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I've done it both ways. The only advantage to cardio first was that the weights I needed were freed up.

No kidding. When I was a powerlifter/powerlifting official we always trained to go lower than parallel and we were told to light someone if they weren't even close to parallel. We were always told to sit down or go lower with squats. Just like someone saying you don't touch your chest when you bench press.

I just started a cycle of creatine myself. Never took it before. On the days I lift I do one scoop of NO Shotgun before hitting the gym. Afterwards I do a scoop of Beta Alanine and take creatine. On the days I run I do a scoop of Beta Alanine before the run and do the creatine after.

Aight.. I'll give you my insight.. Keep in mind that I'm about 6'4" and at the moment 280. I'm not exactly the poster child for health nuts or running gods. However I run in both Vibrams and the New Balance Minimus shoes. Matter of fact I had a thread where I did my first official 5k Saturday in my Five Fingers and last…

Best.. Line.. Ever.

Wasn't really a rock bottom. Basically I thought I was fine. I thought I looked good. You know that whole image thing that you hear in psychology class, yea this guy had it. Our company decided to hold a Biggest Loser Competition and the office manager talked me into signing up. Probably saved my life. I lost 30 lbs in 3…

Well.. Here we go: I was known to go to Chili's, order a beer, a coke, and the triple sampler platter (you know with the Southwest Egg rolls, chicken strips, and buffalo wings) While eating it, I'd make my order for a big mouth burger. I'd been known to get off work, go to McDonald's and get 2 wraps, eat on the way home.…

I'm not cutting out all carbs.. Just not eating breads, trying to stay away from refined sugars, and staying away from potatoes. I'm still getting carbs from veggies and meats.. I also get carbs from my protein drinks.

My ankles used to. My problem was when I ran I'd land on my heel. After changing to Five Fingers I found that I land about the front of my foot. I had to change.

This is my plan to experiment with. Last time I didn't reintroduce anything. I moved for work and stayed in a hotel for a month and options for food were VERY limited. A man can only eat a Subway salad so many times.

I'll tell you my experiences and you can take from what I say and think on it. When I first started running again it was about 3 years ago and I wore a pair of Under Armor training shoes. Not bad shoes, but after awhile of running more than a mile or so I noticed my ankles and knees hurt. Several people told me that it's…

The last time I done this, bout 6 days a week it was no carb. One day I allowed myself 100 carbs. I dropped weight quick. But as soon as I introduced carbs, I put it back on. I plan to do this in cycles of 12 weeks. First 12 weeks low carb for 6 days, 1 day of whatever. Week 13 I slowly reintroduce breads and potatoes.…

I heard it'll make your kids be born naked.

Read the book as well.. The tribe is from Mexico.. There was a tribe in Africa they talked about that ran a deer or gazelle to death. I've been wearing Vibram Five Fingers for over a year and I recently bought a pair of Minimus. I like running in both.. I'm doing a 5k in a couple of weeks and I'll do it in the Minimus..…

mariababe81don't knock'em til you try'em. I actually just bought a pair of New Balance Minimus shoes to run in which is just about the same thing except you ain't got the toes. I dig wearing them running. But I'll still pop out a few miles in the toe shoes.

You're right.. But if one more points at my Vibrams and laughs, I'm passing out swirlies.

I think alot of the newbies come in wanting to drop 50 lbs in a month or wanting to bulk up over night while still eating McDonald's or Pizza Hut 4 times a week. And when it doesn't happen an they see zero results, they lose patience and leave. Now the younger ones will stay. The guys want to get "cut up" and the girls…

Touche.

What I really enjoy is that next to the gym I'm at now, there's a Chinese buffet next door and you'll see all these people come in, hope on a treadmill for 20 minutes, go change, and leave. When I leave the gym an hour or so later they're walking out of the Chinese buffet.

I hated it too, but I find myself zoning out in a sense, getting lost in what's around me and in my music and before you know it I've knocked about 2 miles out.

I ran on a treadmill one night and had went about 3 miles and the calorie count was close to 800 calories per the machine, but before I could get back and wipe it down, a woman got on it and started walking and talking.. Apparently she hit something and it started and my calories and such were picked right back up.. I got…

Hey I curl and I'm not a newbie.

Only when I have the incline at 10 and I'm about wore out, then I'll grab the front with 2 fingers on each hand to try and stay on.

The one thing that has annoyed me, but I keep to myself or I tell my fiance is there's a group of about 6 guys that are probably 18 years old that will go to the Smith Machine (the machine with the barbell that you can hook so you don't get in too much trouble) and will bench press. One will lift, 2 will spot, but they use…

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That's what I was curious about. I had heard rumors that it's not made so you wouldn't get through it, but it is a challenge.

Come on.. Help me out, ha.

I'm doing the April 21st one in MS.

I usually workout 2 days, off one day, workout 2 days and then touch and go on the weekend. I never workout on Sundays.

I wouldn't push it.. Maybe do a little 2-3 mile or 30-40 minute run.