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Go with free weights. Machines are really for rehab, sculpting a particular muscle, or working on a certain weakness. If you're intimidated, get a session with a personal trainer at the gym to show you the ropes. You'll gain confidence as well as getting good tips on proper form. If a trainer is right out, take a look at…

I had to punch new holes in my old belt. Now it's like I know I will never go back. Congrats on your belt hole victory!

Here's an experiment you can try on your own. Get on an elliptical. Set the resistance at the lowest possible setting. Stride at an easy pace, say 80 strides per minute, for 10 minutes. See what the machine says. See what MFP says. Now set the resistance at the highest setting where you can comfortably maintain that same…

Sodium: excess causes water retention Weight lifting: causes retention Not drinking enough water: causes water retention Potassium: helps remove water retention Magnesium: helps remove water retention Get plenty of sleep: sleep helps the body function at it's peak, improving water consumption If you are a daily measure…

As mentioned, HRMs aren't useful for calculating calories burned during weight lifting. It's because HRMs are designed to measure the Volume Load on your heart during Aerobic exercise (combining oxygen with fat). Lifting weights causes a Pressure Load on your heart during Anaerobic exercise (using glycogen in your…

As long as you are getting 36 hours minimum (48+ is actually better) between working major muscle groups it's fine. Since you haven't specified your routine it's hard to say. But if you do a normal 3 day split, say M: Arms, W: Legs, F: Chest/Back, you should be fine. If you're doing the same routine on MWF, then probably…

Protein is broken down into amino acids, which is used to repair, maintain, and improve muscle (among other things). So let's say you're a normal cardio junkie and you get by fine on X grams of protein. That means your muscle is being maintained adequately. Now you add weight training, in particular strength. This tears up…

New Rules Of Lifting For Women? There's a group here at MFP: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/102-new-rules-of-lifting-for-women-nrol4w Why spend time reinventing things?

Sure. Just try to space out the muscles worked. Make sure your circuit training reps are high rep range, approaching 20 RM. But don't discount the benefits of High Intensity Interval Training. You can knock out an 8 rounder in about 15 minutes pretty easily. It's great for increasing your VO2 Max, lowering your resting HR,…

Jerky. Super high in protein. About 11 - 15 grams per 80 calories. Protein Chips. A google search will show many products. Personally I've used Kay's Naturals and Health Smart. They are soy based, though, so don't overdo it. Fish. Yummz. Greek Yogurt. Best protein per calorie of all yogurts. If you can't handle the flavor,…

If you've read the reasoning behind weights then aerobics then this may be a repeat, but... Weight lifting is an Anaerobic exercise (assuming you are lifting heavier than 20 RM). That means that your muscles use the glycogen they store in order to lift the weight. Aerobic exercises (HR < 65% of max) uses oxygen combined…

This may help: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1130871-fitness-diet-journal Please note, I've not actually used this.

Reduce your caloric intake, or increase your caloric expenditure.

You can also create recipes, or better yet, log the meal and remember it so you can quickly add it later. This is advisable if it's something you eat regularly. For food with lots of items, you can either enter each one individually (most accurate) or just estimate and use the Quick Calorie function (less accurate).…

Perhaps look into a good strength training program? Light aerobics may be an alternative for you. Keep your HR about 50% of max, or whatever you can handle. Also, if it's about having your HR accelerated over a period of time, look into High Intensity Interval Training. Of course, you should discuss all of these with your…

If you don't know your VO2 Max, a HRM will also be innacurate. VO2 Max is the amount of oxygen your body can process, typically expressed in milliliters per kilogram of muscle. Because your HR is increasing in response to a demand for oxygen, obviously the more oxygen you can push at a given HR, the lower your HR will need…

Things got a lot better for me when I came to the realization that losing weight wasn't something I could do. Nobody can. You don't wake up and go lose weight. It's a result of the things you do. So I set my goals to eat at a moderate diet, and get in some exercise. Let the weight take care of itself. I achieved my goals…

Exercising does a lot more for your body than just give you extra calories. There are a host of health benefits. There's no way all of those went away in 2 days. In fact, I would be surprised if you gained more than 4 pounds in 2 days. That's just a ton of eating. So, you really haven't undone all your good work. You've…

Just hiking around probably won't get your HR up enough for the HRM to be useful anyway. Generally speaking your HR needs to be at least 50% of your max HR or it's not really effective.

I see more results from pure creatine. I do like the isolates though because it's a good ratio of protein to calories. Also, I can get some protein into my system before a workout without having to worry about digestion issues in the gym.

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"Lost 40+ lbs, in maintenance"... You use that word, "maintenance", but I don't think it means what you think it means :)

I've never wanted to block a user before, but I think now I'm going to look into it.

Egg whites are extremely high in protein compared to the calorie count. You can easily cook some up before hand a refrigerate for several days. Breakfast burrito, eggs and grits, egg muffin sandwich, etc etc all flow easily.

Tone muscle: The continuous and passive partial contraction of the muscles, or the muscle’s resistance to passive stretch during resting state. Combined with a lower body fat %, this is what most people think of when they think "tone". Please note, this isn't something you actually do to a muscle. It's a result of things…

You don't really give sets/reps here, so it's hard to say for sure. You could try to vary the amount of weight/reps you do in the bench press each week. So start at a lower % of max, but higher reps. Each week bump up the weight, but reduce the reps, until you are hitting 95% - 100% at 1 rep. The wendler method is a good…

MFP has many beach body groups and a p90x group in particular: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/42-p90x Enjoy.

MFP has a kettlebell group. 400+ members. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/129-enter-the-kettlebell They can probably help.

Guess it's just a matter of definition. According to this page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscle_hypertrophy "Strength training typically produces a combination of the two different types of hypertrophy: contraction against 80 to 90% of the one-repetition maximum for 2–6 repetitions (reps) causes myofibrillated…

Nothing wrong with taking a break now and then. Look how far you've come in 5 months! You could gain two more pounds and still have lost 30 pounds in 5 months. That's over a pound a week! HOLY CRAP!!!! That's an incredible pace. No wonder you're having problems maintaining it. Take a break, reset for a pound a week weight…