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Hello!
Hello! Just signed up for this group. I'm getting back into training regularly again and looking to make friends in the online fitness community to talk to about progress, discuss hints/tips and push motivation virtually. I train 3 times a week in the morning before work but recently had 6 months away from the gym and 9…
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Just Joined today, saying Hello
I just joined MyFitnessPal today. I am looking through the app to see how this works. Hoping to count macros to lose body fat and gain muscle mass. I am a 49yr old female. Approx 7 yrs ago I was healthy and participating in Sprint Triathlons. I am embarrassed to say I am now severely overweight (family stress/death of…
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Is my TDEE accurate?
I lift 5x a week 5 sets 10 reps each with progressive overload, i do another 30mins of cardio 5 days a week after i lift. According to https://tdeecalculator.net my TDEE is 2306 calories a day, with a cutting deficit of 1806 calories a day well i have been doing this for 5 weeks now and i’ve seen the scale move maybe…
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Deadlifts question
Hello! I'm hoping to get some advice on deadlifts. I've been doing SL 5x5 since mid-November or so and am up to 125 on my deadlifts. I had to do a deload after being sick for 3 weeks so haven't progressed super fast on these. Today at 125 was the first time I had to use the over/under grip, as doing both overhand felt like…
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Havent lost weight? Full body training
I have heard of this happening but haven't experienced this myself before. So I am weight training full body 3 times a week at 5-8 reps. In my 2nd or 3rd week now. I am eating at a deficit with a reasonable amount of protein. I weighed myself this morning and weigh EXACTLY the same as I did about 4 weeks ago and yet am…
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Hi there! Looking for some help with my exercise plan and how to log it
I belong to Planet fitness. I do the Express 30 minutes workout. It involves cardio and strength training. Can't figure out how to log it
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Is this group still active??
I am looking for an active group to join on MFP.
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Lesser evil? Too far forward vs. Too shallow
Whenever I squat I always look like the second picture at best. I cannot remain upright without leaning All the Way Forward. Sometimes my knees go too far forward also when trying to get down to parallel. If you don't do the full range of squat then you don't incorporate the gluteal chain and you will not get strong enough…
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Lowest back strength, and stretching for inline skating
I picked up inline skating again and found that my lowermost back is not quite strong enough to skate in a crouched down position for too long. I'm talking the area from waist to tailbone basically. Also, when I crouch down my bum, kind of outside area, and outside upper thighs get really tight. Office workers' syndrome I…
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Protein Sources
There are many threads started by people that are asking how to get more protein in their diet. Below is a list of good sources, ranked by the amount of calories per gram of protein, and split between meat, vegetarian friendly and vegan friendly. The stats are for generic sources and are uncooked/unprepared. This is not…
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Setting Your Calorie and Macro Targets
SETTING CALORIE TARGETS: There are two basic ways to do this: by using the targets provided by MFP after inputting your information or by calculating your TDEE (Total Daily Energy Expenditure) and taking a cut off your TDEE, assuming weight loss is the goal. See…
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Diet plan
Please tell me proper portion control and diet
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Finally getting started.
I've been a bit lazy in trying to gain some weight and getting the body that people are envious of. Finally decided to get it into gear. I'm currently 146 pounds and 5'10. I'm going to do this without a gym membership. I'm not a noob when it comes to fitness. How many skinny people have had decent luck so far?
