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I train barefoot also - Squats - Deadlift etc. I lift at home & the room is carpeted. I'm also carful when I drop the weights

Good choice - now follow the program as written - Bret Contreras knows his stuff https://bretcontreras.com/ it would help you to get the book

Hi - your best bet would be a full body 3X per week - pick a program that uses the compound movement such as squat, press, row, deadlift , and bench press. Look at programs like Starting Strength , Strong Curves, and stick with it for a while. These are good beginner programs. The splits with a leg day, arm day, back day…

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Hi - Lake Wales Fl. here

mostly water, black coffee - hot or iced, semi sweet tea, whole milk, & sometimes a real coca cola - with calories

What lifting program are you useing ?

Nice going -I can see a lot of progress in the picture - you have much less belly - your waist is a lot smaller. you're doing great! You are right - I'm sure you have gained some muscle. It will show when you loose some more fat. Keep it up. keep lifting

How is your journey going ? We are almost neighbors - Lake wales Fl. here

I regularly drink sweet tea - 2-4 tea bags worth per day + coffee & my kidneys are fine -

Take it from a guy - you look great - ignore the bullies - they are dumb. You might want to look at a weight lifting program

As others have mentioned - there could be a medical problem -- or - what time do you get to sleep at night ? get up? How many hours of sleep do you get?

Which do you prefer? What fits into your schedule? It probably is better to be awake for a while before you train - But it really doesn't make much difference. Just do what ever works for you

We don't have Doner Kebabs here & I want one -

Use Starting Strength, Strong Lifts, or Grey Skull - Pick one of these and follow it. Eat at maintainence , maybe add a little depending on what happens with your weight or waistline

The extra is probably not necessary for you as a new lifter. Each training session should include an upper body push, think bench or overhead press - a pull - Deadlift, a row, pull down, chin up - & legs - that would be a squat. If you do these 3 movenments, 2-3 X per week you will be all set. You should do more pulling…

I lift at home - I have a room set aside with a squat rack - bench & weights. It's very convienient , I can do a full training session or just do a few lifts for a few minutes on an off day.

I'm 67 and lift - If you are just starting I would look at a program like Starting strength or Greyskull. Keep your protein intake up- 1 gm per lbs of bidy weight - get 50 gms minimum of fat, I would keep the bulk of you dard around your workout time - others will say this is un- important. Eat your veggies Set your cals…

I'm saveing this thread - that suff sounds good - I'm easing into a bulk now & that might make a good snack

Good Advice Follow a solid program like Strong Curves - Starting Strength - Grey Skull - aim for 100 gms of protein per day & 30 -40 gms fat - start with eating calories at a maintenance level - after a while you may have to increase your food intake to maintain your weight. You may want to eat enough to gain 1 - 2 lbs per…

Also when I trained I would thow kicks to the heavy bag while wearing ankle weights - lots of kicks

I would focus on the basic strength movements - squat - Deadlift - pressing & row. They will have good carry over. build your absolute strength. Power cleans, rowing & grip & curls for grappling. I also like alternating dumbell bench - go deep - full range of motion - mimicks a straight punch

Y'all might want to listen to this lady - judging by those lifts, she might have a pretty good idea what she is talking about

Look at Starting Strength or Strong lifts or Grey Skull - pick one and follow it as written for3 months or so - then reassess where you are - figure out your maintenance cals and start by adding 300 per day to that - eat your body weight in protein - 165 gms per day. Eat carbs, rice, potatoes etc and veggies - increase you…

I'm not a runner , but I like AC/DC for high rep squat sessions maybe https://youtu.be/v2AC41dglnM or https://youtu.be/whQQpwwvSh4

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