Karl ask me to train you today. He has some sudden business to attend to.”

God his voice. Now you were use to accents with your time in Munich but there was something about his voice that had you spiraling. You hated this stranger had this affect on you. You didn’t even know his real name.  

“You train me?” You swallowed hard at the thought.

“Yes. Is that a problem?”

“No. No problem at all.” You lied. Shit! Now he was going to see you in all your fat glory. You had at least another 50 pounds to lose. You had lost 10 already from training, but you did not want him to notice you just yet. Maybe you should have went to another gym after all. You sighed to yourself knowing it was indeed to late for that and followed Big Nasty to an area of training.

“We will work arms today.” He informed you as you inwardly groaned as you thought of your triceps jiggle. You managed to get through the hour-long workout and you felt good afterwards. Your adrenaline was running high.

“You did good.”

You manage not to really look at him throughout the workout but this time you gave him your full attention and smiled at him.  He smiled back, and your breath caught in your throat.

“You have been making progress. I have been watching you and you have been doing great.”

The smile fell from your face. Did he say he was watching you? HE HAS BEEN WATCHING YOU?!!

“What part of America are you from?” He asked.

“Atlanta, Georgia.” You started to ease away from his massive figure and head for the door.

“What brings you to Germany? Work?” He wasn’t letting up as he moved closer to you.

“Yes. I’m going to go now. Thank you so much for the workout.” You needed to get out of there.

“Wait a few minutes and I will walk you to your car. I have to close up anyway.”

You sighed in defeat.

“Ok.”

You stood by the door as you watch Big Nasty throw a t-shirt over his tank top, grab some keys and finally escorted you out the door. You both walked in comfortable silence until you got to your car.

“This is me.”

Big Nasty smiled as he looked at your black BMW.

“Have you gotten use to driving on the left?”

“It’s a work in progress.” You laughed.

“I’m sure you have the hang of it.”

“Well…thanks for walking me to my car and also the workout.”

“You are welcome. What are you doing tonight?”

What the fuck?

“Ummm…I didn’t have any plans.” He totally caught you off guard.

“Let me take you out tonight. I am sure you haven’t properly seen Munich.”

“I’m not going out with someone name Big Nasty.”

Big Nasty chuckled. “The names Florian.”

“I’m Y/N.”

“I know. So, can I take you out?” Florian was getting a tad impatient.

“Sure.” You were screaming inside as you gave Florian your mobile number.

“No place fattening. I just had a killer workout today.”

Florian smiled. “I won’t take you anywhere that you can’t work off one way or the other.” Somehow you knew there was a double meaning in what he just said. He opened the car door and you climbed in.

“I’ll see you around 7:30”

You nodded and started your car. Florian shut the door and you concentrated on entering traffic. When you were a safe distance from him you started to scream in excitement. What the hell just happened? How did you go from keeping your head down at the gym, so he would not notice you to going out on a date with him tonight? You were going on a date with Florian “Big Nasty”. Your excitement quickly turned to panic as you thought of what you could even wear. All you had was work clothes.  

“Well fuck!”

 @mimigemrose @titty-teetee @captstefanbrandt @laketaj24 @imgoldielikehawn @dangerous-like-a-loaded-pistol @readsalot73

[womanthatsalittleofboth]

Best Of 2019

Ariana Grande- Thank U, Next

Despite the fact that I have all of Ariana’s albums, I wouldn’t describe myself as a “fan” per se (she just so happened to make good pop songs and good pop songs have to be on the workout mix) until THIS ALBUM. THIS ALBUM. Whew, there is not a skip on it- it is a truly perfect pop album. Every part of this album is produced perfectly: the vocals, the beats, the mix, the lyrics..everything. 

Needy

I’ma scream and shout for what I love

Passionate, but I don't give no fucks

I admit that I'm a lil' messed up

But I can hide it when I'm all dressed up

I'm obsessive and I love too hard

Good at overthinking with my heart

How you even think it got this far, this far?

