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Need Eating Advice
HELP! I am SO confused! I run 3 days per week (usually 35 mins), lift 2 days per week (one hour with personal trainer), do yoga one day, and then give myself a rest day. I would say my lifestyle is at least moderately active because besides the workouts, I walk to/from/around campus daily. The walk to the gym alone is 4…
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Swimmers...anyone??
im a super competitive swimmer and i need someone to relate to. anyone else into swimming for there workouts? i need a buddy to talk to because it seems no one else really does any swimming.
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Kettlebell
Just bought a 20lb adjustable kettlebell. It was on clearance, and dumbbells are just so expensive. I work out at home and I need to add some heavier weights to my routine. I'll do some kettlebell exercises with this but mainly I want to use it for weight-lifting. I can do upright rows, squats, probably some careful lunges…
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How to strengthen forearms and grip?
Hi. This is my first post on this board. I am running into problems with my lifts. My right wrist/arm (not left) gives out on me during some lifts. My big muscle groups aren't being challenged because I can't lift more because of this. I started paying attention, I noticed that I have a habit of turning my wrist out of…
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What's your rep method... and why
Ladies that lift:... question - when you do your reps do you increase with ea set (i.e. 1 set 50x6, 2 set 55x6, 3 set 60x6...) or do you do the heaviest you can for several sets per work out & increase weight per workout - this is what i'm doing and it seems to be working - but i remember back when i used to competitively…
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Handstand Push-up Goal
Hi. I've had this fitness goal - to perform a handstand push-up - for as long as I can remember. I can perform freestanding handstands and have since childhood. I can get up against the wall and somewhat push downward towards the floor but then my shoulders give out and sort of collapse. I know that it takes really good…
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holiday workout plans...
What's everybodys plans for working out around the holiday? are you skipping all together? making a special trip to squeeze workout in? maybe working out early (during the wkend?). Do tell.... I'm not sure my plans - i live 20 m from town so if we ain't in town i don't want to spend the gas to go but i hate playing catch…
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Setting Weight Lifitng Goals?
Cross posted, but still needing advice... I'm a recent convert from the "eat like a bird and do insane amounts of cardio" camp to "eat like a fully grown adult and lift some heavy things" camp. Mostly because I'd like to be less skinny-fat and more totally-buff. I started working with a strength trainer (a certified…
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Abs
Can anyone give me some good suggestions on how to get rid of this stomach fat using weights?:angry:
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Cathe workouts
Just wondering if anyone is doing a Cathe workout plan. I'm doing her STS (Shock Training System) currently and working around a bicep tendon injury!!:mad: Everytime I try to lift heavier I seem to injure myself. Course I am 55 and certainly don't feel it so perphaps I need to scale back!! She is coming out with new…
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i need a new workout! HELP!!
my workout seems to not be working. ive been running for 3 miles at a 6.5-7.0/mph pace at a 2% incline and then lifting weights everyday changing everyday between legs/abs and upper body. i also do yoga five days a week and usually swim for four hours (for practice) and i cant change the swimming part but does anyone have…
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Flat stomach/back
i'm a swimmer and so i workout a lot including running, lifting and yoga, along with the workouts in the pool. but for some reason i cant loose any weight off my stomach or back! i eat healthy and i dont over eat so i dont know what the problem is. anyone have any suggestions...please?
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Deadlifts, what am I doing wrong?
I began NROWL4W a couple weeks ago doing regular deadlifts. I was getting slight back aches , like when you've been moving heavy boxes all day. Then someone mentioned the romanian kind since I'm not even close to using 45lb plates yet. I'm using a 45lb Olympic bar and I can semi-easily get it up to 55lbs, though I did try…
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Bulking Plan (seeking advice)
Just spent about 20 minutes trying to find the right calculations for my bulking phase, which will hopefully start about a week or so after my competition. Maybe right after, we are grocery shopping on Monday, and I am not the girl to sit around with out a plan! Anyway, I calculated my daily caloric needs to be between…
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How much do you gain...
When you are bulking up muscle, how much do you gals usually gain? plan to stick to my same program (low fat / high protien) Just uping my calorie intake, with the exception of possibly adding a casein protien at night - but trying to research before i start (approx eta 9.17.12)
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Is Jillian Michaels strength training?
