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Whey protein with olive oil or coconut oil mixed in. Not the tastiest, but it gives you plenty of protein and healthy fats, which is what you need if you're doing low carb.

You can, but recomping isn't fast or easy. Your strength training and diet would have to be incredibly dialed in (look up Carb Backloading). You won't lose fat quickly and you won't gain muscle quickly-- It'll be a slow and steady change rate. If you're impatient, this is probably not the path for you.

Doing two a days doesn't neccesarily mean that you're going to improve twice as fast. Try working harder rather than working more. If P90x isn't enough of a challenge for you, you should probably find something else.

Doing two a days doesn't necessarily mean that you're going to improve twice as fast. Try working harder rather than working more. If P90x isn't enough of a challenge for you, you should probably find something else.

26 year old guy here, I compete at 181 lbs. Squat: 530 lb Bench: 355 lb Deadlift: 500 lb

You're my hero. Do vaccinations and GMOs next!

Best piece of P90x motivational help I can give---Mute Tony Horton.

Terminal knee extensions... I usually do a (very small) amount of band resistance. These are generally done for exactly what you're having trouble with: rehabbing knee issues arising from weak quads. And they make my quads super sore whenever I do them!

Have you ever had any lumbar disc injuries or sciatica?

Knees caving are generally indicative of poor glute activation. Knees out is one cue to train this. Another one is to imagine "corkscrewing" your feet into the ground. Your feet don't move but you torque them outwards at the hip. Do this before you start the descent and all the way through to lockout. This does the same…

Yup! Your brain plays as big of a role, if not bigger, as your muscles in strength training.

Back squats, front squats (especially these), and conventional deadlifts are going to be your most effective tools here. Play around with other squat variations, too! Lunges and leg press also make great quad accessory lifts. As long as you're squatting heavy, you'll be utilizing your quads in varying degrees.

It makes sense that your heart rate would go up-- Your body is having to work to cool itself down by sweating and increasing circulation. An increase in circulation by itself a direct link to your heart doing more work, isn't it?

Some gyms I've trained at have had safety policies forbidding doing heavy pulling outside the racks. I guess some people don't know not to go for a hug when you're in the middle of a clean and jerk set.

Put your weights away Use the equipment as intended Don't hog multiple pieces of equipment Don't curl in the squat rack Squat in the squat rack (I guess this one is optional)

Welcome to the wonderful world of DOMS! Increasing circulation in the sore muscle will give temporary relief and the soreness should start diminishing within 3 days (2days after the lifting is usually high point of soreness for me). Things that will help increase circulation: Massage (or foam roller or such) Heat pad/Hot…

I really only found BCAA's helpful as a recovery agent while I was doing a zero-carb diet while continuing to lift heavy.

If it were me, I would get straight to the point and tell her to respect your decision to stay on the diet. It's pretty lame to have people pressure you like that. Either that or INSIST she eat a bag of celery. Offer to buy her a bag of celery.

Don't stress about your weight numbers--- For most people, your weight can fluctuate up to +/- 5 lbs day to day just from water retention changes. That means, even if you're losing fat and leaning out still, you might still see the scale numbers go up. That can make your scale a pretty stressful way to try and track your…

Physical/Sports therapists are going to be a better choice for getting this diagnosed. Some chiropractors, as well, but there are a lot of shady chiros out there. I'm none of those things, so take anything I say with a grain of salt. Since you're feeling it in only your three outer fingers, that seems to indicate an…

This is step 1 to getting your confidence back. You need to know your knee's actual condition and what you need to do to get it to a stable point before you can confidently (and carefully) move back into the physical activity world. Good or bad news from the doctor, it's always better to know than it is to be totally…

There are a lot of potential reasons for knee pain. Here's a video for some postural cues that might be helpful for running or day to day activity: http://youtu.be/Gyh5ZCLbSSk He's got a lot of really great videos for all kinds of rehab and mobility items. Definitely worth a look through.

Hi! Here's a video of some postural things that you might be able to improve upon. Actually, most of us, even us non-runners, should be working on this stuff. http://youtu.be/Gyh5ZCLbSSk Kelly Starrett is a great reference for mobility and rehab issues. If you have any questions, I'd be happy to help as best I can!

Sweating weight out sucks, is dangerous, and is not at all a permanent change. Your body will put that weight back on very quickly, but you'll still be left feeling like garbage.

If you have blisters on your hands, rather than callouses, chances are the bar is slipping around a lot in your hands, causing heat and friction. On thing that might help is chalk, as this will prevent some of that slipping. If you can't do chalk in your gym, there are liquid chalk products that are less messy that do the…

I'm a big fan of lever belts. A bit harder to adjust on the fly, but very quick on and off. Advice for starting out with one? Two things: 1) It's going to be uncomfortable until you get used to it. It may give you bruises for a while. 2) Understand how a belt works so you can utilize it fully. Intra-abdominal spinal…

No real difference in terms of day to day use. I've always found padded straps to be as uncomfortable as unpadded, plus they seem to fall apart sooner.

Good tip! I'll keep that in mind.

Good for you! Meets are amazingly fun. And don't worry about your openers being a bit too light. They're supposed to be so that you get on the board.

This is something that I continue to struggle with. For me, at least, the mental aspect of health and fitness has been by far the hardest part. I suppose that there will always be a part of me that feels "fat," but the days where I feel that way are getting fewer every year as I keep improving. You've done an amazing…