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Most of the trainers at my commercial gym seem to have a general policy of not touching clients ever. The trainer outside of my gym was more inclined to touch me if necessary (prodding my back to indicate which muscles should be firing, making contact when using the boxing pads, touching my elbows to indicate where my arms…

I'm glad it's working. If you are consuming a low level of calories and exercising it is important that all your calories are from good, healthy food and not taken up by alcohol.

https://kettlebellsworkouts.com/kettlebell-exercises/ This is a good website and the guy knows his stuff.

I find keeping fat and protein on the high side and carbs on the low side is the most satiating for me. My only slight concern was whether that might cause cholesterol problems. However, my blood lipids are the best my doctor has ever seen. Not for someone my age (50s) - but for any of her patients.

Eating healthy food and doing plenty of exercise is what made me feel energetic. In fact, discovering a love of exercise is what motivated me to lose weight in a healthy and sustainable fashion - so I could do more exercise.

Exercise is something I do every morning. If I am feeling a little jaded from the night before I just get on with it. My performance might suffer a bit, but usually it doesn't. In fact, raki the night before seems to improve my lifts!

https://www.bizcalcs.com/body-fat-navy/ Use the calculator I have linked above. It's a reasonable ballpark.

I found fitness in 2016. I loved it and attended the gym pretty much daily. I had a PT for boxing pad work. What I didn't have was a plan. I just did what I felt like. I knew I wanted to be able to do a push up and a pull up so I looked up exercises and did those. But in a random fashion, based on what I felt like on any…

It might do, but the fat has to go somewhere. Some of it might just be squished into the belly cavity but in my experience, hello back fat, and hello thighs that suddenly resemble sausage links. OK if the dress is not body con but if it is....

Quite so. I do boxing and lift heavy weights. Wouldn't do Zumba if you paid me.

I have had several trainers. At first I had no clue really what I wanted, other than to learn how to do resistance training safely, as I had been told ladies of my age should worry about their bone density. I knew I was overweight but had already lost a lot, and did NOT want any discussion of weight at all (sensitive…

I enjoy landmine exercises. I have an attachment that slots into the hole in the middle of a pile of bumper plates.

The treadmills at our gym give a VO2max measurement. There is a specific routine they go through to get you to particular heart rates and they measure how fast and at what incline you go before you get there. I used them with a chest strap HR monitor. I'm sure it's not the most accurate, but it is at least consistent and…

Pull ups are an aim of mine and I have been working on them for some 3 years now! I'm getting close. The changes in my back musculature are very pleasing (if hard to see unless I really flex, as I have a good layer of fat over them). Carrying extra weight of course makes them harder but there is no reason not to start…

I have serious back envy...

How much too small is this dress? There's a world of difference between a) can get into it and it looks OK/maybe a bit tight and feels a bit uncomfortable b) can get into it but it's obviously too small and the thought of wearing it to eat a wedding meal is a bit daunting c) can't even do it up Unless you are in the a)…

I have recently done a 6 week training block designed to build muscle. Prescribed by my trainer. In terms of the scale finally telling me what the mirror/clothing was telling me a little earlier I have got my results after 9 weeks. (The 6 week training block, a week of deload and then starting a new training block focusing…

Oh, right. Now I understand the question. I track everything on spreadsheets, even though the apps I use also track to a greater or lesser extent. I use: Withings sleep mat Myzone HR monitor and scale Home blood pressure monitor Thermometer HRV4Training app Happy Scale app I have an Apple Watch and take a passing interest…

Great work!

Boxing pad work or strength training for hypertrophy.

Water does not stave off my hunger but a hot drink does. If I feel hungry and it's not close to a meal time I will drink a green or black tea, or a black coffee. I promise myself that if I still feel hungry half an hour later I will allow myself a snack. 9 times out of 10 I completely forget about feeling hungry about 20…

That's what worked for me. The IF made the calorie deficit much easier to achieve (I don't like eating breakfast anyway) and has made maintenance completely sustainable. Good luck.

If your torso is getting slimmer, your shoulders will appear wider in comparison. So if you want a slimmer torso, you may just have to live with this effect. As others have said it's unlikely your shoulders have got significantly bigger with a 5lb weight. The muscles may have become a bit more defined perhaps?

I used to hate resistance training, too. Found it really boring and un-motivating. Then I hired a PT who introduced me to kettlebells. They ignited a love of the gym and I am now really into weight lifting. Even the slow, grinding stuff that I used to hate so much. Once you start getting results it is a huge incentive, and…

I don't get this, but you don't specify what you typically eat. Fish and seafood is stuffed with protein, so the glib and obvious answer is to eat more of it.

Well done! As you will probably be aware, however, the scales are a fickle beast. You may find yourself up next time you weigh for no good reason, other than that your scales are mean kittens. Otherwise I can't really add more to what AnnPT77 has said above.

https://strengthlevel.com/strength-standards/deadlift I've linked to the deadlift standards page, but Strengthlevel has standards for most things so you might enjoy having a look there.

I never stretch before weight training. I might stretch a bit during, but only if a muscle is threatening to cramp (hello, hamstrings). I always warm up but that generally involves doing a couple of sets of the main compound lifts I am doing that day with the bar or with a very light weight for about 10 reps. I am pretty…

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-75667-5 Interesting article on the parameters by which one might get an idea of how much visceral fat one is carrying.

I would discuss this with the personal trainer. I have found that money spent on a personal trainer is rarely wasted if, and ONLY if, the trainer is any good. Now you know of this propensity it may be that the exercise you did before was of a type that really ramped up your appetite. So it may be better to do a different…