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Yeah I should add that this is also helpful AFTER your workout as it can help prevent soreness as well. Well maybe everything but the Ibuprofen. And last time I was sore I did about 30 minutes of yoga and I felt much better after.

Ibuprofen, moving, stretching, water, protein.

Did eccentric lower for the first time yesterday and it flew by. Might be one of my favorites so far. Definitely feeling it today. Still haven't really lost any weight yet, but that wasn't necessarily one of my goals for the first month. Now I'm thinking for blocks 2 and 3 I'm going to adjust my diet a little bit and try…

It's happened to me a few times, I'm not sure if I ever figured it out. I'm guessing my shoes were tied too tight, but I have also adjusted my stride to become less of a heel striker.

That doesn't look like full body, you're still only doing legs once a week, chest once a week, etc. To get a full body workout you'd need to take the best exercises from each of those and combine them. Then do them three times a week. So Monday/Wednesday/Friday you do squats, deadlifts, bench press, shoulder press, rows,…

I haven't noticed I burn more calories doing HIIT, but I hear you will continue to burn more calories after your workout. Not sure if that's actually true or not, and it's probably not that many calories anyway. I think they're both beneficial in different ways, slow and steady seems to help with my endurance, and HIIT…

How big your muscles get will depend on your diet. For women to build big muscles it will take a long time and they will have to eat a calorie surplus. If you're eating on a deficit and trying to lose weight your traps won't get much bigger.

That's mostly true, but there are lots of benefits to changing up your routine every once in a while. You'll work some new muscles, or work your muscles in a different way and you will see some newbie gains again. Plus you want to challenge your body in different ways or you will get too 1-dimensional fitness wise.

Maybe you can add some protein powder to cereal? Never tried it personally though.

I always just assumed those "nutrition plans" were just for people who had no clue how to eat healthy or what calorie and marco range to aim for. I don't really believe that any particular workout requires some sort of special diet for it to work correctly.

Sounds like your diet is okay, but do you log your calories on here? If you do, maybe you could make it public so people could help you better. If you don't I would just question how you know what your intake is.

Hopefully you at least wear them when you go into the restroom.

You can set up your goals through myfitnesspal. Click "My Home" then click "Goals". Then all you have to do is enter your information and it should do all of the calculations for you. In the end it will give you a calorie goal to aim for. You can enter the calories you burn from exercise too, the more you exercise the more…

Your body burns a certain number of calories every day depending on your age, weight, gender, activity level, etc. If you want to lose weight, the calories you consume has to be less than that. If you consume more, you will gain weight.

It was -17 according to my phone when i left for work this morning. It's almost March and there doesn't appear to be an end in sight. It's literally driving me crazy.

Just started Block 2, between Eccentric Upper 2 days ago and Triometrics yesterday pretty much my whole body is sore today. I'm thankful it's just yoga today.

Most people experience some weight gain after starting Insanity or any other high intensity program like that. Stick with it, it's almost impossible to finish the whole thing and not lose a couple inches. Be mindful of your diet though. I made the mistake of adding a post-workout protein shake but continued to eat the same…

Well, what are you a fan of that involves some sort of pulling motion?

You really just need to eat a calorie deficit, how much you weigh has little to do with what program you're doing.

I prefer the full body workout 3 times a week. It seemed like I got stronger and gained muscle quicker than when I was doing more isolated lifts on separate days. Plus with the full body you are working out almost all of your muscles 3 times a week, the other way you are only working each muscle group once a week.

Hockey, sex, P90x/Insanity, trail running.

Watch my teeth? Vinaigrette is bad for teeth?

Cool thanks all. I haven't logged calories in a long time, basically just been maintaining. Really I'm just trying to make healthy choices and figure which type of dressing might be best when I need to go pick up lunch or go out to eat. I'll try to stick with Italian or balsamic.

Well there you go, might as well give it a shot. Some of the moves are tough, but not all of them. Just go at your own pace, push pause if you need to. And you don't really need the documentation, you can find the schedules online as well as the nutrition plan. But if you use this site and know how to eat healthy you don't…

What is this "rest" you speak of?

Yeah but mainly because I'm just more active in the summer with working in the yard, running outside, and I'm more likely to go to the gym than when it's really cold out. And during the winter I always pig out over the holidays and then hibernate until it gets warm again.

They don't really have light versions I don't think. I generally like Italian, ranch or Caesar but am open to trying some new ones.

I actually don't mind the treadmill too much. It's a lot easier to keep track of my progress because I know exactly how fast my pace is and what my time is. But I live in Michigan and running outside most of the year is in no way enjoyable.

I don't know that there is a "best" program, but I've been enjoying P90x3. You already have dumbells and a pull up bar, just need the DVDs and maybe a yoga mat.

Could be your body telling you it needs to rest. You should wait at least a day between stronglifts workouts since your body needs to rest .