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I’m 19 years old, 5’10 and weigh 220lbs. I’m trying to find a girlfriend but it’s like I’m invisible. So I want to lose weight and gain muscle to look good. However I don’t know anything about fitness plans or anything so can someone help me know what kinds of foods to eat and some fitness plan ideas? Also give me some idea of how much weight I can lose within a week. Thanks guys.

** Eat six mini meals a day. Exercise and before every meal, drink two tall glasses of water, (about 16 oz.) this will fill you up and you will automatically eat less. This really works, so be patient. Good Luck to you

I go to a snap fitness, and I’m wondering which machines to go on, and for how long, in order to lose weight, and tone up without bulking up.

Hi! Do insanity workouts drink lots of water and do change you eating routine. This will surely help you, I got my advices and tips for health and fitness from http://savalan.org. The site give great advices that will help you to reach your goal.

I have soccer training 4 times a week (for about an hour), a game on the weekend and jog about a km twice a week.
How long would it take for my fitness improve? How many weeks, etc.

Good answers please.

You will see the result very soon in two weeks or less, don’t forget to drink 8 gasses of water ( 8oz each glass)

I want to become a fitness trainer but I’m a bodybuilder so I focus more on heavy weights low reps. Can you become a fitness trainer just for building muscle only? I don’t do cardio at all!!! and do you need some sort of certification to become a fitness trainer becuase I’ve been bodybuilding for 3 years and know the different muscle groups and the machines. And how much should a fitness trainer charge I hear they get paid well.

Although there is no law requiring certification, you need a national certification in order to get insurance and/or work for a reputable gym. A national cert is once like ACSM, CSCS, ACE, NSPA. Generally, a nationally recognized body where you must take a proctored, closed-book exam. I say that because there are a number of certifications out there that have take home tests or no test. Generally, they are a crock. Expect to spend between $400-1000 USD to get a good personal trainer cert.

As far as practice goes, it doesn’t matter what your fitness regimine is, as long as you give clients a workout plan that is tailored to their needs. Generally, trainers charge between $40-100 per hour for their services. If you work at a gym, you will keep anywhere from 50-80% of what you take in. A full time trainer can make around $30,000 per year to start, if you are a good salesperson, and a well trained trainer. As you develop your business, and your reputation and education increases, you can expect to make more. If you reach a point where you can own your own business/training studio, you can make some decent money. But my advice is that you pursue personal training as a side job.

I remember in highschool my personal fitness class was a mixture of cardio, weight training, and bookwork. Now, I have the option of scheduling either a weight training class or a personal fitness class. What exactly is a college level personal fitness class? The course description seems to beat around the bush. I just quit smoking after 8 years so if it requires a lot of running I think I may avoid it. Thankyou.

Its kinda the same as HS

I was looking at P90X but idk what i should get, can anyone recommend me any good home fitness equipment?

Here is a video of exercises — no equipment needed. You can do 3 or all of the exercises; 15 to 20 minutes session 2 or 3 days a week.

For abs, these 2 exercises — bicycle crunch and leg-lift:

Start slow ‘cuz these are not as easy as they look. For first 2 weeks , do as much as you can for 30 or 40 seconds; then rest 1 minute. Do another 30 seconds; rest 1-minute. Do another 30-seconds.

For 3rd week and forward, increase the exercise time (but keep the 1-minute rest).

I am looking for some fitness workouts to do at home that dont require any equipment. I already do push ups, sit ups, elbow dips, crunches and a few others. Are there any other exercises i can do similar to those?

Hmm, the ideal thing to do, providing you want to stay indoors, would be to get a pullup bar. I can’t see how you’d get a balanced training program without including any pull exercise.

I suggest getting a pullup bar, and starting some form of strength training routine. You don’t need weights for the upper body to get a strength workout, but for the lower body, once you master pistol squats for high reps (10-15) you’re really going to want to add some resistance. For the upper body, I recommend starting with two different isometric exercises; one pull and one push. The pull exercise could be front lever progression, or back lever progression. For pushing, I’d only recommend planche progression. Perform sets of the neccessary progressions (Link at the end from where I follow my advice from ) for a total of 60 seconds, so if you can hold a tuck planche for 5 seconds, do 20 x 3 seconds.

