Nobody is really looking at skinny/flabby geeks. They are all looking at the hot chicks. The most serious people at the gym (the ones getting the results) are introverts too, at least for those few hours each week, and would prefer to be left alone while they train.
7 or 8 years ago when I was in your position (self conscious about exercising) I decided that it was time to do something about my physical state. I found a gym that was affiliated with our local university hospital system (it was the cleanest of the 3 or 4 I looked at in my price range). I made an appointment with a trainer, learned a few exercises, and then began to go during off hours. I consider the gym membership to be one of my most worthwhile expenditures. Having that membership is encouragement to go, and gets me access to equipment that might not otherwise be available (e.g. power rack, a shitload of plates, dumbbells in a much wider range than practical for home, and so on.)
Once you have pushed yourself into a routine, make a point of lifting heavy weights and eating real food (100 calories portions of junk food are still 100 calories of crap). Go easy at first. After a few months, switch said routine (google WSFSB). Don't be intimidated by new exercises and barbells and assorted machines. Watch other people, and if you have to, ask a staff member for instruction. Stick to compound exercises. The thigh abductor/adductor machine is for chicks wearing spandex.
Finally, go have a look at t-nation.com. Skip the forums and just read the articles for now. Get a thicker skin if you are going to read the forums.
The progress that comes with even just 6 months of decent gym time will absolutely change your life for the better. (Yes, you have to keep going.) Read up, lift heavy, eat real food, improve physique, become more self confident.
Yeah, I understand that it has the full-size toslink optical out for audio, plus RCA unlike the combo-style on the mac mini and the airport express. It's surprising (to me at least) that they would take up back panel real estate with the decidedly antiquated RCA jacks.
What really surprises me is that AppleTV requires widescreen, yet offers analog audio.
I would have guessed that more consumers have fancy stereos with optical inputs than have widescreen televisions. I would have expected a mini-Toslink/analog combo (like the airport express) and an "old-fashioned" mini-din providing s-video and component via a cable adaptor.
Maybe buying that standard definition TV 2 years ago was a mistake.
> Until then you can access the digital edition instantly by clicking > here: > hxxp://www.make-digital.com/?uid=cxxxxxx&upwd=secr et
While I realize accessing the electronic version Make magazine is not exactly online banking, and doesn't need really high security, including clear text passwords in the URL is a terrible practice for a "web developer." In fact, storing clear text passwords in their database is also poor form.
Perhaps their web guys could read some of O'Reilly's other fine publications. I really expect better.
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I'm more curious how that ended up at number 5.
It's today's woot.
Nobody is really looking at skinny/flabby geeks. They are all looking at the hot chicks. The most serious people at the gym (the ones getting the results) are introverts too, at least for those few hours each week, and would prefer to be left alone while they train.
7 or 8 years ago when I was in your position (self conscious about exercising) I decided that it was time to do something about my physical state. I found a gym that was affiliated with our local university hospital system (it was the cleanest of the 3 or 4 I looked at in my price range). I made an appointment with a trainer, learned a few exercises, and then began to go during off hours. I consider the gym membership to be one of my most worthwhile expenditures. Having that membership is encouragement to go, and gets me access to equipment that might not otherwise be available (e.g. power rack, a shitload of plates, dumbbells in a much wider range than practical for home, and so on.)
Once you have pushed yourself into a routine, make a point of lifting heavy weights and eating real food (100 calories portions of junk food are still 100 calories of crap). Go easy at first. After a few months, switch said routine (google WSFSB). Don't be intimidated by new exercises and barbells and assorted machines. Watch other people, and if you have to, ask a staff member for instruction. Stick to compound exercises. The thigh abductor/adductor machine is for chicks wearing spandex.
Finally, go have a look at t-nation.com. Skip the forums and just read the articles for now. Get a thicker skin if you are going to read the forums.
The progress that comes with even just 6 months of decent gym time will absolutely change your life for the better. (Yes, you have to keep going.) Read up, lift heavy, eat real food, improve physique, become more self confident.
Yeah, I understand that it has the full-size toslink optical out for audio, plus RCA unlike the combo-style on the mac mini and the airport express. It's surprising (to me at least) that they would take up back panel real estate with the decidedly antiquated RCA jacks.
I would have guessed that more consumers have fancy stereos with optical inputs than have widescreen televisions. I would have expected a mini-Toslink/analog combo (like the airport express) and an "old-fashioned" mini-din providing s-video and component via a cable adaptor.
Maybe buying that standard definition TV 2 years ago was a mistake.
They didn't get my renewal notice either.
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I received this a few weeks ago...
> Until then you can access the digital edition instantly by clicking
> here:
> hxxp://www.make-digital.com/?uid=cxxxxxx&upwd=sec
While I realize accessing the electronic version Make magazine is not exactly online banking, and doesn't need really high security, including clear text passwords in the URL is a terrible practice for a "web developer." In fact, storing clear text passwords in their database is also poor form.
Perhaps their web guys could read some of O'Reilly's other fine publications. I really expect better.