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Down here in Red Wing I spent all winter lifting my butt off. I finally went for my first outdoor run of the year last week and rode m bicycle to the Y this morning with the munchkin trailer. I usually ride the bike to work all summer long.

I was just going to ask about this too. According to my macros my intake so far today is 2445 but according to the database it is only 2010. When I was trying to lose weight this never really mattered because I had enough deficit to still lose but now I am trying to gain in a controlled fashion and a 400 calorie…

We have a nice little weight room, dumbells, a power rack, and a bench. The only thing we're missing is a pullup bar that's tall enough to actually use. I have found that it is really nice, especially since the majority of my coworkers never go in there so I mostly haveit to myself when I use it.

I also will wait and find the right music before a particularly heavy lift. I really like disasterpiece by Slipknot for the 1-3 rep heavy stuff.

Became a star sprinter by happenstance? lol, for some reason my brain pictured you bolting out the back door of a HS party that's getting busted then later all your friends look at you and say "dang you're fast, you should go out for track"

I like them but they will work better if you can cut out other sources of caffeine like those coffees. I have used/do use Cellucor C4 and have tried others but C4 is pretty much my favorite. I don't use it all the time on workout days but when I do, as long as I have been relatively caffeine free, it gives me a noticeable…

Yup, I love doing it too. Deep breaths and a flood of angry/violent thoughts just before getting the grip established gets me focused and ready to roll. The trick of keeping the actual weight secret works for my wife too. She nailed her PB squat last week when I did that to her.

For me, I find that I am somewhere between sedentary and lightly active during the winter months. When I did the TDEE spereadsheet I used a TDEE multiplier between those two levels and came up with a TDEE that was between the two levels. i adjusted my calories accordingly and haven't looked back since. In fact, I just went…

Love em, can watch em all the time. I have tried some of the stuff they talk about as far as workouts and IF but for the most part I just find them entertaining.

A cop in a neighboring jurisdiction got shot on 19 December 2011, the day before my 31st birthday. I sat on my couch with my then 8 month old daughter watching the news coverage knowing that the SWAT team hunkered down behind the armored vehicle in the foreground were all friends of mine. I knew that I should be there and…

You are welcome to look at my diary, I got about 200g of protein today and only ate a little over 1800 cals today. I get my protein often through lean meats and 2-3 scoops of whey isolate per day. Usually I try to eat real food for most of it though. Take the two scoops out of my day today though and I still got your…

I'm going to retract my reply on this after re-reading the original post. I don't encourage a day off of tracking for an all out un-tracked-free-for-all day. I do agree with the idea of 80/20 eating though meaning that 80% of the time you do it right then for the other 20% you eat what you want but do so without blasting…

That's not unfortunate, you're looking at it from a negative perspective. Most of us would love it if we were one of the few people who used the rack at ou respective gyms. No waiting, no curling in the rack, just an open rack at the ready.

I don't have anything to add related to the ITB but I do know about squatting barefoot. To be honest I don't care if anyone else does it but I am not in love with the idea of walking around the gym barefoot so I found that I LOVE squatting in my Vibram Five Fingers shoes. Soreness and strain are okay, out and out pain are…

I too do this most weeks. I allow myself to eat at or above maintenance on one of the weekend days. I find that it helps keeps me satisfied and prevents slips during the week.

I can't believe I forgot to suggest the shake weight, I must be slipping.

Which part of arms? Bicep, Tricep, Forearms? Biceps-all kinds of curls, deadlift, chin up, bent over row, blah blah blah Tricep-pushup, push down, overhead extension, skull crusher, bench presses, Forearms-deadlift, farmer carry, Are you adding arm work into an existing routine or are you talking about just working arms?

Great job so far and I think most here would encourage you to continue on this path of seeking out more weight training. As far as where to start you could always see about starting strength or stronglifts. I am currently working Brandon Campbell's PHUL routine and LOVE it. I am only doing cardio twice per week right now…

Basically, building muscle. "hy•per•tro•phy (haɪˈpɜr trə fi) n., pl. -phies, n. 1. abnormal enlargement of a part or organ due to an increase in the size of its cells; excessive growth. 2. excessive growth or accumulation of any kind."

When starting out there is no such thing as a waste unless you are doing other things to counter act and therefore sabotage your progress. Start where you can and as you adapt to that level of activity see where it goes from there. Just don't forget that you have to progress to get results.

First thing's first, WHAT IS YOUR GOAL? Is it just to lose weight? gain weight? get stronger? get all body builder shredded? ONly after you establish a goal can anyone really offer you any real advice on what to try. Routines are malleable and it takes some trial and error to find one that s right for you. What's worse is…

Assuming you're a smartphone holder; there are a number of apps that claim to calculate your 1RM based on performance of reps @ weight. I use JEFITpro for my workouts and every time I log a set it tells me what it thinks my 1RM was for that set and what it is based on my performance across all the sets of that exercise I…

I think it's awesome that she can do that and it looks like her form is pretty standard powerlifting form. It just looks like she's a lot more flexible than most powerlifters. Not surprising I guess considering she's from a part of the world known for gymnasts and acrobats etc.

You have nothing to fear there, just look at the complaint threads on here, most gyms have people who have NO idea what they're doing in the weight room and we all have to start somewhere. I would say start with a basic routine that emphasizes compounds like squats, dead lifts, overhead presses, bench presses etc. All of…

I'd be interested to know as well. I can't imagine a reason why a routine full of isolation moves would be safer for a person just because of their age. Isolation vs compounds has always been more a question of goals than anything. I would definitely get them in touch with a trainer though who will show them the right way…

I think you're doing great, your mid section has definitely changed and so has your back. Just to change it up why not try completely reversing your routine and do 3-4 days of weight training and 2-3 of elliptical madness. Don't be afraid to lift, you will not get huge unless you are supplementing with hormones and eating…

I'm really enjoying this routine right now. I am already progressing in strength again which had more or less leveled out. The hypertrophy will come when I start eating enough again. I didn't really make many, if any, changes in which exercises are done. I added core work to the end of each workout and do cardio when I…

I am in the second week of the 4 day power.HT split. I really like it so far and have already broken a plateau that I was holding for a while. I'm having fun with it so far. the one I am doing was written by Brandon Campbell and was published in Muscle and Strength magazine. It's called P.H.U.L.

I have seen a lot of threads on this topic at bodybuilding.com and it seems that this is the least of the concerns when it comes to squat form. The important thing is that you are spreading the floor with the heel to middle portion of your feet. Other than that if your form is solid then so be it. If the other form is…

While it likely won't be able to get blender smooth it SHOULD be able to get you in the ballpark. A food processor is really designed to chop where as a blender creates a vortex in the center of the pitcher of liquid which allows for a current inside the machine which brings food down and through the blade. I don't think…