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Bodybuilding-no, but Powerlifting-yes
I have in the last 6 months gotten into poerlifting- at the ripe old age of 67! Although i haven't lost a great deal of weight, 5/6 lbs. , my body composition has changed a great deal. This has helped my low self-image quite a bit. I didn't start with very heavy weights, as one might expect, and only increased the amount…
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Do you take supplements? And what would you recommend?
I've been lifting for a few months (total newbie!) and my hubby (who has been lifting for years) keeps suggesting supplements to me. I know the word "supplements" encompasses a lot. I take a multivitamin and I have protein powder that I mostly use it for cooking since I don't usually have a problem getting enough protein…
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Gaining weight to get menstrual cycle back
I've recently lost roughly 3 stone however I haven't had my menstrual cycle in 4/5 months, what can I do to get them back without gaining all my weight back? How much and what should I be eating? Any help is great thank you
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urgent topic -- body fat 12,3 % but it doesn't look like it
I never noticed it was low but I did and I'm trying to gain weight and I'm achieving that goal but then I saw I'm 12,3% body fat and it's unhealthy. So here's my questions...how am I 12% when I'm not that toned ? Cud it be wrong or something? At the gym the trainers measured my body fat and mentioned it was quite low. What…
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Help me with my deadlift
Last time you guys helped me graduate to the big girl squat rack, so hopefully I can get some advice to start proper deadlifts too. I've only been lifting for a little over a month, and I started out doing stiff legged deadlifts with the fixed bar. I don't think I could have lifted the full olympic bar plus weights. Either…
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Struggle a bit
Hi everybody. About a year ago I was 73kg (i am 187cm high) and had enough beeing skinny. Now I am 86 kg thanks to a diet plan. My goal is the reach 92kg. But..during the weight gaining period I have get belly fat and I still do not look "bigger". What shoud I do to get my muscles looks more defined? I work out 4-5 times a…
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Weight loss - bulking : when and how to transition ?
Hello everyone ! I've started using MFP last december : I am a male, 1m74 (5'9''), and went from 94.7kg (209 lbs) to 74kg (163 lbs). I just reach healthy BMI, but I haven't reached my goal yet. I'm starting to think about it though, and what the future is made of. My current goal is 66kg (146 lbs), which is basically mid…
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Underweight and trying to gain weight and recover
Hi all, trying to gain weight, I'm 5'2 and I usually weigh around 88-90. My short backstory. First off, I DO NOT have an eating disorder, or feel any negativity toward my body. But I do have depression and anxiety. I've struggled with these things for a long time, and didn't start getting help until around recently, I was…
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Macros
So I've starting to get use to eating the amount of calories to gain weight and I was wondering how important are macros when gaining? I've been watching them on MFP and getting relatively close to the right percentage everyday but some time I have to drink an extra protein shake or eat four slices of toast and jam instead…
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5' 7", 139lbs, 16.2% BF. Should I do a slow cut?
So, I found out I'm 16.2% body fat at ~139 lbs. I have been eating at what is supposedly my maintenance (which will likely increase) over the past several weeks and I actually ended up losing around 3 lbs. I am making progress in the gym though and I'm not losing strength at least. My PT suggested a goal to get under 15%…
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I don't like lifting, but love the results. Advice?
The title explains my dilemma. I did Stronglifts for six months and am finishing the Strong Curves beginner program this week. I'm not sure where to go from here. I don't want to lift weights, but I want to look like I do. I like the way the strength helps me in my other activities. Are there any fun alternatives to…
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Mass gainer
I have a question for the community, I'd like to hear from members that have used mass gainers. Did it work for you? I bought Mutant Mass Gainer Sunday, obviously I'm not posting because I don't see results, I decided to take it because I have a hard time to consistently eat high calories, so I'm using this to supplement…
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Weight Lifting, bulking/cutting, and or vegan/vegetarian/healthy eater add me!
Add me if your into Weight training Eating healthy Eating vegan Eating vegetarian Bulking Cutting I want more friends that are on a similar path for motivation!
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Binge eating
I've eaten loads and binge ate around 4500 calories today. I will return to eating about 1500 calories tomorrow. Would I have gained weight?
