jaymek92 Member

don't know what you being a girl has to do anything... but you can do snatches, flyes, squats, deadlifts (although you'll maybe want to do one legged romanian deadlifts with only 12#), lateral raises, lunges, bulgarian split squats, and then all the plyo stuff katy suggested.

two pounds shouldn't make a significant difference in your calorie burn. it doesn't really matter; just be consistent.

lol well, people notice when i'm sitting down next to my nearly 6' tall boyfriend and then i stand up and only come to his chest! i don't desire to be particularly leggy (although i wouldn't complain- it would probably make me a more graceful dancer and a faster runner), but it would be nice to be able to wear jeans that…

can i borrow some of your legs? i'm 64" and my legs are only 28"! well, my inseam in 28". but still! when i sit down next to my boyfriend who's 7 inches taller than me, i'm only an inch or two shorter. it's kinda ridiculous.

really? because it sounds like you want absolutely no curves...

whoa. calm down. he's south korean, first of all. maybe you've heard of k-pop (probably not, since you went off on a tirade about him being anti-american and chinese)? that's one of the genres you can put him in. and he doesn't have to be pro-american because HE'S NOT AMERICAN. (nickelback, by the way, are also not…

man, my life would be so much easier as a vegetarian if i only needed to eat 39g of protein per day! my numbers have been embarrassingly low lately, and i'm definitely feeling it. i've had post-squat doms since monday and i'm exhausted, and i'm fairly sure it's because my protein has been at about half the level i like it…

just want to say that generally, when somebody has a clear, strong bias, you don't want to use them as a source (for example, the pope would probably not give the most reliable information on abortions, just as one of the world's top strength coaches would probably not give the most reliable information on cardio.).

or because he spends so much time in the gym lifting weights and eating at a caloric surplus, so he's built a lot of muscle that burns more calories and fat. personally, i'm a lot leaner at this weight because i'm lifting heavy compounds lifts a few times a week and running, versus when i was on the elliptical, spinning,…

my boyfriend does not EVER do cardio. the last time he did cardio, it was a mile sprint in june 2011. he's fairly lean. somewhere around 10% body fat. and he eats complete crap all the time. the reason he's not a huge chunk of fat is because he lifts heavy 2-6 times a week, not because he runs 20 miles a week with me.

right. so the real question is do you want to look like a skeleton at your goal weight? or a sexy, sexy beast? because eating fewer calories will cause you to lose muscle along with fat, especially if you're not lifting weights. eating more calories will make you lose less muscle with your fat. so you'll be happier with…

eat. the world's not going to end if you're a couple hundred calories over.

Yes, actually. Sometimes, I do. I prefer my pastas with minimal sauce or butter. Just enough that it's not sticking together in a giant glob (I have a thing about textures), but if my options are glob or more sauce/butter than i prefer, than glob it is! If I'm hungry and feeling lazy, I'll eat straight up bread. If I'm…

Upon doing a Google search, the only source of claims of the toxicity of sugar is Dr. Robert Lustig. Every single article that mentions sugar as being toxic or poisonous links back to him. Generally, when information is coming from one source, it is not reliable. There were no direct studies about fructose as a whole being…

Ignoring the total falsity in which you claim sugar causes diabetes, I'm really curious as to how the hell you trained for a half marathon on 60g or less of carbs per day. That is insanely low carb for anybody, let alone somebody who's running upwards of (I'm assuming) 30 miles a week. I was tired as hell when I got less…

I don't particularly have a goal weight, but once I'm more comfortable with my body to the point that I'll show it if somebody wants to see it, I plan on getting a claddagh tattooed onto my ribs/stomach. I might get my belly button pierced, too.

Oh man. I read this too quickly and thought you said you wanted to do the Tour de France and be in the Olympics... My main goal is to lose enough fat that I'm more comfortable with my body. Then I want to really do some bulking and build some serious muscle and strength! Also, and this is fairly counterproductive to my…

Yeesh. 100g of carbs? Maybe it's just because I'm a distance runner, but that seems absurdly low for somebody who is not doing pre-contest prep. And when did she ever mention anything about her blood sugar or being pre-diabetic? If she has normal blood sugar, which she totally could have, despite the fact that she's eating…

No, we are not saying the same thing. You cannot do exercises that will reduce a body part, which is the definition of spot reducing! I did ballet and yoga for around 13 years. These are supposed to make you long and lean, right? Then why was I short and fat? When I started reducing my calories, training for a half…

Yeah, the sport they play has an influence on their body shape. Sprinters have larger legs. Why? Because they have large leg muscles because in order to be fast over short distances, you need large/strong leg muscles. Gymnasts have large shoulders. Why? Because they spend a lot of time on their hands, which builds up…

This is true! I know a girl with Celiac disease who went to IHOP and got the omelet and got sick because they had gluten from the batter in them. But it makes them so good!

I'm at 148 looking to be somewhere around 130! My diet and exercise aren't at the point where they are when school is in session since my parents don't eat healthily and I don't have access to a gym, so I've been maintaining all summer.

I'd suggest upping your calories. It's possible you're not getting enough energy, which is why you're tired, or enough nutrients, which is why you're lightheaded. I can't tell what you're eating now since your diary is closed, but to up your calories without feeling fuller, try eating more calorically dense foods, like…

I have a job and I'm going to school and paying off my loans. I'm partially supporting myself. My point with the kids is that I don't know how he expects me to have the responsibilities he has when I'm not him. I am responsible enough to stay at home while I'm able to and not pop out kids. I will never have the…

Would you be happier if I moved out of my parents' house and started having a bunch of kids and went on welfare?

Or you can read the whole thing and see that I spend around $1200 a year on fitness alone. I spend $5500+ for school and other necessities. I only make around $5000 a year after taxes, so go ahead and figure out that math. Luckily, I started working right when I turned 16 and saved up, plus I don't necessarily need to be…

How do I show lack of self-responsibility or responsibility in general? Because I'm a 19-year-old who works 35+ hours a week to feed myself and pay for my college education and attends classes full-time during the fall and spring semesters and part-time during the summer? You're right. I'm SO irresponsible. I should…

When did I say you should not be allowed to have guns? Please point that out to me. There are limitations on free speech, so why can there not be limitations on guns? How does that thought make me anti-Constitution or anti-rights?

I'm also a proponent of the death penalty. What am I now? You can't assume my political viewpoint based on one view I hold (unless, of course, that view is that liberals/conservatives do this bad thing and liberals/conservatives do that bad thing and ALL liberal/conservatives are bad. Therefore, I can probably safely…

Calm down with the liberal-hatred. Not being a huge fans of guns doesn't necessarily make somebody a liberal.