And I can be needy, way too damn needy

I can be needy, tell me how good it feels to be needed

I can be needy, so hard to please me

I know it feels so good to be needed

NASA

I'd rather be alone tonight

You can say "I love you" through the phone tonight

Really don’t wanna be in your arms tonight

I'll just use my covers to stay warm tonight

Think I'm better off here all alone tonight

Ain’t no checkin' on when I get home tonight

Just makin' sure I'm good on my own tonight

Even though there isn't nothin' wrong tonight

Yeah, I'm just sayin', baby

I can’t really miss you if I’m with you

And when I miss you, it'll change the way I kiss you

Baby, you know time apart is beneficial

It’s like I'm the universe and you be N-A-S-A

Give you the whole world, I'ma need space

I'ma need space, I’ma, I'ma need

You know I'm a star; space, I'ma need space

I'ma need space, I'ma, I'ma need space (N-A-S-A)

Give you the whole world, I'ma need space

I'ma need space, I'ma, I'ma need

You know I'm a star; space, I'ma need space

I'ma need space, I'ma, I'ma need space (N-A-S-A)

Fake Smile 

Fuck a fake smile, smile

Fuck a fake smile, fake smile

If I'm hurt, I ain't gon' lie about it

Arms crossed with the attitude, lips pouted

If I'm mad, I ain't gon' lie about it

Neck roll with the attitude, yuh

If I'm hurt, I ain't gon' lie about it

Arms crossed with the attitude, lips pouted

If I'm mad, I ain't gon' lie about it

Neck roll with the attitude, yuh

Make Up

I like to fuck with you just to make up with you

'Cause the way you be screamin’ my name

Make me wanna make love to you

I might break up with you just to make up with you

At the end of the day, boy

You know that I'm 'bout to wake up with you

I love it when we make up 

Go ’head, ruin my makeup 

In My Head

Falling, falling, but I thought that you would need me

Falling, falling, needed something to believe in, oh

I thought you were the one

But it was all in my head

It was all in my head 

Yeah, look at you (You), boy, I invented you

Your Gucci tennis shoes, runnin’ from your issues

Cardio good for the heart (For the heart)

I figured we could work it out, hmm

Wanted you to grow, but, boy, you wasn't budding

Everything you are made you everything you aren’t

I saw your potential without seein' credentials

Maybe that's the issue (Yeah, yeah)

Said maybe that's the issue, ah

Can’t hold that shit against you, ah

Guess I did it to myself, yeah

Thought you were somebody else, you

7 Rings 

Been through some bad shit, I should be a sad bitch

Who woulda thought it'd turn me to a savage?

Thank U, Next

She taught me love 

She taught me patience 

How she handles pain 

That shit's amazing 

I've loved and I've lost 

But that's not what I see 

'Cause look what I've found 

Ain't no need for searching, and for that, I say

Thank you, next (Next)

I'm so fuckin' grateful for my ex

[mensbodybuildingtips]

The Lazy Man`s Guide To Building Muscle Mass

Some body builders are exceptionally hard workers. They are the masters of all things in life. They transfer to the top of their area in their chosen job path. They get hold of an advanced degree, take pleasure in various hobbies, follow strong principles in whatever they do, as well as are incredibly competitive. Others are just ordinary lazy! They stray right into the health club at noontime, shoot the breeze with the attractive lady functioning the front workdesk, after that roam around the gym striking a couple of motions and also goofing off. The worst component is, this easygoing lifter frequently enjoys better outcomes than the worry-warts who run from maker to maker with a notepad in an initiative to finish every lift on the spreadsheet they prepared the night before.

Intensity matters Training for 2 hrs needs a great deal of technique, endurance and determination, things that lots of lazy lifters don't always possess. Training like a madman for 45 mins and after that obtaining out of the fitness center is something that anyone can do! Strike the weights hard, after that bond. Train every set like it's your last, understanding full well that training two times as difficult means you could remain at the gym fifty percent as long!

Eat more, more, more Don' t fear including a couple of pounds to the scale while working to get larger and stronger. Several of one of the most effective bodybuilders actually have an issue getting also fat in the off-season, a clear sign they aren't all that interested in rigorous diet programs. The careless male eats a little scrap - and that's fine - due to the fact that he enjoys his healthy protein and tidy carbs as well. Eat in small amounts, however release a little as well, especially in the off-season.

Breaks between sets You don't have to hurry back to the shelf after One Minute of remainder. Powerlifters (understood as the laziest of lifters) will certainly frequently spend a full 5 mins resting in between each collection! This kind of relaxing pattern is mostly devoted more to the powerlifting design, yet can be useful for bodybuilders also. Wait 3 minutes between sets and you'll be removaling a lot more weight compared to the hard-working individual that was back on the level bench press after 75 secs' worth of rest!

