alanlmarshall Member

Stay home from school that day. Forget about it. Definitely do not force a 9 year old to exercise.

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Then Stronglifts 5x5 or similar program is probably what you want. Heavy weight, low reps.

Start with the empty bar and add a little weight each workout. At first it will be easier and you can work on form. When each lift gets too heavy to maintain good form drop down a little from there. How quickly you increase after that depends on your goals and program. Be sure you have goals and a program to acheive them.

If it were that easy this site would not exist.

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It means something, eating healthy food and exercising are beneficial on their own. You just won't lose body fat.

http://body-improvements.com/resources/eat#calories

http://www.acaloriecounter.com/blog/why-am-i-not-losing-weight/

It's hard to say "muscle will indirectly burn fat someday if you retain sufficient lean body mass during a caloric deficit" in time to the music.

I'd advise against an excessive workout program. Just do what's healthy, no workout is going to make you look different at your wedding. Also, avoid extreme dieting, aim to lose about a pound a week.

Here's a good article that might help: http://www.acaloriecounter.com/blog/why-am-i-not-losing-weight/

Nobody said they were the same, read more closely please. It doesn't burn more calories.

That's all great, like I said. But it doesn't help burn fat any more than any other exercise. A calorie deficit is what will burn fat. It can help preserve lean body mass, which is a good thing. Here's some explanation that might help: http://body-improvements.com/resources/eat#calories

There is a free app for stronglifts

There is a mistake there, it's only 1 set of deadlifts (1 x 5)

Lifting is great, well worthwhile, but for your goal a calorie deficit and patience are the only things that are absolutely necessary. Body weight training should be fine for your goals for now. If you can try lifting at some point, do give it a try.

Scales aren't that accurate, there is no way to know if you have gained. If you obsess about every half pound you are in for miserable life. Only weigh yourself once a month.

Frozen banana Soy or nut milk Flax seeds Chia seeds Blended

For most races you can change to a shorter distance, there is probably a half marathon option.

Running a marathon involves some real risks of injury, illness, or even death in rare cases. Take the time to gain experience and be prepared. Run some 5ks and a half first. Give yourself at least another year. Otherwise you will likely end up walking it or quitting.

Mark Rippetoe on drinking not 1, but 2 gallons of milk/day: "But you would be ****ting primarily cheese. Are you ready for this?"

"Muscles are incapable of being “confused.” Despite the claims, you cannot “confuse” your way to anything. Most importantly, you’re trying to get stronger, not confuse and thus significantly limit and undermine your progress." http://articles.elitefts.com/training-articles/muscle-confusion-debunked/

I'd find a new trainer, lots of unsubstantiated myth there.

I'd suggest patience, it will take time, a few days scale weight is meaningless.

The most important thing IMO is to do exercise that you truly enjoy and will continue long term. There are benefits to both resistance training and cardio, but neither is absolutely necessary to lose fat - and neither will hinder fat loss either. I certainly wouldn't let someone else pressure me into giving up an activity…

It may or may not be sodium that caused the fluctuation. It could be the food itself, you are still digesting it. Why do you want to not gain weight from water retention? Keeping water in our tissues is normal and healthy. Think of it another way. There is nothing to gain from being dehydrated so the scale will lie to you…

Read this: http://body-improvements.com/resources/eat#calories

http://body-improvements.com/resources/eat#calories