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Think about pushing the floor apart using the outside edge of your foot as you come up. And yeah, try to point your toes out a little more. I squat pretty pigeon toed compared to others. I don't see how people can do it with their toes pointed forward.

I use a pumice stone on my callus when I get out of the shower.

Yup. Having muscle underneath the fat makes the fat look better.

If you HAVE to exercise just to have dinner, I'd say no, it isn't enough. This isn't a race. The most important thing is "Can you stick with it long enough to reach your goals?". If you are struggling with 1200 then that answer is also no. Go with a half pound a week deficit, or 250, so 1450 and see how that feels and how…

You've got to find what works for you. This is what works for me:* If I eat breakfast I'm just as hungry by 10:30am as I am if I don't eat breakfast, so I don't eat breakfast. * If I snack I just want to keep snacking (I think this is more habitual than actual hunger), so I've started to avoid snacking at all. * If I eat…

The original thread is old, but this reply is from today and very concerning. WHY do you have a specific goal of 8.5"? That seems like a very strange thing to be focused on. Surely you don't have a problem with clothe fitting, or anything like that? You are already at the very low end of the healthy BMI. A goal of 105 at…

If I eat 1800 calories on weekdays, and 2500 on weekends, I average 2000 calories a day, which is a deficit for me. However I eat whatever I what even on weekdays. I don't "eat clean", whatever that means anyway.

This is a great article. Thanks. I really should add some higher volume stuff onto my big lifts.

I use Jefit to track my lifting. It'll calculate 1 rep maxes based on the reps and sets you do each day, and plot it. It will also plot volume lifting.

I do think my thighs look a lot better when sitting then they used to. They don't pancake out quite so much. And my shoulders look round and muscular without flexing, you can see the "lines" in my biceps and on the side of my thighs just from normal movement. Also my collar bone sticks out much more and I even have…

Are you a particularly small person? You can probably eat more than 1200 and still be successful. But sure, there's nothing wrong with skipping lunch if it helps you keep your deficit. I skip breakfast usually for the same reason.

I find I do best if I don't eat after dinner. Not because there's some magical time people should stop eating but because I'm a huge grazer. If I allow myself to snack, it soon becomes a 600 calorie "snack", which does't usually fit into my daily calories. I am also trying to not stack between lunch and dinner either.

Coffee. Do you really "need" the energy? Unless you are running a huge deficit you should have enough from the day before.

I'm 5'8.5". Currently 165lbs. Ultimate goal is 150 but I don't care about that too much right now. I lift weights 2 to 3 times a week, walk my dog and ride bikes or even jog if the weather is nice.

I have been logging off and on since 2010. It's allowed my to maintain my weight within a 10lb range which is fine.

The higher priced Champions from Target.

I do it.

Sadly this. Calorie deficit to lose overall fat.

Yup.

My husband is my 4th cousin twice removed. I met him at a bar.

After you weigh yourself in the morning do you write the number on your forehead with a sharpie? If not, no one knows or cares what the number on the scale actually says. They see you. If you look fit and healthy (which is a better goal than "skinny"), they really won't care about the number on the scale and neither should…

Current: Squats: 3 sets x 5 reps x 105 lbs, calculated 1 RM=122.5 Dead: 2 sets x 5 reps x 145 lbs, calculated 1 RM = 169.16 Bench: 3 sets x 6 reps x 100 lbs, calculated 1 RM = 120 Yes. I bench as much as I squat. ::shrug::

I use a pumice stone on my hands after I shower to keep the calluses smooth. I also don't think calluses = manly. I'm sure women have been getting them forever just like men. We aren't soft delicate creatures that can't do hard work.

Yes. But rest is important. You should take at least one day off a week.

Do you live in CO? (that picture looks like the Flat Irons near Boulder) If so I totally understand where you are coming from. Our "hills" are freaking intense. I do heart rate training at home on the trainer. It also gives me a way to say on the bike through the winter.

Not newer. Does anyone have links to articles on the pros and cons and proper use?

You might need different shoes for the road vs. The trail.

20.5 sounds perfectly reasonable. I think mine are 24".

I actually have small wrists but I'm definitely not small framed. I have wide hips, a large rib cage, wide shoulders and a big head. I look best at the mid to upper BMI range. I currently weigh 160lbs and like how I look.

Should I switch to sumo deadlift? How important is leg drive on bench press? Resources on how to do it right?