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I appreciate your effort here and technically you're right. However you're in a fitness forum and you're telling someone who trains they have an abnormally low RHR. You don't have to be a top level athlete to have a RHR in the 50s or even 40s. As a cardiac ICU nurse for 16 years I can tell you that is perfectly normal for…

Yes! No!

Accurate logging? How are you measuring exercise calories? Are you stressed? Are you getting enough sleep? You've succeeded before so you know you can do it. But something is missing that only you can account for. I hope you find it!

Wrist based monitoring is known to be inaccurate for HIIT. You'll have much better luck with a chest strap. Read up a bit on Perceived Rate of Exertion, the Borg scale in particular, which corresponds loosely with heart rate. It might be a useful tool for you.

I'm not a mind reader either, but I'm willing to give the benefit of the doubt before throwing around phrases like "kind of dick." If you needed clarity, why didn't you just ask for it? OP I would echo what others have said. You can only know if it's for you by checking it out for yourself. Good luck!

I like all of those things as well! And I still eat them when I want them, just not all the time. At the end of it all, you will have to make some choices. No way around it!

I didn't read it that way. I saw it as she was insecure going into the gym, and being greeted by someone who wasn't a fitness model made her feel more secure going in to get her work done. Many people who start out at the gym have a fear of being surrounded by fitter people and being judged, so I don't think this is very…

I have always trained, and in the last 4 years or so have trained very hard. But last year at 45, I was frustrated with my lack of results. I was getting stronger but wasn't experiencing the physical changes I wanted to see that were so easy to achieve in my 20s. Once I started paying attention to nutrition, everything…

I'm going to bro science it and speculate perhaps it increases blood flow, speeding up repair, but I'm just throwing stuff against the wall here.

Do you have anything to support this? Not being snarky, I've just never heard this before.

I agree with the advice, but DOMS isn't from lactic acid. It's from microtears. Lactic acid is gone within two hours of the end of exercise. https://breakingmuscle.com/learn/doms-the-good-the-bad-and-what-it-really-means-to-your-training

2 questions: 1. What do you have your activity level set on for MFP? Most people set it to sedentary, as they would rather get calories added rather than taken away? 2. How often are you syncing Fitbit with MFP? If you don't sync very often you'll get some crazy numbers when you do.

I've used Insanity and P90X but never followed their diet programs. Most are too strict and imbalanced, and are designed with 60-90 days in mind instead of the long haul.

There is no question preworkout carbs will help you in training. That said, carbs are your body's preferred energy source for exercise (unless you do a lot of steady state cardio at a comfortable pace, which burns a higher percentage of fat, but not as many actual calories). Carbs also provide glucose, which is your…

Just to piggy back on what I said above, it is generally believed in the scientific community that high fat diets (particularly animal fats) increase the risk of colon cancer. New studies are coming out linking high protein intake (again from animals) to increased cancer and cardiovascular disease risks. So you can't win.…

Does your Dad exercise? If not, cutting carbs for him is a great idea as high sugar diets can greatly contribute to metabolic syndrome (an interwoven group of health issues including hyperglycemia, hyperunsulinemia, hypertension and elevated triglycerides). You on the other hand should be safe from these complications as…

I'll jump on the bandwagon. There are certainly plenty of possible reasons but I'm going to agree with the scientific one. Your body has different energy systems which predominate based upon what type of exercises you are doing. Bench press (and other weight lifting) is anaerobic in nature so will rely upon the ATP-PC and…

I can tell you from experience his programs are top notch. The focus is athleticism, functional training, and injury prevention. I have bought every program he's put out and have been doing his workouts for 4+ years.

Jeff Cavaliere is awesome!

Might be related to all the shoveling? Anyway I did a quick Google search and found this. It might be useful for you: https://flexcin.com/exercises-for-shoulder-bursitis-impingement-relief/

Without knowing exactly what the trouble is, sometimes doing these exercises with dumbells and a neutral grip ie palms facing each other can take some stress off the shoulders.

Goals? Finances? Space? Without knowing these it's tough to give an answer. But I'll do it anyway. There are tons of great bodyweight workouts out there that require no equipment and will give great results. Typically the fly in the the ointment for these programs is back and biceps. My answer is a good pullup bar.

It's great you want to start working out. There are tons of benefits. You haven't said anything about goals other than losing weight, so I'll stick with that one and say you need to reevaluate your calories in and out. If you haven't lost in a year that's probably the best change you can make if you want to lose. Cardio…

Sorry for your pain. I've been there. You only started stretching a few days ago and it did initially help. You might just have to be more patient, rest, ice, and stretch as tolerated.

If you strength train, be sure to give the rotator cuffs some love. It's common to have an imbalance in the shoulder which can lead to impingement or rc tears.

I went from 20 to 11 (I'm about 13 right now). In my experience it can be done but you have to be pretty strict on nutrition to maintain it. I'm good with being 13 percent and eating what I want.

I train!

Does that mean you're going to start doing pullups with me?

Pullups and core work every day. I also started incorporating some light RC work in every day as it's really easy to injure shoulders due to imbalance between internal and external rc muscle groups.

I agree. Jeff Cavaliere is a bit of a bro but he's big on injury prevention, and is very well versed.