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Posting Posed Pictures on Social Media
A lot of fitness influencers will post pictures and videos showing off their amazing progress. I have nothing against this but then they will fail to show what their bodies look like in a natural light which can give some people the wrong idea of what working out can achieve. This is also not addressing how genetics play…
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Hello all, Happy to be working out again
My name is Aaron. 47 years old, chasing a 3 year old around and working out hoping to improve energy and mental health, and maybe make it to see my son grow up without me having a heart attack.🤪
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Different training phases? Neuro/Strength, Metabolic, Hypertrophy? Who can share their experience?
I am just starting to learn about different training phases. I have been lifting for about 2 years now and realize I have always been in the hypertrophy phase. I am just shifting to neuro/strength phase for the next 4 weeks, then back to hypertrophy for 4 weeks, then metabolic for 4-6 as I try to reverse diet/cut a bit and…
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Automatically update sets, weight, reps values to the most recently submitted in the most used list
I always use the "Most used" list to add my strength training to the app, but the default values are always the first ones I put in. The values are set to what I first entered back when I started working out, when I didn't know what I was doing, so some of them have like 7 sets, which I always need to change to 4 now. (I…
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Reigniting the passion
I've had a personal trainer since October and strength/endurance wise I'm the strongest I've ever been. I want to lose about 30 lbs. I lost 80 before. I'm 40 lbs up from that but my composition is a *lot* more muscle than I had when I lost the weight. I'm starting to really hunker down on my diet and mental clarity again…
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Coming back after long
In past was an athlete , but lost myself and went into depression, had a lot to eat maybe was finding solace in that, gained a lot of weight became 153 kg now trying to get my life back have started fighting hard come down a few kg now weight 147 Kg want to find inspiration and motivation to continue this
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Struggling horrendously with sleep lately.
I want to keep building muscle and I know how important sleep is for that. I've taken Trazadone and Melatonin. But I'm lucky if I get 3 to 5 hours of sleep, but I really want 7 to 10. I've always been a night owl, but it seems harder to go to and stay asleep that past month so far than I can ever recall it being. I might…
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How do I view my history of routines?
It may sound like a stupid question, but I cannot find the history of the execution of the routines I made, for example, If I created a routine named "push day one #" and entered: bench 120kg 12 reps * 3 press 70kg 8 reps * 3 and so on... and the next day week, I log the same routine but with different numbers by using the…
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Hi all
Hi guys, I’m Lee from the UK, just starting out on the long road to achieving my goals and looking forward to seeing the results.
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Revisiting after years away
Hi, I am revisiting after years away. I signed up for Noom but didn't like it at all,then remembered tracking my carbs years ago when I was a bodybuilder. Things have changed since then. I am now 66 years old and spend time swimming, doing aquafit and walking the Highlands since I moved to Scotland. I am a widow and the…
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Working out after lack of sleep?
I've struggled to stay asleep the past few week or so and was wondering if I should skip working out today? The last chest day, I felt a little more noodle armed than I would've liked, but I was still able to force myself to get it done. And it's chest and back again today, but I had another bad night with a lack of good…
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Acronyms and Terms for New MFP Members
Original topic: 08/16/2012, updated 7/2022. This is the THIRTEENTH (eek!) update, with modifications to the existing list. If anything is not clear, feel free to ask or use your Google-fu. If anything is incorrect, please let me know and it will be updated in the next re-post. This list is mostly focused on health,…
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Hello!
Hello! My name is Molly, I just turned 27 and I am excited to start a new fitness journey to tone up next year!
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Hi! New Here!
Hi All, John, 49 from Ontario. Just writing to say hello and introduce myself. Ultimately I would like to lose the pounds and my gut, but I'm focussed at the moment on strength training and muscle growth. I like feeling and looking strong and I feel better when I work out with weights. I do need to do more fat burning…
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Lose fat and maintain muscle simultaneously
Hi everyone, quick back story. I've been overweight to obese most of my life. A little over two years ago I lost about 42kg (93lbs), I've gained about 6kg (13lbs) back of that. I lost the weight through tracking my calories on MFP and walking. Over the past two years I worked my way up to running and cycling. I'm pretty…
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Is it the training or my eating?
Over the last year, I put on a good chunk of mass, reaching 185lbs at my heaviest; I went up 20 pounds between the start of 2020 and early 2021. I cut this summer, dropping down to the 175lbs range, however now that it's winter I was looking to go back up in weight. This last month, I switched trainers as my old one was…
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New to fitness pal!
Just wanted to say hi to everyone. I started my weight loss journey in august when I decided to do keto, and I lost 50 lbs! Now my goals are to build more muscles, so I decided to add carbs to my diet. It’s been a little bit of a struggle finding what foods contain the best carbs for my body in order to future my fitness…
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Is 5 Reps Enough?
I walk over 1 hour almost every morning, but I wanted to add some bodyweight exercises to my routine. I did 10 knee push ups, 10 squats, 10 lunges on each leg, 10 jumping jacks, a 30 second plank, and a 45 second side plank on each side. This left me pretty sore and feeling some concerning neck pain (from the plank,…
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May or may not have hit a plateau.
My weight kinda keeps bouncing up and down a few pounds every day. I'm so close to getting below 200 lbs, but it'll go up the next day 😫 I was like 202 pounds a day or two ago and today the scale said 205. Been bouncing back and forth between that range since Thanksgiving. I don't know if it's muscle from working out or…
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Feedback On My Workout Plan
My goals are to eventually compete in a bodybuilding show again. I did one show almost 5 years ago now and I’ve never lost the desire to get back on stage. I haven’t been as consistent the past 3 years due to a surgery and two pregnancies so I have a lot of work to do 😅 I’ve been considering getting a coach though but I’m…
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How to have a firm body!
I want to make my body firm but not masculine. Any tips on how to make your baby firm is appreciated.