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1. Doing dumbbells one at a time is sensible because there are risks to balancing two heavy objects over your head and/or face. 2. I have finally managed to get to the point I can do four pull-ups. But a fifth one? That requires a 25% increase in weight. Not going to happen right away. Too big a jump. So having the large…

For me this is always about carbs. I could eat two cartons of Ice Cream easily. I could eat a large package of vanilla oreos and want more when I was done. But since I've been eating butter and meat and coconut oil and pork rinds and chicken livers etc, even though they taste good to me (some more than others) that taste…

I lost without counting I am losing more by counting. I don't think I would ever have gained, but I didn't always lose. Also, I never tracked when I was in real ketosis and when I might not have been. The advantage for me was the absence of hunger pangs or cravings and the ability to go for hours without eating if I had…

So, in the absence of a gym with bumper plates, it sounds like I need to put this off until I can get a bar and bumper plates in my garage or basement...

I think you can buy adjustable dumbbells and plates for them at Walmart that aren't too expensive. Then you can do planks on your elbows and floor presses with dumbbells increasing the weight a small increment each workout. The combination of core strength from the planks and progressive weight on the dumbbells should get…

On the bumper plate issue, I was thinking of staying within a squat cage and doing a "hang clean." So I wouldn't risk dropping the barbell too much distance...

Use this: http://keto-calculator.ankerl.com/ 1200 seems extremely low to me. But I don't know enough to be sure.

Healthy snacks I keep around and use = 1. butter (Kerrygold) and coconut oil in my coffee (typically one serving each, I have a food scale at hand but I work at home) 2. heavy whipping cream (also in coffee, but I suppose one could also pour a tablespoon out and take it like medicine) 3. pork rinds (remember the protein…

Let's not forget that, even if you don't increase muscle mass, your muscles do get stronger and also your nervous system learns how to handle harder loads. Getting stronger is an end in itself and requires no further justification in terms of appearance or anything else. If you have hands and feet, arms and legs, then…

" Muscle insurance. There are a variety of studies done on the amount of protein the body needs. I like to think of higher protein as muscle insurance. My suggestion is about 1gram of protein per pound of lean mass. Make sure to get fat in your diet to help joints and metabolic processes. Make sure to get carbs in your…

I originally wrote: "Give yourself a month of meat and non-starchy veggies. Then see what happens." To which you "replied" : "So now vegetables and baked potatoes are bad? Give me a break... so when you go to a restaurant do you just eat pure butter???" I also said I would eat potatoes after I reached my goal and went on…

OK, if I had to eat all things in moderation it would never have happened. What you are physiologically/psychologically/hormonally capable of varies according to person and according to stage of life and past eating habits. This is what I had to do and I offer it as something you can try if you want. I quit sugar. Meaning…

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/560459-stronglifts-5x5-summary

I have the New Rules... for Life book (being in my late forties and all) and I couldn't agree more. I have added dumbbell rows to my repertoire, and I love chin-ups and weighted dips along with the basic Stronglifts exercises. But the day I do a barbell bicep curl you will know I've been kidnapped and am signalling for…

I didn't discover the actual stronglifts program until after I had kind of cobbled together my own minimalist program from other stuff on Youtube. I still have not really focused on the bench press... But if I could go back in time, I would start with it and only it. I agree with everyone above who is recommending it. It…

1. I don't have dyslexia but I can only dip into Starting Strength. Youtube is your friend for form help and ideas. It has been my main source. 2. Simple strength to start = your routine should fit on a 3x5 card. The easiest program I know of is stronglifts 5x5. Workout A = Barbell back squat, bench press, Pendlay row (a…

https://youtube.com/watch?v=NbwfwYTQpPc This.

This!

I'm sorry but I'm keeping my carbs down to about 20 a day to lose some weight. That lets me get some veggies in. If carbs were actually a threat to my health I cannot imagine eating higher carbs per meal. What is the motive for ingesting carbs if they are a health danger? I'm not a health professional of any kind. I'm just…

What are you doing at your gym?

For American readers I'll save you the search: 56 lbs. Best of luck to you Patrick! I'm less than three years behind you in age. I'm doing strength training and an eating style that varies between primal/paleo and keto. I use MFP to make sure my carbs are low and my protein is reasonable. Have you settled on a strategy for…

One more suggestion. Go to a thrift store (or new, if you can afford it) and buy clothes that fit. Box up the ones that are depressing you for later. Keep that box somewhere where you can see it and be reminded of what you are aiming for. There is no point in feeling bad about yourself every morning. It doesn't motivate…

I'm lchf, but my recipe is making ground beef into a bunch of ready-to-go hamburgers and then eating one when I am hungry. I sometimes get a roasted chicken from a grocery store. I was trying to do more but then I realized I am not Pinterest food material. I find it easier this way.

Remember, it is a lot harder for a person who is only ten pounds over his ideal weight to lose ten pounds than it is for a person who is forty pounds over his ideal weight to lose ten pounds. You're a skinnier person now so you have new skinny-person problems. That's progress. :) But I'd keep going another couple of weeks…

This! And different things will work for different people and at different times. I lost a little bit without counting once I went Keto and then I've started losing again by using MFP. So it isn't either/or. The advantage I find in Keto is that I'm not at the mercy of sugar cravings anymore. I have kept with the way of…

This! Or, at most, watching form because it keeps your mind on what you're about to do next once you catch your breath. Starting Strength is a great program but I was intimidated about learning an Olympic lift without a trainer. I'd recommend Stronglifts if you can't afford a trainer. If you have a ways to go, as you say,…

I bought ankle weights for a pretty low amount of money (can't remember what exactly). Each weighed 2.5 lbs but consisted of two removable sandbags weighing 1.25 lbs. So that allowed me to up the weight by only 2.5 lbs, or, if I didn't mind using the middle of the bar, only 1.25 lbs.

I think you'll see results quite soon. Maybe not ones other people will recognize though. I'm still a fat guy... but I have muscles that feel like they are now mixed with concrete compared to how they used to feel. And I have experienced some fat loss, just not where my vanity mostly cared about it. I now have quadriceps…

Yes to this! I'd alter diet or rest before trying to force myself to the gym for something that didn't motivate me.

For warming up you really don't need to when the weight is light. Later you warm up by doing 2x5 with just the bar and then doing a 2-3 reps adding 20-40 lbs until you reach your working weight.