Cardio can be fun Most athletes see cardiovascular workout as some kind of punishment. They're chained to an equipment with parts that simply go on moving, for hrs at once. Subjected only to the relief their iPod brings, they trek on in their efforts to get leaner. Careless individuals don't trouble keeping that - they stroll the beach talking to women for an hour, or hit the club dancing for 2 hrs. And they burn simply as numerous calories as the inadequate schlep chained to the stairway stepper. Bum around a little, as well as bear in mind that your body does not understand if you're strolling on the coastline or not - it only understands the best ways to melt calories with exercise!

Mixing up the exercises Often, those people with strict training regimens won't stray from the manuscript. We understand just what our Arnold encyclopedia called for, and we're not mosting likely to change it now, just since the new breast device opened or our health club set up a cool looking leg press equipment. The much less high-strung lifter is mosting likely to grin at the brand-new challenge, and examine out the equipment so he has a new icebreaker to launch a discussion with the ladies in the cardio location. "Hey miss out on, have you tried the new leg thing-a-ma-bob? It's excellent for your quads and also glutes ..." Struck up the new makers as well as differ your workouts - you'll keep your body guessing and also expanding as a result.

Stress kills Stop worrying a lot regarding counting your macronutrients, satisfying your training objective, and also entering your 19th as well as 20th set prior to you run out of time. Smile, placed on some Jay-Z or Metallica in your ear buds, and have a blast in the fitness center. Tension is the leading source of cell rupture, injury, ailment, and all of the various other points that tear a body down. The laziest people are often one of the most trouble-free of the lot, and also they frequently delight in much better figures as a result!

Eat the easiest foods Broiled fish and also asparagus might not be a very easy dish to prepare. Beef and also potatoes right out of the crockery pot is a wind to prepare. The lazy male needs to make huge amounts of food, and make it early. Throw a couple of piece of healthy protein in the cooker with some carbohydrates, and leave for 6 hrs. You'll have 3 to 4 dishes waiting on you when you return!

Train with your friends When you're all alone in a cool, sterile health club, the moment could drag and your exercises will be unproductive as an outcome of your torment. If you're training with a friend, talking your work or dating, the time flies, you grin and have a blast, and could get even more out of your exercise. Extremely frequently, we'll see secondary school kids making the ideal gains. This is credited to their T degrees as well as the reality they're novices, however it might also be credited to the pack training they commonly employ. They're having a good time and pushing their bodies to brand-new limits - as well as so should you!

We all have our own designs of coming close to points. A few of us take everything exceptionally seriously, and some of us do not stress and anxiety that a lot at all. Actually, there is no such point as a lazy body builder. If you are in the health club training, and you're eating a great deal of food to preserve the muscle weight, after that you're not careless. Sure, some lifters appear to take the technical facets a little bit a lot more seriously than their counterparts, yet the results are all that matters. And the reality of the matter is that most of the laid back lifters (typically considered as careless) will certainly see far better cause the gym many thanks to their relaxeded nature, capability to find intensity really rapidly, as well as desire to consume and rest in degrees that actually do assist out with including new size to the body. Allow's face it, muscle building is not the sporting activity for wound-up nervous kinds. It's the laid back large men that have all the muscle mass. You too could be among those huge dudes! Smile, unwind a bit in the fitness center, and also educate your butt off like the 'lazy' individuals are doing!

[fit-as-fxck]

hi. I have a lengthy update and a story.

Good Evening, Friends. Here’s an update that no one asked for. I continue to feel much, much better. I can credit that to a constant, normalized sleep schedule, a reduction of the constant stress of the last three months and making sure I eat. As far as movement goes that’s exactly what I've been focusing on. m o v e m e n t. This doesn't mean always going to the gym and slamming weights around, this means moving more intuitively and listening to what I want to do and what I need (without putting too much pressure on myself to be rigid with set demands). Some days I take my dog with me to the park while I do outdoor yoga (in preparation for my outdoor classes I always do in the summer). Sometimes I meet up with a friend and hit the trails for an easy run. Sometimes, doing “nothing” is more important and takes precedence. (If you don't want to read this all skip down to the bottom for a lil story I guarantee you’ll want to read.)

