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Pick something, do it for a while and observe results and then adjust as appropriate for your goals.

Shoulders, probably. That or deadlifting.

My good looks. Every time I walk past a mirror I end up there for ages. Leaves little time to work out. Actual: fluctuating moods, probably. Assuming I can't just call the last 4 or 5 years a set back.

You look like Fearne Cotton.

I am almost certain I can't do this but I am tempted to drag my fat *kitten* outside, chalk up the ol' hands and see if I can't break myself trying. :p

If it is working for you and feels sustainable then you're fine. Don't fall into the trap of eating too little and personally I would at least add a basic strength routine a couple of times a week but you don't have to.

I can second Myprotein. Solid company and good products. Mixes fine in water for the calorie conscious etc.

As often as you like. Experiment, find out what works for you and then do that. I personally weigh almost every day, as much out of habit as anything else.

1) You can buy a rack and squat as usual. 2) You can use the Steinborn lift, though I don't necessarily recommend it. 3) You can clean the barbell and front squat or, if you can, press the weight and bring it down to your back. The latter is what I used to do in my teenage years but probably won't work for most people. 4)…

1) You can never copy what anyone else does and guarantee commensurate results, this is pretty intuitive but is worth saying. 2) It would take you a very long time to gain incredible muscle. I assume this was just a turn of phrase but a lot of (usually) women think that lifting will ineluctably make them "bulky" which is,…

No idea how much I drink, I see no reason to monitor it. I drink enough to be constantly hydrated . You would really have to try very hard to drink too much water - generally speaking the only people who end up harming themselves have, for example, entered water drinking competitions.

My scales tell me I am 5+ pounds heavier in other places in the same room. I can't say I love that fact but I just put it in the same place each time and leave it at that. I don't really need to know exactly how much I weigh I just need to track the trend.

Take bacon and place between two slices of bread, remove bread and in its place add burgers. Add cheese, more bacon and extra cheese to taste.

Almost certainly not, and no idea.

Generally speaking, no I don't. I just adjust my calories up or down depending on what adjustments I want to make to my diet. I do log my exercise, but this is more for consistency than anything else. As Edward says, it is difficult to achieve an accurate representation of how much you are burning so underestimating…

Congratulations :)

I think if your son is mature enough to listen to advice people give him so he doesn't hurt himself or end up not eating enough to cover his increased workload then he will be completely fine. I think using a particular age to decide when somebody is ready for something is arbitrary and thus usually incorrect.

I love cheese. I don't eat much at the moment mind.

I take both daily, and additional Vitamin C and Zinc tablets. Very hard to overdose on either realistically.

I wouldn't worry about being so precise. However, the NHS recommends (via The European Food Safety Authority) that women drink around 1.6 litres of fluid a day (around 2.8 pints), adjusted depending on activity, size etc. http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/Goodfood/Pages/water-drinks.aspx Thanks Nye Bevan.

No advice, but good luck! :)

Try different methods, retain what works and lose what doesn't. This applies to most people and most things. I weigh myself every day and recently observed my weight going up despite my being well below TDEE. Some people would panic, I simply took it as indication that I should pay attention to my fiber/sodium intake and…

Possibly not pushing yourself particularly hard, possibly dehydrated, possibly you don't sweat much in general and your gym is nice and cool, possibly you did sweat but not very noticeably. Everyone is different.

You could just do All Pro's beginner routine, or one of the myriad other proven routines available online. If you insist on creating your own, which is fine, just make sure you have some sort of regular progress built in or you may end up spinning your wheels.

Agreed.

For some reason when I read the title my brain started singing No Surrender. Got to love a little Springsteen though. On a related note, Awake and Alive (also by Skillet) is on one of my workout playlists. Never surrender is a good song too :) It is interesting the effect different kinds of music have on us.

You don't have to lift to failure to make progress. If you want to, then I would recommend doing so on the final set. Pay attention to how well you are recovering between workouts though as you might be asking a lot of yourself.

No, but I would use one if I had one. It's on the (long) list.

I personally like Mike Mahler and Steve Cotter. Both have various instructional videos online. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAYZ9gKZaI0

My form there is pretty bad too. My body just never wants to quite be in the position I tell it to alas. I mean, I'm exaggerating a little - I have been using the kettlebell on and off for a couple of years now so I have developed my own particular style. :p