Articles and helpful posts about fat loss, nutrition, training, behaviors, lifting, etc. etc

SideSteel
SideSteel Posts: 11,068 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Hey everyone!

I have a general question for you.

What sort of topics would you find helpful for YOU, pertaining to the above?

Thanks for your time!

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  • JustMe2691
    JustMe2691 Posts: 111 Member
    Behaviors definitely, but really all of the above are helpful when submitted by those (like yourself) who actually do the research rather than just post the next great quick loss plan.
  • SideSteel
    SideSteel Posts: 11,068 Member
    JustMe2691 wrote: »
    Behaviors definitely, but really all of the above are helpful when submitted by those (like yourself) who actually do the research rather than just post the next great quick loss plan.

    Thanks. When you say "behaviors" could you elaborate a bit?

    I'm just looking to get a feel for what sorts of things people are wanting to read about and what things they truly find beneficial.

    Thank you!
  • yopeeps025
    yopeeps025 Posts: 8,680 Member
    Is there a set time limit for muscle repair? The questions I do have I feel might be impossible to answer with how far science is right now.
  • JustMe2691
    JustMe2691 Posts: 111 Member
    SideSteel wrote: »
    JustMe2691 wrote: »
    Behaviors definitely, but really all of the above are helpful when submitted by those (like yourself) who actually do the research rather than just post the next great quick loss plan.

    Thanks. When you say "behaviors" could you elaborate a bit?

    I'm just looking to get a feel for what sorts of things people are wanting to read about and what things they truly find beneficial.

    Thank you!

    Off the top of my head for me...

    How to overcome those actions we take that we know are sabotaging us.
    How to find ways to focus on getting on track with tracking, moving, choices, etc.

  • jkal1979
    jkal1979 Posts: 1,896 Member
    I would love to have a article on the whole "building muscle in a calorie deficit" topic. I've tried Google, but would love to have a reference from something a little more reliable than Livestrong.
  • barbecuesauce
    barbecuesauce Posts: 1,771 Member
    I'm transitioning to maintenance/recomping so I'm most interested in articles about the behavior of long-time maintainers and people who have successfully performed the alchemy of fat into muscle.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    I think women new to lifting/afraid of lifting need to hear that they won't get bulky.
  • JustMe2691
    JustMe2691 Posts: 111 Member
    kshama2001 wrote: »
    I think women new to lifting/afraid of lifting need to hear that they won't get bulky.

    This was a big one for me. Too many years of going to Gold's Gym and seeing the Hulks scared me away from weights. It took a lot of reading, re-reading and reading again to convince me that weights weren't going to turn me into She-Hulk.

  • yopeeps025
    yopeeps025 Posts: 8,680 Member
    JustMe2691 wrote: »
    kshama2001 wrote: »
    I think women new to lifting/afraid of lifting need to hear that they won't get bulky.

    This was a big one for me. Too many years of going to Gold's Gym and seeing the Hulks scared me away from weights. It took a lot of reading, re-reading and reading again to convince me that weights weren't going to turn me into She-Hulk.

    I notice that about golds gym too. Brings out the female bodybuilders.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    JustMe2691 wrote: »
    kshama2001 wrote: »
    I think women new to lifting/afraid of lifting need to hear that they won't get bulky.

    This was a big one for me. Too many years of going to Gold's Gym and seeing the Hulks scared me away from weights. It took a lot of reading, re-reading and reading again to convince me that weights weren't going to turn me into She-Hulk.

    I had this irrational fear for a long time, despite lifting off and on since the late 80s and never getting bulky, lol.

  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    SideSteel - how about working with/around injuries as a topic? For me it's knees.
  • tomatoey
    tomatoey Posts: 5,446 Member
    kshama2001 wrote: »
    SideSteel - how about working with/around injuries as a topic? For me it's knees.

    Huge second to this. And training smart in your 30s+ in general. I can't be the only one who suffered for acting like I was 20 and didn't have years of inactivity and a few years of extra pounds on the old joints.

