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There is no difference in training for men or women. Google "starting strength" and start from there.

Chances are that neither of them know how to squat properly. Surprisingly, being a personal trainer or a physical therapist DOES NOT mean that they know anything about exercise, period. Chances are, the depth to which you are squatting is not the problem at all and you do not know how to sit back into your squats properly…

If your goal is weight loss, you should focus on heart rate and duration of exercise rather than speed or distance. Just focusing on the first two will eventually pay off in the latter.

coming back from a shoulder injury, you need to make sure that your push pull ratio is at least 1:2. I would recommend 1:3 personally. Pressing more than you pull is generally what gets your shoulder injured in the first place so be careful not to fall back into that trap. Also, for rehabbing athlete's shoulders I like to…

Lol, the man who's too puss to lift with his hands cracks a shaved leg joke... priceless.

"If you're not squatting, you're not training, period."- Mark Rippetoe

I would love to help you get this training cycle set up. PM me Also, go to youtube and look up "So you think you can bench" and "Dave Tate instructs the Deadlift". There is also a "So you think you squat" series that's worth looking up since you should be squatting even if you're prepping for a push/pull competition.

Your calluses ripped because you didn't keep them filed down. There's no reason to wear gloves, they actually hinder your grip by making the circumference of the "bar" thicker. I pull over 300kg with no gloves and don't have problems with calluses tearing because I use a pumice stone on them in the shower.

"heavy Squats and Deadlifts" is the proper answer for practically any fitness question. ;)

Hey! There's another Powerlifter in this forum!

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If she's trying to drop 200lbs of excess weight I would say that she does have body comp goals. No need to be sarcastic to other members. To the OP, start lifting light and gradually increase the weight as your fitness and strength levels improve. By lifting, I mean actually picking up a free standing implement like a…

Machine Head!

If you want to lose the flab around your midsection then you need to lose fat, not strengthen your abs. I don't know where people got the idea that exercising an area makes it smaller but it's simply not true. That being said, before you decide you are going to perform a specific exercise, you need to know what kind of…