I’d obviously recommend pistol squats, (Squats on one leg) since you don’t want to lift heavy weight around. Build up to a good umber of them (I personally built up to 5 sets of 10 before moving on). However, once you can easily do those numbers, it’s more endurance work and won’t get you results as good, although it’s definately not a bad thing to do. I’d suggest finding something to lift whilst doing them after that point

I’d also recommend including two "dynamic" exercises. For a beginner, pullups and proper dips are a good start. Once you master them, you can begin decreasing the leverage, without adding weight of course. You could progress from dips to one arm pushups, handstand pushups, or dare I say one arm handstand pushups if you train for long enough. For pullups, you could do uneven pullups (Assisting arm grabs a towel wrapped around the bar as low as possible), and once you get good at them at with your arm really low down, you could work one arm negatives, and eventually one arm pullups.

For optimum results, you want to be working on strength. Strength has a high translation over to endurance, so you won’t lose any of the numbers you’ve built up with those easier exercises. Isometircs are straightforward; 60 seconds total hold per exercise for two exercises. For pistols and dynamic upper body stuff, you want to be working on 3-5 sets of 3-5 repetitions, apart from that I’d recommend building up to the aforementioned numbers for pistols first.

Crunches and sit-ups are quite useless exercises when it comes to working out. There’s nothing more I really need to say. Pushups and elbow dips are a good start if you find them hard, but I’m sure you find them quite easy by now, so I’d definately give the exercises I suggested a go, to see if you like them

Finally, i’d like to say that I don’t want to force you to do anything you don’t want to do, I’m merely giving some advice I’ve learnt that works best for me, and a lot of other people I know. If you don’t enjoy working out like that, then find something you do enjoy! Exercise isn’t something you should slave away at, it should be a constant adventure Personally, I hate exercising indoors because I find it boring, so I do my strength workout outside. I also explore the woods around my school, mountain bike, and swim. Find something you like, and go for it!

Sorry for the length, but the question you asked deserved a thorough answer You’re already trying to get fit, which is more than I can say for most people. Good luck with your training!

My finace is starting up a fitness training company, there would be personal training and boot camps. I’m wondering if anyone knows any lisends or permits we would need to fill out, or any resources in Nova Scotia that would help him. I am going to be makeing up a binder for chirstmas and would really appriciate some insight on what he would need. I am haveing a tough time finding what I need online.

Thanks!

What a fluke to run across this question, I am in Nova Scotia, and my job is online marketing! I live in Yarmouth but I work for a global company. Try going to you local HRDC office, in yarmouth there is tons of help at Pier 1 also feel free to email me if you ever need help with a website or marketing. The company i work for can help!

I’ve been doing modeling but don’t know how to get into the fitness promotions and marketing modeling. I’ve looked online and can’t seem to find anything can someone please help me!!? Do you know of any agencies that focus on getting you jobs for fitness shows and trade shows or specific companies??

Hi Alex,

I might suggest that you shoot a couple of short videos and post them on you tube.

You might choose a fitness product and make a short commercial for it so that people in the industry can see you, watch how you present yourself, speak etc.

There was a guy who shot a few short videos and told some jokes a while back. A few Hollywood execs watched them and he was hired to make a movie.

You tube is very powerful!

Hope this helps.

Good luck!

-Mark

I know the Army requires so many sit-ups, push-ups, and to finish a 2 mile run in under so many minutes, but what are the Marines requirements for their fitness test in boot camp for women?

What are you required to do, and how many times in how long of time? For WOMEN, not men.

Don’t reply unless you actually know or you will just look stupid.