Habits/personal: Every morning make it a point to tell myself I'm going to stay present today. That’s my goal. To stay present and take advantage of every moment, and yes, it comes down to actively monitoring my habits. Even things like social media and electronic use impacts us and none of us were given a manual on how to navigate this shifting terrain. So yeah, reading an actual book before bed and shutting down devices actually does make a difference on our mind and body. Sometimes, we have to set rules for ourselves depending on our lives and how we know we respond to things like this. I’m starting a gratitude journal too so that’ll be new journey for me (it’s scientifically proven to lower inflammation in the body). My life is starting to go back to “normal”, finally. I was under intense life stressors for a few months. 

Training: 

I’ve done some easy trail runs with my friend (the one who was my old gym partner). His training is ramping up significantly and mine is just now recovering so I've only been joining him on his easy recovery runs. The first one I did, my legs felt like two ton bricks. It felt like I was running through jello. I’m not embarrassed to say it was just awful. Consider that I spent since October not putting an emphasis on cardio (only some conditioning), so yeah not surprising. The good news is, it only sucks for a little bit and then it gets better. I mean, each run I do I'll never have to redo again lmao. I hate treadmill running unless I'm doing sprints. I always choose outdoor if I can. I haven't done any major strength training and I’ve probably lost a lot of strength but I'm not worried about it. Muscle has a memory. I’m ready to pick up some strength training again but my goals right now are more geared towards movement and cardio (so the strength training will be to support that). And of course, yoga. I love doing more and more of it. It just makes you feel so damn good. Plan: adding cardio in 4 times weekly. Alternating between cycling, running, trail running, moderate intensity and intervals. Finishing with a handful of lifting exercises a couple times a week to stay strong. 

Nutrition:

Like I mentioned, I am making sure to eat. And haven't been too strict about it, like, at all. I’ve been fueling on pb&j’s. (Side note: I am always making sure I keep my caffeine intake low, I feel better without it. I do half-caff coffee mostly.) I’m increasing my workouts since I'm feeling good so my nutrition is going to be shifted to support those goals. I don't want be too extreme so I'll be following an 80/20 diet. 80% clean Whole Foods and 20% Oreos and Snickers (jk). A major pitfall of mine is failing to prepare to have food when I need it. This week, and for the following weeks, I'm meal prepping everything (which I should be doing anyways *glares* @ me). I’m sticking to whole, “clean” foods and following basic nutrition principles. I’m 100% sure you can make progress on nearly any “diet” as long as you follow nutritional fundamentals. I feel better when I eat better anyways. Sometimes we have to go back to basics. Foundations are what we build everything on and any tweaks we do to that foundation are just the “fluff” on top. Don’t want that foundation to have cracks in it, do we? (SO this week I made a homemade Mac and cheese. Most times I burn everything but sometimes my attempts are a slam dunk. I made my own cheese sauce and used half noodles and half shredded cauliflower to increase the volume and MAN IT WAS BOMB. YOU GOTTA TRY IT. YOU COULDNT EVEN TELL THERE WAS CAULIFLOWER IN IT. Sneaky vegetables.) Unfortunately, I'll have to cut out the Mac & cheese and pb&j’s BUT if it’s the weekend and I want a bagel, I'm gonna have a bagel (80/20 ok). I’m prepping things like grass fed beef, vegetables and sweet potates or rice etc (yes, its potates). 

Other (friends/lifestyle/inspo):

So I got a call from my gym buddy this week which I did not expect. When he started working out with me in January(?) he was what you would call “skinny-fat”, which is defined as not looking overweight but also not having any distinguishable muscle tone. Since then he’s put some serious size and strength and totally upped his cardio game. I started him out on some basic training and knowledge and then he continued on his own. When he called me he told me a man approached him in the gym and asked what he was training for. He told him he was training for an iron man (his overall bucket list goal). This is a hefty goal considering he started at ground zero. BUT everyone starts at zero and he is young and you won’t see me telling him he can’t do it. You can do anything you put your mind to. My friend told the guy about how he went down to 135 pounds at his thinnest (dude is like over 6 feet tall) and then went up 65 pounds at his heaviest. Well, they got to talking and this man started telling him about his friends going through BUDS training (SEAL training). And, my friend spilled the beans. He told him that he hadn't told anyone yet but his overall goal was to go out for the Seals. Yeah, aggressive goal. Thats when the guy told him he was special forces (ranger). He told him David Goggins was headed through town and they were all going to dinner with him. Yeah, I know, sounds odd. Anyways, this guy told him that the only difference between him and the ones that made it, was that now it was his turn to do it. That’s it. (Pretty crazy considering like 6% of people that go out for this pass). So my friend told him he “didn’t know anyone”. The guy told him that there were a ton of special forces in this area but they don’t tell you they are unless they want you to know. But, my dude meant he quite literally didn’t. know. anyone. He had lost all his friends when he found out they had different priorities and pretty much has no one around him supporting him on this, which is why he called me when he was astounded this happened. Serendipity, I guess. Put your goals out there into the world with iron conviction and the universe will find a way to meet you halfway. So this guy was 38 I think and didn’t look his age (not that 38 is old..) and told dude that he could probably smoke everyone in this gym and well, he could, based on the workouts he was doing. My friend’s jaw was on the floor with this whole interaction. He told me he was nervous and stumbling over his words and felt like he probably made an ass of himself. He apologized for it, saying he barely got any sleep and was super stressed and the guy said “Who gets sleep? And we’re all stressed.” The guy offered his advice and networking anytime dude sees him in the gym etc. 

