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Your friend might be getting weight-lifting and general exercise mixed-up. Its been generally accepted that agressive weight lifting for young kids isnt a great idea. But a few pushups? Common how can teaching kids to be active be a bad idea?

As silly as this sounds.. it might be helpful to have a trusted male figure.. father, older brother, etc. provide perspective.. i.e. she is cute the way she is... Guys -do not- care about thigh gap (and most probably do not like it)... help give her a healthy perspective on her appearance from someone thats not her mom..…

I did not grow up around guns at all, I shot a few when friend's families woudl invite me to to the range with them. My parents were OK with firearms, but did not own any themselves. As an adult, I own several handguns and a couple small rifles including one of those 'scary black rifles' that seem to always make the prese.…

Lift weights. Put them down. Repeat. ;) Obviously joking a bit, but I think that might be your answer.. you need to up your calories to support your workouts, especially protein and work the weights or something similar (not as much cardio).. The idea is to add muscle while still lowering fat. that will increase your…

Heart rate will vary from person to person, fitness level, age etc.. 200 does sound pretty high. I'm a little older than you and -am- overweight, but can safely go to 175 - 185... You're on the right track. Ask a professional (aka a DOCTOR) if s/he clears you and says your good, then get a new trainer (might wanna do that…

Sorry for the slow response. Ive been doing karate for about 8-9 years, and most adults when doing warmup crunches try to support their head with their hands. When they try to do the crunch and it gets sifficult, they compensate the upward motion by pulling on their head which strains your neck. I did this early on. Right…

A lot of people jerk their neck upwards when doing a crunch as a way to cheat the crunch a bit (probably dont even realize they're doing it 1/2 the time!) Make sure you are not putting your hands behind your head when performing the crunch... touching your ears or similar is fine, but dont support or pull your head with…

As others have said; read the Zombie Survival Guide. According to that book at least: For pooping, no they don't. They have the urge to eat but no physical need for it. The material is passed into their stomach until the stomach ruptures and then the flesh they consumes falls out of the rupture. (kinda like a skeleton…

On an unrelated note; I just bought a new car... very small car like this one...

Im surprised no one has mentioned the member that attaches to your tow hitch to 'complete the package'. They're all horrible.. but I will admit to laughing the first time I saw a blue pair.

Haven't played with the HD much... 3 of the guys around me at work picked up the S3 within the last few months and love it.. it's a big phone, but light and very flat so it's not that bad and has a gorgeous screen. Pic quality is very good, but not quite as good as an iphone 5 (the 5 is better in low light, otherwise…

Endomondo: great for tracking bike rides, 'racing yourself' etc.

Builtfat would be just fine with me.. I have a feeling if I lifted and ate to try to attain athletic I'd wind up at bearmode anyway... Athletic looks too low bf%... I don't care what women say, not interested.

Sounds like she might just need to track what she's taking in. If she's athletic its easy to eat when you're hungry from exercising but teenagers eat what they want, not always whats' good for them. I'm all for high protein but I wouldn't suggest ultra-low carb if she is seriously a 2 sport athlete. You need some carbs to…

Agreed with above. The only thing I'll add is that not all bars are created equal. There are a few that are lower on carbs / higher on protein ("Pure Protein" comes to mind but I know there are others). Another option is to make shakes instead of eating bars. You can get really creative in how they're made and they'll…

Charlie, Im working on about 80 - 90 lbs myself, and started at 297 this past Jan. For loose skin, my best advise from the 1/2 way mark is to take things slowly. You didn't get there in 6 months, don't try to lose it all in 6 months. 2 lbs a week is good for a while, but consider even dropping lower than that if you start…

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I agree you should see a doctor if you want a proper diagnosis. Just food for thought when considering heat as was suggested above.. I know for sure I lengthened my neck/back recovery by using heat to try to lessen the pain. If your 100% comfortable with using heat as part of your treatment, then go for it. It was my…

And another thing! Why does MFP insist on having such small photos in their gallery... I mean, how do you honestly check out all those great photos with that little picture. Wait, no... wait, I'm not a creeper!

You forgot, old fat guy (60+) can get away with -murder- with comments to younger women without being creepers. I go to lunch with a buddy that looks like Santa Claus... he asked to check out the waitresses almost intimate tattoos without getting even a second glance.. Later I asked her what she would have said if I had…

Dont eat as much salt... Only thing I know.

I had a recent bout with this that took a month to heal... PT, pain meds, muscle relaxers, chiroproactor, massage etc... everything helped -a little-. The one thing that I will advise is be very careful with heat... it is not your friend most of the time. Even though it feels better when you apply it, it can cause things…

You could probably do an informal survey and build the ratio from that... Assuming people dont have elbow or shoulder issues couldn't you take what people comfortably curl and tri-extend and build a fairly accurate ratio from there? If I'm in the range of normal, the ratio would be curling about 1.4x's your tri ext. Im…

If you read any of the low-carb diets, they're not ultra restrictive for life... You start very very low and gradually add them back in until you find a balance that is right -for you- understanding that people will have different thresholds that will help them maintain long term. Very few people even attempt to go…

Atkins bars are good. I really like a few of the flavors of Pure Protein bars... Some are a little nasty, others are great. Blueberry, chocolate / peanut butter, and strawberry are all good.

Cant say Ive ever heard that one, but Ill take it.. Guess the blue oxford in the pic helps feed that image too.

Calf raises should be low stress to the knee if you're keeping the weight within reason (initial extension would require a little stress). As long as you are allowed to move the full range of motion, slow kicks might be something to consider. They won't develop a lot of big muscle strength, but are great for working on all…

Hehe thats' awesome... But I must honestly say my first thought when looking at your profile picture was "Why didn't she crop out the sinck full of cr@p from here pic?"

Im no expert, but a couple things come to mind; If you're only 10 lbs away from goal it your lose will slow down, the last 10 take a while! You replaced cardio (running 12 miles) with strength training. Always good, but the ST probably isnt burning as much as the running was. Is there any cardio you can do yet? bike or…

Thanks for the input guys. Seems like Im in the ballpark, was just frustrated that things hadn't moved in a while.