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I am a 24 year old female and since the first time I got my period, I have always gotten it at almost the same date every date (maybe 1 or 2 days difference). I have hardly exercised my whole life and finally took the decision to lead an active lifestyle and so started exercising a week before.
My latest period was 10 days ago and today I exercised in spite of feeling really weak. After exercising, when I went to the bathroom to pee, I noticed blood. I really freaked out. This has never happened to me! Ever! I always get my period on the dot. What is going on? Is it because of the exercise? Did I stress my body beyond its capacity?
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My philosophy may be quite different from a lot of the mainstream stuff you have heard.
My suggestions:
1. Focus on weight training and adding muscle instead of "cardio". You can get a great cardio workout with weight training. Weight training adds muscles, more muscle burns more calories. Cardio training raises the metabolism for the time you are training which is great, weight training can raise your metabolism for 24 hours after you exercise. So you are burning fat while you sleep after training!!
2. Consider strength training that will make you strong for real-world activities. Strengthen your core so that you have the foundation to build real strength. This will keep you away from machines that exercise muscles in isolation. Unless of course, that is your goal. I like to stay away from machines for several reasons but mainly because more support muscles get activated with free weights.
3. Focus on large muscle groups like glutes and legs. The more you work large muscles the more calories you burn. The more muscle you add the greater the calorie burn.
4. I would not focus on the small stuff like the curls wrist curls and triceps. Most guys want to focus on these muscles to show off their guns. Hey, we all want to look good but these muscles will get their workout when you activate the surrounding major muscles.
5. Nutrition is a huge part of the battle. Incorporate lots of lean protein! In order to lose 30lbs quickly I chose a low-carb high protein diet. After I reached my goal weight I added appropriate amounts of carbs back into my diet. I gleaned a lot from a book, Men's Health Muscle Chow by Gregg Avedon
Another great read is The New Rules of Lifting for Abs, Lou Schuler and Alwyn CosgroveView Thread
Several years ago, my wife had a very large, foam fitness step. It resembled a foam Yoga block, but was much, much larger. Probably in the neighborhood of 30 x 18 x 9.
Does anyone know where I might be able to purchase one online? I really want to find this for her. I've checked every fitness and athletic supply place I can think of, but to no avail. I even checked Amazon, and nothing. I don't even think they have what I'm looking for on ebay.
It looks very similar to the one in this picture: http://i00.i.aliimg.com/photo/v1/428707824_1/Foam_aerobic_step.jpg
Except it's probably a little bigger. The website containing that picture says that you have to order 600 of them. I just need one.
Does anyone know where I could get one? We have a wood floor, so she doesn't want to use the plastic ones. And I think she's on the verge of wanting to start working out again. I would really, really like to be able to find one for her...
Thanks for any information you can provide.View Thread
I am a 40 year old man. I'm 6'3" and about 200lbs, so not overweight. I exercise in the morning when I get up, but I have a very tough time doing anything intense, especially in regards to strength training.
Some background: I make sure to have a snack about a half hour before I start (a little protein powder mixed with some OJ and water). I sleep for about 8 hours a night but have sleep apnea so while I get plenty of time in bed it is poor quality sleep. ( I wake up groggy every day). I've tried all the normal treatments for it and have had very limited success.
Ideally I would like to gain about 10 lbs of muscle (along with increasing energy), but is that an unrealistic hope given my situation? I only have about a half hour of exercise time per day, but can do 5 or 6 days a week. Does anyone have any suggestions about how I could set up my routine based on this?
Thanks in advance...
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(Also, I'm 22 so as you can guess I'm so BORED!)View Thread
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Why so much cardio? Cut the cardio to 30 minutes and do it AFTER spending the other 60 to 80 minutes liftin some heavy weights. You will see a much more beneficial change that way.View Thread
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He counsels to "lower your expectations, and overestimate rather than underestimate -your time.""View Thread
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I have pushed myself really hard to the point where you can feel a burn in your chest. I guess that is pushing it too far. I think I am going to cut way back on this interval training as I am not so sure about pushing it to the limits anymore.View Thread
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