Wanted to say thanks scott for all your hard work to make the site a hit.

You will get there in no time. I am new as well and only after a few times, I was up to 315. I just followed the workout and kept on pushing myself. If you have someone who can help you with the proper techinique is key to the deadlift. Scott has some great instructions however I do find that If I have someone to review my techinique I can make the necessary adjustments. Good luck and destroy this challenge.

Hey everyone, quick question.

I was thinking about getting a Skulpt AIM, but then I looked at the reviews on Amazon, and they were terrible. Not only accuracy, but the device stopped working after a short time. How is everyone's experience with it? I'm not the type of person who buys and then returns, so I want to make certain it's good enough not to need to return, even if defective.

Thanks!

Haven't used it yet - still waiting ... for cost it wasn't a bad option as the gym I goto charges each time I want a workup. I did read the reviews on Amazon but also watched Scott's video and several others on Youtube. Did a bit more digging and most of the time - the issue people run into is because they aren't using it properly.

Most rely on the 4 basic measurement points which, unless you are pretty fit will not be all that accurate. Example I carry weight around my love handles and if I rely only on the 4 basic points my body fat percentage is way high. You need to measure all the points. Also need to make sure the water is sprayed on after pretty much each spot. One of the more indepth reviews I watched, the person mearsured each spot 3 times each time for an accurate average.

Is it perfect - Not sure but based on what I've read its better than most and less expensive. Reality is for me, I like it as I can do it myself and helps me track everything. But when in doubt, as long as I start looking good in the mirror I'm good. lol

Hey HermanNation, hope everyone's doing well in the challenge. Just a couple of quick questions here.

Does anyone know roughly how many calories Circuits A and B might burn? I know it'll vary from person to person; I'm just looking for a rough estimate.

Second off, I'm starting to attempt to establish some general macro goals for each day. My main goal in this challenge is not only to build up some muscle, but also to burn off the last bit of body fat that's clinging onto me so I can finally get that shredded physique. So here's what I'm looking at right now, and keep in mind this is my first real attempt at this.

Carbs: 225 g

Protein: 200 g

Fat: 45 g

Would this be good for my goals? Should I make some adjustments? Any advice at all is very much appreciated; thanks a lot everyone and good luck!

Hey guys and gals,
I am trying to upload my Circuit B challenge video but YouTube is telling me it is too long.
How have you guys gotten around this?

My video is about 21 mins, its the first time I have tried to upload to youtube.

Cheers for your help

Ive been a active gym guy for over a year and half and only max out now at 175 lbs, its taken alot of time and effort to get to this point. Keep working on form and adding incremental weight and you'll be good!

it might help if you reduce the file size in a video editor

Hey Murphynk, It wasn't the file size and I need it the lenght it is.

I did however find out what to do. I just needed to authentice my YouTube account that allows users to upload up to 12 hours. :)

Cheers for the suggestion though :)

Thanks man. Was glad to make it to 145 this week. Heck Im glad to put 45 pound plates on the olympic bar, somethiby I could only dream of in high school and college. If you're hitting 175 Id say that's awesome! Where did you start?

Is it sad that, as a father of a 3 year old and a 10 month old I instantly thought no fruit juices instead of the other kind of "juice"?

I started using just the bar, its been a slow progression but I find it takes longer to get the bench press numbers up as compared to squats. Keep at it, you are doing great man!

You can save yourself $20 with this bro!

http://www.skulpt.me/scott-herman/?SSAID=1186518

Hey @Abaas.

1) Yes, repeat the current workouts (which you can find here - http://muscularstrength.com/exclusive/shred-challenge) until February. There will then be some new workouts for month 2, and then again for month 3.

If you can't do five days in a row, just make up for it later on by working out on another rest day so that you can catch up.

2) You should be able to find it by searching in the app store for something like 'Scott Herman Meal Plan' I think.

Hey man.

1) It's up to you really about how many measurements you do. For a really accurate number, I would suggest doing all body parts. You could have more fat on the certain areas you are measuring if you only do 4.

2) Yes it probably does matter. If you did one in the evening, after a day of eating, and one in the morning, when you are fasted, you would probably get different results. Maybe not hugely different, but still a bit varied. Try and do it at the same time of day.

3) For the best accurate measurement, I would say either do it at the end of the day, or in the morning after you wake up.

Hope that helps!!