Beth Skwarecki's discussions

PEDs let you make faster progress, but they don’t change the basic physics of what’s involved.  Read more

Nah, I’m a professional writer and editor, and a recreational athlete. But I do burn around 2,700 calories per day. According to MacroFactor, I’ve eaten 2,792 calories per day (on average) over the past three months, while gaining 2.6 kilos, which works out to a TDEE of 2,730.

Carry pieces of metal around to exchange for goods and services? What is this, the 1600's? Read more

That’s pretty close, though! I described it to a friend as what you’d get from a personal trainer fresh out of high school who gets their first client, panics, googles a bunch of stuff, and throws something together based on that google search. Read more

It’s funny, I feel like I’ve got things pretty well calibrated these days (knowing what is true vs what I feel) but a lot of how I did that was with outside help! Like sending a video to my coach of my gut-busting “RPE 8” lift and he’s like “that’s like 5-6 at best, try again.” Read more

I’m already over 40, ya silly goose.  Read more

No, normally the A/C blows out of whatever vents you want it to. btw I see below you mention something about newer vs older cars. I’ve been blowing A/C + heat to defrost my windshields since I learned to drive in the 90’s. There would be a knob for temperature, a knob for which vents to use, and a button for A/C if… Read more

As a casual reddit user, the thing that’s notable about this ad is that it was at the top of my feed EVERY time I opened the app. Read more

Yes! Grams! Thank you for catching.  Read more

That’s such a good idea. One of my go-to meal preps is a quick beans + meat chili served over rice. Another is Costa Rican style gallo pinto (rice, black beans, and veggies) that I prep ahead of time and serve with hot scrambled eggs. Read more

It took me a while to learn how to be lazy. Read more

I love Chucks myself! I use a weightlifting shoe for squats and olympic lifts, and chucks for everything else. Read more

That makes sense, if the cushioning is pretty minimal. Nike makes a shoe called the Metcon that is meant to be a hybrid between running shoes and lifters, but they’re on the pricier side. Which shoe did you get?  Read more

Thanks! Some readers like the articles, some want to watch videos, so we’re doing both when we can.  Read more

I have been drug tested at all-round meets! I don’t mind, it’s part of competing in a tested sport. Read more

many (most?) influencers prey on their followers’ sense of inadequacy and wishful thinking as a business model. Read more

Not sure if a joke or if you have read literally none of our (or anybody’s) previous coverage. Monkeypox doesn’t even come from monkeys.  Read more

Taco Bell’s “Cheesy roll-up.” It’s not usually on the menu, but they always have it. It’s just a tortilla with melty cheese, rolled up into a thin cheesy tube. $1. Kids love it, which entirely excuses them for not having a real kids’ menu. Read more

Taking up a whole nother hobby just to get a pistol squat is mayyybe overkill :) But I totally agree! I started working on pistols in my roller derby days. “Oh yeah I can shoot the duck” turned into “wait, pistol squats are supposed to be hard?” Read more

That’s a good feature. Unfortunately a lot of basic kitchen scales have added the idea of a volume measurement without the menu that lets you choose what you’re weighing. Mine is from GreaterGoods and has no such menu.  Read more