fitness after 30

Hello all, I’m a 38 year male. Since the pandemic, I have really lost myself and put on weight. I’m 6’0 feet tall and currently 290 pounds. Throughout most of my life, I had been naturally fit and never had to lift weights or anything. However, that is not the case now and I need some help. I’m...

All the way back in Feb I started having pain in my left knee when I would kneel down on it. I THINK it was from kneeling down too much while doing some house projects but I am not sure. Knee pain is on the top/center of the patella, just underneath the bony knob, near the patellar tendon and...

I have recently started incorporating SOME workout in my day (C25K) but I feel like I am not doing enough. Like my life otherwise is quite sedentary and I am thinking to incorporate a 30-40 minutes walk in my daily routine in addition to C25K. While I know I am just starting out and won’t push...

Help Programming Workout I wanted to see if anyone would give some feedback on a workout routine I am considering. I do have several years lifting experience and some knowledge of workout routines and principles. I am 37, run a business full time, and have a 1 year old kid, so there are time...

I'm pretty sure that Wall-E wasn't meant to be a documentary (I'm pretty sure Idiocracy wasn't either) but as anyone can see by looking around, we've got trouble. As is always pointed out, weight loss is about diet, but diet and life when you aren't 20 is a little more difficult. Buy in from...

New Covid restrictions only give us 45min to workout per reservation (probably more like 30-40min since they have to transition and let previous patrons out before your time slot). Which split would be the most effective for the time constraints given? (Due to work schedule the days I’d prefer...

(Combined with a calorie deficit of course). I’m after your thoughts. I started lifted weights about 7 years ago now, with a deficit I lost 70lbs and was in the best shape of my life. Gave up strength training and took up running full time about 2 years ago now. When I took up running I...

I’m 43 6’1 76kg. I do 5x6 program 3-4 times a week plus one swim. I have bench and free weights rack, roller, power blocks and resistance bands (I rarely used these) My squats and bench press have gone up 20-25kg in 6months. I cycle through the following 3 workouts: WORKOUT A Warmup...

Female here. I want to do a pull up. The standard kind where your palms face out. I've been working on it since January, lots of different rows and pulling exercises, and I've got some progress. I can now do about 3/4 of one reversed pull-up (palms facing me), and that's from a dead hang. I'm...

I used to be active (going to the gym at least 5 times a week and often doing 1hour + of cardio) every fitness post I’ve said says to lift weights and forget cardio… I don’t know where to begin. I used to have a PT but some of the stuff feels unachievable to me now e.g squats and deadlifts and I...

Hello 32F, I've been having some issues with exercise since I was 26. I get super tired really easily, and even just 20 seconds of jumping jacks leaves me gasping for air. Is that normal? I know they recommend 30 minutes of cardio, but my knees start burning after just 2 minutes on the...

So I’ll (38M) try and condense this the best I possibly can. I have weakness lifting above my head from winged scapula, PT specialists and orthopedic surgeons have basically both told me it’s so exacting and matching it appears to be a birth defect in both shoulders. Which explains the lack of...

Hey all, Thought I'd share this short video by Coach Dan John to provide some inspiration and ideas on what exercises you can do if you have limited equipment (like 1 Kettlebell but could also work with dumbells etc). For those with limited time and limited equipment (or just want to mix it...

Mid 40’s male. Weight training for 8 months. Seeing progress in weight loss and strength. Eating about 1800-1900 calories average a day. Watching macros. Building muscle and burning fat are the goals. I’m not looking to be a body builder just stronger, more energy and more defined. I basically...

I personally have only attempted this a few times in the past 5 years (currently 36 yo) and never hit the weights in the morning regularly after college. The few times in the past 5 years where I have lifted weights w/in 2 hours of being awake, I had poor work outs and one time really...

I’m recently a first time father and, as someone who’s been far too lazy for far too long (to the tune of 230 pounds at 5’9”), I want to get healthy and be here as long as possible for my child. My question is how? I’ve recently gotten back into exercising a bit with bands and doing some cardio...

Should I use any supplements or protein powders? Should I focus on cardio first to lose weight before building muscle?

After Pilates purists got too annoying over on that sub, Im switching here. It’s been a little over 2 years doing basically only low impact Lia Bartha/B The Method app and I just got my physical. Body fat down dramatically, my lower back pain is completely gone and I’m in better shape now than...

I’m currently 24% body fat according to the US Navy calculator. My goal is to get under 20%. I’ve downloaded myfitness pal and to track my calories. In addition to making adjustments to my diet, I’ll be rowing and have a set of resistance bans to use. I understand that my goal will mostly be...

55M, 212lbs 5'10" tall, waist 36" and have been experiencing, in my own opinions, good muscle growth. However, I have to force myself (the results have helped maintain consistency) despite overall feeling of low energy anytime I'm not on a pre-workout supplement (which I cannot use more than...