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Just browsing at the discount stores like TJ Maxx or Marshall's would be worth it I think. The ones near me at least are pretty good about having a lot of different workout pants.

Starting Strength or Stronglifts 5x5 are both very widely-used beginner lifting routines. I, however, have taken the lazy way out and am currently doing 3x5 deadlifts with hamstring and upper back accessory work.

I'm assuming you're trying to gain muscle? Also how much are you eating, and what kind of cardio are you doing? It sounds like you're describing a switch from a 7 day a week routine to a 3-4 day a week and saw positive results. In which case, I'd say just keep doing that. Especially for a beginner, building strength on…

You can't trick us, you're a baby. I'm pretty sure babies aren't allowed into those competitions; that or someone REALLY needs to get fired.

If your gym has the equipment and you have the clearly stated goal of training for strength, it's my personal opinion that your trainer should be getting paid to help you with the goal you ask for, not what he thinks you should be working toward. I'm not sure why a lot of PTs seem to want to start people on that same…

Goodmornings are what I do to isolate hamstrings; sumo deadlifts definitely give me some inner thigh work.

It's understood that exercising while maintaining a deficit preserves more muscle mass than deficit alone, which is in line with one's presumed desire to avoid becoming "skinnyfat."

Bumping for interest, as I seem to have hit a similar wall in my beginner running training.

I make no claims for or against the value of my post-workout meal. Seeing as I do AM workouts, my post workout meal is my breakfast which consists of -one egg scrambled -two slices of bacon or a serving of smoked sausage -toast, an English muffin, or steel-cut oatmeal -delicious nectar of the gods; some people call this…

I just came to put in my two cents that pear is a delightful shape. c: And if OP wants to do cardio, it doesn't matter which kind you pick, really.

Not liking something is considered a flame?

I think you have the right idea. Really, once you've watched good videos on correct form a few times, the best thing you can do is go in there and start lifting. My personal recommendation is that you start with low weights for your first few visits. That way, you can really just get used to the motions and also see if…

In all honesty, I hate stairs and hills, so I feel compelled to jog up them to get them over with faster lol. I always love having completed a run, but I admit I don't like it while I'm doing it as much as I like some other things. I also have desires to run when I'm bored though, oddly enough...

1. Pavement for sprints, trails for sustained running. 2. Favorite running season is summer, because honestly when you're in the south, a 6AM run is delightful in the summer and feels like you're dying in the winter. (Though I'm pretty sure the northerners laugh at our winter temperatures lol)

I also use Sony ear hooks.

Seconding the Starting Strength suggestion (say that five times fast). Youtube is usually helpful for form work, and if you ever feel the need to add any accessory lifts, (say, adding good mornings for weak hamstrings), this website is a good quick reference: http://www.exrx.net/Lists/Directory.html You can look up…

Probably 120ish and then a bulk to follow; in all honesty I might be way too nonchalant about the scale.

Nope, no point. It'll be halfway down my face within ten minutes anyway.

I operate with them as underwear, mostly because I don't feel comfortable revealing my torso much yet and most gyms will have rules against bare midriff anyway.

As far as being tired goes, you may or may not have any problem with it. I'm one of those elusive, mythical creatures people call a "morning person," so honestly a workout as soon as I wake up feels delightful, even before first coffee. I say just try it and see how it feels.

I'm at 1390. People may have varying reactions to this, but I just either skip lunch or have a small snack around lunchtime. I also have my nice big greasy breakfast of eggs and sausage or turkey bacon, and dinner is just about checking your portions. I log cardio and try to undershoot, but save for some bad days I haven't…

I don't listen to music when I'm freely moving about, but for machine exercise, I've really been enjoying the Making Monsters, No Redemption, and We Love You albums by Combichrist. It's certainly not the most polite music though...

I always calculate TDEE with a sedentary activity level, and my calculation for daily intake is only 20 calories off from what MFP sets, so I go with the site setting. I set calorie burn for cardio to be half of what the automatic suggestion is, and just use it as a safety net more than an obligation to eat back.

I'll add, I'm looking to lose 50-60 pounds.

Because of that look of total despair and disgust I see when I look at my belly in the mirror, then back up at my face.

Yep.

Adding. Do hairy tarantulas count as fur babies?

I don't know how you experience it, but when the urge strikes me to emotionally eat, I do it. I get on-and-off depression-like symptoms, and my more common problem is anhedonia (basically, feeling nothing), so food, nor any other indulgence seems appealing at the time. That state is impossible to willingly get out of and I…

I hate exercising around other people. I do the work, but I worry so much about how I look to other people that I do everything in the most secluded manner I can. I LOVE lifting. It's my favorite form of exercise. I absolutely ADORE deadlifts. The problem is the anxiety that builds as I come to anticipate being around the…

I wouldn't consider myself well-versed in it, but I do like System of a Down, lol.