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well being as you don`t know what you have or what caused it - it will be very difficult for anyone to help you - You should see a doctor and get a diagnosis and medical advice I use to get knee pain from IT band issues - side leg lifts solved the issue for me

if you want a thigh gap change you parents - it`s genetics

kettlebell swings, snatches, clean and press, jerks, high pulls and true snatches - or any combination kettlebell hand to hand drills if you get really good running hills or stair repeats step ups turkish get ups ( or any kind of getting up and laying down repeats )

you can`t they either support you or they do not. Same with friends. you have to be your own support system at first and them find new people to support you

the VERY general rule of thumb when starting back running after an injury is no running until you can walk briskly for an hour with no discomfort during or after Then you start something similar to c25k where you run / walk short distances - Biking and swimming may be ok - they may not - you flex your feet a lot while…

As much as I LOVE kettle bells - to be honest a single bell is unlikely to meet your needs - If I am working single arm - turkish get ups with 12 - 16 kg snatches with 16 - 22 kg clean and press - 16 - 22 kg farmer carry 22 kg swings 22 - 40 kg goblet squats - 20kg sumo squats 45kg + On saying that a single set of…

possible you have IT band issues = generally runners feel that in their knees but I have problems with my IT bands and I feel it in my glutes - get a base ball or tennis ball and find the trigger points - lay on the ball for 30 - 60 secs - release - repeat 3 times - move find the next trigger point - do this 3 times a day

I had a ****ty Monday and Tuesday - My Monday workout with my coach was terrible - I felt so discouraged I textured him to apologize the next day - Tuesday was also a bad day - my lifts sucked - it was just a mess all over again and I was as close to tears as I've even been with my trainer I went out Tuesday night - I had…

If you are lifting heavy you should never be "sure" you can get the weight up - everyone has bad days - If someone is spotting you correctly on a bench press - they will have their hands in an opposing grip already around the bar so they will catch it

Have you been using the smith machine for squats in the past ? if not do not start now - if you look at a squat rack it has safety bars on the side just raise them up to a good point for you - if you squat and can not get back up just drop and little more and let the safety bars catch the weight

does your gym have floor trainers ? - i.e staff floating about in case someone needs help with a machine ? My gym has them and I accost them all the time to help me You can also ask your trainer what his thoughts are If you want to ask another person working out - this is fine - pick someone who is taking a decent rest…

Monday one hour hard kettle bell training ( 200 - 300 reps heavy snatches - 16 - 22 kg ) Tuesday 3 -4 mile run 1 hour heavy lifting Weds one hour hard kettle bell training Thursday 3 -4 mile run 1 hour boxing Friday one hour heavy lifting Saturday 20 mins volume set kettle bell training 4 - 5 mile run Sunday eat and sleep…

at 5ft 6 and 140 lb you are well within normal weight range you are not even close to "overweight" on the BMI chart ( for all that piece of crap is worth ) let alone obese If you do not have a disorder you are dangerously close

Check out JC Santana body weight training

I don`t use kettle bells for squats much - but when I do - 50 llb lunges - I never do swing 50 - 95lbs double 40lb bells for clean and press never understood the obsession with tris and lateral raises

no we don`t - some of us think it tastes like crap

explain to them that you are just learning portion sizing - assure them that you are doing this so you can enjoy all food in moderation - which is sensible and healthy - Let them ask you questions - answer honestly and openly - I think it a natural for family to worry sometimes when people make a lifestyle change - it is a…

yeah - that`s a good way to teach yourself really bad from - don`t do that - start with body weight squats - then use body bars then work up to the fixed barbells - then the empty bar which is 45lbs - I would not suggest you go direct to the empty bar at this stage

nope - I live in sneakers

If you just added 2 -3 days of training per week you are not over training per say - but maybe you added too much to fast - I recently ramped up my schedule and added 2 hour training session plus a 15 mins extra workout on a weekend - my 5 mile run went out the window - it went to 3 miles or sometime no miles depending on…

the biggest mistake people make is thinking that the C25K program is burning masses of calories - it is not - in the first few weeks you are covering maybe a mile and half each of the 3 days - so 4.5 miles a week - at approx 100 calls per mile - 450 calls per WEEK - 7 weeks to burn 1 lb at that rate - even at the end when…

you are gong to have a very hard time on these forums if you found that comment offensive No you do not need change your routine up every 6 weeks - you do need have a good routine to start with that has days where you push hard and days where you focus on form and base building - for whatever workouts you are doing

I love my sexy muscly calves - I work hard to keep them while losing weight !

I can not stress this enough - there is absolutely no substitute for getting proper in person instruction - find a certified instructor take a couple of sessions to learn the form - then you an go away and make you own workouts up - and you won`t be wasting time with an 8 kg bell

Me too - weird isn`t it ?! I feel like crap but everything I do is usually sightly better - lifts, run pace etc -

heavy squat - over 170 lbs heavy dead lift - over 220 lbs I am not really doing any other "heavy" lifts - my other work outs are more dynamic

Looking at your diary your one meal a day appears to consist of a very high calorie fast food - you could easily spread that between 2 healthier meals - this does not mean eating salad - but instead of getting fast food burgers - grill your own beef patties - make some healthy sides that you like Some of your protein…

I am truly lucky I have a fantastic coach ( it is his voice you can hear constantly correcting me in the video !! ) - competition form is quite different from the form people generally learn for workouts - trust me I never imagined cranking out that many snatches .. ever ! It is easier that you may imagine once you know…

I was cheerfully working with 16kg kettle bell for 10 reps each arm snatch sets - 15 reps if I was pushing - for 3 sets when I got recruited onto a competition team - 3 weeks later I completed 136 reps no break in an event - it is about technique rather than strength in many cases

Some dumb ***** spoiled your day - shame on her - If let derail your healthy lifestyle - shame on you - go back if she opens her mouth again tell her you`ll eat her