rkr22401 Member

Lying in bed will burn 200 calories in less than 3 hours. Alternatively, you can walk/jog for 2 miles in much less time.

I once heard it said if women ruled the world there'd be no more war...just nations that are no longer speaking with one another.

I did all of the above, but the rubberbanditz proved to be the best. It's just like a regular pullup but you "weigh" a little less. I'd go with two lighter bands rather than one thick band so you can add assistance as you become fatigued and remove assistance as you get stronger. I went with the purple and the black bands.…

Order some giant cross fit style rubber bands (rubberbanditz is the brand is used), loop over bar, place feet in band like a stirrup, do pull-ups. As you get stronger, use fewer/thinner bands. Soon you won't be using them for your first set or two...then you start using them when you are too fatigued to lift your…

In lieu of a bump, a closely related follow-up question: If the timeline is to be expected, it seems like it would make for some long bulk & cut cycles afterwards. Thoughts?

They are not rocket science. If you can measure in the same location repeatedly and get your measurements consistently within 1 mm, you got it. Use a landmark on your body to measure the same location each time. I like the accumeasure. They have a detent to ensure consistent pressure and the measurement locks in place so…

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Buy some accumeasure plastic bodyfat calipers (they're like $10). Measurements lock in so you can take your own (requires a little practice to get consistent skinfold thickness, but not too bad). Google Jackson-Pollock 4 site calculator and input your skin thickness measurements.

Instructions specifically say to not use within 12 hrs of exercise. There are also recommendations for time after eating, drinking, and using restroom. You also should be consistent with these conditions from measurement to measurement. Even then it's just an estimate.

I've heard good things about "New rules of lifting for women." I am not a woman, so I have not read it myself, but it comes highly recommended. Other recommended programs are "starting strength" and "stronglifts 5x5." Even if you do not choose to follow one of these programs to the letter, they will be informative.

Yes and no. An "average" person might have to run 2 miles to burn off one cookie, so it's certainly more time efficient to simply avoid the cookie. That being said, weight loss is not necessarily fat loss. If you restrict your calories, but aren't using your muscles, your body will just as happily make up for the calorie…

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Nike free run 2's (with and without flash). Minimalist shoes. No tongue. Like running through the clouds in fuzzy bunny slippers.

There is no need to eat every 2-3 hrs to prevent muscle catabolism. Your eating pattern should be based upon whatever helps with your own compliance. If eating frequently helps, great. If eating one or two large meals a day helps, also great. But don't base meal frequency on the misguided belief that your muscles will…

^Popularly held myths.

Tom Venuto and Lyle McDonald are great resources. You can't go wrong learning from everything they write. Their websites are great resources as well.

A good friend of mine did this. He was like 5% BF when he left for Ranger school and still lost 30 lbs. He looked emaciated when he graduated. Told me he at thousands of calories of MREs per day and would lick the crumbs from the inside of the packaging to make sure he wasn't leaving any calories behind.

Best exercise is whatever you will stick to consistently. That being said, strength training will ensure you look good once the weight is off.

I was in the military. Everything was deep fried (even the vegetables) and the meat arrived in boxes stamped "rejected the the federal prison system." I'd steer clear.

If your current weight is 150 lbs, at 32.7%BF, your current lean mass is 101 lbs. Assuming you'd like to retain your current lean mass, your goal weight at 21%BF would be 101 / 0.79 = 128 lbs. At 24% it would be 133 lbs.

Yo, You, ma'am, are my heroine. Brains and braun, and a class act as well. Your dedication is apparent. I almost replied to this thread early on, but became disgusted by many of the replies. It would never have occurred to me, after seeing a MAN's before/after picture, to provide a negative opinion of his progress. Why so…

^^NO! You will not gain muscle on a calorie deficit, nor do you have the necessary hormones to gain appreciable muscle mass from lifting. You lift weights to retain your current lean mass so the weight you lose is fat, not muscle. Definitely lift weights if you are looking to lose fat. Why lose a bunch of weight with only…

Three exercises for upper back, none for shoulders. Toss reverse lat pull down for some shoulder presses. Toss leg extension for some squats. JMHO

Pick up heavy things and put them back down...repeat.

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I could run from the bear for the rest of my life...however, I don't think that would be a long time in this scenario.

^I second this. My wife's purse weighs almost that much and she carries it all day. Same with our child when he was a little younger. You are stronger than you realize. My teenage daughter would receive no fitness benefit from 10 lb dumbells and I would wager you are stronger than she is. Weights are $1 per pound at…

Not to be a know-it-all, but the sun is only 8.31 light minutes away from earth. That is approximately 0.000015 light years.

Feel free to add me (rkr22401). I ordered some custom Nike+ shoes that will arrive in January. I'll start adding your ID's and posting to Nike+ at that time. Look forward to your updates.

Just ordered a pair of custom Nike free run 2+ shoes and joined Nike+. Shoes don't arrive until 2nd week of January. Feel free to add me in the meantime (rkr22401). I'll add everyone here once the shoes arrive. Thx.