u use to think that to until i tryed it. now i understand that musles actualy works as big stabilising rubberbands aloing the joint to releace. i never got flexible until i started training strenght in my legs no shitt.

Which do you want to do?

With or without weight. Keep your feet shoulder width apart and bend your kness while keeping your back relatively straight. You want to bend your knees to 90 degrees and no more. Also dont let your knees go ahead of your toes. This will put a lot of strain on your knees. The position is rather awkward at first but just ask someone at the gym to give you a hand. Generally they are all nice guys even though they have very big muscles. Much love and its not a dumb question

Then it time to start looking at the quantity and the quality of your foods. Most guys eat too much protein which can prevent weight loss. They also take in calories they forget about like beer! Write down what you eat for a week so you can determine how and what you’re eating. Then give me a shout and let me know what your cardio workouts are like.

forgot to mention about 1 scoop of protein (50) grams everyday.

I assume you mean machines vs. free weights. Machines are a good way to start lifting because they are safer to use. But a person will receive faster results from free weights simply because they are harder to lift because there is no mechanical help. The greater difficutly causes the muscles to work harder offering greater results.

I agree with everything, but not using leg curl or extension machines. Those are a waste of time. He had it right with squats and lunges. Do those, nothing else matters when it comes to firming up the upper legs into the glutes.

With cardio workouts–Does the intensity matter more of the duration? Both?

depends on your goals if u want to lose fat and look thinner endurance running to bulk up not only lift heavy but do 50 yd dashes. Its body chemistry

depends on your goals. if youre looking to train endurance, go for a moderate pace for a long period of time. for fat loss, youll need higher intensity

No they’re not good. Squats. lunges, seated and lying leg curls are still the best. AFTER that it’s dieting and cardio to rid the legs of extra fat. Remember, you can’t tone fat!

The only thing the smith machine is good for is scrap metal. I would rather tell people to do DB squats than use that machine.

Steve,

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