    Also psychological stuff that goes along with that. Like accepting and working within limits
  • andylllI
    andylllI Posts: 379 Member
    What about decision paralysis? consistency and striving for progression is more important than whatever training plan given that there are so many reasonable training plans for beginners. I spent some time stalled and switching because I thought there was probably something better out there. Like failure to commit in dating ;)
  • kpeterson539
    kpeterson539 Posts: 220 Member
    barbecuesauce wrote: »
    I'm transitioning to maintenance/recomping so I'm most interested in articles about the behavior of long-time maintainers and people who have successfully performed the alchemy of fat into muscle.

    I second this!! I feel as if I'm just "winging" it although I've been trying to research this topic, as of late.

  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    andylllI wrote: »
    What about decision paralysis? consistency and striving for progression is more important than whatever training plan given that there are so many reasonable training plans for beginners. I spent some time stalled and switching because I thought there was probably something better out there. Like failure to commit in dating ;)

    Perfection Paralysis!

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  • barbecuesauce
    barbecuesauce Posts: 1,771 Member
    kpeterson539 wrote: »
    barbecuesauce wrote: »
    I'm transitioning to maintenance/recomping so I'm most interested in articles about the behavior of long-time maintainers and people who have successfully performed the alchemy of fat into muscle.

    I second this!! I feel as if I'm just "winging" it although I've been trying to research this topic, as of late.

    There's a good thread in the Maintenance forum about recomps, but I'm always looking for more information.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    kshama2001 wrote: »
    I think women new to lifting/afraid of lifting need to hear that they won't get bulky.

    I don't really understand why women think this. It's not like men magically go from nothing to bulky--if you happened to start gaining more muscle than you wanted you could simply stop working so hard.

    Of course, I'd love to gain more muscle/look more muscular, not merely leaner (although that's good too), and my gains so far are not much (even though my strength has improved).

    For me the issue was less fear of getting bulky as simply fear of looking like an idiot in or not being welcomed in the weight room.

    Anyway, I'm yet another person interested in information on recomping.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    andylllI wrote: »
    What about decision paralysis? consistency and striving for progression is more important than whatever training plan given that there are so many reasonable training plans for beginners. I spent some time stalled and switching because I thought there was probably something better out there. Like failure to commit in dating ;)

    I had this same problem.
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    Lifting programs for maintaining strength. Not necessarily building more strength or muscle but maintaining what you currently have.

    Good intermediate lifting programs that are not complicated to follow.

    Things to help a recomp, things to look for when doing a recomp, things not to do during a recomp....notice the trend here... :)
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    I would be interested in reading more about how sleep affects weight loss and fitness.
  • bbontheb
    bbontheb Posts: 718 Member
    I would like to know about exercise with injuries or issues with feet/knees, etc.

    I would like to a plan for when I reach my goal weight-how to maintain, how to not panic that I will gain all the weight back, how to keep it in check, if I should still log food, etc. Sort of a "road map" for maintenance. The same would be nice for losing weight/fat...

    Behaviour modification-learning to see food as fuel vs a comfort, a go-to during stress...how to develop new healthy habits suggestions, how to look back and analyze major triggers, things that affect mindless eating (food on counter, things like that).
  • tomatoey
    tomatoey Posts: 5,446 Member
    edited June 2015
    Also: for beginners and returners after injury - how to scale activity. E.g. it's advised to do x many hours of cardio & yay much resistance activity (for health), but doing it all at once (going from 0 days to 6-7 days) might be a bad idea for some.

    Also: reading pain signals; what to do about DOMS
  • carakirkey
    carakirkey Posts: 199 Member
    Overcoming obstacles- injury, time, special events, stress etc.
    You might find this research interesting for the behaviour stuff- Mary Jung UBC http://www.ubc.ca/okanagan/hes/faculty/mjung.html
  • Cherimoose
    Cherimoose Posts: 5,208 Member
    SideSteel wrote: »
    What sort of topics would you find helpful for YOU, pertaining to the above?

    I'm flattered to be included in your market research.

    Since there's so much good information out there already by reputable authors, how about about compiling an orderly list of links to them. :+1:
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