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Good grief, you guys are some serious rowers. I just started rowing a couple weeks back. I don't have the time to row for 60 minutes at a time but I am putting in 30 to 35 minutes 3 times a week. I switched rowing out for elliptical to change things up. I don't pay attention to distance, but I average around 11 to 12 cals…

I would substitute the seated behind the neck bb press with a standing overhead press, forget about close grip bench press and just use standard bench press for both days, as a beginner you will work you triceps plenty with overhead press and standard bench press, and I would squat both days and work calves and abs both…

Different people have different results with the pedometers that they link to their mfp accounts. I found with mine, the fitbit flex, it gave me to many extra calories a day to eat and my weight loss slowed tremendously because of it. I got rid of tracking my steps on mfp and went back to my regular scheduled weight loss.…

I wouldn't worry to much about "fat burning zone." At the end of the day it is going to come down to calories in vs calories out. I would rather burn more calories in same time than try to stay in the fat burning zone.

Protein powder is a supplement taken to get this "supplement your daily protein intake." It is an easy way that if you are low on your protein intake for the day to supplement it to make sure you are hitting your protein macros for the day. That is it. It comes in many forms, however, you need to understand that this is…

Once I started weighing everything, I was shocked in a lot of ways.

You are correct. Disregard what I said about the exercise part. I have not used the MFP exercise part in awhile. I run it all through IIFYM and have only been using MFP to track. It does make an adjustment on the IIFYM site, but not on MFP. Thanks for correcting me. I will edit it.

Half pound a week, track your calories you burn doing your workouts and eat back half the calories a day. You need to make sure your logging of your food is the most accurate. Food scale, track everything you eat. Vitamins have calories. Adjust as you go. Don't panic and make big changes to your calorie goals with out…

This too. I don't even log my cardio anymore. I eat the same calories daily whether I go in and spend 35 minutes a day on the elliptical burning 600 calories or not. At the end of the month if I am losing over my goal and have found that I am hungry I will adjust my calories to eat more the next month. If I am on target I…

Go by what your HRM is telling you. What MFP has for exercises in it's database is generally not that accurate. Your heart rate and burn is going to be set for your settings, not the MFP settings. Weight, age, etc are going to be specific to you. I just had this talk with my better half the other night. If you put our…

From everything I have read about strong lifts 5x5, it starts easy. Don't worry though, that will soon change. If you want to do some cardio on your off days, I am sure it will be fine. Though a few months from now, I am sure you are going to need to use those off days to recover.

Damn man, that is a ton of work. Not a bad routine but that is a ton of volume. I would go with a different program, something like a 5x5 or starting strength, wendlers 5/3/1, etc. For me your staples should be the foundation of your workout, with a couple accessory lifts to bring up whatever you feel is lacking. By…

I will through the elliptical out there as well. It is easy on the joints. When you get to a point where you get past the walking and are looking for your next exercise, the elliptical is where it is at.

I would want a dr that knows my past issues to issue work orders, not a symptom checking phone number. That is my opinion though. If you think dropping weight will solve your issues than I would try to find something low impact to help with that. Elliptical, swimming, etc. It is still worth a call to your own Dr to see…

Agree with Robin. You need a C. Go talk to your Dr. I would choose C. Back issues are nothing to mess with, and it is worth getting the ok that you are good to go.

First thing you need is an actual work out program. Seriously, if you go in knowing what you need to do that will give you confidence. It will also give your workout purpose and will keep you progressing and you will be able to actually track your progress. 2. Know how to perform every lift in the program that you decide…

I am pretty much sore all the time. Haha. If I never went to the gym or worked out when I was sore I would never be in the gym. This is especially true in the beginning. However as others have stated, your muscles do need time to rebuild and heal after a workout. It really depends on a lot of things, how much you lift, how…

Because there is a LOT more to being fit than just being skinny. Skinny and weak is just slightly better than fat and weak. Being strong physically will help you in ways that are far to many to mention here. Being strong in terms of cardiovascular strength again is huge. There are so many scientific studies that prove that…

Did you fart mid squat? Who knows really, people are freaking weird. Do your thing and don't worry about what some jerk thinks. If you are unsure about your squat form, a good idea would be to set your phone up and take a video of your squats and check out your own form. Then ask some questions and do some research to make…

Nope. Who cares when you start. Seriously, you paid your gym dues in dollars now go earn what you have spent in sweat.

I used to, I don't anymore. When you set up your fitness pal did you put in the settings that you were going to exercise or did you set yourself for sedentary? If you said that you were going to exercise, it will account for it and give you extra calories from the get go. This is really one of the biggest issues that is…

Ghirardelli chocolate squares. 70 cals per square, I usually eat 2 after dinner. Kills my sweet tooth.

Metamucil is how I close my day out daily to make sure I hit mine. Butter beans and other legumes are pretty high as well. Lima beans, split peas, black beans. Sorry I don't have complete recipes, but I pretty much eat my beans with a little salt and pepper sauce. Haha

No it isn't because you don't go heavy everyday. My heavy day is Monday, then I do a medium day on Weds, and then light on Friday. Check out this link, this is the program I am currently following. It will give you an idea of the rep and scheme of how it is all put together. Only thing I have added to this is Lat Pulls. It…

If you want to boost your squats here is a perfect program for you. It is brutal though. http://www.smolovjr.com/smolov-squat-program/ I personally have not done it, but once I get my own squat numbers up with doing squats three days a week, I might run it just to see where I land.

I have already gave my suggestion. 3 day full body routine, and then some cardio on your off days. Compound movements using nothing but a barbell. That is the type of routine I am on, it takes 40-45 minutes from start to finish, and it is working great for me. It includes, squats, bench press, bent rows, SLDL, calf raises,…

It is the time of year that everyone is making resolutions. Wouldn't it be nice next year to not have the same resolution as this year? What are you waiting for? Go do it.

If you don't want piddly stuff, I say you go straight for GVT. Everything after that will feel like you are just warming up. Either that or go to bodybuilding.com and do Arnold's Blueprint routine. Either one will work.

Why not pick a tried a and true program and go from there? Wendler's 5/3/1, Starting Strength, Body for life, etc. These are all proven programs that will help you to build a balanced physique and will give you direction when you hit the gym. You can build your own program, and do what you want, but why not follow one that…

Why are you eating 1200 cals? If you exercise for 30 minutes, 3 days a week, someone your size should have no problem losing a pound a week eating 1600 cals a day. Everyday.