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Dear Madam, sorry for the offense. Which is why you increase the weight and/or volume. You don't change exercises for no good reason. Continually changing exercises every 3-4 weeks, as you suggest, is a good way to spin your wheels and go nowhere. How will you know you are progressing if you cannot stick to anything? How…

Yeah, saying that it will be hard to obtain adequate protein as a gluten-free vegan is an understatement. And I wouldn't consider p90/Jillian as lifting weights. And having a couple small dumbbells lying around isn't a great solution either. Is it possible for you to join a gym? Your body is not confused. No legitimate…

It's not usually mandatory. Create the deficit through your diet, and you'll still burn fat. Lift weights to preserve muscle mass in a deficit.

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Chicago/Evanston.

Steve knows his stuff. Yeah, true. I like to take videos of myself though on my phone. A competent coach would be ideal for many, but that's not always financially practical.

Sure, but don't automatically assume that the personal trainer will show you perfect form. It really does not take much to become a personal trainer. What about using youtube videos/articles/books to learn the technique?

What about not having a personal trainer at all?

Try it - start with 300mcg and assess from there.

Does he have a blender bottle? If not, he needs one (at least). They're like 10 bucks on Amazon.

So why not get a new trainer? Because the fact that it is affecting your lifts is exactly why you save the majority of the cardio for the end, or on a different day entirely.

Calories matter, sugar does not.

Evolution didn't stop 10,000 years ago. If anything, evolution was accelerated since then. Look into a book called the 10,000 year explosion.

I've never counted exercise calories nor ate them back. You won't really know for sure exactly what your exercise expenditure is anyway. And I find it much simpler to set a lower absolute deficit. Note that this is different than saying that I don't eat before/during/after my workouts, which is not the case (unless I am…

It's exactly the opposite actually. The more obese you are, the more you can get away with a higher deficit without much LBM loss.

Define "a ton". And like Brute said, increase fiber intake by eating lots of veggies everyday, that should fill you up as well. Including a moderate amount of fat (around 40-65g) will help with satiation (staying full between meals). As far as protein powders - try a casein powder - it's slow digesting and will sit in your…

I heard lefties die earlier.

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The unfortunate part is that she's going to starve herself and workout, and probably see some weight loss in the short-run. Which will only serve to confirm her engrained belief that she's "cleansing" all these "toxins". Oh well.

Fiber has calories too. Just not as many per gram as a typical carb.

The reason I said Campbell is biased is because he ignores the data that does not fit his agenda. Gotta sell books somehow I guess. So why exactly do you think those websites are biased? Without appealing to authority (because the fact that Campbell has a PhD means nothing), can you specifically point to something you…

Insects are the best mammalian source of protein, gram for gram.

You're not missing anything - it's relative. They're comparing its protein content to things like jelly beans, and in that case, it's high. For folks who are dieting and shooting for around 1g/lb of protein, it will be very difficult to do with beans/lentils as their primary protein source.

http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/play/snake-oil-supplements/ Go on there and find Acai, it's a fun game. In other words, there is no evidence that it does anything.

The China Study has a lot of flaws (epidemiological, animal studies, etc.) so you shouldn't really jump to any conclusions from it. Plus, Campbell is heavily biased. http://anthonycolpo.com/?p=129 http://beyondveg.com/billings-t/comp-anat/comp-anat-8e.shtml http://www.cholesterol-and-health.com/China-Study.html

As a good rule of thumb, you should do exactly the opposite of what Dr. Oz says. I'm more of a blackberry ketones man myself. EDIT: but everyone is different and you do what works and everyone should enjoy their journey.

What do you mean by "garden variety"? It's generally recommended to pick a goal in the short term, or you'll likely end up just spinning your wheels and getting nowhere. One alternative would be a weekly or biweekly cyclical sort of program. Still cycling, but just much shorter cycles. Of course, if you're a complete…

You can't gain 6 lbs of pure muscle in one week. It's water weight fluctuations. Folks can drop/gain 8+ lbs of water in a day.