| Strength & Fitness
With Marty Gallagher
Special to washingtonpost.com
Tuesday, April 29, 2003; Noon ET Are you trying to lose weight, build muscle, get stronger or excel in a given sport? Maybe you're just hoping to slow the aging process, which exercise and good health habits can surely help accomplish. But male or female, young or old -- where do you start and what do you do? And if you're already an experienced exerciser or athlete, how do you fight your way off a plateau or avoid going stale? Over the past 20 years, Gallagher has written more than 200 articles for such magazines as "Muscle and Fitness," "Flex" and "Powerlifting USA." He has interviewed hundreds of the world's top athletes, quizzing them on the training tactics they used to succeed. Gallagher, a World Powerlifting Champion and fitness expert, takes your questions about every fitness topic under the sun. A transcript follows. Editor's Note: Washingtonpost.com moderators retain editorial control over Live Online discussions and choose the most relevant questions for guests and hosts; guests and hosts can decline to answer questions. Marty Gallagher: Hello,
It's been a crazy month; multi-time world champion powerlifter and party animal extraordinare Kaptain Kirk was here at the Mountain Compound for three or four days that all blend together; then Rex the African followed and helped construct the mythical herb garden. My alter-ego brother from Vegas showed up and it all culminated with Frank 'Sanchie' Moran staying for five days. Frank is the Hollywood trainer to the stars. We visited and we were visited by a dozen people -- all clamoring for the Hollywood Frank's off-speed fitness advice. Even the Slam Dunk Honkie from Atlanta flew up for the Frank-a-thon. Next week the boys from the NSA and the judo champion and Pavel Tsatsouline ... I'm getting burnt out and may need to take out a hotel room to get some rest. But who really cares about all that -- who has an intelligent question about fitness?
Confused in Tysons, Va.: Marty- I often eat protein bars after weight lifting. Many of the low carb bars advertise that they contain "only 2g of impact carbs" but on the label there are 15g of total carbs. What gives? Marty Gallagher: What's an 'impact carb' -- that sounds like made-up jive.
Somewhere, USA: What role does adrenaline play in lifting weights? I was walking to the gym the other day, and as I crossed the street a guy in an SUV blew through a stop sign and almost hit me. Then he had the nerve to stop and yell at me to get out of the way. I yelled back at him, and for a moment I thought I was about to get into a street fight, but he drove away. When I got to the gym I was hopping mad and my heart was racing. I found that I could lift more weight than I usually do. It felt great to get such a good workout in, and I was wondering if there’s any way to get that pumped up for a workout session every time, short of picking fights each day on my way to the gym. Marty Gallagher: Oh, are you referring to machismo? true grit? Intestinal fortitude? Most champion athletes have the psychological ability to generate the mental equivalent of a hurricane then direct it at the opponent, weight, distance or event. Psyche, cold fury redirected and channeled properly, can add 10% to performance levels.
College Park, Md.: Hi Marty: Any thoughts on the use of the all-in-one gyms -- like "total gym" by Fitness Quest. I am interested in strengthening and toning only. Thanks! Marty Gallagher: 1. toning is a fitness myth: you are either adding muscle or you are not; you are either losing body fat or you are not. There is no 'grey' kinda-making progress zone.
2. I have never tried an all-in-one gym. I have a bunch of Olympic weights, two 7-foot bars, a power rack with a overhead pulley and a floor pulley, lots of fixed dumbbells and an adjustable bench. I have an ab wheel, a jump rope and a set of straps for hanging leg raises and that's it. All my stuff cost less than a grand.
Re: water consumption: Marty, Some discussion about water consumption during outdoor work last week. I personally consumed three liters (yes, I know there's 33 oz. in a liter) in about two hours and a half hours. I guess some people's thirst are different than others. If I had spent the whole day out in the yard, I may have come close to the poster's 4-6 liters. Marty Gallagher: Oh no its the 'water consumption guy' back to pick a fight and get ridiculed - are you being serious or just pulling our collective leg? 99-ounces of water in 150-minutes? Do the math!
Washington, D.C.: I've been doing body-weight dips on parallel bars twice a week for about a month now. I'm up to two sets of 15 reps. Is it time to get a dip belt? How much added weight should I start with on the dip belt? Any other comments on how to use dips effectively? Marty Gallagher: Cool - good work - 2x15 with body weight is excellent. Work it up to 2x20 then start back by doing 3x10 with a 25-pound plate hanging from your waist. Buy some new, hype larger shirts, your gonna need them.
