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Agreed.

Wally, this might be around the time when you begin to want to eat crappy foods, or skip workouts -- sort of a "reward" for all the hard work you've done. Don't do this. I used to work...

That's a very good point. I should have mentioned that.

Excellent. And aren't reps from people respecting you in this thread FAR better than getting them from some 20 year old virgin who thinks you're witty?

Also, about the "cardio" vs "fat-burning"...

Everybody has days like this now and then. For example, today I just wasn't in the mood to work out. I drank a few beers last night and stayed up late, and my squats have been an all-out grind...

Wally, good job getting in several workouts. If you keep it up for a few weeks it will become routine and become less and less of a drag to get yourself there. (You might even begin to look forward...

Do they have dumbells? If so, just do deadlifts with those and set them down quietly. If not, do they have a back extension?

Also, rows are good.

I suppose everybody's different, but my experience was always that if I used strict, slow form and really locked out on the extensions (without swinging or using momentum) the weight was always less...

Good workout.

Geezus, "Lunk Alarm" ??

Scale?
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Scale? SCALE?? SCALE????

Burn more calories than you take in no matter what. Shoveling is good exercise; just don't offset that with too many calories.

What about the cheap scale?

Tmonkey is definitely right that if you do the work the weight will come off, but since you're having a hard time getting started it will be good for you to see the progress and know that your hard...

"Core" refers to your abs, lower back, obliques (side muscles) basically all the muscles that keep your posture erect and provide stability when you work out. Exercises like crunches, side bends...

Good. I really hope so. We all want you to succeed, but it takes consistent work every day -- and half-hearted efforts won't make it happen.

Work it like a job for a few weeks (I mean REALLY...

Wally,
Quit arguing with 20-somethings in the misc section and GET YOUR ASS MOVING on this weight loss. You could've lost a lot of weight by now, instead of posting intermittent BS in this thread...

Mine too, we're both 39 -- was this by any chance the Texas Instruments "TI-99" ? Mine came with "game" cartridges such as "Home Budget Management" and "Parsec"...

Home Budget Management (as the...

I understand this. But once you start seeing progress (and you will see strength gains for a while I bet) you'll know how far you've come and you'll come to respect yourself. Hope so anyway -- I...

Sounds good. Everybody here is hoping to see you succeed.

Wally,

I would add that we're here to help, but that we're also here to help because you posted your "open plea for help" thread -- which I took to mean that a guy had reached his bottom and was...

He wasn't -- and neither was I. Prohibition and drug laws have done more damage to society than harmful, addicting substances ever could.

I say legalize everything, tax the 'eff' out of it to...

This is a good idea. I can think of no historical evidence that would condemn such forward thinking.

If you have the money, buy that book. I've followed the instructions in it (they're very specific and well-illustrated) and my squat form (most difficult one for me to get right) now has a good...