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Trainer may not (probably doesn't) know how to use barbells.

You're doing fine. Just get some carbs and protein for dinner and carry on.

You probably don't want to eat back 500 calories for half an hour on the elliptical.

Always funny to see the BMI debate. For women, you're more at risk of being a false negative (showing "normal" BMI but with unhealthy levels of body fat) than a false positive. But the complaints are always about the false positive.

Check out Danny Padilla and Franco Columbo. Obviously won't have the same total mass or strength as much larger guys, but can look very muscular and be very strong.

Do you weigh your food? Do you "eat back" exercise calories?

Diet Coke. For some reason it tastes like battery to me.

Seems to be mostly genetic. But you'll want to incorporate some resistance training and make sure to get decent protein, especially with such low calories. Otherwise you'll lose a bunch of muscle and it will take longer to see the positive changes.

7 lbs in 23 days is definitely losing. Lost a spike of water weight early, which confuses things.

Adidas makes some shorts that work, and some that don't. I don't know wtf they call their different shorts. The ones that work are a slippery material that doesn't adhere with sweat. I don't know how men do deadlift without compression shorts. Maybe really long arms?

By eating at a calorie deficit.

Try out for the team. You'll regret it more if you don't.

It looks fine to me. What do you think is wrong with what you ate?

Lack of sleep leads to elevated cortisol, low blood sugar, and increased snack urges. Much harder to lose weight. Energy drinks only mask the problem for a bit. If babysitting is not financially feasible, husband has to help more.

Quit making excuses and own yourself. If you want to look and feel better, follow the plan. If you don't, don't.

Better off losing 1 lb/week than giving up completely. I'd stick with 2 lb/week and try to drink more water and sleep more.

Yeah... but. I stopped lifting for around 10 years, gained some weight, dropped weight, restarted a progressive lifting routine, and saw significant strength gains while at maintenance for a bit. And the "but", is at "advanced" lifting levels the progress when I'm not in a surplus is pretty sad. Maybe partially mental, but…

Steroids and protein are very different. You don't need steroids to build an impressive physique. Unless impressive means Olympia contestant.

Saturday is generally a rest day for me, so .. yes.. but it's more to do with Saturday than rest day.

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Seitan and protein powder (not "shake" powder) will provide whatever amount of protein you need, nearly entirely through protein calories. Most other "protein rich" vegan options are fat and/or carb richer.

Should follow a training program. And hitting a single body part once per week is leaving a lot on the table. Can do better with 4 workouts.

Yeah. If it's a "teeny, tiny, piece", it's probably not 2oz.

If you want to look good, which presumably someone weight training 4 days/week desires, you'll benefit from paying attention to protein (for muscle retention). You'll also most likely perform better if you get a decent amount of carbs (for energy). The problem with a lot of the fun foods is high fat content, which can…

Keep in mind that elite distance runners are light because they are both low fat and low muscle. Especially upper body. If your objective is not aesthetics, you can let the upper body burn off and have an easier time at lower weights.

Fries and non-diet drink are more of a problem. Cheeseburger has decent macros. Make it a "meal" and you end up with a very low protein/calorie ratio, and low satiety.

Why would you have to train all day? All you have to do is break down muscles without providing enough fuel/rest to repair. After a while, gains stop, then strength starts decreasing. Take the angry unbeliever off his steroids, drop him down to 5 hours sleep/day, give him a 1000-day calorie deficit, and keep him on the…

She's not particularly muscular. The photo is just an action shot. This is like pausing a show and commenting on how goofy everyone looks.

Well, I will say the "there's no such thing as overtraining" theory is pretty easy to test, if you don't feel like reading about it. Just go with a progressive routine, start fairly heavy so you don't waste time, and ignore any deload programming.

So I guess supplemented elite strength athletes and bodybuilders respond positively to training every day and massive reps. How well does this concept work with normal people?