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3k calorie intake right for me?
I’m 29, 6ft 172lbs. Trying to add muscle. GW 185-190 with 10% body fat. Is 3k caloric intake ok if I’m working out 5 days a week?
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Too early to start bulking?
I have recently started getting back in the gym. I am not overweight, but I have a higher body fat percentage than I'm "supposed to". I'm a black female (I think that detail matters) 5'5 and weight about 155 with a body fat % of about 22. I talked to a trainer and they said that it's a little high, putting me at risk for…
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Alcohol and gains
I've been wanting to get some perspective on this topic for a while. I'm not a heavy drinker, but I certainly enjoy wine and the occasional cocktail (usually a margarita). I try to stick to red wine and tequila. I would say I have 2-6 glasses per week (rarely more than 2 in one sitting). And I try to give myself extra…
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I have a herniated disc! How can build muscle?!
Hi guys! I recently was diagnosed with a mild herniated disc. It hurts when I do certain movements like pelvic thrust. Therefore I cannot do heavy squatting, hip thrust etc. However, I go to the gym to gain weight and muscle. Especifically my glutes, legs and back. If anyone has similar experiences or know what exercises I…
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Progressive Weight Lifting
Progressivly adding weight to your lift sounds easy... but if you're me and you struggle to do this what do you do? I read that you should be adding 10 pounds every session. Please tell me this is off!!!
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Wanting to shift weight
Hi I'm new to this so I'm seeking dietary advice on shifting belly, chest and back fat as that's where I'm holding heavily.
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Building muscle while cutting - what’s working for you?
For everyone here who is looking to build muscle while losing body fat, please post what’s working for you. For me it’s low carb and fat and high on protein while lifting heavy and some weeks and others high volume and of course sometimes both!
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Bodybuilding Personal Trainer Certification
Hi, I am new to Myfitnesspal. My name is Billy. I wanted to ask, which personal training certification everyone would recommend I obtain to focus on bodybuilding. Thanks!
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Calories question- weight loss
If I was to increase my calories now for 3 weeks (before I start a more structured and intense exercise routine and cut my calories by around 400 in 3 weeks time) would it make it easier to lose weight then because I have a higher caloric starting point and my body will be in a larger deficit?
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Protein problem
I’m having trouble meeting my daily protein intake.... any tips? I’m currently trying quest...it’s okay....but I’m forcing myself to drink it. I’d rather just eat it.
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Gained weight:)
So happy to finally not only see weight gain on the scale but noticeably in the mirror. Super excited to see what the next six weeks will look like!
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What do you supplement with?
I’m curious what works for everyone else here in terms of for weight training and just overall health. For me, I use whey during the day and after workouts and casein at night. As far as vitamins, I take an antioxidant blend, vitamin D, and fish oil.
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Lean enough?
Am I lean enough to run a bulk? I lost weight last year and have been in maintenance/recomp since July. My butt is smaller than I would like and I'm not sure if it will grow in maintenance. If I do run a bulk I'm not planning on starting until late summer/fall because I go to the pool a lot and want to look good for the…
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How do you estimate?
I am beginning my (probably 5th) attempt at bulking. I am currently 138, male, 5'7.5, 23 y/o. I go to the gym consistently 5 days a week. However, I have failed to add muscle the way I want because I always fear that the surplus will add too much fat to my frame. I like being lean but my goal is to be 155 and lean, which I…
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How long is reasonable to continue my bulk?
I'm really living it up with eating. My progress in just over a month is I've gained about 5 lbs. The exciting thing is I've started to hit some strength personal records as a result (below, if interested). I feel strong... not too fat. My strength progress had stalled for weeks/months until I took the "lid" off eating.…
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FST-7
I am just now getting back into weight lifting and have started the FST-7 program. Has anyone else used this and if so how did you like it?
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Variations of the hip thrust as effective?
It’s so much easier set up wise for me to perform this lift on the leg extension machine (or even the Smith machine for that matter), and I’m wondering if anyone else here does this and if you find it is as effective? Also, if using a traditional bar, how about laying on your back as opposed to against a bench?
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Toxic workout environment
So I go to a gym that is newly built (5 years old) and as you would guess it has a large portion of members because it has the nicest equipment of any gym in the area. My problem is that while I love the equipment I feel like the weight room is a bunch of d bags that act really cliche and make the place uncomfortable. I go…
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P.H.A.T vs P.H.U.L
I am a natural lifter and I have been doing PHAT for only a week and I do seem to find it a bit easy and not to challenging and personally I like to challenge myself each time I do a workout. But I can say weather it’s working or not for me yet I will have to do it a few more times to judge the programme. Is one of them…
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Am I Overtraining??
Hello everyone: (5'3) My more normal weight is around 103-105 pounds, but I currently weigh 92 pounds. I lost the weight in a span of five months recently due to exercising more than my usual. I find it hard to believe that I lost so much weight by just walking at a fast because I know some people run for miles and don't…
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C4 preworkout - first time user
I do intense cardio (spin) and full body weights sessions (circuit training), using free weights due to restrictions from RA. I track my HR on a fitbit Charge 2. I know they aren't accurate, but like to compare apples to apples as between workouts. For example, I track each spin workout from the same start point to the…
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Sacrificing Cals in a bulk for entertainment?
Do any of you guys ever sacrifice valuable bulk calories to do an activity like basketball or football just to realize you now need an extra 1000 calories for the 2 hours you were running?
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Trying to gain weight
Any high calorie foods I can eat that will pack on a few pounds. I'm trying to gain not lose.. I'm very athletic and high metabolism..
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Cutting versus Bulking
Anybody have some good advice on how to cut properly versus bulking? What is the best time frame to do both and how should I meal prep?
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New Meta Analysis on Max Protein Intake and MPS
Just published from Alan Aragon and Brad Shoenfeld. Relevant to some discussions here lately. https://jissn.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12970-018-0215-1
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HITTING PLATEAU
Petite but buildable, at a standstill can’t seem to gain. Any tips?? Wanting to hit 135lbs currently sitting at 122lbs or so .. also trying to tone and weight train
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Consumption of calories
do I have to consume all allowed calories in order to weight loss OR its optional to me
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Paleo for cutting?
What has others done for cutting after bulking? So far I’m down to 65g of fat & 1700 cal from 2200 a day with the Paleo diet.
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57 Year old wanting to bulk
Hello, I am hoping somebody could answer my question. I am currently wanting to add some muscle to my frame. I have been working out consistently for awhile but just recently started ICF 5x5 to try to gain some strength as well as get some size. I have the usual old guy problems with belly fat but unless I get down to a…
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Effective ab building workouts?
Has anyone got a decent ab routine that builds ab muscles up that I could follow and that they know works ? Thanks all.