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Your question is "whats better to lose fat but save muscle"? HIIT. Think marathon versus sprint runners. It will help you preserve muscle, as long as it doesn't interfere with your gains. And you...

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First of all, huge congrats on the weight loss! What you achieved is pretty amazing!

As for your calories, you will have to learn to fine tune on your own, but there are quite a few...

Good info! One more question: are you using an appropriate amount of weight on each exercise? By appropriate, i mean it will sufficiently tax your muscle fibers. To better illustrate: you can barely...

First of all, are you Benjamin Button? ;). You say youre 27 but your age says 15...

In any case, you can sooo improve that loose skin without surgery! Im not saying that it will all go away for...

Heavy weights 4 x week.

Here is why i ask: these last few pounds can sometimes be tougher to lose. If you've been doing the same thing for a while, your body might have reached a comfortable routine and is just sailing by...

Wow! Congrats on the weight loss-that is fantastic!
Now, tell me this:
A) what is your macro nutrients breakdown?
B) what do you do at the gym, on you "gym days"?

That depends on what you consider to be the desirable shape you are trying to achieve. I am going to assume long, proportionally developed muscles is the "desirable" shape. Try doing sets of sprints:...

Did you run a search first? Below is a link to the search result for "best cardio muscle" keywords in the exercise thread. Maybe rummage through here and see what you can find:
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I guess this makes sense, but I still think that stretching in the opposite direction would bring the most benefit. Thanks for answering, though :)



You're welcome. But you need to be neither a...

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Ditto this ^^^

Also, a previous poster (MG5) had said you should try to do 8-10 or 8-12 reps, assuming you are lifting for hypertrophy only. I lift at the 6-8 rep range during some...

Yeah...it is most likely your Achilles' tendon. I would start treating it as soon as possible. If you can see a podiatrist or, even better, a sports medicine specialist, do it right away. There are...

Yeah, I know! My boys did gymnastics and did a little warm up too, but being a classical ballerina for so many years (we take our time to warm up), I always thought it was too little. But remember:...

That sounds interesting, elite. Do you have any references on this? The reason I ask is because I usually advocate traditional stretching for that same purpose, and am having a hard time fully...

If you have attained them before and pretty much remember how to position your hips, knees and feet, then it should be pretty easy. The key is to warm up your legs so well (between 10 and 20 minutes,...

According to Welsh and Rutheford (1996), continuous contractions (CC) or isometric exercises did increase muscle (4.0%) as well as metabolites that are associated with muscle growth in their study...

Sounds like it could be your Achilles' tendon. Is it only in one foot or both?

A previous poster had it right: for most people, it is easier to squat in proper form when you have the weight on your back. Or, you could just practice depth without the weight, but keep your arms...

Try this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSCCOAuF7Bo

Regular leg raises (on the floor or an incline board) recruit the hip flexors as the primary muscle. I know you said you are not hanging while doing those, but any raising of your legs will work your...