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How did you get to your first pullup
I have been working for a while on getting to my first pullup. I do back work 2 times a week (PPL split) It consists of... Deadhangs/scapula raises kneeling lat pulldowns Assisted pullups (barbell on the quat rack feet on the floor) and Bent over rows. I also often end the day with core. Any thoughts on something I can do…
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Add Peloton to MyFitnessPal?
Is it possible to add my workouts on the Peloton to the MyFitnessPal app?
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Calories strength training
For my rehab I'm doing strength training. Of course I need to nourish my body sufficiently, but I also don't want to gain weight. I know strength training doesn't burn a ton of calories, but if you do something everyday it can easily add up. Anyone fancy a guess? Warning: High volume, low weight Pull day: Bendover barbell…
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Virtual reality fitness
Hi all. So I've now spent a month playing beat saber again. I'm getting about an hour a day in. It really gets you sweating so much. I use to go to the gym and I have to say for me it's better than the gym because I'm having fun whilst exercising. Ive also been playing FitXR which is a dance, boxing or HIIT workout game…
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How many Calories are burned in Physical Therapy ?
Hello everyone! I just recently had back surgery ( Dec 30th) and I am now doing physical therapy. I know this is a hard question to answer because it all depends on what you do. All I have is a paper with pics on it that tells me what to do. My routine consists of different leg movements and band exercise's with my arms,…
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What should I set my macros to?
Hello everyone, I'm looking for some advice on what to set my macros to in MFP. My goal is to lose fat weight and gain muscle weight. What is the ideal macro ratio between fats, carbs, and proteins for a 46 year old male like myself? My current weight and height is 200lb and between 5'9" and 5'10". I include at least an…
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Running for charity
So I've decided to challenge myself and do 30 miles in the whole of April, the plan is to run 3 times a week and do 2.5miles each run, and at the same time do it as a fundraiser for a sight loss charity to spead awareness of a rare eye condition that my little one has. I'm not comfortable with outdoor running yet so this…
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Hives after workout 🤔
I just completed a Hiit workout 29 mins. I now have a giant red itchy hive on my forehead. I’ve had nothing but water this morning. I’ve heard of something similar with running. Has anyone experienced this before?
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Toes!
My second toes are longer than my big toe, which seems to be my problem. For the past 2 years (since I started exercising properly and regularly) I've basically had no toenails on those two toes...the nails turn black and fall off. Unfortunately the trauma caused by that has begun to be rather painful. My toes will swell…
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Cutting workout split (PPL?)
I am starting a cutting phase after 3 months of recomp. (currently at 23% body fat.) I love my ppl routine. I've succeeded with PPLPPLR every week. In order to begin my cut I am considering a strength, Cardio, strength, Cardio, strength, Cardio, Rest routine. So shoudl I do Push Pull Legs for strength days, upper lower…
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T25 always bring the sweat for me!!!
I’m strolling into my final week of the beta workout for T25 and then I think have one more round but OH BABY has this one been good.. I feel like I’ve gotten more tone, shed 10lbs (aside from the cheat week in Disneyworld) and I’m just generally feeling pretty full of energy and stamina! Need to start thinking of what the…
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How many exercises per session?
I've been doing this 4 day upper/lower split (see images), but some say you just need to go hard for 4 excercises? What do y'all think? If it's not broke don't fix it?
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Overestimating google fit calories
Lately I've been having issues with MFP syncing to zepplife through Google fit.it seems to be waayy overestimating the calories burned (due to exams I am mostly sitting on my desk and doing bodyweight workouts at most 3 -4 times a week. I used to walk more than 10k each day and it never gave me that much calories. I am set…
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Sore lower back for months- anterior tilt?
I can’t shake my sore back since Oct 2022 or even before. So you think by looking at me - do I have an anterior tilt? I’ve always had this pot belly too. Things I’ve tried: PT app called Hinge for 15 weeks- lots of the basic exercises and stretches every day. Chiro for ten weeks- ok alignment. X-ray- normal. MRI- normal.…
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Do you Ride, ZWIFT, Peloton or Walk?
