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SMITH MACHINE>>>> ARGGGHHHH http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHBLxCPmnVc

Ever hear that advice that you should go to the hair stylist with the worst hair at the salon because they sure as hell didn't cut their own hair :) Okay that's clearly not relevant here...why? Because personal trainers probably do not spend their money on personal trainers... they likely do train themselves. It's not a…

baha you're a doll, texas... I'm 6'1 so I haven't seen 115 since I was... 10? Anyways, I'm guessing 210.

180

Facts! Hypertrophy (muscle size and density increase) generally requires calorie overload and a SERIOUS amount of exercise. Experienced athletes (I'm talking women here because that is all I have done the research on) are lucky to put on 1/4 lb of muscle a month! I would suggest checking out your BMR (basal metabolic rate)…

WATER! This is pretty much the answer to most people's problems when they start a new exercise program. Did you know that someone working "pretty hard" -- say HR 150+ at the gym for an hour will sweat out 1-2 LITRES of water!! Chances are you are still only drinking enough water to sustain a sedentary body. And then... fun…

Not enough. This is why strawberries require cream... also, sugar... sometimes, champagne.

Here's the thing... sounds like you are doing good work on the fitness front but I'll tell you what... you haven't put on 4 pounds of muscle in 6 weeks. Newbies to the lifting/exercise gain may be able to put on - at most, and this is with serious effort - 1 lb of muscle a month. People who have been working out or fit…

12 -- someone save her before it's too late!

6= poll dancing badassery

People seem conferred about what counts as cardiovascular exercise so allow me to clarify something : in order to get the health (bigger, more efficient heart, better oxygen absorbing, higher aerobic fitness, even calorie burn thigh metabolism) doing aerobic work (loner HR, lover resistance, longer duration), you need to…

eyes @ tracy

arms are rock solid @ eelame

Do you even lift? JK... squat off!

straighten your spine

pink

not this week

true... most women training at an elite level struggle to put on a 1/4lb of muscle a week... and this is when they are working out upwards of 4 hours a day and eating 3500+ kcal

this is a simplification but here goes: you have two kinds of muscle - slow twitch and fast twitch. slow twitch muscles are endurance (aerobic) power houses that break down lactic acid into fuel and help power you through long duration physical activity (really anything over... say a max power burst for 30 seconds like a…

exactly this. people who carry fat at their core will maybe need to be down under 20% before their stomach looks flat whereas people who carry fat in their *kitten*, thighs or chest can have higher body fat and a skinnier physique. fun fact: fat in some areas (i.e. chest) may actually be more harmfull!!

sub 7 minute erg score, 200lb squat, 17% body fat and no lower, +3 lbs muscle mass... oh and I want to look sexy as *#&$ in a bikini (because I've gotta overcome my blindingly pale skin somehow)

yup... happy camper

I usually bank these calories and try to stay on track for the rest of the week. Chances are I will really want a piece of cheesecake or a few beer by the end of the week. If I don't find that I eat the calories back in the normal course of events within 3 days, I will increase all my meal sizes for a day and eat as many…

You have clearly lost body fat and good on ya. Having the courage to persist despite what your mind - and maybe some *kitten* - are telling you is very admirable and I wish you the best of luck with your quest for fitness and health. As for the body image... It sucks but there are women - myself among them - who are below…

yes in that you will build muscles in your core that will give the appearance of "flatness" or abs once your body fat is low enough no in that you cannot spot reduce fat from your core so if your body fat is high, you need to lose fat all over your body to lose it at your core... fact is some people are also just…

If you consistently eat larger portions and more frequent meals your stomach will stretch and you will no longer struggle to consume a larger amount. Be careful with that BMR by the way... yours is probably closer to 1650 than 1900 and it will go down as you drop weight. You could probably lose weight quite fast and get…

Unless you are a high performance athlete, diet is probably more important. The thing is that exercise in any amount will kickstart a metabolic response and make you hungry... unless you are working out an enormous amount (and I mean burning 1000+kcal per day or spending more than an hour doing high intensity exercise) you…

I think numbers can actually be a great comfort. I get my body fat measured regularly because it reminds me to take a more scientific and less emotional approach to fitness. Often women (and men as well I'm guessing) have very distorted ideas about how many lbs they need to drop to be in the fit/healthy range... numbers…

24% - you look like you have a good amount of muscle and I am basing it purely off a comparison of our bodies and my last bod pod assessment

I would say voice but that isn't visual, eh? Height Shoulder to hip ratio (dat V) Triceps