Chantilly, Va.: Marty, Sitting out here in western Fairfax watchin' the rain slowly fall and thinking about doin' my power walk afterward. Great weather to be out and about. Marty Gallagher: Ms. Maryland and I had a heavy mist up here in the mountains but we still hit the steep trails around the 150-acre Renfro farm. We spooked six white tail deer and one monster wild turkey. Forty-five minutes later and I had averaged 74 percent of age-related heart rate max. A super way to get a high intensity cardio session in.
Dupont, Washington, D.C.: Silly question: what's the difference between a sauna and a steam room? What are the relative benefits of each? Marty Gallagher: A stream room is all tile and intense -- hard to see where your sitting. A sauna is dry heat, good visibility but I was the jerk who always threw cold water on the hot rocks.
Chantilly, Va: You're not thinking of the big plastic containers that are 2 liters, are you ? I can go to the fridge and grab a cold filtered liter of water and chug half of it just in passing. Marty Gallagher: As Teddy KGB says in the movie "Rounders" 'Check to za pair of jacks.'
Silver Spring, Md.: Hi Marty, I've been looking at low sugar snack bars to supplement my diet. I've seen a lot that have soy protein isolate along with whey. I know that whey is the best source, but are you aware of any problems with soy? Thanks. Marty Gallagher: Oh I sorta hear there is a anti-soy contingent around but I don't use soy or soy products as I use whey protein powder. Soy protein is less potent than either whey or casinate. I'm not going to eat soy burgers or those type concoctions. Is soy in excess excessive?
Anywhere, USA: Hey Coach, When is it necessary to switch the basic lifts, (bench press, squat, dead), for maximum muscle confusion which hopefully translates into more gains. Thanks for the chat ... very informative and motivational. Marty Gallagher: When the progress the exercise produces runs out of gas.
All exercises and exercise regimens run out of gas at some point. We need to alternate in new exercises, exercise variations and/or changes in overall volume, intensity and frequency. I like to change things around every 4-6 weeks. Having said that I would never shut a program down if I were making quantifable gains; but usually the opposite is true and the user turns the routines into a religion and hold onto stale routines way past the expiration date.
Washington, D.C.: Hi Marty, this is the first time I've read your online column and I really like it! I am having trouble losing inches on my thighs. I teach spinning 3x/week, so that pretty much takes care of my cardio. What are other cardio and/or strength training exercises you could recommend? My thighs are very muscular, but I just want them to get SMALLER. Marty Gallagher: I recommend that you get onto a serious diet -- you'll never exercise the fat off your thighs without a serious revamping of you eating habits. I don't even need to know what your current eating program is because I know whatever it is, it isn't working. To shed body fat you'll need to combine a strict diet with a sensible exercise program.
Arlington, Va.: Good afternoon. Thanks for all the useful info. What do you tell female lifters using dumbbells when one weight -- 20 lbs., for example, feels light when doing an exercise, but the next weight 25 lb. is undoable? Thanks. Marty Gallagher: I have seen little 1.5 pound magnets that you purchase in a four-pack and this allows you to boost two dumbbells up 2.5 pounds per increment. Try the local sporting goods store.
Cubicle in Tysons Corner, Va.: Hey Coach, I think I do a pretty good job following the tripod but have never really concentrated on my heart rate during cardio. How important do you think this is if I am reaching my fitness goals? Would you consider utilizing an HRM as a "maximizer" of my cardio workouts? Thanks Marty Gallagher: Do you feel that your calories are right at the caloric breakeven point? That is the first thing I would look hard at. Too many folks love to tinker and play with the exercise legs of the fitness tripod but if the number of calories you eat is way in excess of the number of calories you oxidize on a daily basis than you will not have a lot of results to show for your fitness effort. Cardio can have a huge impact if you are hovering right around the caloric breakeven: it can drive the body into an exercise-induced caloric deficit and burn off stored body fat.
Washington, D.C.: You've recommended pullups rather than lat pull downs, but for a full back workout, should we do both, or are they similar enough so that we should just stick to pullups? Marty Gallagher: I tell you the truth if I do three sets of pullups to failure and three set of chins and three sets of straight arm dumbbell pullovers, my lats are so fried that I can't pulldown anything significant enough to trigger results. As Dorian Yates once told me in an interview; "if you shoot the muscle through the heart, figuratively speaking, one time and kill it -- why fire six or seven more bullets into the already dead muscle -- figuratively speaking, mate."
