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  1. D

    Starting an EMT course soon, looking to loose some weight

    I'm starting an EMT course soon, about 2 and a half months to be exact. Currently I weigh 224lb, & I would like to be about 150 - 165. I know, I know! That's a lot. But I'm only 5'2 & although my body "carries the weight good" (or so that's what people tell me) I definitely want to be smaller...
  2. Foxem

    Exercises for a Beginner

    I'm new to EMS as well as working out. On my first shift, I came to the sudden realization that I'm not as physically fit as I need to be in order to lift up patients that are on the larger side. Which just so happened to be most of them. Basically, I have no upper body strength and I'm looking...
  3. EpiEMS

    NSAIDS & Muscle Recovery

    Are NSAIDs a bad idea for muscle recovery? I just (re-)started a running program to try and lose some weight, but I'm finding that delayed onset muscle soreness is giving me more trouble than I'd like. I thought NSAIDs would be ok, but I remember something about how COX2 inhibitors impair muscle...
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