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Just focus on eating enough to increase your lifts, the rest will take care of itself in the wash as a newbie.

There are people who fall on either side of the smooth/rough(er) question. Given that the cost is likely to be fairly small at this point, and that you are likely to need to upgrade soon I would buy one with a rougher handle and see what you prefer going forward. I use a 45lb Iron KB and a 62lb competition KB and I…

You'll be fine.

I think I chose a broadly random Latin phrase that meant something vaguely relevant. I would choose differently now. In fact I think I put this one in as a name change in the interim while I decided which I wanted permanently and then discovered I couldn't change it again. -.-

Couldn't care less. How someone spends the time they are not actively using a piece of equipment bothers me a lot less than the length of time they are doing it.

Erm. I've attended 7 schools, 4 of which declined to tolerate my continued attendance :p

False TPBM is a raging Marxist.

It is worth adding to the above that some routines (an example you mention is All Pro's [which is a good routine] use dual-factor progression. By this I mean the protocol includes both weight and rep increases - the latter essentially acting as a proxy weight increase). :)

Favourite: OHP/OHP variants (because lifting things above your head is fun, and each time I stop lifting my OHP bounces back fastest so it massages my ego slightly better). Least: assorted "ab work" (I prefer to work my core as a byproduct of other things. As a [to be fair, much much fitter] teenager I did endless sit-ups…

The dog that is chasing me, usually.

The only "risk" would be not progressing as fast as you might otherwise have but that is always the case, and for a recreational lifter it doesn't really matter. Move on, find something you enjoy and continue making progress.

Any movement uses energy so it will contribute to your calorie expenditure on any given day - as will being a fidget - but it isn't likely to reap any fitness benefits....

Depends on what you are trying to achieve. There is no way it "should" be as people have different goals. Experiment, find out what works for you and then continue doing that. Some people try to hit 40/40/20(fat), some follow keto and thus have little to no carbs etc

Probably mint chocolate.

I used to have coffee and occasionally a banana . Just experiment and see what works for you, plenty of people use dedicated pre-workout supplements but coffee does the job. Well, honestly, as I'm addicted it doesn't actually give me any additional energy it just stops me dying inside. :p

Probably in the same position I am now knowing me. Alas. :p

A) What equipment do you use? I predominantly use my kettlebells but also use dumbbells for isolations etc. I also own resistance bands and a skipping rope, a few hand grippers and some running shoes (which I've never used :p). I also technically own several barbells, plates, a bench, more dumbells etc but they are in…

Home for me. I am far too lazy to commit to travelling to the gym, as evidenced by my decidedly sketchy history with regards to maintaining routines. I have a couple of kettlebells, a couple of dumbbells and other bits and pieces. They serve me fine for now.

No ex-lover marriage magic babaji? :(

I take: - Towel - Water bottle - Chalk - Music

It depends on what you are trying to achieve. The floor press has benefits the bench press does nos and the opposite is of course also true.

If I were to try and maximize such a small amount of time I would try to clean and press X as much as I could in the time and try to beat my record each time.

0 - 7 (a full range) :p On average 3 -4 times properly though most days I tend to grab a KB and do a set of snatches or presses or something.

I've ridden horses a few times. It always hurt. I probably did it wrong :(

This.

You won't gain muscle, so grab some cans (assuming you don't have weights) and do presses, raises, curls etc. You can also throw punches - I know this is a common thing for people with reduced mobility to do.

There are various 5 x 5 routines. Assuming you are referring to Stronglifts then see below....

Yes. Whether it is the optimal way for you to achieve what I suspect you want to achieve or not is a different question and one I would answer in the negative.

For most things they are interchangeable. If you are just starting out, have limited funds, and consider price an important factor then you should buy an adjustable set of dumbbells which can be picked up very cheaply. The advantages of kettlebells over dumbbells do not really walk in tandem with your stated aim aside from…

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