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You're obviously trying to derail this thread. Reread my reply, and research the topic.

Sure. 56% of runners will get injured in any given year. Van Mechelen W. Running injuries. A review of the epidemiological literature. Sports Med. 14(5) (1992). 320-35. Pub. Med. 30 July 2014.

Probably not a good way to get clients.

All the research on this stuff is really conflicting. If anything thing, those supplements might help marginally. On the other hand, I don't know if there is any negative effects of taking them - other than costing you $$$.

Exercise Science is good for the technical stuff. If you plan to start your own business eventually, a business degree wouldn't be a bad idea. It shouldn't take much. Show up on time. Listen to your clients. Have a good personality. Show good results, and ask for referrals. Very.

I would get your degree right away. It's much harder to go back to school after you've been out a while. What can I tell you about being a trainer? Could you be more specific? I guess in general, expect a terrible schedule, with not that great of pay starting out. The bar for entry is low, so the market is really saturated…

Up to 3x/week, I program full body routines. If I have clients coming in 4 or more times a week, I would switch to an upper/lower split. The benefit of the full body routine is that you get to hit the muscle groups more often in the week. The benefit of doing a split routine is that you can use more volume for each muscle…

As @ninerbuff stated, it comes down to what you burn vs. what you take in. From a health standpoint, I would consider adding in some resistance training to your current routine.

Yes, it is disappointing, but I don't really deal with a lot of weight loss clients, so it doesn't happen very often.

As other have mentioned, running is a really poor form of exercise - very high injury rate. Exercise should make you feel better, not worse.

Actually lengthening a muscle is very difficult. You would be better off foam rolling the muscle to loosen it, and then working on your hips, so your hamstrings aren't pulled so tight.

If anyone else has a question, could you post it on my other thread? http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10526037/fitness-and-nutrition-q-a#latest

First, if it hurts, don't do it. If you could send me a video of you doing a push up, I could help you out further, but without seeing your form, I can't give you much more than that.

How much would depend on your diet. Unless you are training to do a 5k or something, I would avoid doing any running. Try swimming or rowing. As far as your goal, you are going to need to burn about 1,000 more calories than you take in each day. It's doable, but your likelihood of yo-yo'ing with your weight is a lot higher…

Glad to hear that.

I'm not sure exactly what you are asking? As far as macros, I don't really adjust those much. If the client wants to lose fat, we lower their calories. If a client wants to gain muscle, we increase their calories. I don't work with people that are bodybuilders or anything like that, so there is no need to get more detailed…

I use time as a way to show improvement with clients. If you could balance on 1 leg for 10 seconds without putting a foot down, but now you can do it for 20 seconds, your balance has improved. Chances are just standing on the floor won't be overly challenging for you, so you could try standing on a foam block, to make it a…

Good work. Loose skin should tighten some, but it's a long process.

You're kind of comparing apples to oranges. See if your 1RM is the same. On a side note, you wouldn't lose your strength in 1 week - you actually become stronger after a few days off.

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Slow day, so I figured I'd resurrection this thread for anyone that hasn't checked it out yet.

I really like them and my clients with bad knees love them. Aside from swimming, I think it's probably the best form of cardio you can do for your body.

With the little information you gave, I would say you are having trouble controlling your pelvis with load. There is a good chance your hips are rolling posteriorly during your deadlift, which is causing your LB pain. Anterior hip pain with squats is often caused from an anterior tilt of the hips, which creates an…

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From my experience, only 1-5% of my adults have any actually shortness in their muscles, and none of them are female. Even if you do have some tightness, your hamstring crosses both your hip and knee joint, so there is very little actual lengthening that it goes through in normal movement. My guess is your tightness is…

1 & 2. Well, theoretically, if you lose 5lb of fat and gain 5lb of muscle your body should burn more calories to support your increase consumption - not sure exactly what that number would be, but it could be around 125. In practice, 125 is such a small number that it would be impossible to be that accurate with your…