We all come from somewhere, we all have dark, broken histories, large goals, even larger struggles etc and feel like our lives consist of constantly trying to pull it together until the day we die but, I swear, you gotta find a way to believe in yourself and even accept your failures. Whats the worst that could happen? You die trying? At least you followed your heart. Just like this dude, out of shape, stumbling, mad at himself because of slow progress but just look back three or four months... He’s strong now and the progress happened because he was patient with himself and didn’t give up even when he felt like it and he’s still not done. More power to him and anyone willing to try. Perhaps the overall goal doesn't matter as much as who we become in the act of trying (thank you Kaylo Littlejohn for that quote). Most times, people just need a positive push in the right direction. Maybe we can focus a little bit more on uplifting and being positive because that shit is contagious. 

[meyersander4-blog]

Situs Livescore Hasil Bola Liga Champion Tercepat | How Can I Drop Body Fat On My Tummy?

Use it for what it was created for and you really should have small dilemma with it. The critical is to plan forward and pick food items that match into your food strategy prior to you go.

Exercises very similar to weight instruction builds muscle. As you build muscle, you burn more energy. Muscle tissue want meals to construct, thanks to this fact you burn off energy. Workout also can make your frame to perform far more proficiently by way of increasing blood stream. Your stomach is a big fat trapper like a fishing internet and is caught effortlessly, when caught it is a tough undertaking of obtaining rid of that Belly Fat untangling that fishing internet and acquiring rid of all that excessive unwanted fat. The difficulty is we have too significantly satisfaction in eating and forgetting to be energetic that the web can fill really quickly. The quick foods eating places and industrial meals marketplaces toss much more nets out there. The most important problem is in truth mental and you are tough your very own flavor buds, due to the fact junk foods and sweet foods taste sooooooooo very good. And on most scenarios is a dangerous addiction as foodstuff serves as an emotional comforter and escalates melancholy. Hasil Bola Liga Champion Take 3 minutes every single morning. Straightforward - 3 minutes to do a small amount of action. 1st Do 10 pushups (if you are not able to, do them on your knees at initially or on a wall standing at an angle). Then do 10 squats, ten crunchers and 10 Foods That Burn Belly Fat jumping jacks. Situs Hasil Bola Uncomplicated. If you can't do 10, it's okay - do 5, five, five, and 5. Get the job done up to 10 - and then over and above. Do it every single working day - it will take about 3 minutes. You will be shocked at what steady modest amounts of energy creating action will do. The initial problem a lot of folks operate into is carrying out also much cardio. Typical cardio is certainly heading to support you towards this objective, but when you're overdoing it, you're going to recognize that your body fights you even more durable to get benefits you should be receiving. I commenced carrying out Road Function in the mornings-As soon as I woke up in the early morning, I took a quickly drink of drinking water and started out executing highway work. Enable's get one thing straight, road work isn't just regular jogging, it is a whole lot a lot more extreme and seriously burns intestine excess fat! I'd jog for a minute, then operate as quickly as I could for yet another moment. Then, each and every handful of blocks I'd fall down and do ten-20 pushups. After yet another 5 blocks, I'd do twenty or more leaping jacks. Proper Nutrition - The heart of any software is generally nutrition. If you commence to set your main concentrate on getting one hundred%25 suitable nourishment (and this signifies no trend dieting), then you will start off to see benefits in the very first 7 days. I advocate for you to eat four-6 small healthful meals each day, get ALL nutrients (protein, sophisticated carbs, excellent Burn Belly Fat, antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals). Is doing two hundred crunches a day likely to deal with it? Sorry to disappoint you but NO. Hasil Bola Liga Champion It's going to be fantastic for you as the muscular tissues under this whole bulge are heading to turn out to be much better and immediately after few months you can even have a 6 pack but sad to say it's likely to be properly hidden driving all your stomach unwanted fat. Do you know that several a time, a particular person tends to overeat when he is really thirsty? Steaming is without having a doubt the healthiest way to eat almost all veggies. Once once more, not what we're following. You will will need to change your ingesting, ingesting and teaching habits. In truth, most persons need it to be simple.

