I know caulk is normally used as a sealant and grout is used between tiles, but are they made of the same thing? Can I run caulk over my old kitchen counter tile grout to "clean" it up?
If I decide to use caulk over the existing grout, I plan on completely covering the grout with the caulk, not just doing touch-ups.

I want to decorate my office in a Candy land theme. I understand the irony of the situation, but I think it would be so cute! I have always loved Candy land themes. I wanted one for my sweet 16 and also my wedding. It only makes sense to do it for my workplace too. PIcture it: Lolly pop pens to sign it, Candy bar chairs to get your check ups, Colors all over the place, at the end of every visit a tasty mint or orbit gum or sugar free candy of choice. My mom says she would never bring her child to a candy land themed Dentist/ Orthodontist office because she would figure the person was crazy. What do you think???
So Kirsten are you calling me dumb or saying I can’t achieve my dreams? I’m going to become a Dentist point blank period. Just asking about decorating the office and some opinions on my ideas

My bicep area stiffens alright. However, my chest and tricep area remains flabby. I feel the work out in my tricep area but nothing is developing. Also my chest area only seemed to feel worked out when I started push ups a few months ago. Now I feel nothing in them. I’m thinking of those chin up things, but what could I use in place of a bar if I don’t have one?

I saw this thing in the sporting goods section of Walmart. It’s basically this thing that u can do pull-ups on, for your back muscles. Imagine laying flat on the floor, then pulling yourself up & down, going from being horizontal on the floor to being a bit elevated above the floor. The whole time, your feet are still on the floor. To make it harder, you can put your feet up on an Exercise Ball, or a chair.

What’s that called? I already have a Doorway Pull-Up bar. I’m not talking about that.

So i kind of have a little work out schedule. Let me know what you think and what i should add or move since im not that good at stuff like this. Im just trying to get tone, lose fat and just get in shape.

Mondays: I wanna run. I was thinking a medium jog for 45 minutes.
Then do lunges with a 20lb dumbbell in each hand. 15 reps. Then do calf rises on edge of stairs or curb. Not sure of how many reps. (should i do more than 1 set)

Tuesdays: I wanna work more upper body. I have 2 20lb dumbbells. And those rubber bands that you can curl and stuff. And i have a pull up bar. I wanna do push ups, crunches and whatever i can with what i have. Oh and those tricep dips you do at the end of like chairs or beds.

(I was thinking of doing mondays workout wendesday, then tuesdays workout thursday and so on. But with a saturday break or sunday) But let me know what i can do for tuesdays and what reps and sets are good and stuff. ill give best answer to whoever let me email them privately to give me tips more in detail. thanks., if it matters im 14 turning 15 in a month. Cant do many pull ups or curl that good with the dumbbells i have. Thanks

-Upper Body Workout-
I will be doing 4 sets of push-ups(12-15 reps).
3 sets of bench dips (12-15reps; without the bench just two chairs)
I will do 2 sets of chin-ups(6-10), 2 sets of pull-ups(6-10 reps), and 2 sets of the ones where you palms face each other(6-10 reps).
(I have the pull up bar you put in your door way that allows you to do 3 different types of pull-ups)..

-Legs/Lower body-
4 sets of wall squats(30 seconds), squats(20 reps), and calve raises(until I feel the burn). \

-Abs-
20 Crunches
20 Bent-Knee Hip Raises
20 Leg Tucks
20 Russian Twists
20 Oblique Crunches
(I have thought about breaking these up into 3 days or w/ my workouts but I don’t know yet)

So how long should I wait to workout each one? Like 48 hours for upper body and 24 for lower body and abs? Or what? I have a pretty alright diet and I jump rope for 30 minutes on the days I don’t workout. I am 14(15 next month) 5’10" and 157lbs
So would this schedule work
Monday-Push-ups/Dips
Tuesday-Back/Biceps
Wednesday-Legs

Repeat and take a break Sunday?
(also I would get a mild shoulder workout Monday and Tuesday)

Also I would do cardio on Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday for 30 minutes. It would be jump roping typically.

Ive been working out for the past few months trying to get back into shape. Its been a few years since I really had a good routine going. Im no fitness expert by any means, but heres my routine.

–Monday: Biceps
1. twenty-ones
2. outside grip bar curls while standing
3. inside grip bar curls while sitting
4. hammer curls
5. seated curls (one arm at a time)
6. hammer curls 2, bring hand to opposite shoulder across chest instead of curling straight up

–Wednesday: Back/Shoulder
1. assisted pull-ups
2. db rows
3. bent over lateral raises
4. lateral pulldown
5. arnolds press
6. horizontal pull-ups? (dont know the name, but you lie down and pull yourself up to the squat bar, kind of like a row)
7. standing shoulder press
8. roman chair, aka extensions
9. front raises

–Friday: Pecs/Tris
1. db press
2. dips (with fitness ball for challenge)
3. inclined db press
4. skull crushers
5. db fly
6. db tricep extensions (behind the head)
7. tricep kickbacks
8. tricep rope pulldowns until burnout

Sorry for my lack of fitness terminology, Im not really sure what all these exercises are called but hopefully someone will understand these.

I also want to do core on Tuesdays and Thursdays. But I have some questions first. Is it alright to do cores every day? every other day? how much is too much when it comes to doing core? I have a list of about 15-20 core exercises that I would love to incorporate into my routine. But I dont know how I should split them up into those two days. Should I do 7-10 on each day Tue, Thur? Or should I do maybe 3-4 each day but spread it across two weeks so that the exercises dont get boring and I have something different each week?

I would love to hear some feedback (good, bad, etc..) 10 pts to the best answer.

Thank you in advance.

