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Swimming for weight loss c: Results..?
So I joined the swim team! :D They practice from 6:15-800AM Mon-Fri. I plan on maintaining my StrongLifts regime, but has anyone actually had results from swimming?
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Restarted StrongLifts.Question about the Smith Machine
So, after a week's sabbatical of StrongLifts, I'm back on the horse. I have a question though. I do my squats with my free weights, but I have to use the Smith Machine for benching because I don't have a balanced grip on the free weight yet. Is that bad? I got that newsletter from Medhi saying that is is bad for squats,…
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Starting StrongLifts...I'm nervous
I've never lifted heavy before. I'm terrified I'm gonna like, collapse under the weight of these bars. Am I just being silly? I saw the recommended weights for the beginning..it just seems really heavy to me..
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Cardio in the home?
I didn't have time to go to the gym today, so I'm stuck at home. I wanna get my exercise in..but I have NO idea what I want to do. Any good cardio ideas? I can't go outside ): T'is wet out there.
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"Lifting Weights Is The BEST THING You Can Do"
That is what someone at the gym told me yesterday. She was telling how she exercised for 2 years and saw NOTHING and then when she started lifting, the weight melted off. Had anyone else had these kind of "transformations"? I'm gonna start lifting when my trainer feels better.
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Doing ChaLean from the gym?
Yeah a little different, hm? I can't really bring my DVD player into the gym and while I could put it on my iPod..I dunno if I really want to..I may do that, though. But what I'm asking is can the DVDs be adapted to be done in a gym without a TV or do you have to memorize the DVD to do it outside of the home? I can't…
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Well do ya'?
Found this on Facebook. Made me smile.
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Hottie By Halloween Challenge
I'm not sure if this was posted, but if not, I'd like to start a challenge. Halloween is around the corner, as you all know, and therefore costumes are a must. Now, I REFUSE to go as "creepy bag lady" again this year. I want to flaunt my..ahem, assets. So I'm initiating the "Hottie By Halloween" challenge. This challenge…
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He says I "work out too much."
My friend and I have an interesting relationship, but that's now what we're discussing. We're discussing that he says I'm exercising too much or something. I told him that I'm taking up kickboxing now (SO EXCITED HOLY CRAP) and he like, flipped ****. I dunno if he's mad because I'm changing and he's not or he's worried I'm…
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What work out regime gets the best results?
Paired with eating well, is there a "sure fire" way that a certain work out routine will work? Like..Cardio one day, full body weights other Or should you alter your weight days as lower body one day, upper another? What do you all do?
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Overcoming the "man mentality"?
So I want to start adding more toning to my work outs to burn away fat (in addition to cardio and caloric intake). However..I'm too afraid to ask for help. The guys at the gym give me strange looks when I'm in "their area" anyway, so I feel embarrassed to ask for help...How can I over come that? Should I ask one of the…
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Asking for assistance at the gym...
So I want to start adding more toning to my work outs to burn away fat (in addition to cardio and caloric intake). However..I'm too afraid to ask for help. The guys at the gym give me strange looks when I'm in "their area" anyway, so I feel embarrassed to ask for help...How can I over come that? Should I ask one of the…
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I'm sure you're all sick of me..but about kettlebells?
The YMCA has them. Whenever I see people using them..they just squat a swing. What in the world is that gonna do? And are there other workouts aside from the "squat and swing"? What does a kettlebell work out?
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Dead lifts...what are they and what do they do?
My friend and I were discussing dead lifting. I..have no idea what is it. Does it provide results? What does it do?
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Hottie By Halloween Challenge
I'm not sure if this was posted, but if not, I'd like to start a challenge. Halloween is around the corner, as you all know, and therefore costumes are a must. Now, I REFUSE to go as "creepy bag lady" again this year. I want to flaunt my..ahem, assets. So I'm initiating the "Hottie By Halloween" challenge. This challenge…
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Losing 2 pant sizes in a month WITHOUT Jillian?
