Recent content by Michelle

I like the gym, because you are there for one purpose....to work out. At home there are too many distractions and it's too easy to quit when you get tired. Someday when I have the space and the $$$$, I would like to get some home equipment too. It would definitely be nice to have some equipment...

OK guys, I looked up WBB and got "Working for a Better Bangladesh" and "Women Behind Bars" LOL :eek: Somehow I don't think that was what you meant! Thanks for the tips, ActionMatt. Seriously, I want to increase strength but not mass. I'm pretty big already, 5'3 and 135. I think that is a...

Thanks for the tips.... How much cardio do you recommend? I normally run for 5 miles once a week and do elliptical or treadmill walk/run 30 min 3 x a week. Sometimes I will mix it up on a nice day and do roller blading or a bike ride as a substitute. Do you think I should be working up to...

None taken.... It's solid muscle. That's why it's so hard to reduce. I have a muscular build in general, partly due to genetics and partly due to sports as a child. The quads are just too big though. I'd like to have the muscle look longer and more stretched out. I do stretch often and I...

What kind of program is best for reducing strength defcit without hypertrophy, in regards to reps/sets/load/ workouts per week?

I know a lot of people have the opposite problem.....but my quads are too big, I am trying to reduce them. Any suggestions? I never train them with weights but somehow they are still way more built up than I would like. It is just genetics. (Or perhaps it is in the drinking water...I live in...

What is your opinion on yogurts, fruit drinks, etc. sweetened with aspartame and other sugar imposters? I try not to have it too often but sometimes I will cave in if I want something sweet but don't want the sugar overload. I am also a chronic gum chewer and unfortunately sugarless gum...

Saunas and hot tubs always make me feel sick too. Kind of woozy and dizzy.

What is considered a healthy body fat % for women? I have heard 18-22, but that seems like a lot to me. Is it even possible to look fit at this level? I have read that if you reach 12-13 percent you will stop menstruating normally but I know from personal experience that isn't true. So what is...

I know, I know, everything causes cancer, and I don't necessarily believe it yet either, but it was enough to raise my curiousity and concern... this story was on every major health site this week. The scary thing is that its not just fried fatty foods like chips, they mentioned potatoes and...

Check this out, it was on the msnbc site http://www.msnbc.com/news/743063.asp Scary, huh? Are oatmeal and hot cereals like wheateena heated in their preparation? I eat cereals all the time, especially oatmeal! :( Who knows where they come up with these things...I hope further research...

leaving the plates around I hate when people leave the heavy plates on. It's a pain in the neck to try and move them.... I end up dropping it on my foot or something. D'oh! At my gym they have a sign like that too. I don't know if anyone has actually been kicked out because of it though. I...

for Elvn Elvn, I was competing on a gymnastics team at the time of the stress fractures, I went to an orthopedic specialist for the x-rays and we had an athletic trainer who gave me the exercises. It was my coach who first pointed out the overpronation problem. I had never even noticed it...

shins Well...I'm not a physical therapist or anything, so I don't want to tell you the wrong thing, but I would guess the golden rule would be if it hurts your shins, don't do it. Maybe start light and see if you can just keep on a maintenence schedule while they heal. The thing I am unsure...

For all you buffalo wings fans..... Buffalo Dip: Mix fat free blue cheese dressing with Frank's Red Hot sauce (available in most grocery stores) and you have a great "buffalo dip." I find that Wish Bone makes the best fat free blue cheese. The Kraft version is not nearly as good. I take the...