Form
[edit] Pull-up
The standard Marine Corps pull-up begins at the "dead-hang" with arms locked out and the body hanging motionless. A successful pull-up is performed without excess motion, the body rising until the chin is above the bar, and body lowered back to the "dead-hang" position. Changes in grip are allowed as long as the feet don’t touch the ground and only the hands come in contact with the pull-up bar. There is no time limit.

[edit] Flexed arm hang
Female Marines perform the flexed hang instead of the pull-up. The flexed hang is started with the chin above the pull-up bar. The timer is started and does not stop until the arms become fully extended. The feet may not touch the ground or any part of the pull-up bar at any time.

[edit] Crunches
Crunches are executed with the feet flat on the ground or 12 inches apart (which ever is more comfortable), knees bent at a 90 degree angle, and your arms on your ribcage or chest. One crunch is completed when the upper body is lifted until both arms touch the thighs and then lowered until the shoulder blades touch the ground. The arms must be in constant contact with the chest or rib cage; the buttocks must be in constant contact with the ground. The exercise is performed with the heel of your foot always on the ground. The Marine is given two minutes to complete the exercise. Males must complete 44 Crunches to pass exercise.

[edit] 3-mile run
Three miles on reasonably flat ground are run as quickly as possible. (Actual distance may vary slightly.)

[edit] Scoring
Marine Corps PFTs are scored the following way for males:

Pull-ups: Each complete pull-up is worth 5 points up to a maximum of 100 points (20 pull-ups). Additional pull-ups beyond 20 are not counted and do not add to the score.
Crunches: Each completed crunch is worth 1 point up to a maximum of 100 points. Any crunches completed after the two minute time limit are not counted and do not add to the score.
Three mile run: A perfect score of 100 points is achieved by completing the run in less than 18 minutes. One point is deducted from the score for each additional ten seconds that it takes to complete the run. Completing the run in less than 18 minutes does not add to the score.
Marine Corps PFTs are scored the following way for females:

Flex-arm hang: The maximum score of 100 points is achieved when the Marine maintains the flex-arm hang for 70 seconds. The clock is stopped when the Marine drops off the bar or the arms become fully extended. The Marines chin at no time is allowed to touch the bar. The score is calculated by subtracting the actual hang time in seconds from the maximum hang time (70 seconds) and deducting two points for each second of difference.
Crunches: Each completed crunch is worth 1 point up to a maximum of 100 points. Any crunches completed after the two minute time limit are not counted and do not add to the score. (Note: This is the only event that is scored identically to the male event.
Three mile run: A perfect score of 100 points is achieved by completing the run in less than 21 minutes. One point is deducted from the score for each additional ten seconds that it takes to complete the run. Completing the run in less than 21 minutes does not add to the score.
[edit] Maximums and minimums
To earn a perfect PFT score of 300 points, a male must do 20 pull-ups, 100 crunches in less than two minutes, and complete the three mile run in 18 minutes or less. A female perfect score is 70 seconds on the flexed arm hang, 100 crunches, and a 21 minute three mile run. Marines who score above a 285 receive certifications as an award for their higher than average fitness.

Marine Corps PFT Classification Scores – Male and Female
Class Age 17-26 Age 27-39 Age 40-45 Age 46+
1st 225 200 175 150
2nd 175 150 125 100
3rd 135 110 88 65

The minimum a male Marine must complete are 3 pull-ups, 50 crunches, and a 28 minute 3-mile run. The minimum a female Marine must complete are 15 seconds on a flexed arm hang, 44 crunches and a 30 minute 3-mile run. Note that merely completing the minimum in each category is not sufficient for passing the test (i.e., one must achieve a passing score and complete at least the minimum in each category in order to pass the test).[1]

Minimums and Age Adjustment – Male and Female
Age Pull-Ups Flexed Arm Hang Crunches 3-Mile Run Male 3-Mile Run Female
17-26 3 15 Seconds 50 28:00 31:00
27-39 3 15 Seconds 45 29:00 32:00
40-45 3 15 Seconds 45 30:00 33:00
46+ 3 15 Seconds 40 33:00 36:00