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This is normal, keep doing what you're doing if you are losing weight, it comes off last where it goes on first. Your body wants to store weight where it is the most efficient.

Tap water unless you live in a developing or third world country or an area with high contaminants. don't buy the propoganda.

jepha-btw belt doesn't mean anything anyways, it only keeps you gi jacket closed.

i don't know the experience of your opponent, be the aggressor, this is a thai boxing match? My first fight I won via americana, but I let my opponent be the aggressor and got me in a couple dominant positions before I decided to stop being so tight and think

jephamooi-I don't know where in tampa you are, but it seems you have many good options, there is a Gracie tampa, tampa muay thai inc, gracie tampa south, evolution mma looks interesting as well, you have many options.

testing is just another way for most martial art schools to make money, the good ones give you a belt when you're ready or when you've won enough tournaments at your level (naga, ibjjf, etc.). Even better, they don't have belts like muay thai, wrestling, no gi, mma, etc. the idea of the colored belt system is basically an…

starting strength by mark rippletoe

Getting "ripped" as you put it requires months and years of dedication and attention to detail for most people, it's not going to happen by lifting a few weights 2-3 times a week

if you aren't sparring/fighting/rolling all you're doing is excercise. Find a Muay Thai gym.

Also in Buffalo Grove

BJJ + Judo + Boxing No style is going to teach you how to defend against multiple attackers and it's how you train/spar/compete, not what style you do although there are some that are more inclined to be more "alive" then others.

I second the light warm up before working out, what does your workout consist of? There are many reasons as to what could be occurring.

try to find something that you like to do that involves excercise ie: soccer, basketball, wrestling, etc. Then not only will you be motivated to exercise to do the sport or whatever you may start to do supplementary workouts to enhance your ability.

check out bodybuilding.com I know they have plenty of information on there for your question, but 1427 sounds extremely low if you are looking to "build" muscle.

Starting Strength by Mark Rippletoe, look it up, follow it.

the calculators say~2000 3 X a week and 600-750 on my running days 3 X a week.

for the 5 k: http://www.active.com/running/5K/ When did you start working out? 2 quick things: -keep a close eye on your diet and the amount of food/drink you consume. Many people become hungrier due to exercise or feel that they can "reward" themselves and use their workouts as justification. -weight isn't a great overall…

Belly fat is the hardest to loose for most people because for most people it is the most efficient way for your body to store excess fat/energy. Being the most efficient place for your body to store fat, it is the first place it stores the excess energy and the last place to remove it. There is no proven way to spot…

make sure that you have correct form in any excercise that you perform, especially something high impact. Your running form is most likely to blame. Do some research on the topic, here's a start: http://www.runnersworld.com/subtopic/0,7123,s6-238-267-268-0,00.html I had the same problem when I was training for local 10Ks…

maybe I'm wierd, I love sweating during a workout, I was at judo last night and I imagine i sweat off a pound or more during the 2 1/2 hour workout

If that isn't a problem it's worth looking into mma, been doing that for years along with hapkido and some judo..great core workouts all of them

GO for it, Krav Maga is an excellent practical self defense system. Focuses alot of hold breaking, disabling defenses and eluding attackers. They focus at the higher levels multi attackers, it's an excellent choice for someone who just wants practical self defense and they teach weapons defense as well. As with all martial…

I wish that was true about golf, I doubt it's possible to burn 2700 calories during a golf round. Plus, a beer every other hole doesn't help.

do you exercise?

lifting is essential to helping your body become fit, and helps loosing weight. Doing strength training 3X a week will really give you a burst through your plateau. Just make sure to do the lifting correctly with good form. Also, make sure to go through the full range of motion on the weights, if your doing a bench press,…

no such thing as spot reduction. if you don't want to cut out the beer, switch to a lower calorie beer, cut out the soda and choose healthier options in the rest of your diet. Also, try switching up your workouts, your body adapts to your excercise, the best way is to mix it up a lot. Try adding strength training, biking,…

it's ok, I may have sounded negative about the budokon, because I don't like that there are so many of these kind of so called new martial art hybrids coming out from everywhere making outrageous statements like that. I think they are really trying to prey on people. Anyways, working out from home is kind of difficult…

I do MMA, Hapkido, and kickboxing...I don't know much about Bodukun, but martial arts is one of the best workouts you can choose. It helps flexibility, meet new people, self esteem and countless other things. I will probaly have to drop MMA due to scheduling conflicts, but you really don't get a better workout period. A…

machines vs free weights. http://sportsmedicine.about.com/cs/strengthening/a/aa050702a.htm http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/keats1.htm http://www.bodytrends.com/articles/strength/machinesvs.htm basically if you're new to lifting, try machines and free weights. but machines build strength in only one direction, they use no…

Muscle weighs more then fat, but the misconception that it burns 40 calories/ lb is wrong, muscle burns approx 7 calories/day/pound. The best way to burn fat and build lean muscle is simple. eat breakfast.. avoid an insulin spike early in the morning that will slow down your metabolism watch your food..simple, eat veggies,…