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so... i make a lot of noise while i am lifting. and, apparently, sometimes it sounds like the noise that men make while engaged in other sorts of exertion. i used to work out in a small gym that shared a wall with an insurance office. as i was leaving after one particularly intense session of lifting, i ran into three…

bro science alert the nonsense-per-sentence density of this post exceeds recommended daily consumption limits.

huh? "will not necessarily make you stronger"? stronglifts is a progressive weight training program. if you follow it, increasing your weights over time, you will get stronger. that's how you lift the heavier weights.

if you are gaining muscle (indicated by progressive strength gains in your lifting or accurate measurement of your lean body mass, preferably both) not just weight and you have a long term perspective, continue to bulk and get your LBM where you want it to be. then cut, with a target of losing a pound or less a week. why?…

bought a black phone case. matches everything i wear. problem solved. OP: trashy, but in a early 80s dan fogelberg flashback sort of way.

*laugh* i buy my produce first so my cart is full of the good stuff. not as much room for the not-so-good stuff plus i have to put the bag of chips on top of carrots and so on, which gives me pause. another shopping strategy: i always always shop from a list that i've made at home because i am much less likely to buy…

sounds weird but... when i brush and floss my teeth after dinner, i don't fall prey to the late night snacking demon about ninety-five percent of the time. it serves as a reminder that i am done eating for the day. plus who wants to re-floss and brush at night? ;)

maybe this will help... use that temptation as a cue to think about your goals. "that cake reminds me..." visualize your goal in vivid detail and think about why you've set it. if you can bring the long term postive benefits to mind, doing the right thing in the short term is easier. you might also want to walk out of…

sorry if i was confusing, i was trying to understand why he was doing what he was doing before offering an answer to his question. setting macros without having goals and without understanding the relationship between what you are eating and your goals is a recipe for confusion and frustration for most people. for example:…

so... why are you trying to stay under 60g of carbohydrates a day? why are you following a high protein diet? what's your overall goal: general health, strength gain, aesthetics? if you don't know why you are adjusting your macros, or how it relates to your goals, you won't know if the macro profile you've chosen makes a…

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started my second week of the program today. on track but solo. so sad! looking for a couple of people that want to do the whole deal - lifting, cardio, logging - for at least three months. first time, restarting, realigning, whatever. would be even better if they were old guys that do this so they can do other stuff...…

If you want a burger. Eat. A. Burger. Yesterday I was having a serious ramen jones. I fixed it with terrific, giant, guilt-free bowl of ramen with rich broth and lots of juicy bits. I will hit my calorie target for the week, too, though I had to go a little light today to make it work. Can I do that twice a week? Nope but…

thanks for all the feedback. posting this is one of the ways i am making myself accountable.

small amounts of nuts, especially almonds. crunchy vegetables and fruits like apples and carrots. baked rice crackers. snacks on the protein and good fats end of the spectrum tend to be more satisfying.

I have worked with a personal trainer in three cycles over the years. Each time, outcomes were better than when I trained on my own. I think that the combination of the trainer's knowledge, ability to see things I don't, and my commitment of time and money all contributed to the result. So when I decided to start lifting…

this is what i would have said, so of course, i think it is brilliant and clear... though i'd log and track food for a month before i made any changes. i would also assume that you are underestimating your CI by twenty percent and your CO by at least that much because that's what most of us (and the equipment we use) does.

bingo! and it only took twenty posts, which actually pretty quick for this sort of thing. though the lack of a visible diary and a profile page that is "viewable by friends only" combined with an offer to personally help others is often a pretty good indication that a sales pitch will be part of some not-too-distant-future…

that's what i thought you wanted to say but wasn't sure... so i think we agree. if you have a fixed number of hours a week to work out and want to lose weight, focus on cardio rather than strength training. whether you do long, slow and steady, high intensity intervals, or some other cardio training, calories burned comes…

I am curious about these two statements. I understand LSS - calories/hour times lots of hours is the simple equation - but what evidence suggests that it "speeds up weight loss"? Against what alternative? I haven't seen any evidence that strength conditioning slows down weight loss, unless of course one is trading a higher…

both. people who exercise regularly are, simply enough, healthier than people who don't. and i am fairly sure there's a fair amount of evidence that moderate, consistent exercise and diet leads to sustainable weight loss and an easier path to maintenance.

three thoughts. first one: too much too fast. you are hungry because you've cut your calorie intake by forty plus percent. there's no way around that. you will find it much easier to sustain a 500 calorie deficit for the long haul, which will help you keep the weight off, even if it takes longer. second:exercise. if it…

no need to be alone here. send me a friend request!

encouragement i can do. chit chat, maybe not my strong point. but still, i'm worth an add. ;)

for me, slow and steady was the way to go. i started out with fifteen to thirty minutes of walking and not missing a day of doing so. establishing a daily pattern of working out regularly helped me move from counting on motivation to having the habit of working out. there's some research, for example, that suggests that it…

you are a very smart person. most people don't figure this out for a long, long time... do the right thing and the the right things happen. good for you!

i dunno but... if you did pushups for two hours probably not. if you stayed at the gym to avoid doing something else you needed to do, probably not. other than that, if you like spending two hours in the gym, spend two hours in the gym.

When I started taking care of myself again, I could barely walk twenty minutes. But I walked every day around my neighborhood and slowly the walks got longer and faster. Two years later, I helped out in a medical clinic in the himalayas and walked about 170 miles in places like this. Slow and steady wins the race!

yes but apparently my profile photo is off-putting. go figure.