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It honestly doesn't hurt at all, just stings a little in the shower and when the bandage gets moved. I'm gonna try to run tonight and see how it feels.

I was not paying attention when I got off a friends motorcycle day before yesterday and tagged my leg on the exhaust pipe. It only touched it for maybe a second but that was more than long enough to get a second degree burn. Should I completely quit running until it heals or can I run with a bandage wrapped around it? Or even with the bandage off to let it breathe while I run? I'm also getting the P90X3 dvd set in sometime this week and I want to start it asap but again, I don't want to further injure my leg if it can be avoided. Advice, tips, anything at all is welcome

So 3 days ago I managed to knock the time down to 6:48! Unfortunately i burned my leg on the exhaust pipe of a motorcycle so I will probably have to start back over once it heals *sigh*. Oh well I'm just happy I broke 7 minutes lol.

So I finally just bit the bullet. so to speak, and bought the P90X3 DVD set, it's supposed to come in Wednesday so MY challenge will officially start then. I can't even really run right now anyway since I tagged my leg on the exhaust pipe of a friends motorcycle and got a 2nd degree burn from that so I'm waiting for it to heal. Sucks but I'm really excited for this DVD set to come in. Has anyone else done P90X3?

A question for people that already have the DDP set, does it have captions? That's really the only thing holding me back from ordering it because with as much enthusiasm as I'm seeing from this thread it must be really good and I really want to get it but with my hearing I kind of need the captions.

I apologize if I am frustrating people, I have a bad habit of making 100 percent certain of what it is I'm supposed to do before I do something lol. I do really appreciate the responses and the help!

Ok, I understand that to lose weight I need to have a caloric deficient in what I'm taking in towards what I'm burning. I understand that, because I'm already IN a caloric deficient. Right now I'm losing weight almost weekly, my continued questions have been to find a series of exercises to help me burn MORE. I know that my diet is a big part of it, but surely there's SOME circuit, some specific calorie burning exercise, SOMETHING that's been proven to burn fat faster than simply eating better. My diet is largely under control right now, the only thing I still need to fix is my caffeine and sugar intake, everything else I've cut back on and I'm steadily losing weight because of that. SO what I'm looking for is some kind of aerobic, anaerobic, interval, body weight, whatever exercise that will boost what I'm currently doing right now. I plan to drop the small amount of flab I have left and slowly add more muscle. What would be the best way to do that. I know that diet is a big part of it I realize that but it can't be everything.

Managed to knock ANOTHER 10 seconds off my mile run for 7:03! I feel like going Super Saiyan AHHHHHHHHHH!

Ok so obviously I'm a noob at this so thanks for clarifying that for me. Currently at 170 lbs I have maybe 5-7% body fat left to lose before I get to around 10%. So I guess the question becomes, what would be the most efficient of those exercises listed in the first post to push me towards the goal of losing that last 5-7%? Thanks for helping me out with the terms and everything!

Hey all, so I'm trying to build my exercise plan for my first six week challenge and I'm going around in all the boards looking for mostly core building exercises, endurance exercises, exercises meant mostly to tone and solidify rather than bulk up on muscle. My question is this, do the beginner's body weight routine, advanced routine, interval training, and tabata method build muscle or are they exactly what I'm looking for? Thanks everyone have a great day!

For right now I think I'll buy that book and just plank while reading it and occasionally try the poses for several days until I can memorize them, thanks for your help!

