BenjaminCF

I do crossfit and am rather serious about it. That being said, one of my biggest strengths I have is my core strength. I've been training rather hard the past few weeks but I know how to program myself and listen to my body and form is huge for me when doing deadlifts and Olympic lifting. I'm a male too, yesterday was kind of an easy day for me, just some light skill work and i dead lifted, but only went up to 405lb ( my max weight to pull is 475) i tried 445 and it didnt come up very easy at the start and didn't want to hurt myself so i stopped . Last night noticed a lump about the size of a marble in my pubic region just before the crease of my left groin. Its not really painful at all just a little tender when i push on it ( read you can push a hernia back in, which it didnt go back in) it also can move. it almost feels like a knot when i rub my finger over it moving back and forth.. I do have a few new cuts and scrapes on my shins from the bar rubbing agaist them as well as a new rug burn type deal in my upper butt crack from a lot of sit ups the other day (enjoy the mental picture on that one) so maybe on of them is infected and causing this? I just want to know if its okay to keep training. I can deal with an infection causing lymph node but I want to catch a Hernia early to fix this. One last note, I can feel my other lower lymph nodes on both sides of my groin (the small bumps) and they are even on both sides, but the bigger lump, the one im worried about, i dont feel anything on the other side symmetrical to it. If that helps, Thanks for the input!

I do crossfit and am rather serious about it. That being said, one of my biggest strengths I have is my core strength. I've been training rather hard the past few weeks but I know how to program myself and listen to my body and form is huge for me when doing deadlifts and Olympic lifting. I'm a male too, yesterday was kind of an easy day for me, just some light skill work and i dead lifted, but only went up to 405lb ( my max weight to pull is 475) i tried 445 and it didnt come up very easy at the start and didn't want to hurt myself so i stopped . Last night noticed a lump about the size of a marble in my pubic region just before the crease of my left groin. Its not really painful at all just a little tender when i push on it ( read you can push a hernia back in, which it didnt go back in) it also can move. it almost feels like a knot when i rub my finger over it moving back and forth.. I do have a few new cuts and scrapes on my shins from the bar rubbing agaist them as well as a new rug burn type deal in my upper butt crack from a lot of sit ups the other day (enjoy the mental picture on that one) so maybe on of them is infected and causing this? I just want to know if its okay to keep training. I can deal with an infection causing lymph node but I want to catch a Hernia early to fix this. One last note, I can feel my other lower lymph nodes on both sides of my groin (the small bumps) and they are even on both sides, but the bigger lump, the one im worried about, i dont feel anything on the other side symmetrical to it. If that helps, Thanks for the input!

I know its attributed to me working out. I do alot of pullups and Olympic lifting in my workout. I noticed it. 3-4 days ago, after about 2 days of alot of pullups. Then when doing power cleans I also noticed it afterwards. But after I kept working out and did my cardio intervals. The pain stoped. But today I was only doing spilt jerks(rest weight on front of shoulder and drive the weight up overhead with leg and hip power) and after it got a little heavy the pain came again. But no cardio today and the pain hasn't gone away. What the hell did I do to myself?

Absolutely amazing relationship and equally amazing girl. Could go on for days about her. She goes to school 5 hours away from our home town. Comes back often though, I left home for a year to try out school in a new area and its not for me. I'm heading back and I only think about her when I get a second to relax. I left her because I honestly thought I was going to marry her, young relationships hardly know what they're getting into. So living a little more was what I thought I wanted. Didn't think shed still be in my head, and I'm timid to call her just because if I do I know I'm with her for good because if I cant hurt her like that again. We were completely crazy about each other. Appreciate any advice, even if its a "quit being a little b*tch" I know it.