Arlington, Va.: Marty, I'm considering starting on finasteride (propecia). I understand this stuff works by preventing the conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone (DHT). Are you aware of whether DHT has any effect on muscle growth? None of the literature I've read seems to answer whether this stuff could affect training. Just curious. Marty Gallagher: I am ignorant of these compounds. Could Web MD answer something like that?
Arlington, Va: Marty -- I broke my toe and know I will be restless to get back to the gym soon. What can I do to stay active? Marty Gallagher: All sitting, incline and lying weight exercises; how about single leg leg extensions, leg curls and calf raises with the good leg? A little toe injury is not going to stop you from doing lat pulldowns, dips, chins, pulley rows or from using any exercise machine.
Washington, D.C.: Re: Smaller thighs Okay, I can agree with you on changing the diet. How significant is significant? And what changes? I'd like to think I am a healthy and sensible eater, but not to the point of obsession. While reading your lunch, I just had 1/2 pita bread with 2 slices of salami, cheese, lettuce, and then carrots and hummus (I'm saving the grapes for the afternoon). I think my problem is that dinner is the weak spot. It's not that I eat poorly at dinner, but I tend to snack while making dinner. Breakfast is usually oatmeal or yogurt/fruit. Marty Gallagher: Here is what we know:
1. what you are doing is not working
2. exercise alone cannot 'melt the fat' off the thighs
Let's connect the dots Krishnamurti-style: a serious change in eating will yield serious results (combined with sensible exercise, of course) and small or insignificant changes in diet will likely not yield radically magnificent results; maybe some slight results, maybe not.
Casper, Wyo.: I have had back surgery and will be having another soon -- have had a recent cortisone shot which alleviated the pain. What exercises would you suggest as strength building? The doctor has okayed my gym workouts. Marty Gallagher: Can you walk without pain? I think I would start with light nature walks and maybe some sitting or lying weight exercises that cause no pain. Diet is diet and you need to pay attention to it. The worst thing you can do is throw caution to the wind and come back too hard too fast. Make haste very slowly ...
Reston, Va.: Hi Marty- I recently read in one of my fitness magazines that in order to achieve a certain weight, one should multiply that weight by 14 for the total number of calories he/she should eat in a day to get to that point (for example, if I want to weigh 110 pounds, I should not eat more than roughly 1540 calories a day). Fourteen is the number provided for a moderately active person ... they provide other numbers for sedentary and very active lifestyles as well. Is this formula at all accurate? If not, do you have a better formula? Thanks. Marty Gallagher: A lot of nutritional experts will start diet clients off at 15-calories per pound of body weight per day and some will change that to 15-calories per pound of LEAN body weight which is in reality a hell-of-a-lot less. After establishing the caloric 'base' the savvy trainer will whittle down the daily caloric intake systematically over a period of weeks or months.
It's not where you start a diet, calorically speaking, it's where you end up.
Virginia: Coach -- my squat technique seems to be deteriorating. A little bit of 'derricking' at the beginning of the upstroke, a little left knee wobble, knees rolling forward. The back is solid. I am making my reps, modest gains each week ... but I am considering slashing the poundage by some 30 percent and working just technique in longer (15-30 rep) sets. Can you comment on this approach? Marty Gallagher: Any time I feel poundage is breaking down my technique I take it as a sign from the power god, Maximus, to back the hell off and cool down. I slash the poundage, increase the reps and go back to pause squats: the most excruciating of all squat variants. Pause squats form the root-core base of my squat technique always and forever.
Fort Collins, Colo.: Hi Marty, writing from way out west again. Two questions. First, is there an easy way to determine how much protein you should get daily if you're trying to build muscle? I've heard a gram per pound and kilogram of body weight, but obviously, there's some discrepancy between the two. Also, for exercises like military press, shrugs, upright rows, etc., is there any advantage to using a bent barbell as opposed to a straight one (I'm thinking about all the different hand positions). Thanks for your time. Marty Gallagher: 1. Why not start by trying to consistently consume .5 grams for protein per pound of body weight. A 200-pound person would shoot for 100-grams per day, as evenly divided as possible. Every four weeks I would kick that up a bit to see if I could trigger an anabolic effect.