OK so seeing as how most of my life up to this point has involved unfulfilled goals I thought the name of this topic was pretty on par lol. To begin: Hey everyone! This is my first time doing any real fitness challenge for any true length. I'm 21, currently I weigh 172 lbs and I want to get that down to around 160 or below. My current long term goal for the year is to either lose 20 pounds and tone or to accept some general pounds of muscle added. I'm personally OK with either I just hope I can stay leaner and more speed oriented instead of bulking. I've posted everything else about myself on my profile so head on over if you're that interested lol. This post is still a work in progress as I build my workout schedule for the next 6 weeks and will definitely be added to and made more focused the close to the start of the challenge we get. Here's to succeeding in your goals! My Main Quest: I want to tone my core and increase my flexibility. Goals to Achieve Main Quest: 1. Practice Yoga everyday. - Currently planning on buying a thick yoga mat for my hardwood floors when I get paid Wednesday. - Trying to find captioned videos/articles detailing exactly how to get into Yoga poses. - Buying a 28 day Yoga exercise book. 2. Run every other day. - Currently my time for a mile seems to be 7:14 however I want to increase that to around 6 minutes flat by the end of the challenge. - I want to try running for longer distances, hoping for a 5k length run by the end of the 6 weeks. Which means on two of my running days every week I plan on running a little longer than the usual mile. 3. Cut my sugar intake down to one mountain dew a day(If you knew my addiction you'd know that's pretty drastic). - Mountain Dew is a guilty pleasure of mine. I drink it almost as much as I drink water so yeah, this will probably be my defining goal on whether this challenge really works or not. - I'm also a sweets fan, not like bags and bags a day but enough that I want to cut down on it. Motivation: I have no intention of living my life sitting on a couch growing unhealthy and fat. I will try to update this every other day once the challenge starts.

I recently started running about two weeks ago so it's not that big of a deal and the time only went from 7:20 to 7:14 but HELL YEAH! Plus it's the only time I've managed to run the entire mile without stopping completely by myself so WOOOOT! Lol

I know there's tons of videos out there for beginner's yoga, however I have a small problem of being Hard of Hearing lol. So if anyone knows of any Captioned videos or actual articles with pictures of the poses and descriptions that would be super helpful. Thanks!

Hey thanks! I'll probably end up doing that Elbow/Leg plank at the end, my wrists aren't too good and even doing a small amount of push-ups causes them to hurt so that last one seems like a good option to me. Also do sit-ups not run the risk of injuring your back/neck? I heard something a while back to that effect so I've never really done them since...

Hey everyone! So currently I do about 8 hours of almost nonstop walking(Retail life) and then I run/jog(more like jog) a mile after work before walking another half mile home to cool down. That's obviously making my legs look like granite which i'm very happy for, but I've been thinking of adding some core exercises to try and remove the last of the flab on my stomach. At 170 lbs I'm thinking maybe losing another 20 pounds would do it but I'm not sure what exercises to do, what to eat, etc. I'm not really looking to bulk up, more like slim down for speed. Any help at all would be greatly appreciated! Also as a side note, I've found through research that Yoga has some exercises for core toning? I'm not sure about those and I don't really want to start on something that I could accidentally injure myself with(Those people can turn into pretzels what?) so I figured I'd ask before trying those out. Edit: Does that whey protein stuff work too?

Sorry for taking so long to reply, life is like that. Thanks for all the great advice, I am not in any way LOOKING for a fight. I hope that I will never have to use anything that I learn I just want something that gives me a good solid workout while also giving me some tools to protect myself in case something DOES happen. Personally I've always thought that if I got in a fight I would go for the persons throat first, the logic being if I can crush it they will stop any assault. Oxygen deprivation is nice like that. So basically either Krav Maga for the pure brutal-ness or Wing Chun for the speed? I'm not gonna lie, I'm glad I'm not the only vertically challenged nerd on here lol. Thanks again everyone for the advice!

Hello glorious nerds! I'm having a bit of a problem trying to decide on a martial art to start this summer. I've done a little research but it's always better to hear from people that know what they're talking about. I am finally getting to my ideal weight after being more than 100 pounds over weight for the last 5 years and I want to keep the good times coming so to speak. So ideally I'm interested in something that will give me an excellent workout while teaching me how not to get my ass kicked in a fight. I'm looking for something without flashy moves, BS spins and flips, just a honest brutal style intended to end fights quickly. I've looked up Krav Maga, Muay Thai, and Wing Chun, all of which are within an hours drive from my home however if anyone knows a style that might fit me better I'm open to suggestions! I'm 21, 5"8(the height fairy wasn't nice to me), and 170 lbs. Broad shouldered and pretty muscular if I do say so myself so something that would fit my body structure would be appreciated. Any help at all would be much appreciated!