I rode and walked today indoor 20 miles. How do you ride and walk and how much?
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Knee tightness/stiffness after biking
I recently was given a Peloton and the bike is pretty cool but I've noticed I get a lot of stiffness in my knees after riding. I'm assuming it's caused from the placement of the seat or something. I'm not paying 150 for a virtual fitting, I think that's ridiculous and going by the YouTube videos they say waiste high but I…
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Exercises for skinny guys to gain healthy muscles and weight
Can you please suggest me full body workout for a skinny guy. His maintainance calories intake is 2500 and he take 3000+ calories daily. Suggest me some exercise to see results fast.
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Experienced Athlete, New to Xfit
Jumping into Xfit for first time. Certified NASM, experienced in strength conditioning, athlete most of my life. Really just looking for any tips or do’s and donts for a new comer. My experience has taught me that any foreign routine comes with its risks if not respected properly; especially within the first few months. 1…
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Need help figure out my BF%
I am 55 y/o, 164 Lb. 5-5, male. I want a "beach body look". I thought this was generally a look most guys get at 10% BF. It's where the lower abs start showing. I didn't realize that was "too low" or "unhealthy", but some on here said it was? I have had a terrible time trying to add pics, but hopefully they are visible in…
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Today was picture day
Oh goodness 🙈 today was my initial “before-picture” day. I also calculated my BMI. Yikies 😳. But all is good. It served as a motivation and helped me realize that this is a life long commitment to health, myself and awareness 💕🥰. Today I also wrote my top 5 self love promises that I plan to keep. Here is to this new…
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How Do You Know When You’re Losing Muscle
Weight is up about ten pounds from last year, but clothes are starting to feel unintentionally looser, I look like all arms and legs again, but yet, distinct and visible muscles, much more so than at the lower weight. I’m definitely getting stronger. At what point do you start losing muscle? How do you prevent muscle loss…
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Whats my body fat?
Hi, I am 55 years old. I am 5-6 and I am now at aprox 164 Lb. I started working out and dieting in December when my 34 inch waist pants were feeling tight. I was 186 at my worst . My scale measures fat in 3 ways, viseral, sub cutaneous and total. I think it gave me an overal fat of 18% , but my sub-cutaneous was 12.8%. I…
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Fitbit tracking
Hi! Can anyone tell me if when using a Fitbit, do I have to still enter exercise into my fitness pal? I have them linked and ‘my fitness pal’ is telling me Fitbit about my food intake, but does Fitbit pass on my workouts? It’s hard to tell since it only says total and they don’t match because of the way one updates through…
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Gym Bros Eating Dog Food Due to MFP Logging Error
I don’t know what possessed me to read this - it came in my apple news feed … but I had to share that people are eating dog food in hopes of getting a boost in their muscle building efforts bc a TikToker looked up and shared the protein value of dog food on MFP and it was *shockingly* incorrectly entered at 666g. /serving.…
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Infinity Hoop
Hey there, I recently got an infinity hoop to use to help me lose the weight. Just wondering if anyone else used one and how was your results, what was your work out plan? I also have a stationary bike I plan on using as well.
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pectoralis major muscle …best exercises
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Powerlifting for Beginners
Hi everyone! I'm looking to chat with people who are powerlifters or beginning their powerlifting journeys to get advice! I'd love to start powerlifting!
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Exercise
This morning I done Spin 30 mins Run treadmill 20 mins Body pump 45 mins Think that good for a 51 year old woman lol plus got yo do two night shifts x
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Step backward
I get a new routine every week from my trainer. Many of the exercises don't fit the descriptions here. My Apple Watch assigns calories used during my workout, but FP won't sync with them. I used to be able to enter them by hand,but not since this new downgrade.
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Steps on Apple Watch / calorie adjustment on MFP
I have started using an Apple Watch synced to mfp to count my steps each day. When I go for a walk I don't add this as exercise. Mfp shows a calorie adjustment but this seems low i.e. 10,000 Steps walked and the adjustment is showing as 79 calories. Could someone explain how this works please and whether I should be adding…