My sister's wedding is coming up so of course I have to have a dress. Well..I've been putting off getting a dress until I'm the size I'll feel most comfortable in. I'm think a 10 would be good. I'm a 14 now. So my question is, how can you go about losing 2 sizes in a month? I can't do Jillian Michaels because I no longer…
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Getting back on the horse...my story.
This is by no means a "success post." But I'd like to share, regardless. For the past month or so, I've been lazy. Not going to the gym, not exercising, eat under my cal limit, but not "good" foods. I've made a lot of statuses but they were all empty promises I made to not just everyone else, but also myself. I want to…
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Getting back on the horse...my story.
This is by no means a "success post." But I'd like to share, regardless. For the past month or so, I've been lazy. Not going to the gym, not exercising, eat under my cal limit, but not "good" foods. I've made a lot of statuses but they were all empty promises I made to not just everyone else, but also myself. I want to…
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Anyone had success with Spinning/Biking classes?
Paired with good eating and muscle toning, of course, has anyone had success with those group biking classes? I really wanna try it. Has anyone done it and liked it? Got results from it? (: If you could post your experience and/or stories that would be awesome <3 **This was also posted in the Success forum**
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Anyone had success with Spinning/Biking classes?
Paired with good eating and muscle toning, of course, has anyone had success with those group biking classes? I really wanna try it. Has anyone done it and liked it? Got results from it? (: If you could post your experience and/or stories that would be awesome <3
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Finally uploading a picture...I can fit into junior sizes..
It's tax free weekend so of course, shopping will be done. I'm just too stingy to pay :P Anyway, I was trying on clothes and for fun, I grabbed a pair of size 13 shorts. I'd been hovering around in the 15s for a couple weeks and they were fitting pretty well. But I figured, even if these don't fit, it's a good estimate to…
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Exercises to help reduce fat/tone up the middle/lower back?
I have the "back wings" as I like to call them. The fat that spills out UNDER the bra, not over. I have it upper and lower. The lower half is more like a love handle, but it rolls over in the middle of my back in the pelvic region. Are there any exercise that will help reduce or tone up that area so the fat slowly goes…
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Slow and steady wins the race...Can I have a turbo turtle?
I know that weight loss is a slow process if you want to maintain it and that we are our worst critics. But what have YOU all done that has I guess "sped up" results? And does anyone else set dates or general ideas for weight loss? I wanted to be a size 8 by November, but I don't see that happening. Does anyone else set…
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NSV (: My tummy is whittling away<3
After I got home from the gym (and after I cut the grass) I was about to hop in the shower, but I decided to take a gander at myself. From the front, I saw no change. Same "butt stomach" if you know what I mean. But when I turned to the side, I could see a difference. The pooch used to extend a lot further than it does…
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Cardio kickboxing. Any one else do it and got results?
I love it so much now. I used to hate it because I had no ability to keep up or not die, but I just finished a half hour worth of cardio kickboxing straight though. It's such a good stress reliever. I just kicked my problems away, you know? And apparently it's good for trimming fat and inches, too. Hand anyone else ever…
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I've lost 3 pant sizes <3 Now about the other 3-4?
In January, I was in a 20/22 in women's, 19/21 in juniors. Now I'm a 15 juniors! I have a couple sizes to go. Like 3 or 4. Now, I know how I lost these, but does the same apply for these next few sizes? And HOW DO I GET RID OF THIS CURSED DUNLAP AND BACK FAT!? Argh argh argh. I've lost nearly 50lbs but I still have A LOT…
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Regarding these "plus size models" that kill my esteem..
And the people on the My Body Gallery website (they are actually real people), how is it that at the same size I am, they have no rolls or fat anywhere? I don't even understand. I'm finally a size 14 in some clothes and when I compare my picture to theirs, I have fat all over. Now, I know you shouldn't compare, but where…
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I don't understand the concept of "macros"?
I tried to Google it but I was still really confused..What are they?
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How do you decrease your body fat percentage?
Like, is there a way to do it? People keep talking about it...Is it just exercise and diet?
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How to melt the FUPA?
The yucky tummy pouch that rests on top of your..pubic area. Does cardio melt that? Because it bugs me >< I know muscle tone won't do good for the appearance of it now since it IS fat, but does cardio exercise melt it?
