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"Toning" comes from two things: Building muscle and losing fat, two things you can't really focus on much at all. Considering your history as evidenced by your profile, I'll bet you don't have much lean mass left, so you should focus on building muscle before you can lose fat. This requires increasing calorie intake and…

The program requires use of a squat rack and a bench, in other words you have to commit to turning a whole room into a fully stocked home gym with commercial grade weight equipment. If you have this equipment at home you can do it. Some people have attempted to replicate the program using simply a few pairs of dumbbells…

wasn't saying they are weak, just that unless specific training parameters are observed strength gains won't be proportional to size gains. It'll still increase though.

Strength is a product of the muscle and nervous system working together. Depending on how you train is possible for one to increase while the other stays pretty stagnant. Many people who train mainly for size end up having this happen. They train the muscles but ignore the types of training that stimulate the nervous…

Hex dumbbells from walmart. But really you are going to need way more than one pair of dumbells if you want to keep up with how your will progress.

If you're going to incorporate strength training into your fitness regimen, it should be the backbone of it--not a supplement or afterthought. You should plan your cardio around your strength training, not vice-versa. Additionally, strength training on a daily basis should only be done when working in a split--something…

it doesn't sound like nearly enough calories. And definitely not enough protein

I had the surgery after 125 lbs weight loss. What areas are you most concerned with?

It's only empty when your first start. You progressively increase the weight.

You aren't linking to actual images but Twitter status

98% of the people here have goals that can be met be devoting as little as 30 minutes a day to their workouts. I don't know very many people who are so busy that 30 minutes has to come at the cost of time spent with family and friends, something which as an adult is already very hard to come by.

Most days I can spare the calories for a donut or two, so I don't turn things like that away.

Feeling legitimate guilt indicates that you are taking this to an unhealthy obsessive level. Don't worry do much. Nothing, not even exercise, is healthy when turned into an obsession. Everything should be approached with moderation.

Too many people who call themselves "nice guys" use that as an excuse to justify why they aren't forward or up front about what they want. I am a "nice guy." And I used to be friend zoned by every girl I was interested in. The only thing it took to fix that was to be forward and up front with them about my intentions, and…

If I had to pick a choice between having to plan my TV schedule around my life, or planning my life around TV schedule, I choose the former. The latter just seems like one of the many things that contribute to an unhealthy lifestyle.

I would guess probably about dead even. If not, he could probably do slightly more.

Aspie here.

I don't disagree with or dislike the idea, but it's becoming much harder and a lot less realistic in the modern world for one person to be able to get a job that will allow them to support a spouse and children. The days of the single income family are coming to an end, except in cases of those who are very financially…

It's perfectly fine, but doesn't work for everyone. Some people have health issues that require them to eat more frequently or else they become prone to experiencing dizzy spells or lightheadedness. Additionally, there is a myth (may or may not be true, but I personally err on the side of caution here) that the human body…

Not originally from here but I live in Pittsburgh.

Circuit training at a very high intensity makes it easy to burn 100-125 calories per 10 minutes. Circuit training is absolute nuts on calorie burns, at least ACTUAL circuit training is. Not what comes on DVDs labeled as circuit training.

Why are you not supposed to exercise? P90X is exercise.

Your nutritional lifestyle is not a relationship. It won't get hurt. It'll still be there waiting for you after you go and have those oreos or those slices of meat lovers' pizza. It'll always be there. UNLIKE that one hypocritical ***** who didn't tell you about that time her ex came to visit while you were away, but when…

If safety is a concern don't go. Be logical here.

Operatic and multi-layered rock/metal genres which prioritize music over lyrics/vocals. I have a very vivid imagination and, in my personal opinion, when you prioritize lyrics over music, you are effectively dumbing the music down for the sake of appealing to people with imaginations that aren't as vivid. Most of my…

The type of music you typically see from local bands here is not to my liking, so I would have to say no. In fact, the type of music you typically see from American bands is not to my liking...

As a beginner you will want to read the book Starting Strength. It teaches you everything you need to know about the mechanics behind lifting. After you've read it, and developed a good understanding of what it's telling you, you should either follow the program outlined in the book, or Stronglifts 5x5 or New Rules of…

Exactly the point. I am all for circuit training. Hate Crossfit specifically but love circuit training.

Crossfit is based on circuit training, which does not emphasize any one trait (strength, speed, stamina, flexibility) over the others, but rather tries to improve all of them equally. Of course following a different program that is more pointed at a specific goal will lead to being better in that one area. But you won't be…