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You will need certain assistance equipment to target certain muscle groups like your back and legs aka larger muscle groups. Eventually you'll want more resistance and need it to progress your body. If you're going to invest in anything for at home workouts- buy good quality resistance bands with various attachments, TRX…

Above recommendations are good too. Magnesium and B vitamins are very readily used in energy generating reactions in our body, so when we exercise they are used even more! Magnesium is the most commonly deficient mineral in the body next to vitamin D. Look into supplementing these! I have a few clients who when they…

What kind of workouts are you doing now? Can you breakdown your week for me and then I can get a better sense of what you're kissing. Also what do you mean by workouts that don't activate your muscles?- like treadmill or Elliptical cardio?

Delicate balance but can be done with the right training. I see clients belly fat start to dimish as they are on a consistent nutrition plan with a slight deficit of their calorie expenditure. The type of training you do will determine the structure of muscle that you build in your core and torso. Feel free to message me…

Get a good sports massage on your forearms. I have completely burned out my forearms before and it is painful and they get super swole. Foam roll them, tennis ball, self myofascial release. Definitely allow yourself to rest your arms/forearms, if they are stiffening up that seriously you could put yourself at risk for…

Whatever is going on, you may need a GOOD massage therapist or body work specialist to work on your rotator cuff, bicep tendon, and/or forearm to loosen up the muscles that might be causing pressure on whatever is triggering that pain. You can also do some mobility work on your shoulder in the interim to loosen some things…

Awesome progress first of all!! All this will depend on what you are currently doing. If you can take the time to write out what is your current weight lifting and cardio program like? And what is your calorie and macro breakdown? I can give you some serious direction. Hope this helps! Christine Coen

There is good advice in here about Paleo not being a great solution for your goals as it's not a diet but a way of eating. The difference being, you can still stay overeat by eating Paleo and therefore have no effect on your weight goals. What have you decided to try?

Simple answer is you are not working hard enough to break down the muscle in your upper body (muscle tears in a workout). Your body is used to the movements/intensity/volume you are training your upper body with. DOMS is NOT necessarily a significant marker of a "good" workout though. But still, you can try changing up the…

Checkout Icon meals and Bite Meals. These are 2 companies I know of who cater to bodybuilders and the fitness industry. The meals they create are frozen and shipped to you, but you can either customize the macros or choose meals that fit into your plan. Both are pretty tasty! Hope this helps! - Christine Coen

Hi! The best way my clients lose weight in this area is in their diet. OVerall, you will lean out through what you are eating vs what you are working out in the gym. I'm sure you have heard you can spot- train to lose body fat. Losing body fat in general will help trim these areas. Any leg exercises, especially compound…

I like what you said about not buying into "weight loss foods"! Do you buy fat free or some % of fat Greek Yogurt?

lol!

Bagged Spinach or mixed greens Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk Frozen Mixed Veggies (buy in bulk from costco) Eggs Fresh Parsley and Mint (for morning juice) Some kind of fruit- whatever I'm in the mood for usually berries or citrus fruit Avocado!

Hey Gabby, I recommend people buy resistance bands and/or a TRX for at home workouts if they want to do strength training. You can do really challenging body weight and resistance training using this equipment. It's a little bit of an investment, but the payoff is worth it! GOod luck!

Muscle growth and definition are technically 2 different things and involve 2 different paths of training and nutrition. Muscle growth means muscles getting larger, legs change shape physically aka hypertrophy. This can take 6 months to a year to see change. Muscle definition Refers to how lean you are body fat-wise to…