2. I don't use the E-Z curl bar at all in my free-weight sessions.
GRILL-RILL-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA, WOODSHEDDIN, ARIZ.: GOOD MORNING MOST HONORABLE COACH GALLAGHER,
HOPE ALL IS SWELL BACK AT THE MOUNTAIN COMPOUND.
SQUATS ON MONDAY, 375X8 REPS X3 SETS
RACK PULLS OVERHAND GRIP 375X8X3
ABDUCTOR WORK AND SOME LIGHT LEG EXTENSIONS
FRIDAY I HIT CHEST and Lats 295X3SETS X8 REPS ON THE FLAT BENCH AND WORKED STRAIGHT ARM PULLOVERS SUPERSETTED PULLDOWNS THEN ON TO MACHINE FYES AND SEATED MACHINE ROWS TO FINISH UP. FELT GREAT GOING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN CHEST AND BACK WORK.
AT WHAT POINT SHOULD I CUT SETS BACK FROM 3SETS TO 2SETS? THAT WAS IT FOR 8REPS ON SQUATS AND RACKS, NOW DOWN TO FIVES?
I HAVE ALL OF MAY AND ALL OF JUNE TILL I PULL OFF THE FLOOR.
DROP YOU A NOTE ON THE PRIVATE LINE.
GRILLMAN Marty Gallagher: You have so much time ... all the way until December; so I like pee-wee numbers with concise technique at the beginning of the conditioning phase of the periodization cycle. I got your photos and thought the shaven head went well with the mustache: you looked like a bulked-up Black Jack Pershing.
Re: pullups vs. lat pull-downs: Would bent-over one armed rows suffice for those? Marty Gallagher: Not near as effective but better than nothing -- it is damned hard to make the mind-muscle connection in lat training. If rows are done correctly they are a great lat exercise but few do them with the requisite precision.
Steam and Sauna redux: Marty, you only answered part of the steam/sauna question. What are the benefits of both? Thanks Marty Gallagher: One doesn't trump the other -- both are valid -- use them, alternate them, both are valid arrows in the hydro-theraphy muscle recovery quiver.
Low row machine: I have been using the "low row" machine at the gym which is supposed to work the back muscles. I following the instructions to the letter, but still feel like I am working my biceps the most. What am I doing wrong? Marty Gallagher: Quite typical and a perfect example of what I am talking about: there is an old gym cliche, "show me a man with great biceps and I'll show you a man with lousy lats." It cuts both ways.
Marty Gallagher: Alright folks -- I gotta go now.
Anyone with a question left hanging can obtain the answer at the conclusion of next week's on-line show. If you had a question from last week, check for the answer, I got to them all. I will talk with you next week....
4-22-03 Questions
Caffeine Nation: In my non-air conditioned, hot and humid gym, I drink 3 - 4 liters of water in about an hour and a half, easy. And yes, my liters are 32 oz. each ... Drink up.
Marty Gallagher: Okay.
Cleveland Park, Washington, D.C.: Marty, M. Morganfield was Muddy Water's stage name. Chicago Blues! Went to his childhood home -- deteriorated shack -- once in Mississippi in the late afternoon after visiting Graceland that morning. Don't think there's a better contrast of how white and black musicians of yesterday have been treated.
Marty Gallagher: Muddy’s catalog sells well to this day. DC musician Bob Margolois became Muddy’s right hand man at the very end.
Alexandria, Va.: Marty, I'm a 42-year-old female who started weight training in January. I have gained 1" on the upper arms, thighs and hips. No gain on chest or waist. I've gained one pound on the scale. Is this truly muscle? I am bigger but don't feel thinner. Hard to believe!
Marty Gallagher: Hard to tell. If the waist hasn't’t increased I wouldn’t worry about it too much.
Manassas, Va.: Hi Marty, I really need to tighten up my lower abs but cant really afford to attend a gym. What would you recommend to be the quickest way to do this?
Marty Gallagher: Hanging leg raises or leg raises off a bench allowing the legs to sink below the perpendicular line of the bench; allowing the legs to sink below the plane of the body.
Tysons Corner, Va.: I have been working out intensely for several months and I'm trying to decrease my body fat percentage a couple more points. I'm curious about the best way to approach my cardio sessions. Should I keep my heart rate in my target heart rate zone or is it okay for my heart rate to exceed my zone? Will I burn more fat in the latter case or not?
