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Why not post it on your wall or blog?

What the person on the next treadmill is doing has no effect on your life and you shouldn't be dreaming up drama like this. Seriously, nobody cares if they "beat" you at treadmill walking or running or if you "beat" them. The majority of the people on the treadmills wouldn't even be able to recognize you as the their…

Usually, yes. I do have times when I don't but they're rare. Truthfully today I'm feeling very down and just feel like wallowing in my misery so I'm taking a day off lifting. No big deal. It will be there tomorrow.

You will be cutting into your recovery between lifting sessions if you won't drop any of the cardio. That will likely cut into the progress you make as a newb. However, if you don't mind that, then go ahead and keep all the cardio. Everyone has different goals so it is okay, just be realistic and understand that your…

A glute bridge is done with your back on the floor and the hip thrust has your upper back up against the edge of a bench. Other than that, they are the same.

Lol. I'm reading that in a very deadpan tone of voice. I'm more partial to barbell glute bridges than hip thrusts. They just feel better to me. With HTs, I feel like I'm flinging the weight too much.

Go for a walk, ride a bike, take a swim, lift some weights, dance around the house, etc. You increase your metabolism by moving more and the only way it's dead is if you're dead too.

If measuring to buy clothes, over. Otherwise, however you prefer. I have a permanent floop and measure under it when taking a hip measurement to compare month to month.

^^^Excellent post from PAV. Pretty much says it all.

Can you just use a corner? I stick and old towel under the corner, shove the end of the barbell in, and use it as a landmine.

There are so many leg exercises. If you have a rack you can do back or front squats. If not, you still have options such as landmine squats or lunges or reverse lunges, zercher squats, barbell hack squats, Bulgarian split squats, regular split squats, dumbbell front squats, goblet squats, step ups, db lunges, walking…

Definitely do things like using higher fat versions of the foods you're already eating. A couple of ideas based on food you mentioned you eat: Coffee (add whole or 2% milk if you like it) Oats (add milk and/or nuts and/or a banana) Eggs (eat 2 instead of 1 or scramble/fry the egg--I fry 2-3 eggs in 1/2 T [7 grams] of…

I couldn't decide if the partial ROM for floor press would be offset by being able to use leg drive in bench when comparing how much could be lifted.

Don't you have less ROM with floor press? That could account for some of the difference.

There are no body fat testing methods with error rates low enough to correctly tell you that your body fat percentage changed by such a small margin. Do not give any creedence whatsoever to those tests. I highly recommend that anybody reading this thread read through James Krieger's Pitfalls of Body Fat Measurement series.…

Whether you use net or total has to do with whether you are using an MFP goal and adding exercise or if you are using a traditional TDEE-type goal (which already includes exercise.) Either goal can be used for weight loss and both still come down to an overall calorie deficit.

Usually db bench is lower than barbell bench because of having to balance each db separately. I believe that db bench is usually said to be something like 70-80% of barbell bench.

When I go somewhere and use the hotel gym for a work out I do the following (always with dumbbells, have never been to a hotel gym with barbells: - bench - one arm rows - either bulgarian split squats or goblet squats - RDLs As far as what weight to use, experiment a bit. You generally won't be able to just divide your…

Yes, pretty much. While I'm always aiming to get stronger, I don't ever see myself competing and my main goal long term health and fitness. Realistically speaking, my 155 squat max is not impressive compared to other women with 4 years of lifting under their belts. However, it represents a lot of hard work on my part and…

I've done both in the past. Back squats have always been the lift that is most unnatural feeling for me and I struggled with it for a long time. I've had periods when I went really hard trying to work on them and then periods when I didn't do them at all since they aren't required unless you're competing in them and I'm…

I've now got Lust for Life stuck in my head. It's a beverage. If you like the taste and don't mind the calories, go for it. That's about it.

Good work! I've never been away for that long of a time period. Usually I'm in a situation where I'm moving more than I do at home (office job) or can use a hotel gym. However, the food issue you wrote about is one I've dealt with and I think you hit the nail on the head when you said that you can ask for food without rice…

I don't change them on the app but I do use different macros than the defaults. I aim for .8 grams or more of protein per pound of bodyweight (usually surpass this as it's my favorite macro) and then .4 grams or more of fat. Don't really have a carb goal but once I hit my protein and fat the rest of my cals come from…

I'm sorry you're having a rough time :( One thing that helps me in prolonged situations like this is to stop and think "is this the last time I'm ever going to be offered this food item?" Or is it the last time in a really long time? If yes, I'll have it and maybe a second serving. If no, thinking about it in those terms…

I agree with the above--no need to ad exercise but your deficit is too large. You're talking about a deficit of over 30%. As you have very little weight to lose, a deficit of 200-300 (10-15%) would serve you better. It will be easier to stay in the deficit because you won't be overly hungry (which causes temptation to…

It's not a ton of work though. And the majority of people (no, not all) could very easily find the time in their schedules to shop for and make healthy meals if they valued their health more than they valued watching TV or fiddling around online or whatever time waster they get sucked into only to look up two hours later…

Eat less or move more or do both. A true plateau means you're eating at maintenance.

I would just bite the bullet, log it, and move on. Or, you could make a new beginning entry dated the day before your current first login and enter a beginning weight that is 4.4 lbs less than the one you originally entered.

It's possible to set your diary so that people can't see it. I have mine set to friends only, for example. You can also set it so that nobody but you can see it and so that only people who you give a password to can see it.

Okay, let's go back to the basics. How many pounds have you lost during each of the last four weeks? (list them separately for each week please)