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All the BCAA's you'll ever need are in meat of any kind. Supplement makers market this crap for pure profit. Spend your money on quality food.

Rowing machine. Aircast on the ankle.

Macros should add up to total calories in a perfect world, but calories and portion sizes on food labels are rounded off estimates to say the least. The government has all sorts of convoluted loopholes and exceptions for things which need to appear on labels. Take a can of beans for instance - pour out the liquid and…

Fage is good, but Stonyfield at same price is organic, a little creamier. I dump protein powder and flaxseed into all of them full fat or not.

This is the essence of the Metabolic Typing diet that came out a decade ago. Some people do well on low protein/high carb, some vice versa, and some in between. High carbs might aggravate blood sugar levels in some people more than others. The point is that nutritional recommendations and macro ratios are not…

Get a bluetooth chest strap and rest your phone nearby.

Sounds like you've got tight hip flexors. You need to add lumbar support to your chair at work - a small airplane pillow should do the trick, use it in the car too. Work on your posture. Stick your chest out a little bit. Back extension exercises work well and you should do them regularly. Try the upward dog yoga stance or…

Try Versa Gripps.

Cut out foods with trans fats - processed foods are loaded with trans fats, margarine too. Eat more veggie carbs, eat salmon, sardines, anchovies, flaxseed, organic eggs to crank up your omega 3s. Cholesterol is just a number unless other numbers are out of whack.

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The words skinny and pizza don't belong together. Any attempt to do so is a crock of...

The first photo is known as the short bridge. It's good for the glutes, not really much work for the back, but a good way to work up to full bridges (back bends). The second photo is known as the angled bridge. It's a little harder and requires more tension on the abs and some shoulder flexibility. It would be a good…

Judging from your picture, you look around 10 percent body fat. How did you measure it?

Actually fat is better for you than carbs. Low fat diet = unhealthy. Low carb diet = healthy. The only trick is to keep the calories down. If you want to turn someone into an obese diabetic, just feed put them on a high carb, low fat diet.

For me, full stomach + workout = poor workout. It would be nice if I could get some cals in there before the workout, but more sleep trumps that noise. I usually chug down a protein shake and some fruit right after working out, then have a real meal about 3 hours later.

Carbs eaten alone cause a fast spike in your blood sugar level. That's why you get hungry. Proteins and fats cause a slower and lower spike in your blood sugar level. Carbs taken along with proteins don't spike your blood sugar as fast or as high and you won't get hungry so soon. Try a protein/fruit/milk smoothie along…

Best easy one: Beer Chicken 4lbs of packaged chicken parts 1 large onion, 1 large bell pepper, 1 large tomato, 1 beer 12 oz, 1 bay leaf small potatoes (Yukon, etc) x half pound throw veggies (except potatoes) into blender until liquid & transfer to large pot, add beer, add 2 cups of water, add chicken, add potatoes, add…

If you like to crunch numbers, how about throwing in lean body mass measurements into the mix and some macro breakdowns. That might shed some more light on your situation.

Don't lift with the injured hand for another month. You'll mess it up worse by loading it. Stretch and massage the ligaments. For hands-free squats check out zerchers on youtube. Try pistol squats. You can also place wraps or hard braces on your forearms and use resistance bands to work biceps and triceps.

Heavy lifting and surplus calories build muscle fastest. This requires an investment in either a barbell and rack or in a gym membership. Your current programs are beginner programs. After some initial gains your progress will naturally taper off because your body needs more recovery time than these programs allow. Read…

They are all estimates. Neither is more accurate. If you're eating above maintenance level, macros are less critical than if you are at or below maintenance. Natural foods are probably easier to track because their macros don't rely on processing.

The only calories in food are carbs, proteins, fats, and alcohol. If your macro calculations don't match the calories in the foods, then there was a mistake in the MFP database. Someone entered the wrong amount of calories or macros for the foods you selected. Compare the labels on the food to the numbers you entered.

I would go with higher carbs on strength days. Really it depends on what your goals are and what type of calorie deficit you run on the lower carb days. If fat loss is your main goal, I wouldn't do any higher carb days unless you've hit a fat loss plateau and need to recharge your metabolism.

The key is to get an accurate estimate of your daily calorie needs. This is done by measuring your percent body fat (not guessing or thinking) - go to the gym and get it measured. Then plug it into the Katch McArdle equation (Google it) along with your activity level. You would be considered moderate activity. To gain…

Resting heart rate is best measured as soon as you wake up, before you get out of bed. That's the lowest reading of the day. Take it as many times as you want. You'll probably get a different number every time. The longer you sample it, the more accurate it will be. If you take your carotid pulse for a full minute, there's…

It's normal to stop making gains every single workout after a few months, especially if you weren't training before. When you first start a program, you're learning new moves and using muscles well below capacity so it's easy to increase the weights and recover from your workout completely by the time you repeat the…

BMI is weak because it doesn't distinguish muscle from fat. 220 solid muscle and 220 solid fat have the same BMI. Check your percent body fat. Ideal is 12 to 15 percent. Use calipers.

I use it mainly to gauge if I'm working hard enough or resting long enough. Calorie burn is most accurate for running at a steady pace.