Question 1

i eat 1700 calories a day, run 4 miles everyday, do insanity workouts and weight lift, why can't i lose weight? should i eat more to lose more?

Accepted Answer

Start w/ exam: Start w/ a GP exam targeted at your concern. You have not even mentioned your BMI or history around weight issues. Those will matter. Take this step-by-step and you'll find answers much better than eating 'more'. It may involve eating more of certain things - calories alone are not always the best way to measure intake. Best!

Question 2

is weightlifting healthy?

Accepted Answer

Usually: Weight lifting can be healthy. It is important that your doctor clears you to ensure that you have the health to lift weights. It is good to start out with a trainer to ensure that you are using proper technique, pacing yourself correctly and insure that you have a spotter when safety dictates it.

Question 3

is weightlifting okay for kids?

Accepted Answer

Yes: All weight lifting needs to be supervised so that the correct technique is used.  This will reduce the risk of injury.  While your child is still actively growing your child can do strength and conditioning exercises which uses lighter weights with sets of 10 repetitions.

Question 4

does insanity mess up your period?

Accepted Answer

Possible: Certain psychiatric disorders such as anorexia and severe depression can interfere with normal menstrual cycling.

Question 5

insanity workout fit test, calories burned?

Accepted Answer

Thanks for asking!: Workout is good!
not insanity workout!
it is good to be fit!
not fat!
but not with insanity workout!

Question 6

what is a good legal weightlifting supplement?

Accepted Answer

Simple stuff: Creatine, protein powder (whey or if you are a vegan, soy), and an electronic muscle stimulator if your physician is good with it. The others won't help so much but you can try. I'm very glad you're not going the steroid route. Most women prefer a man who looks natural, and who wants a cheater with behavioral issues? And especially, i'm glad you're lifting. Best wishes.

Question 7

hi docs, would weightlifting stunt your growth?

Accepted Answer

Weight lifting: Weight lifting will not stunt your growth unless you damage your growth plates. Therefore, it is important that you do your lifting with the help of a weightlifting coach who has experience with teenagers.

Question 8

could i do the insanity work out with the atkins diet?

Accepted Answer

My concern: would be that it might be hard to sustain blood sugars for this type of intensity.

Question 9

is it easy to get a shoulder injury from weightlifting?

Accepted Answer

Yes, use a trainer: Sports injuries occur all the time, to everyone, to every nook and cranny of the body.  The key is to doofus the activity correctly from the start, which mandates an expert in that activity how to doofus things right, avoiding as much as feasible, injuries.

Question 10

weightlifting supplements:  any safe and reasonable ones?

Accepted Answer

I like albumin: Known as protein from egg whites.

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Insanity workout fit test, calories burned?

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What is a good legal weightlifting supplement?

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Hi docs, would weightlifting stunt your growth?

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Could i do the insanity work out with the atkins diet?

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Weightlifting supplements: any safe and reasonable ones?

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