which is worse ? hypertrophy squats or hypertrophy deads ?

Recently decided to purchase a hair removal package for my face. They use Candela lasers. Can anyone attest to the effectiveness of this procedure?

L-Theanine 300mg pill: what is used for? And how best to use it?

What is your perceived risk level for contracting COVID these days? Are you back to work? Masking? My clinic still requires testing in spite of vaccination status.

I was supportive of Lori when this virus first started but her actions since have dwindled my support of her. I don’t expect her to make every decision correct nor do we have to agree with all of them. I believe she should be correct around 75 percent of the time but I believe she is in the 50 percent range. I know everything doesn’t fall on her shoulder but things haven’t been great as of late. Hopefully they figure out something soon.

Did you/would you get booster during pregnancy?

Has a job ever affected your health?

I mean, really and truly affected your health; not just lack of sleep or intermittent stress.

What happened?
Did you leave?
Did you stay and manage it?
Are you healthy again?

Any 🐠 here with fibromyalgia that have managed to deal with sudden flare ups impacting timeline of return of deliverables? Yesterday and today have been complete washes due to first, all over body pain and today, added brain fog and extreme fatigue. I can’t think, can barely lift a pinky. I have items that I expected to get out but are now taking longer and not getting the focus I’d usually bring. Has FM interrupted your schedule before and how did you deal with it?

My manager feeds me 100 chole bhature & then my tummy hurts so I ask her to give me a leave but then she declines my request and feeds me 1 more plate of chole bhature then I die because of excess gas formation inside my stomach, then I poop & become alive once again then my boss notices that im alive again and feeds me 109 plates of kadi chawal and this goes on and on and on and on

Any other sober folks in the sales world who can give me some advice? Really struggling to keep up with the office culture when happy hour is impossible for me. 1.5 years sober and want to stay that way.

Does ML urine test?

Here is my dilemma: I was passed up for manager promo last year and rightfully so a lot of my feedback was definitely correlated to me not properly handing my symptoms causing a good bit of inconsistencies in my performance especially if I lacked interest. This year I’ve crushed it and switched up projects off of ones that I’ve long been on. The few people who “advocate” for me seem to be stuck on things that seem either 1) so unsubstantiated and show that they are too far detached from the …

My psychiatrist today revealed to me that I may have ADHD, still a hypothesis that he is still exploring but from my personal experiences and discussions with therapist, it seems likely.

One example of personal experience is my ongoing prep for case studies as I'm interviewing with a number of firms. I do struggle to keep focus and generally take a bit longer to finish them, specifically the structuring of the case. Does anybody else feel the same way and any recommendations to overcome this?

I’m on an estrogen patch and I feel like it’s making me really sad. Has this happened to anyone else?

PwC'ers. How much am I looking at for healthcare for myself, my wife, and toddler?

I start in a week, haven't seen figures yet.

Best type of workouts to maintain high GKI? Have read mixed studies on heavy weight low rep vs. low weight high rep. Trying to see if anyone here has done enough DD and has successfully been able to

Anyone doing NaNoWriMo this year?

Anyone have a primer on working with children? From a business affairs perspective?

Anyone joining Citi on 5th dec at Pune location?

Hey folks I applied for a credit card they were asking for official mailid is it legal to provide bank mailid for credit card processing?

What are some reading centers you do with your 5th - 6th graders while you pull a small group?

How high can google go on signing bonus ( currently $25k) and equity (currently $65k) for L4 position.. total exp 4 years .. should I negotiate?

Is there a PWC NTS fishbowl? I want to hear about the Exempt Organizations group. Thanks

Anyone live at The Grove in Chelsea or Sky apts near Hell’s Kitchen? Have temp housing options there for work and trying to decide.

Tricare Q:

Vets using Tricare with a family. I’m out and can use Tricare with the VA, but my wife and I each use our company offerings for our family; which obviously come at cost. Is it worth it to switch to Tricare? Has anyone done this and can share details? Positives/negatives?

Anyone have any luck getting appointments for H1B stamping in December or January?

Hi all, Can you guys do me a favor I need 11 likes to start my DM

Dealing with my firm's Foreign Accounts Payable team and keep snickering at the FAP acronym 😋

a few weeks ago we had a super busy day with scripts and i think i went into ‘autopilot’ because i don’t remember it happening, but i handed out the wrong prescription to someone (before you get mad, i only started a few weeks ago and i’m a junior assistant), out of all people i could’ve given the wrong medication to, it was a blind person. i have severe anxiety already and want to know some tactics to go back to work without guilt? i take guilt very heavy and struggle to get past it all

Are customer engineers allowed to work from a country other than US if needed for a few days ? I am planning to visit India for visa stamping and I won’t have much PTOs to take.

any others having issues with delta showing up as a result in trips?

I'm an introverted person, like to keep to myself, focus on work, spend the rest of my time on family, gym etc. I've been told that I need to work on my communication and client relationship building skills. any books I can read? I don't follow pop. culture anymore, no longer actively follow team sports (but sporty myself) as I consider it bread and circus for the masses and don't rly enjoy work drinks... Am I doomed? Personally I am happy and love the work but fear for my career progression.

Sunday’s:

rest days/easy days OR
hard days since you have the time

what belts do y’all use ? I have the Inzer forever lever and it is just not comfortable at all. it jabs into me, especially on DLs.

Any crossfitters in here ? Glassman 🤦‍♂️

Do you count/care more about calories, macros or both? Anyone every try keto?

How do you manage food timing and workout schedules with the crazyness that is advertising working hours?

Looking for a posing coach, anyone have any NYC connections?

BCAAs in a caloric deficit: legit or bs?

Geared or raw lifting? Why?

Anyone going to Adobe Summit? What are your plans to not lose it all?

Any marathon runners up in this bowl?

Worked out religiously my entire life. Always been + - 5 lbs. Got vertigo and took a break for a solid 7 months. 15 lbs later, I’m finding it hard to fuel my workouts while cutting carbs. Any recco’s?

Women who train: what helps you stay motivated during the exhaustion and/or pains of shark week?

what shoes does everyone lift in ?

ugh. tomorrow is leg day.

what does everyone do for programming ?
self coached ? prof coached ? online plan ?
bro split or PPL ?

Squats: barefoot or lifting shoes? If shoes, any preferred brand?

Anyone workout during the work day? How does that work out? (Particularly with showering and cleanliness)

any crossfitters here ?

I love the idea of crossfit...but I have a bad shoulder from years of swimming so I wonder if it’s a good idea...

I HATE meal prep - feels like eating leftovers every day. Any advice on quick meals? Food scale at the office, access to fridge and microwave, hate leftovers or reheating

What apps do you all use to help with your health and fitness goals? I find both MyFitnessPal (tracking food) and Nike Run Club (tracking runs) invaluable.