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My BMI puts me firmly in the 'overweight' category, and my bodyfat hovers around 20%. My goal is to get a hell of a lot stronger than I am now. Not shredded, not concerned.

I track because knowing is way cooler. I can't make the corrections to my diet if I don't know what's going on.

Of course moving isn't a serious suggestion. PF is a *kitten*-tier gym for weight lifting. You're mostly restricted to machines that work in isolation and not normal planes of movement, and I've yet to see one that had dumbbells over 65lbs each - which you'll blow over on Stronglifts long before your linear progression is…

I would advise you change gyms. Move if you have to.

I remember that - going from a 10.5 ring to an 8.5. Congratulations!

Gone for hikes at 0F through 110F. With the right gear and preparation there's not a lot of limits at either end of the spectrum.

The early gains are the easiest; most people are able to add weight to the bar every workout and maintain good form. Once those are done it gets a lot harder as you move to weekly progressions with a lot of volume between those PR sessions. With that said, I went from the bar to a 270lb/125kg squat in eight months on the…

"Getting shredded" is a combination of muscle mass and low bodyfat. Honestly, I suggest people generally worry less about getting shredded and concentrate on getting strong - the aesthetics are a side effect of that.

I donated them all - by the end of my weight loss I had stuffed five 30-gallon bags. I also took the opportunity to upgrade to better-made and more fashionable clothes instead of trying to look as invisible as possible. I did keep two over-large shirts; I have them in my four-day GO bag as a top layer for winter clothes.

Full story here: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/CipherZero/view/the-long-version-of-why-fitness-is-important-to-me-691325 tl;dr version: I got through surprise life-altering surgery because I knew from my pre-op journey there wasn't any downside to purusing strength and eating well. I suspected if I pushed hard to get my…

I'm going to second a trip to cardiology. I had an asymptomatic myxoma that was discovered after I fainted out of nowhere - two days after my annual physical showed nothing.

Hardgainer? Peanut butter and fluff sammich washed down with a cup of milk. 500 calories right there.

I want you to watch this video: https://youtu.be/QgXo-XpFzWw It's a touch over forty minutes long and worth it.

http://startingstrength.com/resources/forum - nutrition, weights, form checks, the works.

Question: What toxin is the detox supposed to remove?

The only cleanse you need is for a colonoscopy and that is to allow a good look with an endoscope. Your doctor is a moron. Fire him immediately.

He uses the Doctor of his name to peddle pure *kitten* to the unsuspecting.

They are a rounding error in weight loss and health. They are very good at thinning your wallet.

We started at the same place - I was 230 lbs, went down to 156.6 lbs over eighteen months after three flights of stairs left me breathing like beached whale. This is a very do-able goal.

Sounds like you need a new doctor.

Creatine helps fill muscle with ATP (adenotriphosphate) which is helpful with weight lifting. 5g a day is all it takes, but expect your weight to go UP when you start as you'll add between five and ten pounds of water weight.

Fish oil - EPA especially - will help with inflammatory conditions such as RA, Crohn's disease, and others. Although its written for folks with IBS/IBD, check out the book "Eating Right for a Bad Gut". The doctor who wrote it covers dietary changes that can help with inflammation response and a lot will apply.

If your weight stays stable when you eat back all the calories MFP recommends, knock them down some. MFPs recommendations are just that - recommendations, and not Word of Law.

Home gym master race. No waiting, you know the equipment will be available, but also no cardio MILFs.

I nudged them up 200 calories a day (wanted to add muscle mass when I stalled at my lifting) and stopped weighing in for a month; weight went up exactly as predicted, but waist size stayed the same.

Nothing could be more wrong than this. There is nothing inherently dangerous about solo barbell training, and even less so in a public gym. The most dangerous lift is the bench press, and all of that risk is mitigated with setting safeties in a power cage correctly.

Just got a pair of Adidas Powerlift 2 squat shoes after years squatting in chucks. They are the best investment in my squats yet - hitting depth wasn't an issue from the first set I wore them. I still wear Chucks for everything else.

If you want to build strength, you need to get on a strength training program. Stronglifts, Starting Strength, or any other novice barbell program will build strength in an efficient and safe manner. Endurance will also come up with a combination of a strength program and interval training.

Eat at a surplus and lift on a strength program.

I would push him away from the "all in one" machines in favor of a squat rack, bench, and barbell set.