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Dumbbell strength training
In an ideal world, I'd go back to Stronglifts 5x5 to improve my strength and retain muscle. Unfortunately time, transport and childcare conspire to make an at-home workout more likely to be sustainable. I find body weight exercise less rewarding as I enjoy the progress I feel when adding weight, and I'm scared of dropping…
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Eat, Train, Progress GROUP!
Hey! In addition to my facebook page, I've just now (finally!) created a public facebook GROUP under the same name. I expect it to grow and become a good place for no-nonsense information exchange. The main difference from the page is that groups tend to be better for disussions/threads/etc and users can freely post what…
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We are finally on instagram
YAY! now go follow instagram.com/eattrainprogress ty ;)
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Overtraining
Is anyone familiar with the mechanism by which overtraining causes mood issues such as anxiety, depression, irritability, etc? Is it hormones being out of whack, or something else? I've been poking around, but I am wondering if anyone knows this off the top of their head. Just curious.
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The Ultimate MLM Supplement Guide
Here at Eat, Train, Progress we believe in providing you with the very best tools you need to succeed. And so I've put together a complete list of all the products being sold by various MLM companies in the fitness and wellness space like Herbalife, Visalus, Thrive, BeachBody, ItWorks... you name it, I've thoroughly…
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Hamstrings?
Hello! I'm currently doing StrongLifts 5x5 as my program. I am considering adding a hamstring exercise to the mix since I am getting more of a quad workout from both squats and deads and would like to balance my legs out a bit more. If you suggested one hamstring exercise to add, what would it be? And when would you do it?
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July Q and A
Got any general questions? Feel free to drop them in here and I will take a look as time permits!
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Calorie 'sweet spot'
I want to say thank you thank you so much to Sarauk2sf and SideSteel, for this part of the Myfitnesspal community. I am 5'2" so most books and calculators put me at 1200 to 1400 calories but eating like that makes me resentful and angry. I've been lifting since November and was eating healthfully, but not counting…
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Taking video
This is one of those points that will only be relevant for a chunk of people but it's worth mentioning: Those of you who regularly squat and bench and deadlift, who have at least some idea about proper lifting mechanics, and ESPECIALLY those of you who either compete in powerlifting or you are going to compete in…
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Snacks at the Office
I'm wondering what you use as snacks? My job is mostly a desk job and I find it WAY too easy to munch all the time. If I can control that, along with the gym and running, my goal is to loose 25 lbs
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Wrist Wraps
Quick (hopefully) question for those that use wrist wraps on squat and bench. Did you find that your lifts initially went down when you first started using them? By squat session blew yesterday* and my bench didn't go quite as well (not bad, just not as well) as I think it should have gone. Having done something new, it…
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Advice for hard gainers
I am a 45 yo female competitive swimmer who has never been successful in building muscle. Unfortunately gaining fat is much easier! Do you have any general tips on what sort of reps and sets work best when muscles are hard to come by? I eat a good amount of protein and generally pretty healthy food.
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Thank You
Thank you so much for all this information. After years of Weight Watchers and just being food-centric and hungry all the time... endless bouts of cardio... and seeing the scale and my body stuck in a loop of pain and shame... I have hope! Last week I started stronglifts with TDEE - 20% and the scale is moving + clothes…
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Relentless and HopeKids
Relentless is a team of amazing people and powerlifters. You may recall a viral video recently of a woman pulling a 400lb deadlift in an Elsa costume in front of a bunch of excited children. THAT is Relentless. Many of those children suffer from life threatening illnesses or have a loved one who does, and this is the very…
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My 1st PL Meet
Thanks to the encouragement of new friendships formed in an out of town gym and coaching from @SideSteel I had a blast competing at the Revolution Powerlifting Syndicate's Backyard Bash in Greenville, NC last Saturday. Long back story: Over 3 years ago I lost 48 pounds before my 40th birthday. I started barbell training…
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Q and A thread for May 2016
Hey! Purpose of this thread is to handle quick questions that don't involve multiple page answers. Got any questions? Fire them below!
