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My progress has stopped and I don't know why
I've been regularly working out for 4 months now and been maintaining a caloric deficit with relative ease. How ever it seems as though my progress has come too a halt. Despite me being in a caloric deficit of just 2000 calories a day with workout sessions 5 days a week I haven't made any significant progress recently. I…
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Will macros give me a different body shape?
I’m trying to lose 10 lbs. Is counting macros better than just being in a calorie deficit alone? I see all this pics of women who do macros and their bodies look toned Af and then I see “skinny” people who just cut calories . Am I doing this wrong. Should I be counting calories and macros to get the best looking body?…
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Gaining weight on a primarily plant based diet!
I have been skinny my whole life I started working out 2 years ago and for the first time in my life I weighed over 120lbs. I am now 19 and I weight 150lbs but I got to that weight eating unhealthy foods, I still have a low body fat percentage due to me being very active ectomorph. Recently I started eating all healthy…
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When/should I increase my calories
Hey guys! I’m on a lean bulk right now and my weights been stalling for two weeks now and my lifts and the gym have plateaued as well. Would it be safe to increase my calories 200+ right now? Should I weight another two weeks? Current Stats: 6’.5inch 180lb First year lifting 13% BF Currently at 3,000 calories I started at:…
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Summer bodybuilding/transformation competition?
Starting today take a picture each month and post it in this forum. The competition will end on November 4th. Whoever has accumulated the most like on their final picture will win!!
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Need a little help with high protein diet etc
I have loss a lot of weight with hypermis and now need physio as I have muscle weekness in my glutes and abdominal areas with nerve pain I want to build up my muscle mass in theses ares and lose some more weight and one got any or experience
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Entering my first cut.
Hi all I’ll be entering my first cut at the end of this month as I’ve been bulking for 5 months now and I’m kinda going in blind.. At the moment all I know that I’ll be doing is cutting my calories by 250 and keeping the protein the same and I’ll also be sticking to the same workout aiming to still progress and make…
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Last stages of cutting after a bulk
So I spent the winter bulking and for the most part was a clean bulk but I over estimated on the calories because I gained too much. I am 5’7 and was up to 203. I have been cutting slowly since the beginning of February and and now trying to get from 13% BF down to 10%. I am still training hard as I can with limited carbs…
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Lean bulking
Hey guys, trying to do a lean bulk, sticking with the 1:1 lbs per gram of protein. Currently weighing in at 163. Been intaking 150g protein daily for about 4 weeks. Strength is increasing and body is being defined, I want to continue growing. Should I? 1) wait till I hit a strength plateau and then increase in protein? 2)…
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My journey
In the final 2 weeks of my first bodybuilding contest. Follow my final stage for motivation and just keeping up to date
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Long Recovery & Muscle Soreness After Lifting Legs
Right now I'm training for a bikini level body building competition. I'm 21, am 5'8, and I'm weighing about 123lbs right now. I'm counting my macros, aiming for 1,700 calories a day (I need about 2,200 to maintain my weight. I've lost some weight, I'm down from baseline weight of 136lbs. I've gone up 20lbs in my bench…
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Anybody on supplements?
Now that I’ve accomplished my weight loss goal, I’ve decided to make a new one - muscle gains. I’m on creatine monohydrate right now (I’ve done my research on creatine; many mixed views out there but a lot of positive ones too). I’ve noticed a very slight improvement in terms of muscle endurance (mind you, I’ve just…
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Hammer Strength Box - how much benefit is lost?
For bench and squat, I'm using the guided Hammer Strength box at my gym rather than using full free weights. For a bunch of reasons, I'm not at the gym at a consistent time where I could find a training partner (3 kids in activities, coaching hockey, etc., etc.) to act as a spotter. I've had minor back issues in the past,…
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Ladies Who Lift
Lifting Ladies.. How did you overcome your fear of getting out on that gym floor and picking up the barbell? Currently I go to the gym with two friends, however we have very different fitness goals. Mine is to gain weight and lift HEAVY, another wants to reduce her fat percentage and do a lot of HIIT, and another wants to…
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Any intermediate lifters setting lifting PR's - while on a cut?