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Corn used my man-parts as a speedbag
This has to reside in this forum.... Maybe even a sticky? (Originally posted by SS (og SS)) You don't need to eat clean. You don't need to avoid white bread or potatoes or beans or rice or _____________ (insert food here) unless you've got an intolerance/allergy/medical condition. You don't need to eat breakfast to get…
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Help Needed Please ;)
Hello! I'm currently working to get a PhD degree to change drastically career path. I’m looking for some users of MyfitnessPal Application to fill a research survey. The purpose of this survey is to understand your experience with health apps. This study seeks to determine if the experienced value by consumers influences…
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Programming progression for BW lifts
I posted this in the general forums, but I wanted to target this group as well... so, yeah, double-post. Anyways... I'm a big believer in the philosophy of Wendler's 5/3/1 program, both the simplicity of it and the programmed progression of the lifts week to week and cycle to cycle. But how do you build in similar…
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FitBit Cardio Zones
Hello 'Pals, I use a FitBit for heart rate and step counting along with MFP for nutrition. FitBit defines different cardio zones, such as Fat Burn, Cardio and Peak. My question: is there real science behind these zones? As I'm trying to lose weight, why would I want to get out of the Fat Burn zone and get into anything…
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Lean body mass vs Skeletal muscle mass
This is entirely out of academic curiosity, but I was hoping someone can explain an interesting result I have observed since getting my fancy EatSmart Scale. Lean body mass (i.e., what's not fat) does NOT follow the same losses or gains for muscle mass. I assume this is because the muscle % the scale gives is based on…
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Calorie intake
I'm 250lbs an was going to cut down to 1300 a day healthy approach? I lost 32 lbs in 50 days last year doing 2adays at the gym an 1300 intake should I take in less than 1300?
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Question about weighted vest
I've been lifting at home with dumbells for quite awhile, and I've been consistent and progressive enough over the last 3-4 months that my squats are outpacing the strength of my arms. I need to add more weight than I can handle with dumbells. I've experimented with using a backpack with added weight. Would a weighted vest…
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Is my formula right, as it seems wrong
Hello all, I am new to macro and when I think I understand it, I seen to get lost again. I have read a very good post in this group and it was very informative, so thank you. I want to understand macros first so can you help point me in the right direction? a bit about me I am 39 years old Male 183cm 130kg / 287lbs (goal…
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Bench\Chest
So, I've had a year off - Injured - 2 weeks\3weeks almost non-stop. Unfortunately, training drives my diet, and so I'm now 5 weeks into just getting back training, Scales are not my priority, but i have a "Meh" reading of 94KG down to 91KG Body-weight ("Meh" down to readings at different times, i only count readings at the…
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underweight but skinny fat- advice?
I’m underweight and trying to reach a healthy weight with the help of my doctor (who has me on a plan of no exercise yet eating 2,240 cals to gain 0.5kg a week) but i’ve lost muscle and have gained more fat. I have basically no muscle and i’m not allowed to exercise so i cannot even lift weights. as i continue to eat lots…
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Lifting to Marathon Prep
Ok, so due to severe budget tightening (two kids in braces, AC died, new car) we're having to make some tough choices of what parts of our lives must be (temporarily) set aside. My contribution is my gym membership, which I've had for 8 years now. This means my access to all those nice heavy weights is cut off, and I don't…
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April Q and A thread
Here it is 1 day early. Got questions? Fire away!
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Upper body strength...
Ladies, how long did it take you to be able to do exercises such as pull ups. I haven't been training very long, but have started working out with a trainer. My bottom half is quite strong, but I feel like I really struggle with all the upper body exercises. I can't even lift my own body weight. I also struggle with some…
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Protein Powder Recipes
I thought it would be useful to start a thread for peeps to add their favorite protein powder recipes - fluff, ice cream, cheesecake, pancakes, shakes...all that good stuff. So, feel free to add any of your favorites to this thread.
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Some thoughts on 5/3/1 and how I might set it up
Any time you look at a program at least as far as main lifts go, I find it useful to look at it as an arrangement of intensity, frequency and volume. When you look at 5/3/1 you can see that it's a program using weekly undulating periodization (the main lifts undulate in rep range from week to week) and the load progresses…
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Tell me about the meal and work out plan that works for you
Hi everyone, Unlike the others, I've gained 30lb in summer. Thanks to Bar-B-Que and beers. I am 155 cm and 69 kg now. The more weight I gain..my self-esteem becomes lower and also sick of my boyfriend keeps making jokes about my weight gain., therefore, I've decided to make a change. My daily calorie intake is 700 calorie…
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OTC Supplements
Ok Sidesteel et al, what OTC supplements do you take? And what's your opinion about OTC testosterone pills or Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA)? Modern day snake oil or actually useful?