I put my P90X dvd’s on my Zune video player which I take to the gym. Being in phase II, I can do some pull-ups without any assistance, but I’m getting kind of frustrated using a chair for the remaining reps. I’m too tall and its just awkward. I know the bands are an option, and at the gym I can use a pull machine that uses the band motion except it has weights attached. I find if I use the pull machine I can easily get 16 reps at 150 lbs which leaves me more worked than using a pull-up bar with a chair.

I figured I can approach the pull-up parts of the workout by using the pull-up bar for as many reps as I can with no assistance. After I get tuckered out, I can use the pull-machine for the remaining reps. Should this be effective?

I just started P90X and I was wondering if it is ok to struggle a lot at first. I can do the push ups and free weight things but the pull ups I can only do 1 or 2 before using the help of a chair. Is it ok if I use the chair just enough to get me up to the bar, but still use my arms for the most part? If I stick with it will I get the results?

To clear up a few things first: this is an end result, and not what I’m doing right now (I’ve been kinda lazy about working out for the past few months) and I don’t have access to a variety of weights, so I work with what I have (a swiss ball, a desk, a pull up bar, a pillow, chairs, one pair of 15 pound dumbbells, and my body weight). Here it is:

200 L dips (staggered) (I use two chairs)
200 L pull ups (staggered)
200 decline swiss ball one armed push ups
200 decline swiss ball one armed inverted rows (this is where my desk comes in handy)
300 single leg squats with my foot on a pillow
300 single leg deadlifts with my foot on a pillow
200 weighted lunges with a twist
200 reps of dragging myself by the heels (a little weird, but I was getting bored with other exercises)
10 handstand push ups
10 one armed chin ups (5 per hand)
and 10 minutes of ab work

It’ll take me a while to get to this level. Is there anything wrong with it? Any recommendations?

I was in a relationship with a man for 7 yrs. & although, we had our ups & downs just like anyone else, we had a loving affectionate relationship. I had plans to permanently move into his home which I had basically been living in since he had bought the place 3 yrs. ago, as soon as my daughter graduated this past mth. I spent a lot of money along with him fixing this place up & we were planning on marrying soon. My ex had recently spoke to all his friends about us setting the date to marry & as far as I knew things were looking good for our future. About a month ago, my ex stopped into a bar with a friend to have a drink (he usually never goes to bars) & met this girl. This girl has led the hard life & is separated from her husband & has a teenage son. She does not work & lives on disability. As the story goes, he breaks up with me & hooks up with this girl. Although she has not moved in with him yet she is constantly at his place hanging out all day waiting for him to get out of work & definitely likes to party. His family & friends have told me they are totally disgusted with what he did to me & what he is doing with her. His family feels this girl is just using him as someone to take care of her. What in Gods name would possess a man who had a bright future ahead of him & me who loved him with all my heart to ditch all that for this bimbo? He has basically kept this relationship a secret from his friends until recently when things started to come to light & never told this girl anything about me which apparently is not bothering her because she is still there with him. His family says she shows no interest in making his place her home so to speak, she is just there like a piece of furniture. How can he live with himself after what he has done to me & can he be that blind to see what is going on here? His family keeps in constant contact with me because they feel this relationship will not last & are hoping he will come to his senses & they hope we will get back together but, they do not realize how hurt & devastated I am over all this. If any one has any insight as to why he would choose to throw everything away for someone like that please, enlighten me. Does he not see this girl for what she is when everyone else does? I also, have a hard time dealing with the fact that he could stop loving me after all those yrs. just like that & then tell her he loves her in such a short time. I feel like they destroyed my life & stole my future & I’m not sure how to handle all these emotions I am feeling. At this moment I’m feeling really angry & want to make him pay for what he has done to me but, then there is a part of me that is sad for feeling that way about someone I still love very much. Please, help!

Hi, I’m looking for a good rustic/wilderness campground in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, or in upper Indiana. I’d like a completely ‘live off the land’ experience, so no modern hook-ups or anything. Just good, old-fashioned tent camping in the woods, not in regular camping sites. Thanks for your help!
Seriously people, I need some answers!!!

How do you do each of the following?:
Bench Press –
Incline Press –
Incline -
Flat Fly –
Dips –
Decline Press –
Cablecrossover –
Incline Sit-ups –
Leg Raises –
Roman Chair Sit-ups –
Pull-ups/pulldown –
T-bar Row –
Front-pulldown –
Bent Rows –
Cable Row –
Deadlift –
Hyperextention –
Crunches –
Twists –
Barbell Curl –
Preacher Curl –
Dumbell Curl –
Chin-ups –
Close-grip Press –
Pushdowns –
Bench Dips –
Reverse Pushdowns/kickbacks –
Cable Crunch –
Dumbell Press –
Lateral Raise –
Squats –
Leg-extention -

I want to get rid of my skinny arms and make them stronger, such as having my sleeve become tighter around my arm….the thing is, that i dont always have access to a gym so i need to train my arms without much equipment. i already know i can do push-ups, and to train triceps I can use a chair to do dips…but how would i train biceps without equipment? is there any other way besides a pull-up bar?

Okay, please no rude comments here, and if you can’t help or give advice, please don’t answer. I only have a pair of 12 pound weights, a chair, and a pull up bar and a stability ball.

3 sets of 30 reps per leg single leg squats with the weights
3 sets of stability ball curls (40 reps per set)
2 sets of split squats with the weight (30 reps per leg)
120 calf raises
side plank, reverse plank, regular plank for 3min each
50 dips (between chair and bed, crude, I know, but it’s all I have)
70 push ups
70 rows
50 pull ups
60 more leg curls
8 24 inch box jumps
2 sets of plyometric push ups
is this okay? Is there anything I should change?