strength training

Big Lifts For Big Fat Loss

December 11, 2011
Weight training

This is a guest post by Aaron McCloud. Why lift weights for weight loss? And if you are lifting, how can you maximize your fat burning? In two words: Work Hard! Aside from the general rule that hard work produces better results that easy work, here’s why you should seriously consider weight training for fat [...]

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Strength Train or Die Fat

March 24, 2010
Woman Strength Training

This is a guest post by Dr. Kal from Dr. Kal’s Weight Loss Tips. Photo credit: Adifansnet After reading You: On A Diet by Dr Oz and learning more about the dangers of belly fat, I have changed my focus. Instead of focusing on losing weight, I began to focus on losing waist. Now, on [...]

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Arms of Jello

May 5, 2008

I lifted weights this morning for the first time in almost two months and for only the second time since February 12th. Forcing myself to get up at 4:00am to workout wasn’t easy, but it is a habit I just have to get back into – I don’t have the luxury of being able to [...]

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A Good Start to the Week

March 17, 2008

I kicked off the first day of my first full week back in the weight loss program saddle with a 30 minute cardio session before work. Since I usually leave for work before 6:00am that means I got up early and hit the treadmill for 30 minutes. That’s a good sign of my renewed committment. [...]

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No More Rusty Dumbells

February 7, 2008

My three largest dumbells are 25, 35 and 45 pounds.  When I started this weight loss journey back in August I already had a small set of rarely used dumbells ranging in size from 5 to 25 pounds.  You will notice that the 25 pound one looks rusty.  That’s because it is.  I bought these [...]

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Weekly Update – 1/20/2008

January 20, 2008

Diet starting weight: 295 Week starting weight: 264 Today’s weight: 263 Week weight loss: 1 lbs Total weight lost: 32 lbs OK so I was a wee too optimistic last Sunday when I wrote I thought I could get to 259 this week.  I didn’t see less than 263 on the scale all week.  I lost a [...]

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Tightening Up My Strength Training Routine

December 24, 2007

Adding a morning strength training routine to my daily schedule has been one of the best things I have done over the last five months of my journey from fat to fit.  It’s also been one of the most challenging.  Because of my travel and work schedule I was already getting up early in the [...]

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Weekly Update – 12/23/2007

December 23, 2007

Diet starting weight: 295 Week starting weight: 267 Today’s weight: 266 Week weight loss: 1 lb Total weight lost: 29 lbs I really thought I was going to do better this week than a 1 pound loss.  Yesterday I actually weighed in at 265 so I thought there was a good chance I’d be reporting [...]

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Weekly Update – 12/09/2007

December 9, 2007

Diet starting weight: 295 Week starting weight: 267 Today’s weight: 266 Week weight loss: 1 lbs Total weight lost: 29 lbs I didn’t have losing 30 pounds as one of my official milestones (50 is the first one), but there is no question that the “decades” represent a significant accomplishment.  To say “I’ve lost 30 pounds” would [...]

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