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Some good advice here, thanks! I've never been one to pre-stretch as I've always preached to others that you can cause injury. My thinking has been that if i stretch after I lift weights but before I run, my body is already warmed up and would hopefully not be prone to injury. I do like the idea of high knees/kicks forward…

I don't think there is a real difference between the 2 in regards to lifting. However, I think people who are looking to "tone" are also looking to lose fat and gain definition - typically done by adding cardio to their workout, or doing circuits with weights. There are many ways to "tone", depending on your workout…

I love spinning! I've had 2 different instructors and they both have the same technique: Overload with partial recovery. It's the best for building endurance! I love the high caloric burn that goes along with spinning. It also helps me when I go mountain bike riding. I know after a sprint or high resistance set I typically…

Agrees and suggest we get a beer to discuss cheaters.

Looks at his arms, smile crookedly and try to look big!

Umm, you have looked in the mirror, right? There is nothing about you that looks like a guy. Like the other poster said, go look this fool up and bat your eyes at him. See who get's the last laugh! As for me, any compliment about my integrity, intelligence, or ingenuity. I also like to be told that I'm helpful. I'm a giver…

Banana before, protein shake after. The banana is (hopefully) for a boost of energy for the workout, and the shake is for muscle repair after. Don't know how important the timing is for the shake, but I like to wait till after since I'm always hungry after a workout anyway. And like another poster mentioned, it's sort of…

Most of the people in the gym will be too busy doing there thing to even notice you. The only woman at my gym that I notice are the ones who show up with the desire to be noticed: hot pink, skin tight workout cloths with makeup and hair styled. Even then, you notice them and then move on. I've bumped my head on barbells,…

YAY for you!!! Love the goals you set for yourself, and that you met them. You should feel very proud of what you've done, and what you will do.

If you are logging your calories and eating at a deficit and have been doing this for weeks or months, it sure wouldn't hurt to talk to your doctor and have the basics checked out. I've known people who couldn't lose weight simply because of a health condition they had. You may fall into this category yourself.

I agree with your plan: Set small achievable goals! We are all here for you!

Well done! You should be proud of what you've accomplished! I agree that you are never truly done. There should always be a goal. I would not let others influence what you decide. It's about what makes you happy ... so long as you are staying healthy. And you look very healthy!

No problem with 7 days/week with what you are doing. I workout 6 or 7 days per week, but the times I take a day off it's simply do to laziness. I'm also doing the C25K program simply to build up my legs ... I tend to get ham and calf issues when I run and am trying to get past that. My typical schedule is: Sunday:…

1 - Mountain Bike (plus a mountain) 2 - Rowing Machine 3 - Elliptical (good for low impact)

Excellent! Can't go wrong with that kind of thinking! :happy:

Spot reducing! It can't be done, so don't try. Don't like your gut? Try reducing calories because those situps won't do! Think you have thunder thighs? Try reducing your calories because working your hams and quads won't do it! Tired of the flab under your arms? Try reducing your calories because triceps exercises won't do…

It's been said before, but I gotta join the crowd: If you have no idea how many calories you are taking in (or burning), you are unlikely to be successful. I'm pretty devoted to tracking my food intake. I spend maybe 10 minutes per day doing it. I have a scale at work and a scale at home. From week to week, I pretty much…

If you don't plan to purchase a HRM, I think you are on the right track to use the lower calorie count. I purchased a HRM so that I could get a more accurate idea of the calories I burn. But like one poster pointed out, you'll never get anything but an estimate out of the machine or the HRM. The one that considers age,…

Some people "eat back" the calories they burn, while others don't. For those who don't, they often times are trying to lose weight more quickly. If they set up their weight loss goal to be .5 pounds per week, that's a 250 calorie deficit per day. If they burn 300 calories during a workout, but don't consume an additional…

Well that makes sense! And what a stupid law....

Thanks for the input! Looks like I've got some things I'm not doing right. 1) My deficit has been between 300 - 600 calories per day 2) After heavy lifting, hit the cardio 3) My protein intake on most days is probably not sufficient. My typical workout week looks like this: Sunday: Rest or running for 30 minutes Monday:…

I appreciate what you are trying to do in this thread. Weight loss is not about gimmick diet's. Your advice is mostly sound, but when I you made the comment quoted above, you lost MAJOR points in my book. Here's the thing, I've always worked out like a mad dog. I always thought I looked pretty good ... until I saw the…

Anyone who says these should never be used: Your opinion would change in a heartbeat if your child ever got injured or killed in a situation where one of these could have saved them. Seriously, why be against something designed to protect a child ... especially the little ones who are too young to know any better? If the…

I get so tired of hearing women use "getting bluky" as an excuse to jusitfy their 2.5 lbs dumbbells. If this is your fear: Then you should not avoid this: But rather, avoid this: I admire all the woman who have posted the before and after pictures. You are an inspiration to me and others! THANK YOU!

Using a HRM, I've hit 1000+ calories. Intensity also plays a part in your burn. 65 minutes on the elliptical AT HIGH INTENSITY gets me a hair over 1000 calories. Two hours of Mountain Bike riding does it too. Or, 30 minutes swimming and 60 minutes in spinning class does it as well. But it's about intensity. I think it's…

Based on the lifts you mention, it sounds like you are looking at the Strong Lifts 5x5 program? I know the idea with that program is to start low to learn the move, and gradually move up. As others have already stated, start with the bar, or no weight at all. Because of my messed up back, I did a bunch of squats with just…

I've been scratching my head on this one all afternoon. Not only would it be rude to tell them this, it would be wrong. I'm curious how you know what resistance people are using? I'm also curious how you know how hard their heart is working? I do intervals on the elliptical. When doing intervals, I reduce the resistance…

DISCLAIMER: I did not finish the article. But, when I noticed that the author switched from measuring in weight (grams) to talking about molecules, I saw a flaw in the thinking. One gram of fat does not have the same number of molecules as 1 gram of Carbohydrates or 1 gram of protein. So, suddenly we are not longer making…

I read an interview from the guy who "trained" Kate Upton, and he talked about "lengthening muscles". It was at that point that I stopped reading about his "advice" as he had already proven he didn't know what he was talking about.

What is accurate about the HRM is that it will tell you how many beats per minute your heart is making. And with that information you can determine if you are working out hard enough. Over time, you are able to figure out what your HR will be at certain levels of exertion. For me, if a 30 second sprint does not put my HR…