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- Thu Nov 13, 2008 9:48 pm
- Forum: Strength Training
- Topic: should I do weight Training if trying to loose weight
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2861
If you drop 500 calories from your diet a day and burn 500 extra calories, or any other combination that is equal to 7000 calories a week, you will loose 2 pounds of fat (if you current diet has been keeping you at a steady weight). how do you kow it will actually be fat that is lost? sorry but it'...
- Tue Nov 11, 2008 10:28 pm
- Forum: Strength Training
- Topic: should I do weight Training if trying to loose weight
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2861
The great thing about proper weight training is the continuous calorie burn. When we lift weights we use a great deal of energy. Energy = Calories. As our body recovers from a weight training session, it burns more energy and the process serves to keep our bodies fire stoked. Slow cardio is great fo...
- Fri Oct 03, 2008 1:44 am
- Forum: Strength Training
- Topic: Total Gym and Muscle Mass
- Replies: 9
- Views: 9766
Your muscles don't know the difference between free weights, machines, or elastic bands. The difference is range and freedom of motion. Resistance is resistance. The Total Gym is not a bad starting point and its not even bad for intermediate workouts but it has been experience that free weights elic...
- Wed Oct 01, 2008 1:15 am
- Forum: Weight Loss/Fat Loss
- Topic: Begin at the begining MOTIVATION
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4224
Re: Almost 100 lbs?
I agree you have to love and respect yourself before you can make any changes towards bettering your life, but I don't think less of people. Some people just need a little push in the right direction to gets things started. wife leaving me was push, and not leaving kids fatherless was all the motiv...
- Wed Oct 01, 2008 1:06 am
- Forum: Strength Training
- Topic: What am I doing wrong?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4575
I'm no Atlas but I have followed the waterbury method or something similar to get to where I am today. Douglas Brooks is a trainer of trainers and he suggest full body work outs three times a week. You can either do short (20 min) cardio after your resistance training or longer (30 to 40 min) on you...
- Tue Sep 30, 2008 12:50 am
- Forum: Strength Training
- Topic: in terrible shape can't do any chin-ups
- Replies: 23
- Views: 8313
- Tue Sep 30, 2008 12:40 am
- Forum: Weight Loss/Fat Loss
- Topic: Begin at the begining MOTIVATION
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4224
Almost 100 lbs?
motivation is I'm going to be a PT. Also I learned in Kinesiology classes that the human has the potential to live to 120 years of age...that's goal. Also I have self respect. When I see a person I think less of them because they don't have the self respect to change themselves. I agree you have to...
- Mon Sep 29, 2008 1:37 am
- Forum: Post Your Pictures
- Topic: 180+ lbs to 127 lbs
- Replies: 67
- Views: 61477
Inspired
You are an inspiration. Don't let it stop with you.
Craig
Craig
- Sun Sep 28, 2008 12:40 pm
- Forum: Weight Loss/Fat Loss
- Topic: Begin at the begining MOTIVATION
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4224
I'm with you on that
motivation is I'm going to be a PT. Also I learned in Kinesiology classes that the human has the potential to live to 120 years of age...that's goal. Also I have self respect. When I see a person I think less of them because they don't have the self respect to change themselves. Their are many thin...
- Sun Sep 28, 2008 2:28 am
- Forum: Weight Loss/Fat Loss
- Topic: Begin at the begining MOTIVATION
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4224
Begin at the begining MOTIVATION
Fitness for the Unfit Part One (Motivation) Hi, name is Craig S. Carter. I am a not for profit certified personal trainer and a former unfit person. If you are currently unfit, I am writing this to you and your loved ones. I say this because being out of shape affects you and all the people you come...
- Wed Sep 24, 2008 12:41 pm
- Forum: Post Your Pictures
- Topic: 268 to 185 and counting down
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6952
- Wed Sep 24, 2008 1:03 am
- Forum: Post Your Pictures
- Topic: 268 to 185 and counting down
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6952
- Tue Sep 23, 2008 11:29 am
- Forum: Post Your Pictures
- Topic: 268 to 185 and counting down
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6952
268 to 185 and counting down
Don't know what happen the first time.