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Weighted Hip Thrusts w/o Barbell
My office's gym doesn't have a barbell-- dumbbells only. Works out alright for me most of the time, except for my weighted hip thrusts. My frame is too small to balance more than one dumbbell on my hips at a time, and thrusting 50 pounds is getting too easy... My booty wants more! Is it possible? Help me!!!
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Anyone with Lyme Disease?
I'm looking for advice on how to build muscle when struggling with chronic Lyme. I was jw of anyone can relate?
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Is this a solid plan?
I got a 4 month summer gym membership and thinking of making the most of it so I came up with this bulk/cut cycle: 198 starting weight 190 (lose 8 pounds fat) - 1 month cut 196 (gain 3 pounds muscle / 3 pounds fat) - 3 month bulk Total change: -5lbs fat +3pounds muscle Is this realistic? I won't neccessarily be lean after…
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Leg work out undone as gym was full
Did squats yesterday but was not able to do leg extensions ,hamstrings and leg press as gym was full so can I do it today ? Or else wait to give one day test today and come back tomorrow
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What are your best and worst body parts?
I am just curious what some people weak points and strong points are. Mine are below. Best: Shoulders, Calves Worst: Biceps, Abs Shoulders are my strong points because of my bone structure (long clavicles) although they don't necessarily grow faster than my other muscles. Although I am above average weight, my calves…
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Is losing this much weight after bulking normal?
Am I losing weight too fast after bulking? My first week cutting I went from 179 to 174, but I figured most of that was water weight. This second week I went down to 171 now. 500 cals under my estimated TDEE is 2900, and Ive been eating 3000 cals. Is this normal?
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Observation and comment about healthy weight
I was looking back at pics of myself when i was in my twenties, thirties, forties, and honestly i can't believe how thin i was 'YET' i at the time always remember feeling like i was fat. I would love to be as thin as i was back then and appreciate it!...Why is this?
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strength/weight training on different equipment...
I have been lifting weights for a few years now. At work, I have access to a small weight room with bars and plates. I am looking at a different job (out of town) for the summer, which would give me access to machines only. I am wondering if I should try to bulk/gain any muscle possible in the next 5 weeks before leaving.…
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A good pair of grip gloves?
Anyone got any recommendations on gloves that have good grip on for weight lifting? Thanks all!
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Protein powder suggestions for recomp?
I can’t seem to hit my protein goals. Anyone with any suggestions for whey protein powders, particularly for recomp?
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Blender bottle for hot liquids
Not sure about anyone else, but I like my protein powder in my coffee. Does anyone have any suggestions about a good blending container for hot liquids?
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gaining muscle help
After losing my belly fat I now want to build some muscle (if possible). I have upped my calorie intake up to 2500 a day from 1650 especially protein but worried that I will gain fat again. I have started weights routine at gym which I plan to do 4 times a week, do I eat more calories everyday even on days I am not at gym?…
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Stiff Leg Deadlifts
So I rammed on the plates and stiff leg deadlifted my way to a set of dodgy hams, glutes and lower back because I was too impatient with weight increments... Thing is, I've read with SLDL's not to go too heavy in general as it's a sure way to snap city. I love the stretch in my hams with this type though and couldn't get…
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Interesting Article on 4 Strength Standards before advancing to Other Movements
Interesting article: 1 – 25 Goblet Squats with 50% Bodyweight Before you graduate to barbell squats, you should be able to goblet squat to parallel using a dumbbell or kettlebell for 25 unbroken reps. It's a test of relative strength, which means it'll show you whether or not you're strong for your size. 2 – Eight Strict…
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Ganglion cyst
Appeared last night after heavy leg session. On inside my wrist. Never had one B4 and have self diagnosis until I see Dr on Monday but it looks exactly like pics I saw. It's small but so are my wrists and it's ugly :( Anyone ever have this B4? Do they go away? Is it from lifting?
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LEG PRESS light or heavy?
As today (Wednesday) seems to be leg day for most lol I thought I'd bring up the subject of light or heavy leg press... For me personally my body responds better on leg press when I train light. So for example I'll do 3-6 sets (depending on other exercises that day) of a fairly light Weight and do as many as I can to…
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Does anybody do fullbody days back-to-back?