I'm four weeks into my first cut and have set some squat, bench press, and overhead press PR's. I've lost maybe 1 lb in 4 weeks but planned on losing 2 lbs. Just a fluke? Perhaps I'm still realizing gains from my bulk? Perhaps my cut isn't really a cut and my 1 lb is just scale inaccuracy or water issue? Perhaps recent…
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Am I still not eating enough?
So I’ve been using this app for the last month. I’ve set my program to gain .5kg a week, and my calorie intake have been 3,000-3,500 and I have still yet to gain any weight. I spend all my time at work on my feet, plus I workout 3 days a week for 60mins. I’m just wondering if any people have had the same type of problems…
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How do you know if your supps are good quality?
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Any women trying to gain weight
I weighed 93lbs on January 9 and I started this 12 week program called shortcut to size on bodyspace. As of now I weigh 97lbs. Just wondering if there are any woman out their besides myself trying to gain weight vs loosing weight
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How much lean body mass a 180 cm guy should have to look muscular and ripped?
How much lean body mass a 180 cm guy should have to look muscular and ripped? Also what will be the ideal fat percentage ?
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Fitbit Steps
How many Fitbit Steps do you need to obtain for it impacts your calorie intake? I get close to 6000 steps a day and it doesn't show that these steps impact my calorie intake.
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Veteran Gains?
So I notice the topic of newb gains come up pretty often, with people who are new to working out making pretty significant gains early on. Does this apply to someone coming back after a significant (2 years) break? I've been lifting for the better part of a decade, although a few years in it became very inconsistent due to…
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Trouble getting enough protein
Hey everyone, I'm new here. Anyways, I started a program a few weeks ago to gain muscle and kinda "recomp" (I think that's the right word) because I have a "skinny-fat" physique. I look skinny, but I have some far covering my abs. So the program is going pretty well, but the problem is, I am having a hard time getting…
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Injured Knee Lower Body Resistance Training?
It's a 6 year old injury, and after extensive PT, it works fine. Usually. I did fine with my resistance training through 2014, but slacked off and gained a bunch of weight back over the years. Fast forward to 2018 and I am back on track, but this go-round, my knee is protesting my former routine of squats, plies and…
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ADVICE please! active - 1300 cal diet - workout 5-6
Hello there! My name is Anna. I am 31 and an athlete. I have been watching calories (eating good foods within my budgeted intake) and working out every morning (plus or minus 1 day). I have been gaining weight but losing body fat. I use a hand held body fat % pedometer to check in here and there. It says I am 14% body fat.…
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Sweet spot carb intake pre workout?
Been playing around with numbers of amount of carbs taken in before a heavy weight lifting training session. What would be a good sweet spot of carb amount to take in to Benefit the heavy lifts but not necessarily spilling over? I eat normally hour to hour and half before working out. Does it vary based on each individual?…
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i need some advice
Hello, i have been on a keto diet since jan 2nd and have been keto adapted for a couple months at least. i have dropped from 232 to 193 in weight but my body fat% is still 17+ so i began to workout on a program i used to do when i lifted regularly. its been 2 weeks of 5 day a week training, i run for 10 minutes, do 20-25…
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18 year old skinny male. Low calorie to high calorie diet.
I'm 18, 5'4 and only weight like 6st 8lbs. So I'm a pretty small underweight guy. This is my second day of my new diet change. I went from a minor 1500 calorie a day diet to a 3500 calorie diet. The new diet consists of peanut butter and Nutella sandwiches, plenty of eggs and a lot of milk and other stuff of course. My…
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Macros and calories
I am a little confused with the whole macro and calorie intake. I weigh 120, 5'7 and workout 5x a week for min of 60 mins....mostly strength training. I tried following the suggestions on my fitness pal but they don't make sense in some ways. Tips? Suggestions?
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28 pound weight gain
I quit smoking and began eating a snack to fight the urge. Originally I used eating just to replace picking up a cigarette but ended up gaining weight. My first week was very dramatic 7pounds. I love it because I have been thin all my life and was actually considered underweight beforehand.... I would like a good exercise…
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Gaining Weight In High School?
So I've been trying to eat more but the thing is that I just don't have a big appetite. Also eating breakfast makes me nauseous. I don't really have the money to spend on the gym either. Any tips?