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Beth Skwarecki
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Beth is Lifehacker's senior health editor and a certified personal trainer. She has over 10 years' experience as a science journalist and is the author of two books. She deadlifts over 315 lbs.

Eh, who cares? He’s not an athlete competing in a sport, he’s an actor. You seem to be stigmatizing the use of steroids, which is a bit derogatory. I hit a wall when bulking up when I was younger, so I used gear to break through. Read more

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Do you have anything to say about the actual content of the article or just complain about the author? Read more

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Where did she say professional? She’s a self-proclaimed meathead who writes professionally about power lifting. What makes you think she doesn’t qualify as an athlete? Show your work. Read more

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For a while I lived near an Aldi in an impoverished neighborhood. There was literally always someone standing around in the parking lot asking to return people’s carts for them so they could keep the quarter. So in a sense these people were “working” for Aldi, or at least replacing the labor Aldi won’t hire, but with n Read more

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On behalf of UK shoppers I would like to thank Germany for Aldi and Lidl :) They’ve given our domestic supermarkets a well-deserved kick in the pants.
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This is standard not only at aldi over here in good ole germany. it’s either a 50ct coin or any other fitting round object, a lot of companies make advertising goods, like a keychain addon that releases a coin sized item to insert into the cart. google “einkaufswagen chip” Read more

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I shop Aldi every week and often other customers will pay it forward and offer me or another shopper their empty shopping cart after unloading their groceries. Read more

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It really doesn’t matter, working out with sore muscles or DOMS isn’t good nor bad Read more

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And remember, while you may get hassled, flashing your lights to warn of a cop is currently considered protected speech. Read more

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She did not miss that; it is in the article.
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I know it’s called “defrost” but living in a climate that doesn’t get frost often, I consider the defrost button my defog button. I don’t know if it’s using heat or AC, I’ve always just hit that button and the fog goes away pretty quickly.
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It’s good to know in case your car doesn’t, but I believe most cars A/C automatically starts when the defrost is on. Read more

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Yes. Meal prep is not necessarily “scratch cooking every single food you will consume that week,” it just means that you aren’t floundering around trying to figure out what to eat on the fly. I eat a LOT of frittatas, deli wraps/sandwiches and taco salads, because the “prep” for a week’s worth of meals is about 30 Read more

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Since I work a Monday-through-Friday job, I like to prep my weekday meals and then wing it on the weekends. (This usually involves my regular breakfast, some kind of meal scrounged from leftovers, and often a takeout meal or two.) Read more

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i thought this video was actually pretty good and beth did a good job with it. Read more

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I bought a cheap pair of Nikes when I decided I wanted to try running. They worked fine. Then when I decided I was going to become A Runner, I went ahead and got fitted for a more expensive pair. I think I lucked out with my store because after doing the 3D scan and walk test, the fitter just brought out a few pairs Read more

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