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I'm asking for a strength training program that takes up 30 minutes, uses dumbbells, and should take up 5 days a week. Something that works well with running/cardio. Not 5X5. Not a chest only program.

I had a BMI of 26 which would not budge. I went to the doctor for help. She told me that she has no problem maintaining her weight and that I was too small to get any assistance. And then I got a creepy smile. Don't know why I bothered.

Yasss! I lost nearly 3 stone about 2 years ago, and was maintaining nicely. But, then started to put in weight, and I couldn't figure out why. I didn't really put much effort into figuring out why. Food intake was mainly the same. I didn't measure or weight food and wasn't about to start all that again. Just kept on seeing…

I've had that. Just a bulging disc - nothing more serious. It was caused because of slumping at a desk + running. Saw a fantastic physio. Fixed it by strengthening my core, proper posture, and stretching my hip flexors. If I return to slumping, the lower back pain would make a small come-back. That happened about 2 years…

The rant helped so much. I don't really talk about my weight in the real world, and didn't have someone to vent at. I actually feel better. I wish it was my scale. I had a really cheap scale that I bought when I moved house, and it said I weight *expletive*kg. Well, I thought there was no way in the world I was that fat.…

As a supertaster, I think you're either: a) used to the idea that you don't like vegetables, and became unwilling to try new flavours (stubborn); or b) so used to bland junk that anything other than sweet/fat/salt/starch tastes wrong; or c) really bad at cooking. There are some things I simply won't eat - cilantro is one…

Hi, Sorry I haven't replied in a while... it was my arms. They were too close together. Thanks everyone who helped :)

Ah, I didn't think I was doing that, but it seems obvious now. Thanks everyone! I'll try widening my grip next time. :smiley:

Things to remember: A max BMI of 27 used to be considered in the healthy weight range - it was lowered to 25 in the 90s. The chart was used by insurance companies to divide up their policy holders and charge appropriately. Using population statistics is different from an individual. Keys - the guy who wrote a paper on…

Thanks! I've never flown with them before... and I've heard that they're really good and they're really terrible. How was your flight?

At my gym, there are a few people that carry around the smaller drawstring backpacks to hold everything. Not as big as a gym bag, and is small enough to fit inside an actual gym bag. Or maybe use one of the canvas bags used for shopping - they tend to hold a bit.

I asked a few people about it. The consensus was: It was seriously bad form, and she probably thought it would help her glutes. :neutral: They have not been back. What is the etiquette on really bad rowers - or people who things with really bad form? I love rowing, it's my go-to cardio fun sport. But, so many people... I…

well, there are some studies being done about the impact of diets on our body - lean muscle v fat... and if I'm remembering correctly, a couple have shown that if calories in is kept the same, IF will cause a bigger decrease in fat and less decrease in muscle, compared to just less calories. There's apparently some work…

http://www.nature.com/ijo/journal/v27/n5/abs/0802258a.html Weight management using a meal replacement strategy: meta and pooling analysis from six studies CONCLUSION: This first systematic evaluation of randomized controlled trials utilizing PMR plans for weight management suggests that these types of interventions can…

The thing is... this board and this website is very anti-weight loss drugs. It's going to be up to you to do research on the meds, and decide if they are appropriate to you. I'll give a brief summary of what's available - trying to be as factual as possible. There are several common drugs that can be prescribed - Orlistat…

Sorry, but there is something not right with your story. Firstly, you say you took fen/phen. And that you are now 30. Fen/phen was withdrawn from the market in 1997. So, you took this medicine when you were 10 or 11 years old? Secondly, you (apparently) took a completely different medication - fenfluramine/phentermine.…

You do realize that there is a difference between phen/fen and phentermine alone, right? Anyway - there are benefits and pitfalls to using it. It comes down to you to do the research on using pharmacology to assist with weight loss... not a bunch of strangers on the internet (who have opinions, anecdotes, good advice, and…

Maybe curtsy was the wrong word... it's like she bobbed up and down. Not even a half squat... possibly a quarter squat. Feet where slightly wider than shoulder width, bend knees slightly to go maybe an inch down, then straight back up... exaggerated squeeze, tiny thrust. It looked like something from a comedy skit on how…

I think this is the more appropriate for this thread that starting a new topic... the question is, is this a type of squat or just weird/bad form? There was this couple (early 20s) in the gym this morning sharing a rack... and then the boyfriend wandered off to the dumbbells. Anyway, the girl, who was small (I'd say 5'2,…

There were 2 teenage boys sharing a rack this morning. The alpha male was teaching his young beta how to bench press. OMG. :open_mouth: It was both terrifying and hilarious at the same time. Feet were everywhere. And apparently, it's really helpful to bounce the bar off the chest. Bro science starts young. It starts when…

Here's a good review (I've bolded the pieces I like): The Evidence for Saturated Fat and for Sugar Related to Coronary Heart Disease. DiNicolantonio JJ, Lucan SC, O'Keefe JH. Abstract Dietary guidelines continue to recommend restricting intake of saturated fats. This recommendation follows largely from the observation that…

It all depends on which scale you used to first measure yourself. If the gym scale is 7 pounds different - wouldn't that mean the gym scale would have given you a starting weight 7 pounds higher than the home scale?

This is just my opinion... A lot of people have criticized diet pills because once you stop taking them the weight comes back on. So they take the pills again. These people are criticised. But... A lot of people who stop using myfitnesspal also have their weight come back on. So they come back here. These people are…

He had he's own rack... maybe he wanted to say something about my technique but thought the better of it. Still, never had anyone come rushing over to help tidy up before. Oh, and this has been annoying me for weeks... there are these 2 girls (ladies, women... I'd say late 30s, early 40s) and they share a trainer every…

Today I was the only female in the weights room - and it was quite strange. I had just finished my squats (67.5kg! yay)... and then cooled down with 40kgs (so, 10kgs on each side). In the rack beside be was a big rugby player type guy (who I hadn't seen before). He was sitting up and bench pressing really heavy weights.…

[very quiet whisper] I lift in socks. rock the socks, mina, rock the socks. [/very quiet whisper]

^^^^ This. So this. Quick personal story. I fell in love with the gym near my work. I told the manager I wanted to get into SL5x5, but I needed some help. So, he set me up with one of the trainers, who "knows stronglifts". Yeah, about that. He's a nice guy, and he knows a lot about kickboxing. But... all I learnt from him…

There is a massive stigma about using pharmaceuticals to lose weight. It's something that a lot of people find embarrassing to talk about - choosing to use a prescription medication to lose weight. This is what I suggest - read the clinical trials that were done on phentermine. Look at the results obtained, the percentage…

Stronglifts 5x5... in my opinion... tops NROL (for women). Easy to remember... a free app... awesome bod.

I'm assuming you're going to be starting on an indoor rower. If you're visiting a gym - the make is probably a Concept2. See: http://www.concept2.co.uk/indoor-rowers/training/technique-videos Things you should remember - do not put the intensity on really high. I used to practice with the men's uni rowing team - and the…