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      What evidence have you seen that convinced you of any of that?

      The entire idea seems to be holding off on cardio because introducing cardio is a tool you want to use later to kick-start fat loss once you plateau. I have never seen any evidence that such a phenomenon exists.

      There's no reason not to do some cardio. It's healthy. It helps push your caloric deficit in a healthy way. It's good for your VO2 max, which is good for your lifting.

      I feel like since Matt has trained a lot of women especially he knows his stuff in regards to fat loss. Too often I see many guys on these forums who just shrug and say "eat less, move more" because sticking to a consistent calorie deficit always works for them. Too often us ladies are just SOL. Completely agree with Matt's little tricks of the trade to change things up and convince your body to drop the fat. And I don't think he's saying cardio is all bad, but the OP is already pretty slender so she doesn't NEED to do a lot of cardio. If she wants to keep horse riding or running or something she really enjoys, all he's suggesting is to take a cardio break. And if she doesn't enjoy the cardio (not everyone wants to do 30DS forever) he's just saying she really doesn't NEED to. Seems pretty reasonable.
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      You don't have much (if any) weight to lose. You need to drop some body fat. I had the same hip/thigh area as you before I started doing heavy squats, deadlifts, lunges, and stepups (among other stuff). I lost 95% of my cellulte and changed the shape of my body (reduced inches in hips and thighs) by lifting heavy and eating more. I weigh just a couple pounds more than I used to but fit better in my size 2 clothes.

      For the record you look great, don't get me wrong. I just believe you would be happier if you would lift!!! JM Shred is fine for someone just starting out and needs to lose weight, but you don't.
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      Personally I'd work on trying to "widen" your shoulders to try to attain a more hourglass look.

      A.C.E. Certified Personal/Group FitnessTrainer
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      I also agree with this. Nice rounded shoulders makes women look hot!
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      ps a few results of my broscience:

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      Gross.
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      hiya u have a very similiar shape to mine,quite exact actually, i did 30ds and it definatly toned me up, but i started nrolfw 6 weeks ago and ate at maintanace and thats what made me tone up and lose inches all over,also ive pretty uch no cellulite left:)
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      I'm going to take the word of the guy who is a professional trainer over the word of the guy who starts threads bragging about how he eats absolute garbage and thinks that's OK because he does cardio.

      But that's just me, I leave everyone to make their own decision.

      I don't know that guy from Adam, but let me tell you that as a fitness professional, I can attest to there being a lot of "professionals" who don't know what they're talking about, or have completely contradictory philosophies and information. Just because someone takes a job and works at a gym does not make them an expert. So, if you're looking for a trainer, do your research and get multiple professional opinions; don't take one person's word as gospel.
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      Run naked in the streets in revelry.
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      This too. But I love shoulders.

      cosigning this. along with working on your shoulder work on your upper back. a lot of symmetry is an illusion where you build up one part to make the other part look bigger or smaller by comparison. wider shoulders and back would give you a fantastic hourglass figure.
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      i'd steal your abs
    • Posts: 1,106 Member
      You mean - what WOULDN'T I do with that body?!

      So many many wonderful things.

      Starting with squats, and then...
    • Posts: 469 Member
      Stare at myself all day :sad:

      Haha, exactly what I thought (:
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      Gross.


      Ahhh, there it is. One of these threads wouldn't be complete without a comment like that.
      Thanks for sharing. It's always nice to insult other people.
    • Posts: 1,599 Member
      dirty dirty dirty things
    • Posts: 2,673 Member
      I don't know that guy from Adam, but let me tell you that as a fitness professional, I can attest to there being a lot of "professionals" who don't know what they're talking about, or have completely contradictory philosophies and information. Just because someone takes a job and works at a gym does not make them an expert. So, if you're looking for a trainer, do your research and get multiple professional opinions; don't take one person's word as gospel.

      Very rational and sensible approach.
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