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@kersh Good luck! It took me six months to go from skinny fat to something I'm comfortable with. Not every exercise will click with you. Don't be afraid to swap out exercises that don't work for you with ones you enjoy.

@kersh Boost camp is free, will journal your workouts, and has body weight routines. Jump rope is the cheapest cardio equipment that takes very little space. Resistance bands are cheap and easily stowable. You can get inexpensive knockoffs on Amazon of the expensive Harambe and X3 systems...

@roarke The good thing about annual DEXA is that you'll see how much muscle you've gained in addition to how much fat you've lost. At my last DEXA scan I was 3 lbs heavier because I lost 5 lbs of fat but gained 7.5 lbs of muscle. So you've probably done way better than 3%. I'd be interested...

@hanspeter I just checked out your channel. May I ask how old is the gentleman doing the bicycle ab exercise with you? He's very fit and lean.

@roarke Impedence scanners are only good for tracking progress. Try to get a DEXA Scan or whole body MRI if you are rich. DEXA has me at about 16% bf, my smartwatch has me at a little less. But the $10K InBody machine at the gym had me at 10%. You can search Google for charts of people...

@unclemendy I'm 53. I've been working with a trainer for three months and have more muscle now than I ever did in my 20s. I highly recommend it to get you started. There are great YouTube videos for self workouts as well. Search fitness over 50 and you'll find a lot. I bought adjustable...

@tdtickle09 I have the Ironmasters. I like 'em but not as much as rubber coated dumbbells. The edges are sharp enough when doing 70 lbs. I can't imagine how they'd feel at 120. Also, the grips are pretty aggressive. They shred the callouses I developed from using the regular old rubber...

@tdtickle09 Rack and barbell. You will max out adjustable dumbbells as quickly as your functional trainer. You can do compound lifts with the barbell and isolation exercises with your functional trainer. What kind of functional trainer do you have and do you like it?

@mountainmanbob I assumed it was because those people weren't training and the body catabolizes muscle for proteins easily when you aren't using them in a calorie deficit. In my personal experience I've only lost muscle on a diet when I wasn't working out.

@sendy123 I read your wall of text so I'm going to be brutally honest. My guess is you are naturally lazy and half ass your workouts like you do your nutrition. Get a calorie tracking app like Cronometer and start tracking every bite, lick, or taste until your nutrition is dialed in. Ask a...

@janeevans89 There was a study that showed men over 60 that did strength training for 16 weeks gained 4 lbs of muscle so there's that evidence. You need to decide if you want to be strong and fat or aesthetic first. You are doing reps in the hypertrophy range which is not optimal for strength...

@cmoser What is your height/weight and calorie consumption? If you are in a deficit for a long time then that will do it.

@gracenprayers You want to look up the Fat Free Mass Index (FFMI). It uses your height, weight, and body fat percentage. The best method for calculating BF% is a whole body MRI. But those cost $2-5K. The next best is a Dexa scan and can be had for less than $100. The bioelectrical impedance...

@americandeist See if your university has a food bank. You can also search for food banks near you. It's free. They have more food than they can distribute. Pay it back by donating or volunteering when you are able to.

@nikorasu95 Losing weight and gaining strength is all about diet and consistency. Maybe schedule it in on your calendar and treat it like you would your day job? Or join a fitness challenge? I did the Gravity Transformation 6-week challenge last year and it worked for me. You might need a...

@binbina I'm a finesse newbie that has watched a lot of fitness YouTubers so take this with a grain of salt: If your resting metabolic rate is ~1600 Calories then you should be losing 1.7 pounds per week which is about 1% of your body weight on your current diet. That is the max that Greg...