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https://www.catalystathletics.com/ I'd also suggest purchasing Greg Everett's Olympic Weightlifting book and DVD. As mentioned, these lifts are very technical so hiring a coach is preferable.

I bought honestly bought my Apple Watch because I thought it was cool :D , but it turns out I use it a TON for fitness stuff and I absolutely love it. I've had no issues syncing it to MFP.

I've been an instructor for 4+ years now and absolutely love it. Love riding too...but it's no fun in the winter. ;)

The key to getting up early to workout is to get to bed early. As long as I get my 7 hours of sleep, I feel the same when I get up @ 3:45AM as I do when I get up @ 4:45AM (my normal wake-up time). As far as how do I do it - I'm very motivated and love lifting so I WANT to get my workouts in! My preference is to workout @…

The biggest thing with bench press is to keep your shoulder blades squeezed together-hard against the bench. Otherwise you will internally rotate your shoulders-and this is how people screw up their shoulders benching. As far as wrists, I love my wrist wraps. I don't have any wrist issues but they really do aid in keeping…

I'd suggest adding some isolation lifts to your routine. Lateral Raises and Face Pulls are my 2 favorites for shoulders (besides OHP). I don't bother with Front Raises being they get hammered with Bench Press & OHP. May as well add in some Bicep & Tricep work as well. As mentioned, Stronglifts is a strength training…

First, I've you're dedicated you WILL find the time to workout. I'm busier than most and workout 70 minutes/day so that excuse doesn't fly with me. ;) As far as working out, I LOVE lifting weights-I couldn't imagine it not being a part of my life. The key is you have to find something you love - try new things and be…

Anything that puts you in a calorie deficit will aid with weight loss. I love Spin and am a certified instructor. I've ridden many Spin Bikes and my favorites are the Water's Tsunami (which I own) and Schwinn. I don't ride my Spin bike a lot in the summer (I like to get out and ride my "real" bike) but it is really nice to…

I take either Post Jym (yes, I take a post workout as a pre workout) or MusclePharm Vaso Sport. Hemoval is another one I like. Like Shawshank, it's part of the my training "ritual".

Here's my setup. Converted a couple bedrooms in my basement into my gym.

I agree with this. Stop doing a zillion exercises and put your focus into a couple of exercises weighted, and increase that weight each workout. All I do for legs/glutes are variations of Squats and Lunges (again, do them weighted). You can maybe add RDLs but honestly that's all you need.

I absolutely LOVE lifting weight. I honestly couldn't picture my life without it being part of my routine.

"All the benefits of the squat, without the struggle!" Because no one wants to put the effort and hard work in at the gym, right?

It's very hard to increase weight when you're working in a 10-12 rep range. I personally like to keep the big lifts like Deadlifts in the 3-5 rep range- much easier to have linear progression (add weight) that way. This is the reason why programs like Stronglifts, Starting Strength, etc. are in the 3-5 rep range.

I always love how no one actually answers the question/s asked on this forum... OP-As far as protein powder's go I'm a fan of Optimum Nutrition's Whey Protein. They're a good company that's been around forever. I believe Bodybuilding.com has a UK online store.

First, I had to look up the Euros to $$$ conversion. :D You have a nice chunk of change at your disposal. My advice would be to get a good barbell and rack, don't cheap out on those. Weights are weights. Bumpers cost more than Iron Plates and aren't necessary unless you're going to do Olympic Lifting. Flat Benches aren't…

I'd agree-look into Pavel's books. They're very informative, funny, and have workouts such as Simple and Sinister which is a good beginner workout. Also, don't do wrist and ankle weights-they're a waste of $ IMO. Instead properly train with Kettlebells by doing things such as Swings, Goblet Squats, Get Ups, etc.

I agree with the others. I instructor Spin and any instructor worth a crap should make sure everyone has proper bike fit. Also, don't spin with a high cadence and no resistance (more than 120 rpm) or with really heavy resistance and a slow cadence (less than 60 rpm). These can also be really hard on the knees on a fixed…

You'll be nowhere near overtraining if you do cardio 3x week plus legs. Also, if you have only 3 days to lift I'd highly recommend doing Full Body workouts or even an Upper Body/Lower Body/Upper Body. For most natural lifters, hitting a muscle group once a week with a "split" is an ineffective way to train. Your muscles…

Big muscle=compound lifts which are lifts that use multiple muscle groups e.g.... Deadlift Squat Bench Overhead Press Rows Pull Ups Then do your accessory/isolation lifts last (Curls, Tricep Extensions, etc.)

Can't speak for the Flyknits but I have the Metcon v1 & 2 and they're excellent shoes for what you're wanting to do with them.

Catalyst Athletics is an EXCELLENT resource for Olympic Lifting. Greg Everett's Olympic Weightlifting book & DVD are good resources for you until you can find a coach and/or get the proper equipment.

I have a Water's Tsunami I bought almost 7 years ago. I instruct Spin and have been on a lot of different bikes and I really like mine the best. It's well built, has a heavy flywheel, and a long resistance band. My second favorite Spin bike would be the newer Schwinn models.

This^! I agree 100%

I was actually going to post this video and you beat me to it! :) This is by far my favorite Tricep Exercise - bringing the barbell behind the head instead of to the forehead really lengthens the muscle (the eccentric part of the lift) and that's what you want when you're doing isolation lifts. Sometimes when I'm doing the…

Just wanted to say I totally agree with you! People most of the time don't overtrain, they under recover, meaning they don't properly fuel (eat) or rest (sleep) for the stresses they put their body through. True overtraining is very, very rare. If you're recovering properly (eat+sleep) rest days are fine to take if you…

Very, very impressive! You're where I want to be. It's interesting, I'm 43, 5'6", 130lbs (working to cut down to 125lbs) Would love to have a Dexascan done but for know it's Calipers where I'm at around 19%. Anyway, 125-130lbs is pretty much a good weight for me IMO.

First, it's not cheating-it's called an Assistance machine for a reason. ;) That said, I'm not a big fan of the Pull Up assistance machine but in your case I think it's a great place to start. Some other options to work the same muscle groups would be the Seated of Standing Lat Pulldown.

A little late to the party and didn't read all the responses, but here's my $.02. The big thing on MFP is Stronglifts. I'm not knocking the program but you would think it's the only program on the planet that a beginner must use, which is false. It sounds like what your BF is having you do is a Push (chest, shoulders,…

The only thing I do differently in my 40s is I spend a good amount of time on mobility each day, especially before I lift. Otherwise, I'm just as intense about my workouts as I've always been.