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Probably means you aren't holding the dumbbell quite right. Adjust your grip a bit and see if that helps.

Starting Strength or Stronglifts 5x5. Lift really heavy and eat your bodyweight in protein.

Set your alarm REALLY LOUD so it scares you awake. (I did this on accident on Monday and boy did I wake up!)

Look into a beginner's program like New Rules of Lifting for Women, Starting Strength, or Stronglifts 5x5. And the book, Starting Strength by Mark Rippetoe is worth every penny, regardless of which program you choose to follow. You also shouldn't worry about failing any lift except the bench press. Does your gym have a…

I lift heavy 3x a week and run, cycle or play some sport 5x a week. I used to do primarily strength training, but I missed running so added it back in. I have about 15lbs to lose but I'll get there when I get there.

I've never done it myself, but just from a few minutes of research it looks like it's more of a cardio program with a little bit of resistance thrown in to make it harder. So, no, it's not technically lifting heavy.

You're a guy, right? 1100 is WAY WAY too little. Hell, I'm a woman and I'd waste away eating like that. Try the 1880 for a few weeks and track your weight/measurements, etc. You can also use this: http://fat2fitradio.com/tools/bmr to get an idea of what you should be eating to lose. I'll eat my hat (and I love my hat) if…

How many calories are you averaging per day? What kind of exercise are you doing and how often? How are your sodium levels? I've been doing strength training mixed with cardio for over three months and have only lost 6lbs so far. But the inches are coming off, even though the actual scale weight is slooooowly creeping down.

If it's only been a week, don't sweat it. Just keep going. A week isn't that long and you could be retaining water or something.

I was quite thin until my senior year of high school. I was put on an antidepressant and I started slowly gaining weight. Then I joined the rowing team in college and saw that as a free license to eat whatever the hell I wanted and I ballooned up to 195lbs (from 140) despite working out 3 hours a day, 6 days a week at high…

I think I might be slightly outside of normal, but I get 8.5-9 hours of sleep almost every night. Some nights the quality is better than others, but for the most part I'm in bed by 10-10:30 and up by 7:00 or 7:30. I actually think I wake up more easily if I got less sleep. But then it catches up to me later in the day and…

Try uploading it as a Google Document and see if it works there? I had the same problem with my OpenOffice on my Macbook and I just said screw it and got a little notebook and pen to carry around.

Good points, except for this: Eating more vs less frequently has basically no effect on metabolism. Doesn't matter if you get your cals in one huge meal or twelve tiny ones, as long as you get them. One advantage more frequent, smaller meals might have is if you tend to overdo it and eat way too much in one or two meals,…

http://www.bodybuilding.com/exercises/detail/view/name/stiff-leg-barbell-good-morning They're great for strengthening the posterior chain (hips, lower back, glutes, hamstrings).

Don't be nervous! Once you start barbell training you'll never go back. I started with just the bar (45lbs) and now I'm squatting nearly my own bodyweight (160lbs) three months later. It's a good feeling and after some time you'll be glad you started. I also occasionally get comments on my form from regulars at the gym.…

Nope. Start weight training now and help maintain your lean mass while you lose fat. It'll speed up your metabolism too!

I'm 5'6" and my goal is 145lbs. I might be be able to go lower, but I'd likely have to sacrifice muscle mass in order to get there. I'm pretty dense (muscle/dense bones/large frame) so BMI is pretty much useless for me.

When I was doing college rowing we'd race 2k meters in about 7-8 minutes on the water. On an erg this would be about 5-6 resistance level. This was women's varsity NCAA Div. 1 though. Don't use the weight stack for this. You NEED an ergometer to do a proper indoor rowing exercise. Rowing is a full-body sport that uses a…

Sun - Softball, cycling M - Weight lifting (Stronglifts) T - Running W - Weight lifting, dodgeball T - Running F - Weight Lifting Sat - Rest

The only thing it would affect is energy levels, and from what you described you don't seem to be having any problems there. Carry on!

I took over the responsibility of feeding the family dog a few months ago, and I'm very strict about feeding her *exactly* the amount the vet said. My dad used to feed her, and he'd give her 1.5-2x more food than she'd needed. My mom commented the other day that the dog was losing weight because I was starving her. -_-…

I stopped cold turkey back in January or so. I pretty much just drink milk, water and the occasional beer or glass of wine (less than one a week) now. My family thinks I'm insane because I don't even really like or drink fruit juices anymore.

I'm most at home on my bike, lifting weights or chucking foam balls at people (seriously dodgeball is so much fun as a competitive sport).

Hourglass. At one point my chest and hip measurements were almost identical, and my waist is quite a bit smaller.

BMI is pretty much useless with individuals. It's better for using against broad populations of people of which generalizations can be made and it didn't seem to be designed with athleticism in mind, as it doesn't take lean mass (muscle, bone, ligaments, etc) into account at all. At 23% bodyfat you have quite a bit of lean…

I have sort of the opposite problem. I'm always going and tend to burn out really quickly and need forced rest days so I don't make myself sick. I do heavy lifting (Stronglifts 5x5), running, cycling and recreational sports just about every day of the week. I'm the most consistent with sports and lifting, but I try to get…

To build up the muscles you could do pushups, pullups, tricep dips, rows, or bench press. I'm sure there's more I'm not even thinking of. To lose the fat over the muscles you'd just need to lose overall body fat.

Barbell squats, deadlifts, bench press, overhead press and barbell rows or pull ups.

Start lifting weights. :) Look into programs like Starting Strength or Stronglifts 5x5. They're based around compound movements that use free weights to make you stronger, fast. Eat lots of protein when you're doing weight training. Somewhere in the ballpark of .8-1g of protein per 1lb of lean body mass. Since you don't…

I've been doing Pendlay style for a while. I've found that it's easier to keep good form when the plates have to touch the ground between reps.