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It's not wrong but what you are doing is putting the emphasis on your triceps, likely you're keeping your elbows close to your ribs. Try bowing your elbows out further from you sides, think broad in the chest. Again, elbows close to the ribs is not bad form and in fact is a normal variation.

For chest you can do pushups, hands wide, hands close, one close one far, feet on a chair, etc... For arms use the bands to do curls, for triceps do over head extensions and kickbacks. For shoulders use bands to do shoulder press, front/lateral/rear raises, shrugs. For back use the bands for bent over row, it's worth it to…

my favorite came from crossfit, I workout to not suck at life.

diet pills aside, don't put too much stock into BMI, it's an antiquated hardly relevant measure of fitness. Keep you head up and stay with it, every healthy decision you make moves you closer to your goals and that's all you need to worry about.

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Do what you do, with good intention and don't it personally otherwise.

No offence intended just honest retrospection on your comments... I don't think you care and I'm guessing that this whole thread is doing nothing but feeding your ego about the potential of you being their boss. People provide for others in these circumstances as a good gesture. You're not feeding them as a provider, you…

I did P90X and used MFP to count and regulate my intake. IMO there are two factors to consider, is your P90X program for cutting fat or increasing mass? P90x's diet program guestimates that you're going to be spending ~600 calories daily through exercise. So their recommended intake includes that 600 (just like exercise…

You're already in the right mindset. Most people say "Man, I'm discouraged cause I look in the mirror and I'm fat but I want to be skinny" , you say "How do I address these negative thoughts?". Recognizing that living healthy is a lifestyle, that it doesn't end, that it's not a race, etc. goes a long way towards addressing…

Well than I think you have your answer. MFP isn't a weight loss bible, it's a tool to help "you" figure out what works and what doesn't. Measurement are certainly not perfect and one size does not fit all. If things are working for you than keep at it, if calorie deficits are too high your body will let you know by either…

yea, and think of the amount of gas that your car holds as being a rough guestimation made by someone who has never seen the make and model of your car and the pumps that you use to fill it having differing measurements that tend to lean towards giving you more than you pay for... i.e: BMR as provided by MFP is nothing…

I prefer to go alone. It "me' time. Forget about all that look at the loner stuff. If someone looks at you and says look at the loner, they have bigger problems. Plus fitness places are a great place to meet like minded individuals. I've met some of my best friends from taking the leap and otherwise stepping out of my…

I'm sure it's been mentioned but don't sweat the daily fluctuations in weight. I can bounce +/- 4lbs. day to day and increasing 2 lbs. today is certainly not the universes way of punishing you for going over on your calories. Think about about what you're doing and your progress towards your goals, it's not a race and…

We're all here because we want to nurture a positive lifestyle. There's no magic tick mark on the scale that says "Yep, congratulations! You're healthy." Weight, BMI, fat percentages, these are all tools for helping you understand where you are and how choices and behaviours effect you and your goals. Observe them and move…

My rule is that you can train any muscle/group as many times per week as you'd like so long as you're not training anything that's sore and you're able to stay injury free. Most people will say not to train the same group more than 2, 3 times max per week but realistically muscle don't live on a weekly schedule and 7 days…

Take a look at a book by Jillian Michaels, Mastering your Metabolism. The book focuses on environmental and dietary concerns related to hormonal regulation and its effect on you metabolism. Good read.

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Be wary of over training, you're doing a two day split across 6 days and that's tough. See how it works for you, be mindful that if your not effectively progressing you should take a look at what your spending the most time/effort doing and start changes from there. Think about cutting cardio a day midweek as to at least…

I'd up your calories if you feel like you're bonking or not able to maintain a level of physical intensity for your exercise routine. As others mentioned, if you're stuck increasing your cals might help, especially via protein and increasing your resistance training. As per the 50-100 drop, let me start by saying I do…

Every day we make choices that will either help us towards our goals or hinder us. Sometimes they're right, sometimes wrong, making the right choice more than the wrong is living a healthy lifestyle. ~Tommy Rosen More specific to training: When you resistance train, control and precision make results not weight and reps.

I agree, it's not simple math and I do believe in starvation mode. That said, people will argue religiously about eating back exercise calories but unless you're talking about extreme, consistent and long term calorie deficits a large percentage of what people consider to be eating too little in relation to eating exercise…

It's been mentioned but I'd like to reiterate the importance of protein, just from initial inspection 200+ grams of carbs and 50- grams of protein is completely out of sorts IMO. I know MFP is what gives the initial proportions and yes these proportions can be effective, especially when someone is working in a weight loss…

This a good point, whether it's food, crack or sex if you have mentally conditioned yourself to respond to emotions or situations in this way than you aren't fixing the problem you're hiding from it. No judgement here in terms of whatever strategy people use to get past this but my suggestion is that you accept the fact…

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Jillian Michaels wrote a whole on the topic from the hormone perspective, Mastering Your Metabolism. It's a pretty good read, I recommend it.

another point... yoga isn't about the proper form or flexibility it's about knowing your body and meeting your limits with compassion. You should never feel ashamed or out of place in a yoga class. Making it to your mat is all the effort you need to make, yogis respect you just for showing up.

That's a great gesture, thanking the person next to me for sharing their mat, even if they're a stranger is an effort I make after a yoga class. Attitudes are reflections and negative or positive the energy you project is exactly what you get.

part of yoga is practicing non-judgement http://yogamodern.com/categories/culture/what-does-a-yoga-body-look-like-part-2/

take a look at your diet... take a look at my diet. I regularly get more than 100g a day. If you want to increase your protein intake than you need to start eating more protein. I know that sounds rhetorical but really, you need to shoot for a clean source of protein with every meal. You're eating a lot of carbs and I'm…

I used to ride to work everyday for over a year, about 15 miles one way and I loved it. Now, I live about 3 miles from work and I'm in the same boat. It's not worth it, the hassle of prepping for a daily bike commute, packing lunch, clothes, limited freedom in terms of late day options, etc is just nowhere near worth it. I…