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@romans5to8 When I started lifting I was in less good shape so lifting had a cardio element. Now that I am more advanced and worked on my cardio a lot it no longer does it. Only running for over 40min gets me there nowadays.

@christian2011 It's a complicated question because if I pay 30$ for access to a hiking trail does it count as leisure or fitness? Really most of my leisure is fitness related. I eat more and higher quality foods because I workout but really these are regular living expenses. If I take my net...

@rbrbrb2 So you're 20 if aiming for 130-150? Some people can't slow jog but most can fast walk. If there is too much shin pain when walking fast switch to a different cardio exercise until your VO2 improves a bit. Like bike or eliptical.

@alex720 I think women who are serious also train closer to their 1RM than men.

@patsy_cline_fan I definitely agree that women can train way more than men. We don't have as much explosive strength that allows men to lift very heavy but we have insane endurance.

@ortho My anatomy (long femurs) + ankle injury from childhood makes back squats so hard to progress for me. For most people their squat is similar to their DL. My DL is almost twice my squat. I also tried everything and got so frustrated. No advice, just sympathy. I still do them once a week but...