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Basically, I've decided that I need to lay off weights for a while, if not forever, due to some injuries. It's not a big deal as I'm fine with my current size, I just want to do some body weight...

Well for one, I plan on only doing indoor climbing for a while. I don't really have much of a desire to climb real rocks, I want to do it more for the strength/muscle mass benefits than because I...

It's not even that... I don't even want to be big at all. I just want to have some shape and not be skinny. I know this is a body building forum, but that is not my intention. I'm happy with my body...

Well, like I said in my first post, I don't want to get big, I just dont' want to be skinny.

When you say lean and toned do you mean skinny? I'm thinking I'd do it 2-3 times a week but I'd still eat be eating an excess of calories. I'd like to be lean and toned, but not skinny.

As long as I eat enough can I build a decent amount of muscle? I'm not aiming to be huge, I just want to be slightly muscular and hit about 150lbs

Right now I'm 5'5", 143lbs, and probaly ~18% BF

So I should just stick with 40/40/20 for the cut instead?

I meant to say 50 30 20, lol. Thanks for catching me :)

50protein/30carbs/20fat

Is that okay? Also, when switching from a bulk to a cut, should I slowly ween myself off of the bulk or can I just switch right to the cut?

Is HIIT recommened even when bulking?

So who here has actually done HIIT and had great success with it then?

Thanks. I'm new to cardio so I'll use the table given in the HIIT article (in the sticky) for guidance.

5'5"
143lbs

MWF Push/Pull

Push
- Leg Press 4x8
- BB Bench 4x8
- Standing Military Press 4x8
- DB Flys 3x8

Let's say I eat my 6 meals with an excess of 500 calories over my maintenance level. I finish my last meal at 11pm and I usually go to sleep at 11:30pm and wake up at 7:30am. What happens if I don't...

Here are some ideas

- A critique sticky thread that tells one all the information one needs to include in their thread or even a critique sticky thread that confines all such posts to one thread....

I'm not speaking of the people who don't use the search engine or read the sticky threads. I'm speaking of people like me who have put time into reading the forums and still need help with choosing...

Let me rephrase this:

An advanced lifter usually has to switch to dual factor training and more complicated programs. However, if they just want to maintain, can they switch back to a more simple...

I think a sub-forum is a bad idea. It would shove all the noobs into another forum where no knowledgable people would visit. Therefore, the noobs would just come here and post anyway. And really now,...

Caffeine bothers my stomach, actually many things do. I want to make sure that it's safe to take it. If NO has a ton of caffeine then it's probably best that I skip it.

Everyone loves and knows about Guacamole, so what's some other ways? I usually put olive oil and/or soy sauce on it. I also like it in my eggs and rice and of course in a salad with other vegetables....