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You do not need a personal trainer to lose weight or get strong. Do you need one? Depends on what do you want to do. Are you going to be using free weight exercises for the first time? Get a PT. First time using machines at a gym? Get a PT. Are you going to be doing Olympic lifting like squats, cleans, snatches etc. Get a…

Good job keeping active. I believe that you can both gain muscle and lose fat at the same time if you work hard enough. In fact you have already started this judging by the routine you have. Adding in weight training will tone your muscles (no you won't look like she hulk without steroids) and raises your Basic Metabolic…

Inserts are a great idea. Also make sure you are stretching your calves and particularly your plantar fascia before working out. Slow gentle stretches lasting 30 sec to 2 min would accomplish this. This could be performed by hanging your feet off of a step or just one foot while in a standing position. To stretch the…

Thanks mw

For calorie counting purposes.

I weigh 212 down from 225. Changed my goal to 200. I really wanted to try to close the calorie gap, I've just been subtracting 5 minutes from my cardio.

This may be really simple but drink a HUGE glass of water before eating dinner. It really cuts down the cravings and portion sizes of what used to be my highest calorie meal.

Great post!

Took to the internet! According to "Energy Expenditure of Walking and Running" published in medicine and science 2004. Total calories burned per mile is roughly .75 x body weight in lbs. So 1 mile this would give me 159 per mile burned with a total of roughly 559 for 3.5 miles. MFP calculated at 576. Not too far off, but…

I'm just judging by the calories I'm given. I'm slow and not in that great of shape, so yesterday I ran for 40 min at 11.5 min pace and it gave me 576 calories. A slow jog for 3.5 miles is 576? Where as, I rowed for 25 min huffing and puffing--way more exertion and it logged 350. The row was actually way harder than the…

Good job on losing! The only thing I would change with your routine is the order. I think you should lift first when you go to the gym. When you first get to the gym your body has the most glucose it's going to have and the most glycogen stored in your muscles. Use this sugar energy to lift, then when you have depleted…

I've done rowing and the calories were pretty spot on. MFP gives more calories for running and there is just no way I'm burning more running than rowing.

Thanks ladies.

Hit me up. I'd like to try it.

Good question. I don't log any of my strength workouts, no matter how intense. I've been logging my xfit workouts as a slow jog but subtracting 5 min. In short I'm likely getting a major calorie deficit from it, but I'm impatient.

I tell my weight lifting partner who is always wanting more crunches this: "do you want nice abs or do you just want to do a lot of crunches? Because if you want nice abs we need to go outside and do sprints." The crutch of the matter is this. You already have nice abs, they are a rocking. You just can't see them if you've…

Love it. I walked into the gym about a month ago. Saw a guy that looked about 60, some what like Santa Claus. Put 315 on the bench, repped it 10x. Put 365 on the bench repped it 5x. Everyone's jaw dropped. It was too cool. That moment when you've been humbled? Yeah that's when grandpa reps 100 lbs over your max bench press.

I know it's a lot to lose. I couldn't tell you what amount of calories taken in. Mine is set at 2140 for the day and I overestimate my calories I take in and I downgrade my cardio by subtracting 5 min off (I know not very scientific). I would probably get frustrated if it took 6 months to lose. So basically eat the protein…

I feel that MFP over estimates most calories burned through cardio exercise. I currently do weight training plus cardio. I do not add in calories done during weight training. I log my cardio workouts as minutes performed rounded down to the nearest 5 min mark. This takes some of the excess calories away. I've been losing…

Pretty good form there. You do bounce a little at the bottom of your squats. Do you often find yourself on your toes? It's a little difficult to see from the video. I'd also lower the catch bars because you hit them one time and that saps your energy badly.

Review the posts and videos on proper squat form. Two of the biggest things are: keep your weight on your heels, and make sure your knees track the direction your toes are pointed. Find the foot position that is most comfortable for your body and use it. Squats primarily work your quads. You will be the most sore 2 days…

Hello, soon to be 40. Weigh about 25-35 lbs too much. Trying crossfit at the gym and I'm getting killed!! Decided to add some MFP to try to dial back the calories and make me more competitive. Lost 6 lbs first week, 2nd lost 0 with the cheat day I gave myself :/ have to work harder I guess.

Hello everyone!! I Started two weeks ago, lost 6 lbs first week. 2nd week I did a cheat day on Father's day and logged 0 lbs lost that week. That irritated me. Started rounding down workouts to nearest 5 minutes for calories. I don't log any strength workouts.