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Well a Personal Trainer told me it would!

Ah but it automatically becomes gospel when you preface anything with 'I'm a Personal Trainer'

So a cat CAN be alive and dead at the same time, right?

37 mile ride yesterday to get me back on track for my 500 mile June goal. Now up to 360 miles for the month

Close. It's 18,000 calories, which is 18 Calories

259 miles at the half way point of the month! Still on course to get to my 500 mile goal How are you all doing at the half way stage?

We just about qualify. Both my wife and I are 49 Frantically trying to hold back the advancing years! Gym 6 days a week, cycle 6 days a week. It's HARD WORK!

I agree And in all honesty, the results that most women want, can't be found in a Zumba class either. Certainly the case for my wife anyway; however she still goes to Zumba for a moderate cardio workout and she really loves doing Zumba!

In fairness, that ticker below every one of your posts does say 22 lb lost - 3 lb to go :wink:

If they are stupid, why do weightlifting sites always offer a protein intake calculator? That doesn't seem random to me

Eh? How on earth did you reach that conclusion? I like playing football, I hate dancing. Nothing to do with my masculinity My wife hates playing football, loves dancing. Is she insecure with her femininity?

I'm making no mistake at all - I have done a Zumba class, various aerobics classes, body pump, body attack etc etc. I'm well aware that you can put as much or as little into dancing as you want. Fact is that most girls like to dance - hence the popularity of the classes. Most guys in my experience don't. I certainly don't.…

Classes seem to be aimed at the girls - most are dance orientated, and ALL have music It has nothing to do with thinking we don't need anyone telling us what to do; I'm quite happy taking instruction from my mate who knows his stuff, or from the PTs if I need a bit of advice on form I'll warm up for deadlifts by doing…

That sounds hideous! So much more to consider than that That would see me on 1176 calories per day.... and my BMR is at 1510 Do not use that method!

Me too - I have 700 calorie snacks! I'm currently eating 3000 calories a day and I need to up this as I'm on a calorie surplus still and don't want to be! Have to admire those that are disciplined enough to live off 1000 calories a day - I know how hard it is

June total = 188 miles Still on course for my 500 mile goal!

Hmm I'm not so sure I'm not one of the fortunate ones who enjoys the gym. I enjoy the buzz, the sense of achievement, the exhausted feeling after a hard session, the results, but I don't look forward to going. Imagine if those silly electronic pads actually DID work and you could get exactly the same results by plugging in…

I wondered exactly the same thing Consensus on the bodybuilding forums seems to be a gradual calorie increase Some said 10% increase per week Some said eat the same but cut the cardio - effectively increasing your net calories Some said increase by 200 calories a day each week

You won't gain muscle on a calorie deficit - your goal should more realistically be to lose fat and retain what muscle you already have by lifting heavy weights, making sure you get plenty of protein, and not try to lose weight too quickly

Well then your TDEE needs to include all those exercises What is the 'TDEE method'? Is that a thing? Here's mine: My TDEE is set to low activity (I do a little walking about at work, and around the home) So TDEE = 2076 To lose a pound per week I take off 500 per day =1576 I use a HRM to gauge my exercise calories and eat…

No Set your TDEE to light activity then log all your exercise separately - eat back your exercise calories Eat: TDEE minus 20% or TDEE minus 500 calories per day

You can easily trick the HRM. Spend an hour relaxing in the sauna - there goes 1000 calories right there according to your HRM If only it was that easy!

I used the phrase as per the Oxford English Dictionary: A sudden large increase or advance http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/quantum-leap Fits perfectly thanks The basketball anecdote was then entire core of his argument - without that there would be no thread - whether that would be advisable is another…

Whoa there's a quantum leap! I think the OP would have been better off saying: "What's the point of being strong in the weight room, when there appears to be little advantage outside of the gym, even in activities where strength was an advantage?" The responses might be similar but without the exaggerated replies

I wonder what your fiancé would put top of the list in things he loves about you? Caring nature? Your body? Face? Sense of humour? Fun to be with? Nice person? What if you started drinking a little too much and he said he still loves you but the drinking means you're no longer as much fun to be around so the marriage is on…

There's a famous bodybuilder called Frank McGrath who was in a bad car accident. He was told that his size and strength almost certainly saved his life That's a pretty big translation to the real world!

Strength plays some part in sprinting for sure - but so does technique, and it's also a fact that some people have more fast twitch fibres than others. Two people of equal leg strength who weigh the same would certainly not necessarily be equal sprinters

Why is it so wrong to do something to please your partner? Is it wrong for a guy to cut down on his drinking because his wife doesn't like him coming home drunk too often? Shave off his moustache because his wife isn't keen on it? Stop wearing those skin tight jeans because his wife says he looks ridiculous in them with…

That's very specific though - if you play more basketball than him it would make sense that you know how to plant your feet to keep your balance My training partner at the gym is an ex pro boxer - MUCH stronger than me in every department. I can hit a golf ball further than him and kick a ball harder than him, and sprint…

He sees your weight as a fault You see his insensitive comments as a fault If you really believe in unconditional love then he should accept you for who you are, even if you don't match his ideal But likewise, shouldn't you accept him for who he is, with his views on your weight, even if he doesn't match your ideal?