Posts by Valence

Is this really a particularly relevant argument to be had? There seems to be an undercurrent of racism combined with a range of attempts to frame completely irrelevant points of dress in the context of politics, which really makes very...

I've worked with a trainer post-injury for sport specific stuff and stabilization things. It was incredibly helpful -- all sorts of things I could have never come up with on my own. This was with a trainer however who had a highly...

I'm trying to gain muscular strength, primarily in my upper body. I'm 18, 6'5" 190 lbs, but very skinny, with under 10% bf. My issues with gaining are two-fold. First, I'm a varsity fencer, so I practice 5 days a week, 2-3 hours...

I've pretty much standardized my diet for brekkers: grapenuts with cinnamon and skim milk granola with skim milk and frozenish raspberries a banana omlette - a little ham with 1/2 whole eggs 1/2 egg whites some sort of potato...

If you have a decent room acoustically, magnepan 1.6s with a good separate pre-amp/amp combo will sound better than anything else at that price point. You might lose a little bit on the low end however, and it is difficult to match a...

Are the cords cut in the same way as the wool trousers? I'm debating if I should buy a pair, but I wanted to see what the fit would be prior to doing so. Also, is there any hope of stocking a chocolate colored cord or at least a...

I have a pair of boat shoes on order from them -- I ordered in august I believe, and it's scheduled to ship in November. I sent an email and was told I'd get free shipping... but I don't know what's going to happen. Similarly, I have a...

The majority of the good fencing salles are in California and New York. There are a handful in NJ, Oregon, and the midwest, but the vast majority are on the coasts. Also, i would feel that contrary to popular belief, starting with...

I am 6'5", 33 waist 44 chest and I find brooks brothers black fleece polos to be a surprisingly good fit. not quite sure if this is what OP is going for though... and you are neither slim nor wide, really, in the scheme of things.

I am afraid of insects on my skin to the degree that I become a gibbering mess if I become aware of one on me and thrash uncontrollably trying to get it off. When swimming, afraid of fish that are bigger than a couple inches long. I...