[90dayjourney]

Day 16 of 90

Tuesdays are super busy for me in terms of work, so I think it will be my rest day from my cardio. I didn’t even get to do my video-chat workout with D today because of my schedule, boo.

Man, I felt the beginning of a hemiplegic migraine today—thank goodness I noticed the numbness in my left hand so I could run and get my excedrin. That was definitely the fastest onset of the one-sided numbness that usually comes with my migraines. I had just finished a work out and sat down with my dinner, and as I’m taking some bites, all of a sudden I notice I can’t feel my left hand. Of course that freaks me out because usually with my migraines, the visual aura comes first, with my vision becoming a bit fuzzy and hard to focus and then the numbness and tingling happens. But today I didn’t even notice the fuzzy vision until after my hand was already numb and even my left cheek and tongue were starting to feel numb. I haven’t had one of these migraines in a while, thank goodness—probably not since November or December. Last time I didn’t catch the migraine coming in time and I was in the fetal position in bed crying from the pain. I’m glad I was able to catch it today because I would probably not be able to sleep tonight or wake up in so much pain tomorrow. It’s really tough since I don’t really know what causes my migraines so I can’t avoid them, I just have to keep excedrin close by so I can always nip them in the bud before they get bad.

Breakfast: oatmeal with almond milk, banana

Lunch: beef, bokchoy, brown rice and quinoa, tofu

Dinner: quinoa, beef, bell peppers, onions

Snacks: roasted chick peas, pear, tofu with soy sauce, sesame seed oil, and sriracha

[4healthlife]

6 Ways To Stop Snoring Naturally

1 Follow a routine sleep schedule. for a few people, snoring is that the result of a frequently-changing or irregular sleep schedule. Working very long hours before sleeping, skipping a night's rest, or failing to sleep enough over long periods of your time can leave the body extremely fatigued. When the body does get an opportunity to sleep, it "crashes", sleeping especially long and hard. During this intense sleep, the muscles at the rear of the throat relax quite they normally would, which makes snoring more likely.[1]

