So I’ve been sticking to my program and I feel really good so far about my progress. I had a 30 day update with my physical trainer and he took my measurements and unbelievably, I’ve lost 3 pounds of fat and gained 2 pounds of muscle! I really exceeded my goal. I understand that it takes 6 weeks to gain a pound of muscle so the measurements confused me. I did some research and found that if you are a “beginner” weight trainer, it’s possible to gain muscle faster and to gain it while you lose fat. Apparently it’s a beginners luck thing! Perhaps it has been my...

So I’ve been taking martial arts for 2 years now and although I know that it’s helping me stay in shape and definitely teaching me self defense I’ve decided I want to start building more muscle. After all, it has been said that for two fighters equally skilled… the stronger will always win. I want to be able to kick hard, punch harder, and build even more endurance. So I’ve started a full body weight training class. Yesterday was first day of taking the class I felt confident, since I’d been training twice a week in Karate, that I’d be able to do well and...