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Squats, deadlifts, back extensions, planks.

Buy the book starting strength, get volume 3. Google starting strength, go to the website and watch videos and learn proper technique. Video yourself doing squats, watch yourself and try to correct your form from there. Good luck.

Life is too short to turn down a free donut. If someone brings free donuts I eat one, log it, and then do some extra cardio to burn it.

Body building .com has Arnold's blueprint workout. I looked it over, but honestly I don't have the time it would take to complete the reps in that program. It is intense to put it mildly.

Stiff legged deads on your legs day for your hamstrings and glutes, and deadlifts on your back day. Though I would not recommend doing them on consecutive days.

What K double said. You can try using some elbow sleeves/ supports when you workout. This will help to keep your tendons, muscles around the elbows warm while you are lifting. It would probably be a good idea to take it easy with heavy weight on pull exercises for awhile as well.

Chicken, eggs, greek yogurt.

It works for me. The gym is typically less crowded at lunch as well. With it being in the same building you work in, sounds perfect for a lunch time gym session.

Feel free to add me as a friend. I am on everyday. 92 day streak right now. I too am a new parent, my boy is 5 months old, and I know how it is to feel like you have no time to do anything. If you are working 12-14 hours a day and have a 4 hour commute daily I would say about the only time you could find to hit the gym…

Yoda says, do or do not, there is no try. ;)

I like taking my heart rate while I am set at my working pace on a machine. I don't use their programmed workouts that are on the machine, I set my machine to run in manual mode and then set my machine to get my heart rate into the zone that I want it to work and I try to stay at that pace to keep my heart rate up the…

This, you don't just "get" muscular. The women that you see who are muscular have worked very hard to get there. Usually with years of training in a gym and a strict diet.

Would you rather lose slowly while maintaining muscle so your figure changes as you lose, or lose fast and be skinny fat? The scale is not the only way to measure success when you are adding a weight lifting regiment to your lifestyle while becoming a stronger, healthier, leaner you. Don't worry about the scale, keep doing…

You can eat a ton of celery for very little cals. More veggies in your diet can help to keep you full. On another note, the first couple weeks of getting accustomed to eating less cals are tough. Your body will adjust though, and it will get easier.

You have to make this a lifestyle. Don't see it as losing weight, think long term. This is not a short term thing. For you to change, and for it to stick, your relationship with food, and your non relationship with the exercising must change. You need to make working out and being active part of your everyday life. It is…

Make sure to get some good carbs and protein before going to the gym. It will help with your energy levels.

You said "you couldn't be happier" and that your Doctor is happy for you. You and your Doc are good with it. Who cares what anyone else thinks. Next time someone calls you skinny, say thank you and go on about your day. Congrats on your loss!

I think everyone in the house will get much more use out of your new plan and it will be much easier to add to later on than the Bowflex. Good luck with your purchases, I am sure they will love them.

http://www.amazon.com/XMark-Power-Station-Pull-up-XM-4430/dp/B004OVLSMA It is a box that you can set up you weights and barbell in to do a multitude of exercises. Squats, bench press, pull ups, dips, etc. Google power cage to get a visual of what we are talking about.

Would you rather lose weight and be skinny fat and see the scale move quickly, or lose much more slowly because you are spending time lifting weights and improving your overall conditioning? As others have said, forget the scale, and keep lifting. It will all come out in the end as long as you keep your diet right.

By the way, I just checked out Sports Authority. They have that same bench for $100.00 dollars cheaper and also provide free shipping on everything over $49.00.

If you have enough room for it, as a guy, I would prefer to have a oly weight bench with squat attachment and leg extension attachment and a set of oly weights up to 300 pounds. Depending on what your budget is, you could probably find it for almost the same price. I had a bowflex, and to be honest with you, it rarely got…

If you plan on using them they are. If not, I guess they can make good door stops, booby traps, tie offs to tie your children to keep them from running out of the yard, etc. So yeah, they can be worth it.

Best way to improve grip is to keep doing deadlifts. Farmer walks are good as well. Pull ups are another exercise that are good for your grip. You can also alternate your grip with one hand under and one hand over. This will help a lot. If all else fails, you can always get some straps for your wrist. I would avoid those…

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19.95 a month for LA Fitness. Yes it is worth it. I wish they had actual squat cages, and their leg press machines had 2 rows per side to load weights,but other than that everything is always clean and in good working condition.

If you don't start now, when are you going to? Why not today? You took a break, now the break is over. The weights and your workout program are not going to shun you. Get back to work and forget about your past.

Yes, protein, creatine, fish oil, glutamine, and a fiber supplement.

I get to put another x on my calendar.

If you are not completely sure about your deadlift form you should continue to work at a lighter weight until you are. Deadlifts by their nature do work your lower back. Make sure your form is spot on. Watch some video tutorials on youtube. Have someone who works at the gym watch your form, and if that fails try to find…