EricMurano Member

Dem ABS!

Find a power lifting trainer to show BOTH of you proper form.

Stronglifts 5x5 is a nice and simple beginner programme http://stronglifts.com/ There's more text in his articles than needed so go to: http://stronglifts.com/stronglifts-5x5-beginner-strength-training-program/ <-- scroll down to "StrongLifts 5×5 Workout A" and "StrongLifts 5×5 Workout B" to see how simple the plan is.

At this stage of your life breaking up with people shouldn't be that much of a big deal. If something's not working out just end it and move on. If you were married or engaged then it might be a different story. It doesn't have to adversarial. If you can see issues in the relationship that are too hard to fix then just go.…

If you still want to have Nutella but are worried about uncontrolled gorging then why not try the single serve packets? http://www.amazon.com/Individual-Nutella-Single-Weight-ounces/dp/B000QCOALC

When you start to plateau in Stronglifts regularly then you switch to a the 3x5 programme on the SL website :) And you haven't stuffed up by doing Stronglifts first. If you want to switch to NROLFW then just switch. You haven't messed up your starting point or anything :)

Some people just won't take that answer and you have to go into '*kitten*' territory when faced with persistence. I once had an auntie insist I stay for dinner after I fixed her PC. I had already had dinner but that didn't matter to her. I ended up eating some salad to make her happy but it was laden with oily and salty…

Just awful. Those poor people. I really hope the find the people that did this.

I just don't talk about my weight loss strategy to people any more. I could be losing weight at a steady rate, eating healthy food with the occasional treat and people will baulk at the fact that I control my calorie intake. Honestly, I know how to lose weigh so when I want to, I do. I don't need to convince others that…

WOO WOO Yummy Mummy!

Like Adam Carolla says, It's always handy to have an insult loaded in the chamber. It needs to be generic so that it'll work on anyone. Mine is "F*** yourself". I haven't used it yet but I'm sure that if someone is every nasty to me I'll be able to snap it out. Don't mind that mole. She's probably ana and thinks that…

Inspirational! Only 1 year!? Damn that's dedication!

I just love eating EVERYTHING

Oh dude I'm slow as crap! I do a 5k in like 37/38 minutes :( In the past I have gotten my 5k down to 31 minutes. The way I did that was running longer distances most of the week and on Friday I'd do a 5k. Every week my 5k got faster. It's like your mind/body knows that 5k is no longer a big deal so you run faster.

Parallel at least and lower if you *can*. Olympic squat (high bar) allows you to go lower but you can't get as much weight. Power lifting squat (low bar) allows more weight but you can't go as low. You still break parallel, though. Parallel means the hip joints go lower than the knee joints.

You don't have to give her your reasons for leaving. Just say that you're moving on and your last day will be <blah> If she asks you why you're leaving don't tell her unless you're willing to stay if she changes things. If you know she won't change things even if she promises to then go with the first strategy: don't give…

I've only ever run in the rain during Summer so I just wore my old runners and my usual running clothes. They're those quick dry synthetic fabric clothes. I always rub sun screen on my nipples, even though I don't need it for the rest of my body. I like to avoid that runner's nipple heh.

I think you should start internet dating (well, dating in general) NOW because you're a pretty and attractive girl NOW. I looked at the photos in your profile and you're good looking. As for "how do you meet people?" - just be open to meeting people and do things outside of the house. Get more real-life social. Internet…

It wouldn't be the end of the world if you did 30DS. Jillian was trying to say that she's developed her techniques a lot since it was released so her most recent programme would probably incorporate those years of experience. Then again, maybe she just wants you to buy the new one :)

I think I'm slower than you hehe. It does suck when every other jogger whizzes right past me. Then again, *most* of the other joggers are not doing non-stop endurance runs. I do have another 20kg (44lbs) to lose and I think running with less weight will help be get faster.

LOL @ all you religious paleo-clean-whatever eaters! I just ate a block of pure gluten so THERE!

I drink Pepsi Max with a tin foil hat on so I think I'm ok :P

HIIT will give you the cardio vascular strength that you need. I would do it myself but I really like jogging. But since you specifically don't like cardio then HIIT is what you need. It's over quickly, it's not monotonous and I believe it's actually better at making your heart and lungs strong versus low intensity, long…

That's for a US cup. A metric cup is 250ml

Sometimes I am intimidated (that's no the right word for it) by people and I find it's 50/50 men and women. They usually are better than me at something that I do that's centric to my identity. I'm a software developer and whenever I meet another software developer that I know is so much better at it than I am I can't help…

It is hard anyone to see the change in themselves over time. Rest assured that everyone here sees the progress vividly. You've done so well!

I dislike the people that complain about the 'new year brigade'. What they're really saying is "I'm so awesome that I come to the gym all year round and I'm better than the people that come in after new years for a month".

I think you've posted your 'after' photos ...

+1 I used to tell people about what I do but I just get hammered with "Oh it's really sugar that's the problem" or "Calorie counting, I don't want to starve!" or "But can you keep it up forever?" You have to keep it up forever, not because it's a 'diet(tm)' but because this is how much I should be eating; I just can't seem…

Hater gonna hate! I remember going to a commercial gym years ago and some guy wanted to work in with me on the machine I was using. Of course I let him (it's good gym etiquette :)) Anyway, there were a number of overweight people on the treadmills - as you'd expect, people working hard to lose weight in the gym. This guy…