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OK ladies and experts, I am in need of help. I have been building muscle, but I am not losing any fat on top. I'm not sure what my percentage of body fat is, but I think it's around 21%. I'd be very happy with 17%. But, with the added muscle, and my static fat level, I just look bigger...

The male brain is focused on and wired for sex. All day, everyday. It may seem unfortunate for us, but this is how they express love and affection. It is the female brain that expresses love and affection through words and emotional connection. Men find emotional connection through physical...

Gas may be more expensive there, but it seems to me that they have better access to walking/biking/mass transit. I can't walk anywhere! It's too far to the grocery, work, the bank, any shopping. We are a slave to our vehicles! I am soo mad and disgruntled with gas prices and the...

My husband and I bought a Tempurpedic last fall. We LOVE it! It is the best mattress we have ever had. So far, it is standing up to wear and tear. My brother has one too, his is over three years old and he still loves his. We do not toss and turn any longer, and if he moves, I can't even...

Thanks ladies! I psyche myself out sometimes too (as with the shoulders), but you really don't know what you can do until you try. Which makes me think....can I do 25's for bicep curls????? ;-)

I followed your advice today and I got 20's up overhead for presses. My goal was to do 6. I did 10/10/8! I couldn't believe it, but I am happy to say that it felt GOOD! Thanks for your advice and encouragement!

RE: Muscle and Fitness Hers now available again for sub... I LOVE this magazine. Better than Oxygen IMO. I wanted to subscribe but couldn't find a subscription card. I didn't know you actually couldn't. Anyone know why that was? Oh well, just glad I can get one now! Thanks for sharing.

You can actually drink too much water. If you are not replacing vital electrolytes (sodium and potassium) you'll dilute you're electrolytes too much. Fluid overload. Very bad. Very dangerous. A good rule of thumb since this is an individual things is to drink until your urine is light...

I've ran a lot of road races and in my experience no one is judgmental about other runners. You all are runners. You're there, it's for a good cause, and everyone is very friendly. Don't sweat it. Just do it and only worry about you. Just that fact that you're willing to give it a shot is...

Thanks thanks thanks! I just love their bras and ordered two more. I love the sports cami bra. It has thin straps and is great for weight lifting. I can wear it for cardio too because I'm not large chested. It looks very streamline under my workout clothes. You made my night by...

Yes-30's are shocking! You go girl! I will definitely try this from now on. I had a great workout tonight, felt strong all over and was able to bump up the last set of biceps to 17's instead of 15's. That was after a pyramid up (started at 10's for 12 reps and ended at 20's for 6 reps)...

Thank you so much for response. I find it completely inspiring that your journey took you eight years. Like I said, I have been focusing on cardio almost exclusively and have just recently (last year) begun to focus on weights. And I have made improvements. Not to the level that I want to...

Thanks, I appreciate it because I know you're busy. I don't know how to enable the PM thing. I'll see if I can figure it out.

FitnessFreak, I heard that you have a before and after photo out there somewhere. I couldn't find it, but I was wondering what your motivation was, if the change was hard, and what was the key to your transformation--diet, different rotation, heavier weights? I've read a lot of your...

I wonder if it has anything to do with the length of the rest? Sometimes this seems too dang-gone short! I'm begging for longer!

Seriously! Why is it so hard? There is this woman at the gym who is upping weight every week--still with good form. I don't know how she does it. A lot of body parts feel like they have stagnated. And I DO NOT want to be stagnated! :-)

RE: Nina Bucci and Bia Brazil I absolutely love Champion from Target. They wear well, wash well, wick well, and look great. And they aren't expensive! I just bought a pair pants that I don't want to take off! I'm tall (5'10") and these pants actually touch the bottom of my shoe! I can't...

Have any of you recently done a rotation with the GS's? I just finished one and I have to say that I was not able to increase my weights a whole lot. In fact, I'm kinda frustrated because the push-ups, the dreaded drop sets, seem harder now that when I started four weeks ago. I was really...

I love LTF tortilla's! They are great tasting, filling, and pretty clean in my book. I use them for many concoctions that I have invented: pizza's, chicken philly wraps, buritos, quesidillas (sp?), breakfast buritos, the list goes on. But they are yummy and versatile. Enjoy! PS: I modify...

I can't even do regular pikes! One legged? Yikes! I am beyond impressed with Cathe's strength.