I sent an email to a local crossfit gym asking if I can observe a class because ill be certified here soon and want as much info on coaching as I can get. The owner replied and said I was more than welcome and even sounded interested in me asking where I was planning on applying for a job when I get my certification. I replied saying the truth that I'm moving and will be in a new area and coaching there. But offered to volunteer at his gym while I'm still here. I told him what days I can make it to a class and after that I have not gotten an email back. Should I just show up at one of the times I listed I can make? Or would that be unprofessional

I am 21years old and registered to have my crossfit level 1 certification in June. I know this is the basis of certifications to become a coach and there are many others to enhance my one leg over others to get a position. All which i plan on getting (coaching prep and level 2 and crossfit oly) those all take time and money though. I am also still in school working towards a Bachelors in Management and minor in exercise science. Also it would be my first training position. I know the odds are against me to getting a job of the bat but how difficult is it to get a basic start up as a coach at a box leading a class? and any tips I can get to show im more than willing to go the extra mile to get clients results and work to be a truly great coach. Ive havent had a job that I haven't been able to return to if i needed a job because my work ethic is always at my maximum and I know i can make connections with clients as friends. Just something to not have an owner of a box look at my resume and laugh because of my current lack of experience. Thank you

2000 chevy silverado z71 ls. I would like to get some bigger tires on my truck, however i dont know my wheel size and the biggest tires that will fit my stock rims (too broke to buy new ones). Any suggestions on cheap sites to buy the tires would be nice as well. i think i remember someone saying the biggest i can go is 33' but i still dont know what would fit

I installed a new wheel bearing hub on my 2000 chevy 1500 front right side. ( side note: those of you who said it was easy are wrong, its an easy concept and not difficult to understand but those things are so rusted it ridiculous. Took absolutely forever.) but when i removed the caliper, i didn't loosen my axel nut while the tire was still on and made the mistake of having a buddy press the brakes so i could loosen it. That made my caliper pistons lock, i got them back into position after removing the bleeding hose and attaching it. Carelessly though i forgot about the air getting into the brake hose system and now my brakes are spongy. So question is can i fix this problem with only bleeding the caliper on the front right of my truck or do i have to do the sane process on both front sides?

I hear a sort of humming noise when I speed up or slow down and can hear it consistently at around 25-35 MPH. Its a 2000 Chevy Silverado Z71. I just had my transmission replaced 3 weeks ago and that's working beautifully. Also I live in Middle MO and we just got pounded with snow, so since last Thursday I have been turning on 4x4 a lot more than normal to get around in the snow. Could that have something to do with it? Something else Ive noticed and it could just be me but it sounds like my exhaust system is deeper than before. Its a shitty flow-master dual system but it sounds much better now (not like i have an exhaust leak though) and the truck seems to have more power all of a sudden. I dunno if i attribute that to my new tranny finally getting adjusted to my system or what. Main question i want answered is though is what the hell is that humming noise and please god be a cheap fix or something I can do.

I've read the certain body types have different sensitivity to insulin levels and react differently to when you ingest carbs at certain times of the day, ofcourse after a workout and in the morning, but this article stated for certain body types, carbs in the morning promote fat gain and carbs at night help reduce body fat. I workout anywhere from 5-7 days a week and eat about 6-8 meals a day. So i found it strange that last night when i ate a chicken wrap,and a bowl of cereal. i thought id wake up bloated or less cut up at least. but my six pack is peaked better than it has been the past week( had no carbs at night through the week) and my arms and chest cuts are more defined as well. My body fat is around 8-9%. Is there truth to this insulin sensitivity thing? Can i cut body fat faster by ingesting carbs at night?

What designs or styles of clothing are marked today as only clothes a basic "tool" would wear, I have an idea for a t shirt company, with designs I find creative and I think would appeal to the masses, but just because I do, not everyone else will. So just some examples of clothing not based on price has the social recognition of "oh look at this guy" or girl.

2000 silverado 5.3 short bed ext. Cab. I have true duelly floemasters on it. But I bought it with em and the Guy who put em on did a terrible job. They are kinked to the corners of my tailgate and one is a lot lower than the other. I want straight pipes and cherry bomb or flowmasters( good ones) BTW what's the best type of flowmasters for my truck? 40 series? But how much would this run 300$ and up? Or less maybe?

2000 5.3 and I have true dual exhaust pipes now. It has flowmaster mufflers and the pipes are kinked and come out the bottom of my truck and and angle on each end. Howevee they are not level, keep falling of the hangers and look terrible along with a ton of rattling. So I want to put two new mufflers on ( cherry bomb I'm thinking) and then have straight pipes instead of the angled. Any idea as to how much that would run me?

