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You have ~50 lbs to lose until you reach your goal. You won't start to see a balanced physique until you get within 10 or so lbs of that goal. Until then all you can do is deal with the fact that different body parts lose at different rates. Nothing you can do will change that.

The protein goals MFP gives you are meant for someone who is sedentary or engages in moderate intensity cardio only and should be regarded as a bare minimum. If you engage in any form of higher intensity exercise you will need more.

Gaining muscle and losing fat at the same time is only possible when you're in the beginner phase of initially starting strength training. And as long as you're eating slightly below maintenance and training hard that'll happen on its own. After that initial phase ends though you can't focus on both at the same time.…

2 days ago: 3 minutes AMRAP Clean & Press with a 60 lb sandbag. 3x10 front squats w/ 90 lb sandbag. 3x10 (each side) offset grip rows w/ 60 lb sandbag. 3x30 seconds rotational lunges w/ 60 lb sandbag. 3x30 seconds each side around-the-worlds w/ 25 lb sandbag.

Most lifting programs aren't suitable for mixing with marathon/half marathon training. And gaining muscle, as healthy as it is, isn't something you should be focusing on during the training process. Also, bear in mind, the calories you'd have to take in to see muscle gain while combining both training styles is sky high.

Right direction yes but the program is not complete without the deadlift. Swap the lunge with deadlifts =)

I was a "black card" member for 2 years. Of those two years I only actively used my membership for about 5-6 months. During those 5-6 months I saw significant weight loss which was mostly attributed to diet. However, when I decided I wanted to shift my goals to more fitness oriented than just weight loss, I found out I…

33 years old. Diagnosed at the age of 30. Feel free to add me.

"True" HIIT workouts never last more than 15-20 minutes. Usually not even that much. And they kick your butt the same as an Insanity workout did in 45. Rest periods are typically longer than work periods (this is done on purpose because you need it if you're going at the intensity orthodox HIIT operates at during work…

You'll get a better HIIT workout jumping rope with a speed rope. Doesn't gotta be running but it doesn't gotta be DVDs either. You don't need DVDs to do a home workout, and you have to bear in mind that most DVDs only loosely borrow from actual training concepts and package them in a way thats more marketable.

Those programs are not true orthodox HIIT. They are, as I mentioned in my post, watered down in many ways and stray very far from true HIIT in may respects. They do employ the concept of interval training, yes, but not true HIIT. Why does it have to be a DVD?

Weight management is not necessarily linked to "quality" or "purity" of foods. Barring medical conditions, it is 100% about numbers. Calories, specifically. And it doesn't matter whether those calories come from fried foods, gravy, fresh fruits & vegetables, organic foods, or fast food. It's all about keeping your calorie…

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Rushfit is an amazing program that I would rank higher than any of Beachbody's current offerings.

Insanity is an advanced level program designed for people who have already reached a level of fitness to where they do not need to modify. There are no modifiers in the videos and very few of the exercises CAN be modified. If you worry you might need to modify, this is not the program for you.

Regardless of your employment as a data analyst, things like this should not be factored in. And just because something gets you winded or tires you out doesn't mean it burns a significant amount of calories. The only thing you're accomplishing here is overcomplicating it.

Most important thing to take home from this reply (which is 100% true) is "same as a man's workout plan" The idea that there is such a thing as a workout specific to women is a myth that's been perpetuated for decades now, and despite the fact that it's been debunked time and time again, people still stick to it. Grab…

One is a program that revolves primarily around strength training. The other is a program that is almost nothing but cardio. No offense, but if you're not yet educated enough about which of these two things will get you closer to your goal you shouldn't yet be looking into anything that labels itself as being for advanced…

Does exercise work? Yes. Exercise works. C25K and 30DS are exercise. Although depending on your specific goals there may be better ways of going about it.

True HIIT work is simply performing high intensity full body exercises for a timed duration. Example would be Sprinting all out for 30 seconds, then walking for 30 seconds. Repeat for 10-15 minutes. Or burpees for 10-15 minutes. You won't find much in the way of DVD workouts that have you doing true HIIT. Most DVD workouts…

Strength training should always be done first after a light warmup. You can _not_ begin a strength training regimen with muscles that are already fatigued. They must be fresh.

15 squats a day, 3 days a week, with progressively increasing weight will do you way better. The 30 day bodyweight squat challenge is an exercise in futility. It's nothing but a cardio workout at that point, and a pretty crappy one at that.

Being too heavy to be able to safely load the joints in a high impact manner without causing them excessive stress does constitute one of those medical excuses I mentioned in my answer. The truth is a lifetime of not taking care of yourself can affect your body in ways that will prevent you from being able to safely engage…

There are people whose natural body makeup makes them more inclined to distance running, over sprinting, or vice versa, but generally speaking EVERYONE with working limbs and no medical issues preventing it is built to do some form of running--whether it's sprinting or distance running. You may just be more of a sprinter.…

The single most physically attractive woman I've ever seen in my life could bench her bodyweight plus, and squat more than double it. That says all I feel needs to be said on her opinions regarding what men want.

The lack of equipment and rules about how you are allowed to use what equipment they DO have basically put a brick wall on the progress it's possible for you to achieve. They basically encourage mediocrity by it.

I think that there are certain pieces of equipment gyms should have if they want to be taken seriously. Things like a squat rack or power rack/cage, a bench, and a selection of free weights that go fairly heavy are musts. I could make due with less, but at that point I might as well work out at home. If it doesn't have…

High intensity circuit training workouts for me burn about 400-500 calories in 30 minutes working out with sandbags, kettlebells, and weighted speed rope.

This is true. JM workouts are NOT strength training. They are ALL cardio.

That's because Jillian doesn't know jack about proper form and rock star jumps are a very very bad exercise to do.