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You can also do strength training in a "cardio mode." Start with light cardio to get your heart rate up to the fat burning zone for a short time. Then don't push to always max out weight, but go for repeated sets at a lower weight, with minimal rest between sets and reps to maintain your heart rate.

Soreness is also due to tearing down existing muscle and the formation of formic acid which is a chemical byproduct of converting carbs to energy. If the acid is effectively removed from your system via good circulation there is very little soreness. Your picture and weight suggests you are young enough and light enough to…

Your statement thment that, "building strength is not the same as building muscle mass," is a bit confusing to me. Where does strength come from if not muscles? And if your definition of "mass" is as "bulking up," then you are probably correct, However, the muscles I have built are modest and visible. Good luck.

I keep hearing you can't gain muscle and lose weight, but I did it. I don't lift super heavy, but do it by doing cardio to get my hear rate up to fat burning speed, then lift with out resting between sets, reps or routine changes more than about 30 seconds. My cardiologist recommended building muscl forst to increase the…

2 comments in general: 1 - my cardiologist told me to work out to gain muscle, to bur fat quicker. 2 - everything I have read suggests less that 1200 calories a day is not a good idea.

For what its worth, everything said so far is correct as far as I can tell, however, I have some experience using strength training as a "cardio" event and the answer to the question is that it really depends on how you do it. If yoy stretch to warm up/loosen up and do no cardio, then follow up with a strength routine that…

This is the best response I've seen and the results described pretty much mirror my own experience, which is to pretty much say, absolutly nothing in any of this is absolute!

MFP has definitely taken all the fun out of "all you can eat" buffets and crawfish boils! Too funny.

I have found wrist curls (like a standard forearm curl but wrist only, lighter weight) help with the wrist strength, done either with dumbbells or on cable machine. Shoulder shrugs or lat raises might help shoulders. I also have bursitis so I have to limit the range of motion. Good luck!

what is an IIFYMer?

I've lost around 120 lbs, at first by just cutting everything in half, then added light cardio, then added strength training...and finally found MFP and started eating "cleaner." The biggest difference. The two main comments I would make are: 1 -more caloies out than in = weight loss no matter what the defined "quality" of…

Its lying, but if it hurts no one, does it matter? I think a lot of folks, myself included, have their own self image tied to their weight that they need the boost they get from whatever attention they receive from losing weight. So let them enjoy it and maybe someday they will own up to what the really did......which from…

1 - the ability to set and reach simple measurable goals for weight and reps gives you a feeling of accomplishment! 2 -seeing actual real muscles when I wear a "muscle" shirt. 3 - at age 66 having a guy half my age comment on the fact that I am lifting more than he is! Vanity all, but life is short.

Stronglifts is just 5 lifts: squats, deadlifts, overhead press, bench press, and rows. Check out stronglifts.com to get started. The site has a little too much 'infomercial' feel for my tastes but the workout/program is really great and definitely worthwhile.

Haband.com offers fairly inexpensive "temporary clothing; they look reasonably decent, just not long wearing....which should NOT be an issue! Congrats and good luck.

Check the internet locally for used weight sets, benches, etc.

Fantastic job; looks like you are doing all the right things; you have nowhere to go but down :smile:

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Modification, moderation, measurement, perserverence and variety.

1 - add'l cardio 2 - shoot for a lower goal in general so the average is closer to the weekly total you need. 3 - moderation on weekends, such as eating half the order, etc. Good luck!

Click on the exercise tab on this site > then click on cardio > then key in the name of whatever exercise you want to try. Click on whatever you find you like and play with the number of minutes until you get ~ 200. Keep in mind most consider this site to be somewhat generous, so you might want to shoot for more than 200.…

Having absolutely no knowledge of the subject quaifies me to speak somewhat for those who say things like you describe; I am ignorant. What I would say that might hurt you comes from ignorance; its not meant to hurt and I suspect others in my situation are the same. I am happy you are the person you are. I recently heard a…

Having raised 5 and have two grands, see no reason why tou can't combine both activities and fitness. Mine have always liked games of about anykind where they were doing something as simple as "kick the can" with what ever ball or other item was available to games of tag, etc.

I personally hate to see them go; except mine.

Everyone's motivation is different, whether its for going to the gym or not over eating, so each of us has to decide what works for us. As far as exercise goes, if you like being at the gym, concentrate on that feeling or how much better you look or whatever, before you go. There are also lots of ways to exercise; I enjoy…

Get over it and move on; just don't let missing become a habit.

I'm kinda partial to 38-24-36 @ 5-2 or so!

The previous post had some great ideas, so I won't repeat, but: 1 - walk ( a lot easier than running and not as tough on the joints) 2 - simple body weight exercises (push ups, squats, pullups, isometrics, etc.) 3 - set small enough goals you can hit in a week...then reward yourself with one of your "addiction" foods, like…

330 @ 5' 8"