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It could be a variety of things: diet, mood, time of day, hydration, or doing the circuit training prior to walking. Just keep it up! :)

A snap isn't normal, a doctor (probably sports medicine) isn't a waste of money. A lot of times you'll end up hurting yourself more not getting something fixed. If its kept you out, you're injured, not hurt...there is a difference. Also, self diagnosing is just plain idiotic.

Every time someone says "I want to tone" a kitten dies. If your goal is to have a lower body fat percentage, you should focus on building muscle with light cardio. Why? First, the more muscle mass you have, the more resting calories you burn. Second, when you do lose fat, you won't be "skinny fat" and you'll actually have…

Most DVDs are 60 minutes, but you can fast forward through some of the instruction once you get the workouts down and get it to around 50 minutes. I believe Yoga X is 90 minutes and Stretch X is only 30 minutes...I never did that one, just had a rest day.

Power Rack...you can run outside if you must.

Zumba...just kidding. P90x and Insanity are two of the top. I did P90x for a few weeks (hard for me to get motivated at home, so I stopped) and it was a great workout...Tony Horton isn't lying about sweating!

Sometimes life gets in the way. The hardest thing to do is get back on the wagon if you missed a workout, but just keep at it!

When I lift, I barely sweat (except during squats, I sweat a ton squatting), but I can walk on the treadmill for a few minutes and look like I've been running. Everyone's different.

Not on squats, in fact if you don't do full squats, you can actually injure yourself more.

I never liked lunges, so I don't do them, but if you're doing a full ATG (*kitten* to grass) squat, your knees shouldn't hurt unless you have a prior injury. I have genetically bad knees (grandfather with multiple surgeries, dad set to have multiple surgeries, and I'm built exactly like those two), but I have no problem…

I'm not a fan, for many reasons, but here is a link to the fairest article about Crossfit I've come across: http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/sports_body_training_performance_investigative/the_truth_about_crossfit Also, here's a pretty fair article in regards to what it takes to become "certified" to teach…

I'm a fan of any of the popular 5x5 programs out there for a 3 day split.

The law here.

What do the kiddies these days say? PWNED!

For those of you who don't click on random links, its a story about the treadmill desks for offices. There was a 20/20 story about them and the doctor who came up with the idea was interviewed. He said he was losing so much weight, he had to scale back the speed.

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Other than diet (which everyone has mentioned, and is the main reason you're not losing weight), exactly how much are you working out? If you're just going through the motions, you won't see any results. If you're training too hard, you won't see any results (overtraining). After looking at your food diary, I'd say its…

I get the yellow pits on white shirts, but no funk sticks with it...I've had some gym shirts for 10+ years.

Agreed, but you might want to go a little higher than 100 over maintenance...maybe 200-300, or as much as 500 if the calories are lean protein. Also, in all honesty, I wouldn't allow your body fat percentage to drop below 10% unless you planned on competing in a bodybuilding competition. At 10% you can still see a 6-pack,…

Ask a doctor.

You shouldn't focus on BMI either. I'm considered overweight with ~25% bodyfat, but if I weighed the same but had 10% bodyfat, I'd still be considered overweight. There should be no focus on one specific thing. You can use BMI as a reference point, but for me to be "healthy" I'd have no muscle mass. You can use the scale…

One of the most common ways to work out...go for it.

Ditto on Niner's post, but you shouldn't be looking at the scale only anyways. EDIT: On a side note, the Biggest Losers contestants aren't strength training, they're doing circuit weight training...which is more like cardio. Since they're all morbidly obese, with very little muscle (minus the Olympian they had on a few…

- PVC pipes filled with water and end caps - Sand bags - Tractor tire - Sledge hammer - Heavy chains and metal bar - Big rocks - Heavy duty backpack filled with heavy stuff That's all I could think of in about 30-45 seconds.

I use it, but its not a wonder drug. It'll help you gain strength and muscle mass (if you eat a caloric excess), but it won't get you lean.

Umm...something else triggered your mood swings, because all creatine does is (the quick version) help your muscles recover quicker. Or maybe you read a Muscletech ad that claimed its creatine had "steroid like" effects and you suffered from the placebo effect due to your subconscious believing you were taking steroids and…

Get the squat stand if you can't afford a power rack or squat rack....LOL at using kitchen chairs, I've never heard that one before.

I haven't done Stronglifts, but I completed 12 weeks of Madcow's 2 years ago and couldn't have been more pleased (though I like Stronglifts progression a little more than Madcow's). You're getting done quicker because your body doesn't need the time to recover. Once you start getting closer to you 5 rep max, you'll have to…

You can do light cardio and still get results, you can't do light weight lifting and get results....drop the cardio if you have to drop one. Especially if you're playing sports a time or two a week.

That used to be the belief, but most recent research (as in the last few years) has shown that you don't have to cycle it anymore. Would it hurt you to cycle? No, because that's how people used to do it, but if you don't have to, why lose the habit of taking it?