Marty Gallagher: Exceed the zone. Dare to struggle, dare to win.
D.C.-- Newbie: How does a newbie to weights get started? I know correct form/posture, but have no idea what weights to start with, what combinations are best, how quickly I should add weight, etc. There is a gym in my apartment building with basic machines and free weights, but I can't afford a personal trainer, etc. Books or other recommendations?
Marty Gallagher: Longest journey begins with single step – if you read this column you should be able to glean a basic progressive resistance routine.
Hyattsville, Md.: Hi Marty: I am interested in purchasing a "home gym" -- such as the Fitness Quest model. What are your thoughts. I am a middle-aged female who wants to build some muscle and don't have time to go to the gym. Thanks!
Marty Gallagher: I train at home but I use free weights.
The Ballston Bull: Managing the triad ... got leaner lost some muscle mass ... am running 3 X a week and lifting 3x a week ... cutting down the carbs but notice my muscles feel and look flat. Any tips to get those muscles hard and full?
Marty Gallagher: Get a hell of a lot stronger – I am not going to get sucked into some kind of carb-load thing. Please – ‘your muscles feel and look flat’? That is a phrase that you hear from IFBB pros weighing 240 with 6% body fat; are you that rocked-out?
My living room: Hi Marty, I'm in my mid-20's, and a former athlete (running, tennis, etc.) I've now been out of shape and overweight for the last 5 years. I've recently started doing the basic Tae Bo video for 30 minutes in the morning (5-6X/week) as a way to kick start myself. My question is, am I doing anything good for myself? The workout makes me sweat a bit, but am I doing enough to actually start to change my body and improve my health? Thanks.
Marty Gallagher: My wife does tae bo and likes it –- cardio is one leg of the triad but you need to make sure that you include progressive resistance and make sure you use a tight diet.
Andover, Mass: Hey Coach, Is it necessary to change the basic lifts (squat, bench press, deadlift) on a regular basis ( every 4 to 6 weeks)to avoid muscle adaptation? What's the general plan when it comes to variety and constantly keeping the body off-guard so to speak? Great chat/motivation. Thanks.
Marty Gallagher: Absolutely; change is paramount.
Please Help me, Coach: Hi, coach. Thanks for your advice and wise counsel. Here's my situation: I am going on a dream vacation in 6 weeks. Think: bikini. I have been lifting (approximately 3-4 times a week) and my weights have increased. I do cardio approx 4-5 times a week. My eating has cleaned up, but I still have ice cream, etc. I am 5'6" female, 30- year-old, and weigh 140. Here's my question: I am firming up, for sure, but my arms are like guns. I am not kidding -- I want them to slim down, and I am getting nervous because I look like I could arm wrestle my way to a good meal. Can you please advise? I am in crunch mode now and would love to fix this. I am literally stressed about my arm width! Thanks
Marty Gallagher: Is it two simplistic to suggest you stop doing curls and tricep work? Are you carrying fat on your arms? If so (sagging triceps?) that is a diet-related issue. Maybe “ice cream, etc.” is the culprit.
Frederick, Md: Marty -- Sorry I am not able to join the chat today. I want to thank you for all of the great advice you have given me through these chats. In the past year I have gone from 250 lbs to 180 lbs. 24.1 percent body fat to 13.1 percent. 42 inch waist to 32. I feel so much better health wise but more important emotionally. Please respond to the following: Over the weekend I picked up the book "Banish Your Belly" from the editors of the magazine "Men's Health". On page 33 it states the following, "You'll never have the "shredded look of a bodybuilder unless you subject yourself to the regimen of a bodybuilder. And even then, you won't succeed unless you were born with the right type of muscular structure." Why? The length of your muscle fibers is the single most important factor in determining potential size. And muscle fiber length is genetically predetermined. Sure, intense exercise can grow muscle significantly -- but there is a limit. In other words, if you were born with average-length muscle fibers, you will never look like Stallone, who was blessed with unusually long muscle fibers."