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Need to take two weeks off lifting- tips to not lose mass
I'm having surgery to fix a deviated septum, and the doctor says I shouldn't exercise for at least a couple weeks, and refrain from doing intensive exercise that'll increase by blood pressure for at least three weeks, to make sure I don't get a nose bleed and prolong healing. I've been on a bulk for a couple months now and…
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How do i get big?
i am 6' 169 lbs and have been trying to bulk up for a while but am having a hard time putting on muscle. i am currently getting 3500 calories and maintaining weight. last time i tried bulking i went up to 4k calories and gained some weight but the only thing that got bigger was my waist.
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Bulking progress, with pics. Feel free to add yours
Hey all, am starting my lean bulk til end 2017. Aim is to increase 0.5inch in shoulder width, 1inch in both biceps and 2 inches in chest. Overall, bigger upper body. Pic from 13 Aug Will update every 2 weeks with new photos. Join me and post your pics here
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6'4 229 pound male coming off of huge weight loss time to bulk?
What's going on everybody I lost 120 pounds in just under a year and now I'm lost as to what i should do with my body do I still need to lose weight or should I start bulking now? The future goal is to get into body building looking for some advice I'll provide pictures also thanks everyone let me know.
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Struggling to accept weight gain
I am trying to gain a bit of weight as I have lost all my curves but find it difficult seeing the weight go on and the numbers increase. any tips on how to deal with weight gain?
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Stretches & Warmups
Hey all, just kinda wanted to get the insight and the benefits of doing stretches and warm up sets before workouts. It's something I always skip and prefer to go straight to the actual sets which itself are relatively lower in weights as I'm just starting over again and pretty much have lost whatever strength I have…
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When to bulk
What bf% for a female to start a bulk?
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Can I bulk now??
This is me before my bulk, during my bulk, and after my cut. There are only six months between the first two pictures, and a whole year between the last two. I literally did not put on any more muscle after the first six months, I just got fatter and fatter. I ate a terrible diet just to 'dirty bulk'. I don't have a photo…
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Building muscle
Hello everyone! I just want to make sure I'm on the right track so please let me know if I am! I am 20 years old, female, 5'3, 123 pounds. I started going to the gym about 2 weeks ago. I am going 4 days a week. Here is what my routine consists of; everyday we do 20 minutes of cardio, then we stretch for round 10 minutes.…
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Breastfeeding- Weight gain challenge
So.... I actually was on the weight gain challenge before and doing pretty good. I was taking apetamin to help with my appetite; however I stopped taking it because I found out I was pregnant and of course I didn't need that anymore with the greedy bundle of joy inside. Lol ... anyways I had my baby and have been…
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Loosing weight while building muscle help... recomp?
I'm 5'6 and 137 pounds, started at 143. I'd say my body is naturally on the muscular side because I used to be a competitive figure skater, but I've gained some weight over the years since then. I think my goal weight is somewhere around 130, depending on what I look like as I loose. (I already know if I loose fat first…
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I need to stop lifting - what now?
I'm 61 and have a chronic illness,osteoporosis and degenerative disc disease. I started on nerd fitness towards the end of last year and moved on to SL 5x5 about 6 months ago. I've been progressing (slowly!) But as the weights have increased,I've suffered on and off with shoulder and neck pain. (About 4 years ago I…
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Trying to choose a protein powder
After tracking my macros for a week or so I've discovered that I struggle to hit my protein target. MFP suggests that I should eat 89 g of protein but usually I only eat 50 - 70 g. I don't eat meat so I've been trying to eat lots of humous, cottage cheese, eggs, beans lentils and fish but I still haven't hit that goal so…
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Need help gaining weight.. Im new
Hi Im quite skinny and am looking for a ~2500 calories/day... Any recommendation for small meal with high calories. I live in SEA so there are some food which im currently unable to find like in the us. Im 174cm and 50kg
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Revealing Abs
So I have done a few tiny bulk and cuts over the years l. I normally am at 138lbs and will bulk to just over 146 with a slight surplus (2500-2700) for around 5 months and then will naturally come back down to 138 over a few months after decreasing the deficit down to a reasonable number of calories (about 2200-2300). I am…
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Supplements to increase appetite?
I have been working out with a trainer to gain muscle for the past 2 1/2 months. I started at 120. I've lost 4 pounds of fat and gained a little bit of muscle. I'm just concerned that I'm not moving faster because I'm not getting my calories... which also makes me really cranky all the time. I don't have an appetite unless…