To avoid this state, attempt to get a full night's sleep starting at about an equivalent time nightly. Though everyone's sleep needs are different, most adults do best with about seven to nine hours of sleep.[2] Children and teenagers usually require somewhat more. Wait until bedtime to sleep. Naps are an excellent thanks to recharging your batteries once you have a stable sleep schedule, but they're counter-productive when trying to vary sleeping habits. don't nap in the least during the day in order that you'll nod off at the acceptable time later. Image titled Stop Snoring Naturally Step 2 2 Avoid stimulation before bed. Use the bed just for sleep and sexual intercourse. don't watch TV or check out your phone. About an hour before bed, close up all of your electronics and dim the lights of your phone and computer. Doctors note that our eyes are sensitive to the bluish light emitted by electronic screens.[3][4] Avoid stimulants after mid-day. counting on the dimensions of your body, the quantity you ingest, and your general health, the consequences of caffeine can remain active in your body for up to five to 10 hours after initial consumption. Avoid coffee and caffeinated teas and sodas. Avoid eating within three hours of getting to bed. Avoid alcohol. Alcohol maybe a depressant, which suggests it slows down your body. While this may assist you to nod off, alcohol also slows down your metabolism and interferes together with your brain during its sleep cycles. You're likely to awaken more often if you've consumed alcohol before bed.[5] Avoid heavy exercise one to 2 hours before bed. Doctors advise that you simply avoid an important cardio workout a couple of hours before you propose to travel to bed; this will unsettle your biological time and make your sleep less restful. That said, light stretching and exercising, like a night walk, are probably useful in getting you able to go sleep.[6] Image titled Stop Snoring Naturally Step 3 3 Practice breathing exercises before bed. this will assist you to relax before bed and also set proper and functional inhaling motion even before you hit the hay. Here are two different exercises to try:[7] Deep breathing - Put your hands (palm down) on your stomach, right below the skeletal structure. Place the fingers of your hands together. Take an extended, slow deep breath by expanding your belly. This ensures that you simply are using your diaphragm to breathe instead of your skeletal structure. The diaphragm creates suction that pulls more air into your lungs than is often achieved by expanding the skeletal structure. Your fingers should separate as they lie on your belly. Exhale then repeat. do that whenever you're in need of breath or as often as you'll. At first, you'll feel a touch dizzy because you're getting more oxygen than you're used to! Humming breath - As you exhale a breath, make a humming sound. This helps strengthen the diaphragm. do that whenever you're in need of breath or as often as you'll. Image titled Stop Snoring Naturally Step 4 4 Create an environment that helps you nod off. Keep your room dark in the dark. Sleep specialists note that our circadian rhythms are influenced by light and darkness. this suggests that a lot of people have a tough time falling asleep when it's still light out, which happens within the summer because of daylight savings.[8] in the dark, shut your blinds and curtains. close up bright overhead lights. Consider getting a blackout curtain that keeps any light from shining through. If it's still too bright or an excessive amount of light is getting into, consider wearing a sleep mask. Set the temperature of the space and your body. Because the body drops in temperature when it falls asleep, you'll trick your body into thinking it is time to sleep by simulating a temperature drop. If it's cold outside, take a hot shower in order that once you begin, your body experiences a temperature drop. If it's hot outside, allow your room to heat up then activate the air conditioning. If you reside during a dry climate, you'll want to undertake running a humidifier in your bedroom as you sleep. Sensitive throats can sometimes be irritated by inhaling the dry air throughout the night. Turn on noise. you'll hear some light music or put a lover on for a few ground noise.

Image titled Stop Snoring Naturally Step 5 5 Keep your bedroom air freed from irritants. The membranes of the throat and taste bud, the tissue at the rear of the roof of the mouth, are often irritated by inhaling dust, pollen, dander, and other airborne particles — especially if you've got allergies to those things. This irritation can cause swelling of the throat membranes, narrowing the airway and making snoring more likely. Luckily, eliminating these irritants is typically an easy matter of keeping the bedroom and therefore the bed itself as clean as possible. Here are a couple of pointers:[9] Wash sheets and pillowcases hebdomadally. If you've got pollen allergies, dry them during a dryer and not on the clothesline, or a minimum of inside where there's less pollen. Replace old pillows every six months. Vacuum the space and clean surfaces (including ceiling fixtures) regularly. Keep animals out of the bed. Image titled Stop Snoring Naturally Step 6 6 Sleep on your side. In adults, snoring usually occurs when the taste bud and upper throat collapse during sleep, restricting airflow to the lungs and causing the characteristic "rattling" noise of snoring with each breath.[10] once you sleep on your back, the positioning of your head and neck make it much easier for the taste bud to collapse on the tongue and upper throat. to start out fighting a nasty case of snoring, try sleeping on your side. this easy change is usually enough to drastically improve a nasty case of snoring.[11] While sleeping face-down on the stomach also can help with snoring, it's often advised against because it can cause soreness within the neck and lower back.

[korrafitness]

I've gone thru Ur fitness shit tag buuuuut maybe I missed if you posted how you do arm workouts?? What's best for gaining muscle/getting rid of fat? Thanks!

    Push Day:Chest: Bench Press, DB (Dumbell) Incline Press, Pec (Pectoral) Deck, Cable Crossover, DB Flat Press, DB Incline FlysShoulders/Delts: Overhead Press, DB Shoulder Press, Side Lateral Raises, Front Lateral Raises, Machine Lateral RaiseTriceps: Dip Machine, Overhead Tricep Extension, Rope Tricep Extensions

·        Pull Day: Deadlifts (whole body workout)Back: DB Row, TBar Row, Seated Cable Rows, Lat Pull Down, Anchored Barbell Row, Pull Ups, Chin Ups Biceps: DB Curl, Hammer Curl, Rope Hammer Curl, Preacher CurlRear Delts: Face Pulls, Reverse Pec Deck

from my faq bud and like i said before… theres NO workout that helps you get rid of fat.. fat goes away by nutrition/caloric deficit/cardio (which is explained in my faq)

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