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Or a recording of Roy Chubby Brown in concert. Just make sure not to sing along to the Macc Lads too loudly. Also not sure how music can be "gory"

Absolutely amazing and inspirational. The programme is called Starting Strength, no reason why you can't decide where you "start" I've just started incorporating the overhead press in my own routine recently and could only just manage the empty bar the first time. So I warm up with the fixed weight bars before going for…

Both burn calories! One a it more than the other but is that the defining reason to choose one over the other? Pick the one you like the most and can see yourself not getting bored and quitting. As much as this is about exercise and getting fit, if it feels like a chore you're more likely to give up.

Something else to try. Move your feet forward on the foot rests enough so that your toes are slightly elevated against the front of the foot rest. This should stop them from being flush against the foot rest constantly and hopefully keep the blood flowing better. I also do this every so often and it does seem to work.

Bit of an exaggerated over generalisation there. The one big difference between riders and drivers is that we know only too well how utterly vulnerable we are and how much we are at the mercy of the drivers. The last thing nearly all riders would do is put themselves at even greater risk by riding without care or thought…

Honda CBR600F It does everything and feels so nimble and agile, loves corners and wants to go faster.

What about a cardio based kettlebell workout. You'll be lifting but also doing the movements fast and frequent enough to give you a great cardio workout too. I've done three sets of 20 kettlebell squats a few times for variety and my heart rate has risen way above what I normally get on the Eliptical.

It seems to be generally accepted on here that after the initial beginner phase, you can't really gain muscle whilst eating at a deficit.

Try to keep moving your feet, I know that sounds odd on a piece of equipment where they're not supposed to move. Every so often, try to lift your toes up on each rotation. Doing that usually works for me. I've also just recently bought some new trainers and my feet don't fall asleep anywhere near as much now, so maybe try…

There are loads of videos on You Tube that will give you everything from Bodyweight training to Pilates to Olympic Lifting, with everything inbetween. If you have a smartphone, I know most people do but some don't, there are shed loads of apps to try out.

I thought your heart rate had to be up to a certain level for a HRM to have any sort of effectiveness. At least for me, walking never gets my heart rate up enough, no matter how fast I walk. I tried I out the week I got my FT4 and my heart rate never got above 105, which is nowhere near high enough to give any sort of…

Music! Once I've got my tunes on my iPhone I'm all set.

My God!!! I ask what I thought was a reasonable question and am greeted with derision, ridicule and contempt. I'm sure there was a way to reply without sounding like a complete know it all douche bag. But hey, if that's what gets you your rocks off.

I don't understand the perceived hate that the Fat Burning Zone seems to get on here. It's a fact that it does indeed burn a higher percentage of fat while exercising in that zone. Most people who want to exercise in that zone are doing so because they have a lot of fat to lose. So doesn't it stand to reason to train in…

Mine would be stacked to the rafters with Chunky Monkey if I could find somewhere, anywhere, that bloody stocked the damned flavour. So I'll make do with two tubs of Phish Food for now.

First things first. Before you even touch a weight, familiarise yourself with how to correctly perform each exercise you want to do. This will save you countless miserable hours/weeks/even months of injury.

You'll find umpteen blogs, articles and forum posts that will extol the virtues of one over the other as if what they're saying is the written word of God Allmighty. Just as you'll find an equal amount stating the exact opposite. The one true fact can cannot be refuted is that moving and exercise will help with your weight…

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If I was in your position I'd go see the Doctor again and ask why he told you to only do cardio. There could be a reason he's not told you about. Just to be on the safe side, after all, you'd like to think that after gaining a medical degree, he'd know wtf he was talking about.

If it's just the extra weight you want while walking, how about stuffing the kettlebell inside a rucksack. That way you're not using your arms and so not tiring them out and the weight is perfectly balanced on your back.

What about the newest addition to the MFP family, Sworkit? Plenty of routines and it synchronises with MFP letting you know how many calories you've burned.

If you search through the app store on your phone for Azumio you'll end up with quite a few results. Scroll through them until you see ones that are body part specific. Each one is free and each one contains numerous exercises and explanations of those exercises as well as loads of workout routines to try out. It even lets…

Chocolate Ready Brek!

I've found that after getting my Polar FT4 a fortnight ago, the calorie burns it's giving me are actually slightly higher than the ones MFP give me. We're not talking massive differences though, so from my little experience using an HRM, the calorie burns are very similar to the ones I've been inputting from here. Maybe…

Take out the Whitesnake and Van Halen and you've stolen my playlist. I need my daily fix of Priest, Maiden, Pantera, Slayer, Megadeth and Machine Head, oh and pre Black Album Metallica before Bob Rock turned them into a pop band.

Being argumentative?!! If I look back at the posts from you lot on here it seems to me that you're every bit as argumentative. You seem unable to stop commenting on my posts. Do you have to have the last word? Are you so insecure that it makes you feel better arguing with someone who you have already identified as being…

I see I got the desired reaction. The zealots are upset because someone had the audacity to challenge their one rule for everything philosophy. As someone else pointed out, it may not pertain to this thread in particular, although the very second post doesn't say much more than that, but I've seen so many posts that offer…

Not hating, just pointing out that no matter what the subject matter being discussed on here, you'll eventually get someone stroll in and promote lifting heavy, usually along with eating less. "Lift heavy, eat less" seems to be their mantra for anything and everything. They blunder into a topic and start spouting off…

I knew there'd be at least one of the zealots responding to this. Lift heavy!! My god they're like mindless robots with only one phrase in their database. You do not lose weight by lifting heavy, you lose weight by eating at a deficit. You'll do just as well lifting weights that aren't the heaviest you can possibly manage.

The Emperors new shoes! It's amazing what the people with more money than sense will buy. Then again, you could have one penny to your name and you'd still have more money than sense if you bought these atrocities.