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Client Progress -- Kate
The following is a testimonial from my client Kate. I'm sharing this for a few reasons. Obviously one reason is that I coach people for a living and so showing off their progress serves as a way to demonstrate my coaching. But lets be real for a minute -- I'm seriously PROUD of Kate and it makes me feel good to see clients…
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Help Me
Hello, I'm Brock Easley. I am still recovering from being 755 pounds 3 years ago, and I'm wondering if I should keep doing what I've been doing (Eat Less, Exercise More) or something else?
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Switching from fat mentality to fit mentality: A rant
I hope posting this here is ok..I respect and value all the advice and knowledge in this group so much and I wanted to see if anyone has suggestions or can relate to what I'm going through. I'm kinda freaking out. I've inched up 100 again on my cals this week as suggested in recomp/weightlifting threads, multiple…
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Online Coaching -- June 2016
Hey everyone! I've decided to devote additional resources to my coaching business in an effort to reach and help more people. I've also added an assistant to help me with some administrative tasks to allow me to become more efficient. As such, I have capacity to take on a few additional clients. Here are the services I…
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Since you were very helpful with my last question....
In my last post I asked about macros and mentioned that I have some dietary restrictions. A trip to an allergist this week has left me with even more restrictions, at least for the next month or so. Here they are: no vitamins or supplements of any kind, no protein powder, no almond/soy/cashew/coconut milk, try to stay away…
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Appetite increase during bulk/decrease during cut?
Perhaps a mildly interesting topic I was just discussing with a coworker. We shared an observation that when cutting weight, hunger is an issue for a little while (a week or two tops) and then it goes away. In fact, after a decent amount of time has passed I have trouble reaching my calorie goal and start force-feeding…
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Program Balance check...
So, I was gong to title this Program Sanity check... I thought better of that, as 1 - IT's a bit nuts, and 2, I like\suit being a crazy fool... So, I had 4 months off. Life got in the way. About 5/6 things all at once... Then i had a 12 week run back in the gym before i posted re: Deload, and got injured\sick, hence a 2…
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How do you learn to love yourself?
This is an important topic for many people. I started a facebook post on this with some simple recommendations for people. But I also asked for other people to chime in and the thread has some great replies. I would encourage you to go into this post and add yours, or just go into it to read it and read the replies, if…
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Switching to PHUL or something similar
I have a trainer who does programming for me every 4-6 weeks and I lift with her once a week for form checks etc since about last summer. I am needing to break up with her for budget reasons + I've been heavy lifting for about 18 months and am ready to get to it on my own << feel bad about this.....anyways. I want to focus…
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Questions on fat intake and training suggestions
I am trying to get back into the swing of things and I have some questions on how to do it properly. My weight has yo-yo'd big time over the last several years. I am 5'3", currently 136 lbs and 32% BF. The quick version..... I went from 150 to 120 about 5 years ago when I get serious about fitness and started working with…
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Podcast with Eric Helms
My friend Lawrence Judd and I interviewed coach Eric Helms from Team 3DMJ. You can listen here: http://sbsradio.libsyn.com/
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Adjust plan or keep going with current one?
Background: 36 year old female, 5'5", history of very low athletic ability but never overweight until after 2 pregnancies. Started in January at 167 lbs. Started weight training in my home gym 1/4/16 following the "Strong" book by Alwyn Cosgrove and Lou Shuler. So currently 4.5 months in, 3x/week full body…
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"Deloading"
So, does anyone deload on programs? I had 4 months out the gym, so eased back in, about 10 weeks in, feeling fine, but planning a deload on my program.. In basic terms, i do Squat\Bench\Deadlift\Shoulders (Rehab work in here as well), and a "Weak lift\Bodybuilding day" - That changes according to the week. 6 weeks 5x3 on…
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Stop lying to myself
I've been lifting now for going on 7 years, completely self-taught from books, magazines and the internet. This entire time I've been bench pressing with my elbows pretty flared out. I worked my way up to a 285# bench, which I felt justifiably proud of, especially considering I was BW 185 at the time. Here's the rub,…
