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Squeeze your glutes when you squat. That will incorporate them so you can lift more.

Might want to consider making your own out of piping you could buy at a home improvement store.

Hills are no joke. Monitor your heart rate. I'd probably stop short of panicking, to teach yourself it's OK. You might consider trying an O2 trainer or elevation mask to further strengthen you respiratory system.

I could live without any of them: calisthenics and aerobics. But, I'm really starting to like my easy bar for hip thrusts and curls.

Chase them around and eat healthier.

You can still probably do crunches and sit- ups, and push-ups from your knees. If you have dumbbells you can do seated back flyes, military press, front and lateral raises, curls, skull crushers, and shrugs.

The squat requires good form, and core strength that the leg press does not.

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I'd say use the elliptical, but going out for a jog or run is more fun to me. You can listen to music while you run. If you do end up running outside, the air can be cold this time of year, so you may want to get something to cover your mouth like a scarf, or one of those ski mask looking things. Also try to land more- so…

Nothing like a little embarrassment to light a fire under your tushy. My "friend" has teenage dirtbag of his playlist lol. That guy.

If you were to condense everything into an hour session it would have greater cardiovascular implications, because there would be less rest time. Also, you would be building on each set that came before it, making each subsequent set more difficult and thus more effective. I also found, when you start slow and get into the…

Good luck with that lol

Creatine is widely considered the most effective legal supplement you can take for muscle development. All I was saying is be careful with how much you strain if you're on it since you could tear something. It inflates your muscles with water and creates for less muscle density.

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Burpees, hip thrusts, crunches and leg scissors.

I've heard an arm wrestler say creatine users have an increased risk of injury in the sport.

For your back, brace yourself on a chair with one hand while you do rows with the other, so you can do more weight. You can also put a broomstick between two highchairs, grab the stick at the ends where it meets each surface to make it more durable, and do bodyweight rowes by pulling your body up off the ground. You may…

Chopping wood, getting into bending and other grip strength training, battling ropes (you can fill a hose with sand), Bulgarian bag training, plyometric box jumps

If you stretch in bed make sure to point your toes up to stretch the calf instead of contracting it.

I just got a good idea from another post. Rewarding yourself is motivational. You can reward yourself after every workout to create that positive association in your brain. As long as the reward is tied to working out, it may in time make your brain want to work out. It's like reprogramming your brain.

I think regularly rewarding yourself is a good idea. You could reward yourself after every workout. It's positive reinforcement. In time, as you build that exercise - happiness connection, exercise might become its own reward. Having something to look forward to is motivational. Just make sure the reward is reasonable.

I'd test the step counter by counting your steps and seeing if it matches up. I found the one I have to be very inaccurate, but it's not an app. Also, incline of terrane will have a profound effect on how much work you've done.

I found this motivational: After posting it, I saw it was unreadable as is, but you can right click on it and save it. Then open it up and zoom in, since it is high resolution. Worth a read if you're looking to get motivated.

If that were true leg scissors would produce the same results as crunches. When you do them you can clearly feel that crunches are working the upper abs more, and leg scissors are working the lower abs much more. Planks work both since they lever your legs and upper body off the ground. I've been neglecting the abs too. I…

High- incline walking

Good article. If you thought nail bending was just for guys: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5glMvo9K8Os

No kidding.

I checked my source, the ACTION personal trainer certification book page 177. It's actually only every 10- 14 days you need to work out a certain muscle group at the same intensity as you used to get to that point to maintain strength in it. I've heard a guy who bends nails and bolts with his hands say he does only one big…

The best way I found to improve lower body flexibility for me has been to practice kicking. I throw in some stretching and the resting squat.

It went to a farm. Don't worry. They'll take good care of it :)