Marty Gallagher: Wow – 240 to 180! Astounding progress. No, actually the Stallone look is quite obtainable. Frankly, Rocky at his all-time best couldn’t win Mr. Maryland much less place at any national bodybuilding contest. I’d have to read the article to be fair. True, everyone has genetic limits but increasing muscle mass (obtainable by everyone) and reducing body fat (obtainable by everyone) will make you look 1000% better. Will you have enough mass to win Mr./Ms. USA, doubtful. But who cares about that anyway? Stallone was no genetic wonder. He was an average guy who added 20-30 pounds of muscle and simultaneously got his body fat percentage down to the 8 percent range.
Ausitn, Tex.: Marty: Please recommend a lunch time (45-min.) upper body workout to get me V-shaped and ready for the beach. M, 180#, 5'10"... present workouts, although making me feel stronger, aren't visibly cutting me ... Gracias
Marty Gallagher: If you want to get cut get control of your knife, fork and spoon.
Bench press, incline dumbbell bench, flyes, overhead press of some type, lateral raises, chins, pull-ups, curls, dips, tricep pushdowns….the song remains the same.
Colorado: Coach, When I make a protein shake, I use lowfat yogurt, frozen fruit and protein powder. I normally blend everything up the night before so I can grab it the next morning as I'm leaving for work. Does mixing up the shake and adding the protein powder the night before affect the benefit of the protein powder? Thanks!
Marty Gallagher: Don’t worry about it!
Alexandria, Va.: Can one work on leaning out the lower body while simultaneously building or adding mass to the upper body? If so, what exercises and rep range would you recommend? Eating clean isn't the problem, nor is the cardio component. It's simply that when following a mass building program for the entire body, my legs bulk up very quickly.
Marty Gallagher: Frankly I am dubious. I need to see your current workout routine. I have never meet a serious athlete who ate super clean and did lots of cardio that WASN’T CUT AND SHREADED! It comes with the territory; if you truly had the clean eating and cardio totally together your lower body would be lean and ripped already. Weight training burns off relatively insignificant amounts of body fat
Crystal City, Va.: Marty - I know that you recommend doing cardio first thing in the morning since it really helps burn off the fat deposits, more so than in the evening. My question: Am I doing much for myself if I do my cardio at night (after work) if I couldn't do it before breakfast/work? Some mornings I just don't have the time to do it before work, but wonder (besides burning calories) if it's doing that much to help burn off the fat if I do it in the evening. I do about 60 minutes, high-intensity running/biking. I'm 35-year-old male, 5'11, 175, and want to drop down to 165 by summer. Thanks! You rock!
Marty Gallagher: Hey we have to take our workouts where and when we can fit them in. Plenty of shredded and ripped bodybuilders do evening cardio. While it might not be quite as effective it is still effective none-the-less.
Washington, D.C.: I know that the ideal time to perform aerobic exercise is first thing in the morning. But, if you are unable to do that and need to put cardio and weight training in the same session, mid-afternoon, which should you perform first? I read that if you lift weights first, then perform cardio, your body burns fat first since most of the glycogen stores have been depleted by the weightlifiting session. True?
Marty Gallagher: Sometimes its appropriate to lift first, sometimes its appropriate to hit the cardio first; it all depends on the situation. The prescription needs to fit the ailment. There are different sets of circumstance in which either one might should happen first
College Park, Md.: Marty, I'm a 43-year-old male that works in a stressful job and hits the gym three times a week. I have noticed a decline in my strength over the past couple of months and would like to know what helpful supplements or exercises that you can recommend that might help me regain some of my strength.
Marty Gallagher: I would need to see your lifting routine and know how long you had been using it. Also, have you had any radical fluctuations in body weight
Springfield, Va.: Hi Marty, I've gotten a lot of good stuff from here, and I appreciate your point of view. My question is, how heavy is TOO heavy? My family doctor wants me to lose down to some table that says I should weigh no more than 161. I am 5'7" and 265, and 51-years-old. I had my body fat done today with calipers and it came out to 18 percent. My bench is 276 X 8, my deadlift is 450, and my leg press is 900 lbs. X 10. I have no health problems and my cholesterol is 184. My doctor states that doesn't matter, I am just too D Big. Is there a reasonable weight to try for or a real way to determine what one should weigh?
Marty Gallagher: 265 at 5-7 is too damned big. You’re using a Volkswagon engine (heart muscle) to power around a Cadillac body. Plus, I don’t believe you have 18% body fat and suspect you got a bogus reading: was it taken with cheesy plastic calipers? By some guy wearing a baseball cap backwards? How many calories a day are you eating? Are you taking in a lot of saturated fat?
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