I'm wondering if anyone considers Jillian Michaels' videos strength/resistance training?
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Power clean help
I'm adding power cleans into my routine starting today, but I'm a little at a loss as to where to begin with the weight. I've been watching videos, and I've done them before (months ago), so I feel *okay* about the form. But any tips for figuring out how heavy to lift would be helpful. I don't remember what I was doing…
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Bodyweight Exercises, Bands, and Hand Weights
Hi! I am new to this group, and I'm looking for help creating my weekly exercise routine. I'd like to strength train 3x a week, do cardio 4 or 5x a week, and generally just improve overall strength, tone, and health. I am also in the process of losing weight, I have a knee injury that began when i trained for a 1/2…
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Help! Already at a plateau?
I haven't lost any weight since my last weigh in a week ago. Ok so just over a week ago I upped my strength training to higher weights/fewer reps. I'm at 152lbs trying to shed fat/tone up so I do plenty of cardio everyday and most strength every other day. My final goal is to get to 125-130lbs and get ripped, not to…
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What's a good substitute for push ups?
I have a bad neck that seems to be aggravated by push ups. I do them, modified even, but within the hour.....yowzah ! Been going on 4wks (NROLFW ). Suggestions? TIA !
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CHEST/TITS.... LEGS/HIPS can they b shrunked???? :(
Hey guys so i'm totally clueless about weight training,,, i've recently started running and although i'm not in any gym i really want to reshape my body.... been reading loads so i'm well aware of the fact that its impossible to lose weight in certain areas of your body... fair enough.... my question is this... i'm doing…
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GAH! Re-rack your weights, it's not hard!!!
Sorry, a rant, not aimed at those here. In the gym today, the free weight room is a mess, plates EVERYWHERE. Plates I'm unfortunately not strong enought to lift. The gym manager, a lovely lady, came in and started tidying up, so I offered her a hand. She politely declined my offer and said, "It comes to something when the…
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Adjustable dumbbells??
Looking to set up a small home gym. Does anyone have any recommendations for an adjustable dumbbell set?? Positive or negative reviews would be great. Thanks.
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Gym rat lookin for friends!
Well I've been on MFP for awhile and I've seen lots of people putting themselves out there asking for new friends so I'm here I am....FR me! I live in the gym, love to lift weights, kettleballs, medicine balls..I'm doing a lot of plyometrics right now too along with cardio..I don't run outside, I try not to run cause…
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What to do? What to do?!
I’m wondering if anyone has any ideas of stretches/exercises that would help out with my #1 and #2 problem areas…. #1: That little pouch below the belly button. By far this is my biggest problem area and the one I'd like to work on most. #2: The middle back or as I like to call it the "bra rolls" area. Any ideas would be…
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Where to start?
First off, sorry I know there are probably loads of posts like this one! I want to get into weight training, to tone up and gain strength, not too much but just some nice definition. I've just ordered New Rules of Lifting for Women, but I don't have a gym membership so I'm after things I can do at home. I'm looking at…
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Newbie - hips, bums and tums - where do I start ?
Hi There, Ive just given birth to my 2nd baby 3 months ago and have started to work on losing weight....Im trying to get out walking as much as I can but know I need to do some toning and strength excercises too... I need help getting started, any tips please ?????
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Why do we need to take "rest days"?
Hello :) I'm new to strength training, and I've been warned of "rest days" in my routine. I'm not feeling very well today so I've just texted a gym friend to say I'm taking a day off. I'm slightly upset at the thought of not going to the gym today, and my dumbells in the corner are promising me comfort if I pick them up :(…
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Snacks/Shakes
I've been using Wheyless Protein shakes and eating protein and Carb-Less snack bars.. do they really help?
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Eating Well: The Best Fitness Foods for Women
Eating Well: The Best Fitness Foods for Women Eat these ultimate workout foods for a better workout and better results A great article from Women’s Health 06/28/2012 Who needs expensive supplements when you can get all you need from natural whole foods? Whole Grain Bagels Never mind Dr. Atkins—carbs are the optimal workout…