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I would say no to counting everything because in the end you are only cheating yourself when you could be helping yourself. But a mile is a pretty good distance for a walk and would mark that down.

Personally I would go for Syntrax Nectar: Fuzzy Navel Flavor but that depends on your opinion of fake sugars. Ingredients: Whey Protein Isolate, Citric Acid, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Soy Lecithin, Acesulfame-K, Sucralose, FD&C Yellow #5, FD&C Blue #1. 90 calories per 23g of protein 0 carbs tastes great edit: 4got…

I am mostly going off my results from the standard SL build. But from personal experience I find I got a much better workout from rows than pull ups until I was able to start weighted pull ups. The other reason I suggested it was to balance all of my muscles out when I work out to prevent one from overcoming the other.…

The reason why Coconut oil was considered bad in the past was actually due to miscommunication. The involved study needed rabbits to have high cholesterol. To do this they partially hydrogenated (trans fats) the coconut oil to make it unhealthy and gave it to the rabbits. Well someone out there took this information and…

Another example of nutrient timing is the use of simple sugars after/during a hard workout to spike insulin (one of the few times insulin spikes are good) allowing your body to fight off muscle loss from Cortisol build up during your session.

That's like saying doctors are required to "study" all of the latest drugs that are on the market, when in truth many just go with what has worked for years. As a PT you probably see this everyday. Your clients who have had other PT's in the past have wild exercises that had them squatting on a ball or other things that…

I would add Rows to this as well since they are pretty much the opposite of the benchpress.

I loved doing Atkins! My only problem was I love beer, which is soooooooo not Atkins friendly. It is also rough to pull off in todays society where most meals (when you go out to eat) contain large amounts of carbohydrates. I ate almost the same on Atkins as I am right now just cutting calories. It's all about leafy greans…

I have about 4 eggs a day with the yolks to help get my protein and fat in for weightlifting. A lot of the data about food consumption and its effects on the body is outdated and only continued on due to the general lack of public knowledge on the subject. Example here would be Coconut Oil. It was pretty much public enemy…

This thread is just a very long semantics game based around the word should... lifting weights is beneficial to women as it increases bone density which aids in osteoporosis prevention as well as gives you many other health benefits , some women do it, some women don't. Should you do it? Yes! Do you have to do it? No!…

Nope no reason why it can't be a yummy drink with lunch! I drink 3 a day & only one is after a workout. They should just tell you on the container why they suggest taking it within 30 mins of a workout instead of making you guess. Getting enough protein without eating meat is rough, protein shakes def help with that, my…

Simple sugars help to produce insulin which helps muscle recovery and removes the nasty hormone cortisol which is what causes your body to use its own muscles as fuel for recovery/healing. The timing 30-45 mins prior during or post workout guarantees that your body is craving nutrients for recovery and that what you take…

Hey Fochizzy, Proteins have different life expectancies. Your protein shake (I will assume its at-least partially Whey?) is designed to be digested and used extremely fast compared to food, in fact if its a Whey Isolate it is actually more expensive than just whey specifically to be absorbed ASAP. This allows the protein…

Perhaps there is a confusion here between muscular strength and muscular endurance?

My cardio comes mostly from this machine. I would do at-least 20 mins a day as it is optimum for cardiovascular improvement. It burns the same amount as jogging as long as your pushing yourself. The major mistake I see at the gym though are people not adjusting settings to increase resistance or training. I watch people…

I lift Mon-Wens-Fri so i get a day in-between to allow my muscles to heal, and when I go big on my Friday I have sat and sun to heal up as well. I also do moderate cardio 30 mins on Tuesday, Thursday and sometimes Sun nights but it is nothing to hard, just gets my heart rate up to improve cardiovascular health. The main…

Toning in many circles is a myth. You are either putting on muscle or not putting on muscle there is no in between. For you besides eating on a calorie deficit I would suggest some compound lifts 3 days a week (crossfit might be a good start or at least the right direction) and cardio on the days you do not lift. Some…

There is no such thing as spot reduction unfortunately. In your case you probably gain most of your weight in your tush... which means its probably the last place it will come off as well (for me its my "beer" gut) The major thing you can do is watch calories. Find your maintenance level of caloric intake and consume 500…

Body fat calipers are only like $15 at a health store or online and there are plenty of instructional videos online telling you how to do measure yourself in case you aren't comfortable yet with going to a gym or place to get it done. The electronic scales are pretty bad at estimating BF but can at least give you a…

I didn't see anyone mention this yet. Shin splints are also a product of your calves being a lot strong than the front muscles of your shin. You can strengthen your shin muscles by walking around on your heels with your toes in the air. You can also sit on a table's edge and loop a bucket with weight in it around your…

I used to do my weekly bar nights with the boys at Applbee's. The transition from drinking loads of beer & pigging out to drinking loads of water and eating healthy was made a ton easier by the 550 menu. I personally do the peppercorn steak with double the broccoli and no potatoes and then order a side of grilled shrimp…

I think Applebee's actually has the skinny girl margaritas and the other type of skinny girl brands on their menu now

If you are going to drink, your going to have to sacrifice calories one way or another. I personally prefer just straight whiskey if I drink out with the boys as it gets to the point of drinking and I only really have to add up the calories and do some extra running to make up for it the following day. Hard alcohol has no…