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  • All I can imagine you heard about the first 15 minutes not burning fat would have to do with depleting glycogen stores, but to the arguable extent it matters at all, you really don't have to worry about it, especially as a beginner. * You aren't doing cardio to 'burn fat' directly. You're doing it to improve your…
    in Is this a good workout? Comment by chrisrc131 January 2014
  • Definitely 30. That's around the point where I consider wearing pants or something under the shorts. I don't consider it too cold for me until under 10 or so and that's largely because I hate running dressed for the cold weather and that has a lot to do with the fact I'm too cheap to properly equip myself for it. Anything…
    in Would you rather run in 80°F or 30°F? Comment by chrisrc131 January 2014
  • Do you have any idea what the bar on that machine weighs? As I understand it that can vary quite a bit. The bar in the squat rack is normally an Olympic bar, so about 45 pounds. See how squatting just the bar feels and decide what you want to do from there. Because the smith machine doesn't allow you to squat with exactly…
    in Oh NO! I have been using the "smith" machine! Comment by chrisrc131 January 2014
  • If you're not used to it, it isn't surprising that you find it a bit uncomfortable. That said, make sure you aren't pushing too hard in a static stretch. You should 'feel it', but it shouldn't hurt or you might be tearing rather than stretching. You also should warm your muscles up a bit before stretching them. If you're…
    in stretching exercises Comment by chrisrc131 January 2014
  • I think I agree with everything that's been posted in reply to you, but to fill in some gaps and reinforce a couple things: You're not going to bulk. Seriously, don't even begin to worry about it. For a man, serious bulking requires a lot of food and way more lifting than you're even hoping to do over the course of years.…
    in New to weight training, what is a good starting point? Comment by chrisrc131 January 2014
  • This is what stuck out to me too. Where your bodyfat is bothering you has nothing to do with the strength you want to build. You have two separate problems, the fat you want to lose and the strength you want to build. Address them separately. That said, planks are absolutely a good core exercise. barbell squats are too,…
    in How can I do weight training without weights? Comment by chrisrc131 January 2014
  • You know, shoulders are complex and sometimes shockingly delicate joints. I've torn both of my rotator cuffs in the past (in non-lifting circumstances) but I do standing OHP with a barbell in large part because I find the bar gives me stability and forces me to push up evenly on both sides in a way that dumbells don't. I…
    in Deadlifts and Overhead press Comment by chrisrc131 January 2014
  • There are advantages to doing very light weight-high rep sets the first few times you do a movement. It gets you used to the motion and it lets you concentrate on what the form should be. Beyond that, you're better off slowly progressing through higher weights. I'm not sure what advice pfgirl11221 got. If it was 3 sets…
    in Not heavy but yay Comment by chrisrc131 January 2014
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