Installing a subwoofer in the truck. Got the power and ground wire done. But when I pull off the dash and pull out my aftermarket stereo I can't see any to get the wires to a point to where I can get to them to bring them to the back where the amp is. Do I need to pull more stuff off to get to a point of routing them through? Also is the blue wire with a white strip the wire I splice my remote wire to?

ive been looking at crutchfield and im getting confused on the correct speaker size for my truck. will 6.75 work? i have 6.5 infinitys in there now but i dont wanna drill more holes. it made me wonder if i had to the first time if i bought the 5 1/4 size. any input

Im curious, im recently single and would like to know. i would like to know more deffinition in muscles or just a large man with huge muscles. My ex liked me when i was at my biggest, im 6ft tall and then weighed 220 pounds with about 20% body fat. Wasnt overweight but had a belly and some fat on me. This was my largest my muscles have been and i was rather bulky(not bragging lol) and for the past 7 weeks i have been loosing weight trying to get more slender and fit. Now i have somewhat nice 6 pack and every muscle is much more visable now. My arms are much more deffined but my chest muscles and back have lost some muscle mass. So i am not near as large. So question is do most women out there like the big, muscle headed meat, or a more slender healthy defined body? i like to experiment with my body and why not get the results most women find most attractive!

im trying to cut down on my fat %. i workout 5 days a week intensely( i have been weight lifting for years). i weigh about 195 right now and here is my diet

1. 1 whole egg, whole grain English muffin or 1/2 cup oats

2.peanut butter sandwich on 100% whole grain bread, protein shake sometimes

3. 5-8oz chicken breast with 1 serving vegetable, 1 serving nuts

4. same as meal 3 w/o nuts

5.protein shake with oats

6.tuna or chicken with brown rice and broc(normally during work)

7.5-7oz tilpia or steak with serving of 4-5oz sweet potato and 1 serving almonds or other nuts

sometimes before bed some low fat greek yogurt to help me sleep.

any improvments i want to keep a large amount of my muscle mass. i go heavy on alot of my lifts and it has been working for me in the fatloss range along with my cardio routine, i have been dieting for close to 5 weeks now and began at about 207 now at 195. want to make sure im loosing all fat though, no muscle

I happened to notice my nipples looked puffy the other day. i thought nothing of it until i got home and decided to look at them. they looked werid. i also felt that i looked like i had much more body fat that day, i weigh close to 210 and lift weights very frequently, body fat percentage is probably in the 15% range. well while i was looking at them. i decided to give them a squeeze(there was a good reason lol) and i noticed a clear and somewhat cloudy discharge come out of my nipple. i was very scared and freaked out. im going to the doc tomarowo but i wanted to get some early knowledge i know its a possible sign for a brain tumor. so im looking for good news lol

im 19 and a male so i know this is not normal. Now i used to be very overweight about 250lbs of fat. i lost alot of weight and have been lifting weights ever since 10th grade. currently i weigh 210 and have about a 15% body fat. earlier today i wore a shirt to class that was a mesh matieral (some columbia shirt) and noticed my nipples were showing rather easily, like they looked puffy. i let it go until i got home and looked at them more. i checked them out and they do look puffy. a few days ago i watched an episode of Tosh.0 and there was a video of a male squezzing a liquid out of his breast(at the time i thought it was funny, until) i decided to squezze them just to test and a very very small amount of a pussy looking discharge came out. yeah talk about freaking out. i checked the other nipple and the same thing happened. it has slowed down since them and i have to squeeze pretty hard to really get any to come out. i am still very worried. going back to being overweight i still have some fat and extra skin around the bottum of my chest that i can squeeze if you will. my nipples are not sore or tender(well a little after i squeezed the **** outa them) and i dont feel any lumps dont think it is gynecomastia or however you spell that word( ***** ****) i have done a pro hormone when i was 17 but did a very good after cycle to bring my testosrone levels to normal. i know it was dumb. and the only other thing i have taken recently for working out and strength is a natural testosterone booster and some pre workout supplements. wtf is going on?!