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A physique coach will gear your training towards building a better looking body, you will probably still gain some strength, speed, etc.. but not to the same extent as you would if you were training for strength. The opposite is true for training for strength. You can build muscle, get stronger and have a better body with…

Jump Rope: 100 jumps with both feet 50 jumps with left foot 50 jumps with right foot 100 jumps alternating left and right Foam Rolling whatever area I am training that day Stretching Then I start lifting with just the bar and work up in weight every set. I usually do 3 warm up sets before I get to my work sets.

You should start with 5x5 using only the bar for your big lifts and add 5lbs each session. Look up Stronglifts 5x5, or Starting Strength. Either of those programs are all you need for at least your first year of lifting.

Indeed.

I just envision myself kicking *kitten* during my workout later that night and then when it finally comes time to lift I am that much more motivated.

I don't have it but I do diagnose people with it from time to time (I'm an electroneurodiagnostic technologist). Stretching, alternating hot and cold, NSAIDS, foam rolling and massaging will all gradually help it to subside. It usually does get better if the patient loses weight. Especially if they have to walk or stand a…

There are 2 things you can do to help out with this issue: 1) Squeeze your shoulder blades as close together as possible and slightly shrug your shoulders backwards. This creates a "shelf" between your posterior deltoids and traps on which the bar can rest. Take a lower bar position with your hands as close together as…

Machinehead....

The orthopedic surgeon will recommend ridiculously low lifting restrictions and will probably discourage her from exercising altogether unless it's done in a swimming pool or under the direct supervision and instruction of a physical therapist. Asking a doctor about exercise is like asking a hobo how to make money.

The first book anyone should buy is "Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training" by Mark Rippetoe. After that, I would recommend "Practical Programming" by Mark Rippetoe and after those gains are exhausted I would get 5/3/1 2nd edition. There is really no reason to use more complicated periodization and training techniques…

While I understand this caution, when super fat people come into the office I always think, "why don't you try getting healthy first and then come in and see a doctor if you still have problems." Doctors seem to always discourage people from exercising intensely in scenarios where I would advise them to go all out. Add to…

Research on this has shown that excess proteins can cause damage to kidneys that are already diseased but is easily handled by healthy kidneys.

Even a lot of nutritionists, exercise physiologists and kinesiologists will argue that it is unnecessary for anyone, including bodybuilders, powerlifters, strongmen and football players, to consume more than 100 grams of protein per day; however, how many of these nutritionists, physiologists and kinesiologists have a…

I could kill Sarah McLoughlin for making those damn things

You're definitely a mental case. You should see a psychiatrist immediately. ;)

My favorite fed in which to compete is the APF. They have the square judging reminiscent of the USAPL but not quite as nazi-esque without any politics. Here in TX they generally have loud *kitten* metal playing (real metal bands are not excluded: Meshuggah, Hatebreed, Machinehead) which is a big selling point for me at…

This is generally just multi-ply geared lifters. Raw lifters usually squat all the time

If Boris Sheiko says it's okay, then it's okay.

I don't find that condescending at all. I believe that I was made for a certain reason as well.

So you are saying that belief in God makes ones' statements sloppy?

I appreciate your support here. Everyone seems to think that I am intentionally bashing women by picking apart which words I used when my point was just that men and women are made differently and for that reason are more prone to exhibit specific behaviors. People who don't work in science have a way of not viewing things…

Lol. It may not be fair but it's the truth. Just because people don't like something doesn't make it not so.

I don't know how to explain this to you. No, we are not. These behaviors transcend nationality and culture for a reason. That reason is that they are genetically imprinted upon us and cannot wholly be escaped. Do they need to be as extreme as they are in america? Probably not but they will ALWAYS be there. We are different…

I noticed a pattern with you. Regardless of what the subject matter, you seem to "know" more than anyone else in the thread. What exactly is your education in? You know so much about science that you surely must be a doctor of some sort. Me? I'm just a measly neurophysiologist. What do I know about the human brain right?

Weather or not people were made is a difference in belief systems that goes beyond the scope of this argument. You are splitting hairs. Men and women are "better" or "more fit" to carry out certain behaviors than one another. Does that satisfy your ego? or would you like to play more word games?

I live in Dallas around the Casa Linda area.

A lot of times things said by males regarding women are labeled as being "sexist" even if they are true. For example, if I said "women were made to be the nurturers in a parenting situation and men are meant to be the teachers" some women would perceive that as sexist because they believe that women can do anything that a…

People are always having pity parties and making up excuses why they can't do things. This doesn't sound any different to me. There are plenty of people who are successful and fat.

You probably already have all of us on your friend list. There are only a few on here.

I haven't ever experienced this and I have been on hockey teams, wrestling teams, football teams, powerlifting teams, and have worked in an office full of guys. I also didn't know the extent to which women are mean to one another until I had a conversation about it with my wife and my mother. Apparently women do and say a…