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Ok so you do 30 min on the treadmill at 3.0 incline. its a start but... is it challenging you at all? If yes then keep at that pace. If no up the pace i.e. if you are walking at 3mph up it to 3.5 and walk a little faster. Once this is no longer a challenge up it again or increase the incline. you don't need to kill…

The general reasoning is that machines isolate major muscles and neglect the supporting muscles that assist balance, mobility etc. Although any exercise is good exercise the idea that starting out with compound routines using freeweights works those minor muscles as well as the major muscle groups. The main advantage to…

At this point in my training I have stopped counting walking calories... (35m 5'10'' 193lb so broadly where you are physically) I walk EVERYWHERE. To the gym 3 mornings a week, to work and back most of the week, strolls at the weekend so I do a reasonable amount. I stopped counting walking calories because of all the…

Promise to be gentle please dont take offence. Strength training has absolutly nothing to do with getting "bulky". If you were to get bulky from lifitng by accident you would be a medical miracle. Women and men dedicate YEARS of their life to getting bulky. Getting strong is a very different thing. From a weightloss point…

Next Goal is the 1000lb club. After that who knows?

Thats a lot of activity! At least an hour in the Gym 5 days a week and 3 miles of walking a day.. and you don't eat any of it back. You need to up your calories methinks

It depends on what exercise I am doing. I eat back most of my Lifting Calories (3 times a week about 200-300) I eat back most of my eliptical machine (3 times a week about 300-400 - same day as Lifting) I eat back most of my weekend run calories (once a week 900 to 1500 calorie glut fest) I do not eat back any calories…

I have tried both and found that for myself BMR plus exercise works better. I think in my head, even though I am training 4 to 5 times a week I cope better to eating slightly more on training days than on rest days. I tried TDEE for about 6 weeks and although it was easier to account overall I didnt seem to make any…

There is only one way to find out... Keep doing it. If you keep getting results its still working if it stops working try switching There is as much chance that swapping days won't make a difference that it will. It has more to do with your physical makeup as anything. What works for me won't automatically work for you or…

You have it back to front. Diabetes is not a failiure of the Kidneys. Diabetes is a failiure of the Pancreas to produce insulin. It can cause kidney failiure (and Blindness and amputation and lots of other nasty stuff) if fully developed and not managed properly. 40% protein seems a little high in any case but your primary…

Raspberry Jam Doughnut..... No regrets!!!

Yes he is wrong Very Very Wrong You loose the weight with a calorie deficit. How YOU choose to exercise is up to you - cardio has its place but strength training is as important. Broscience - it hinders at best injures at worst. Lift Lift Lift Lift :-)

I might be making a broad assumption here but... If you dont train then the next day the scales say you have gone up in weight by maybe a pound or two. you workout like crazy and then the weight goes down... Am I right? If so this is perfectly normal. Weight fluctuations happen all the time depending on hydration, food in…

If you have a kid then you have your early stage weight training in the bag.... Seriously... Lie on your back lift child from chest up in the air. Hey presto bench press. Pick child up and lift into the air - Overhead press. lie child on the floor pick up and blow raspberrys on thier belly - deadlift (sort of) get creative…

Plank position maybe your best bet as it is a static exercise. Either that or yoga maybe.

Everyone touts "You are your own gym" but i have not tried it myself.... You say you can barely do 5 of this exercise or that. So do 5. If 5 sets of 5 bodyweight exercises pushes you to your upper limit then do that many.... then next time do 5 sets of 6 if you can. once you can do that, 5 sets of 7 and repeat.... Strength…

Take the weight off for now until you are happier. I am guessing it is mainly a confidence issue but body weight squats are physically different to squatting with a bar. Try an empty bar (or even a broomstick) and film yourself doing it to allow you to analyse form. Only when you are used to the change in position add…

The big thing, thing that got me through it (70lb down), was finding something more important. For me it was a red head.:wink: I started heavy then gained more weight giving up smoking because i was going to become a parent. When i realized I was practically just as unhealthy as I was when i was still smoking I dropped the…

I appreciate you don't like calorie counting... But the ONLY way to loose body fat is to eat a calorie deficit. The only way to be sure of that is to make sure you consume fewer than you burn The easiest way is to count them All the tips and tricks in the world will not help if you are not in a deficit. 5:2 10 hour fasting…

I weigh 30lb less than I did when I left school (I was a bit of a fatty though)

^^^This^^^ Sucks to high heaven at first but you gotta do what you gotta do. The Only viable alternative is if you live close enough, train to work i.e. run to or from work, cycle whatever. Easiest way to get a cardio fix in.

in before the broscience. yes probably... The best way to do these things is to be consistent. If you can sustain this then there is no reason you cannot build. Make sure that the Strength training is progressive i.e. you keep adding weight or volume or reps each time if at all possible. Also the timing of the meals is not…

Hi There first off don't say tone... It rubs people up funny on here. :smile: "Tone" is the illusion of less fat covering the muscles. Right... That out of the way do this. Find yourself a program and stick to it. It should be a progressive starter strength affair, the most recommended tend to be starting strength, New…

Are you measuring yourself? Weight is no clear indicator of BF% Measuring yourself is a better indicator of progress

Now, the inch for sure. A year ago i would have been happy with either. Its all progress in the end

Tying it to a dog and throwing a ball..... THATS Cheating :laugh:

Its true I am sure but here is the kicker... Lifting at 30% of my 1 rep max to fail for 3 sets would likely be around 90 to 120 reps. Maybe more Lifting at 80% is going to be around 15 to 20 reps. which means that by doing the lighter weights i have to spend 6 time the amount of time, most of it wiggling very light weights…

Its like all habit forming. At first you force yourself to do it then after a few weeks it becomes second nature... also going to bed as early as is reasonably possible really helps

The only thing i can think is pushups. Do them on your knees and knock out sets of 10 15 or 20. What ever you can manage. Rest. Repeat. Do lots.

I would say get adjustable bars and weights. you can buy pretty inexpensive vinyl weight plates and bars and add to the collection as needed.