If I'm doing bench/rows/squats one day and pullups/overhead press/deadlifts the other day, the exercises seem different enough (with the exception of maybe squats/deadlifts) that you could do them back-to-back without effecting each other too much. Particularly, I feel like unless you used isolation exercises as well your…
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Help with Starting Calories
Stats: Male 5'11" 120 lbs 18 years old I generally weight train 6 days a week and do 35 minutes of cardio everyday. I want to start putting on some lean muscle mass and was wondering if 3000 calories a day is a good place to start. Any recommendations?
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How many calories burned from strength training?
Is there good tool to use to estimate how may calories you burned during strength training? Just wondering.
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Drastic loss in cut
I started a cut 6 days ago didn’t feel like I changed much except stopped over eating and cut out all beverages except water and milk. Lost 2.5-3 lbs in weight from 182 and didn’t know how much muscle this cost me. I know I should shoot for .5-1 lb a week just curious if I need to start cramming food ASAP to minimize…
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Bulking/ cutting
I have recently being on a small bulk and I’m currently 80.1 kg(12.6 stone) and 6 ft 2. I’m not to sure of my exact bf % but I would say it’s between 15-20. I can see my top 2 abs and sometimes 4. However, now have a bit of a tummy. How long would it take to cut down and get my abs to show if I started cutting? Just…
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Trying 2 gain help
I just started on apetamin on April 14th I'm not sure if it's working or I'm not sure if I'm doing it correctly and I'm not even sure if I'm housing it right does it belong in the icebox or does it just need to be at room temperature
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Trying to lose fat and gain muscle
For the last few months i have been eating pretty clean and have had a counter used for the calorie defecit from mfp. i have lost almost 17 lbs from changing my diet from high octane garbage, to healthy leaner foods and lifting and doing cardio. I also am extremely active at work. I walk about 6 miles a day. I would be…
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Does calorie intake affect muscle mass
I have the app set to lose weight so I’m eating less calories so I can lose fat in the stomach area but I’ve been trying to get gains in the butt area. Do I need to eat more calories?
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Struggling with legs
I'm having a hard time, I usually use the squat rack and static lunge 35kg to 40kg and the same with squats. This is done twice a week, 4 sets on a great day or 3 wobbly ones on a poor one. Sometimes it seems not easy but doable but there are days where it feels so hard, getting out 8 reps instead of 12. I was using the…
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Favourite high calories smoothies
Hi, I'm looking for inspiration for smoothies to plump up my 14 year old son. He's 5'4" and weighs 81lbs. He had a health condition for a long time that reduced his appetite and, now he's recovered, he's finding it hard to eat very much. We're seeing a dietitian who's prescribed some nutrient dense milk shakes but he…
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How do you do your warm up sets?
I don't like calculating % of 1RM so I usually add 50 pounds for each set and do my regular # of reps, decreasing by 1 each set. For example, if I am doing 225 pound deadlift I will do: Bar x 8 Bar + 50 x 7 Bar + 100 x 6 Bar + 150 x 5 3 working sets (Bar + 180) × 8 I know this is probably far from optimal. Just wondering…
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FIRST TIME GOING INTO A GYM FOR A LONG TIME
first my story I'm 36 year old male, 5-6, 5-7 tall weigh 137 lbs as of today. I used to weigh around 210lbs for years and last year I decided to change that. fast forward 6-8 months and here I am at 137lbs. I'm using myfitnesspal to keep counts on my calories and now I'm on maintenance which is 2130. my question is do I…
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Fat loss very slow for a skinny fat guy and is it because of fatty liver ?
2 months on 5oo deficit diet 3 -4 times strength training week Macros 30 fats 40 carbs 30 protien Refeeds 1-2 starting second month Beer in 2 months - 2 small bud light cans only Profile male in mid 30 s with body weight 165 pounds Bmi -22.5 Height -180 cms Resting metabolic rate -1575 cals Current body weight- 159.17 Body…
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Arm definition
I’m looking to build some arm definition but don’t quite know where to start. I’m big into cardio and light weight lifting. I don’t have access to a large gym, just mainly dumbbells weight bench basic home workout equipment. Any suggestions beyond basic bicep curls, triceps dips, push ups, etc? This is what my arms look…