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If your calories out is greater than your calories in you will lose weight. The only tech you need to know if thats happening is a pair of scales.

I tend to try and balance buzz words against research claims. Not looking so good on the OPs case here. Im not buying what she is selling. That said, Im generally an advocate of the "you do you" approach. So if she is into it then its no skin of my nose. Medical reasons aside, I dont think restricting food groups or macros…

I started this 02 Jan. Hadnt been following a plan so went in with reasonably conservative one rep max estimates. Going by the week 3 heavy sets: Squat: Cycle 1 80kg x 5 Cycle 6 97.5kg x 5 Bench: Cycle 1 55kg x 10 Cycle 5 62.5kg x 10 (in final week of Cycle 6, will be using 65kg tomorrow) Deadlift: Cycle 1 95kg x 6 Cycle 5…

I have a Xiaomi Mi2 band, its unbelievable value.

That was me today, its brutal! Particularly on 5s week.

Same here - specifically day 3. I put everything into the Deadlift, and then the squats becomes a test of my will to live afterwards....

Do you subscribe to deloading specific exercises, rather than taking a week of light work? Its just a thought, but Ive noticed over time I often have one specific exercise Im flagging in - while the others are still going strong. Not really in a "this is too heavy and I cant lift it" way but presented much more as fatigue…

As you mention it I have noticed I havent been so cold recently, a lot more like my old self in that respect. Though strangely it doesnt extend to my hands/fingers which are still like ice much of the time!

It is! Though everything Ive read suggests a deload is very important, when, for how long, and how often really is on the individual isnt it?

Cycle 4 (cycle 3 version 2.0!) Week 1, Day 1, was a success. I am now a 7th week deload convert!

I have a Mi Band 2, it cost £28 and has been superb so far. Not sure if its water proof enough for showering or swimming, but it is excellent value.

Finished week 3, was feeling strong all week so am now subscribing to Gallowmeres deload week hangover theory. Ill skip the deload next week and go into cycle 4 instead. Im not putting the weight up this cycle, I struggled so much in 3 I want to complete it "properly" before progressing.

Mine have been up and down, take bench (All n+ set): cycle 3, week 1 52.5 kg x 12 cycle 3, week 2 57.5 kg x 8 cycle 3, week 3 60 kg x 10 Clearly last week was low on reflection, but at the time was all I had. Seems to me we just have to accept a bad week/session, Im only really going to get concerned if it happens…

I didnt go on Friday (week 2, workout 4), have just skipped it. Moved onto week 3 today and had a really good workout. If it keeps up like this I think Im in the @Gallowmere1984 side of things and Ill switch to a 7th week deload. Thanks guys

Thanks! Makes me feel much better. Ill keep an eye on how I go next week, and if its anything like you Ill probably switch the the 7th week deload as well.

Deload - sort of. Going in 4 times in a week to do very easy work just isnt really for me. The first deload week I went in twice and did full body. Not pushing it particularly heavy, but at least coming away feeling I had had a workout. Second deload week I ended up only going in the once, life got in the way somewhat. No…

Ive actually gone the other way - since hitting the gym my thighs have gotten bigger, and now I find I need pants with bigger leg holes or else I feel like the circulation to my feet is cut off...

Cycle 3, Week 2. Im not sure whats going on with me, but feel like Ive hit a wall a bit. My sleep pattern has changed a bit, and I have had a few nights on the beer, so initially Im putting it down to that. This week Ive been doing the main 2 lifts and virtually nothing else. The squats are wiping me out. I think Im not…

Im really glad you spoke to each other, so many couples dont. This theme comes up all the time on here, and its one I tend to disagree with. I get it, its great to have someone with you on this (fitness journey), going through it with you, helping motivate each other etc. However, its YOUR journey, for YOU. ("YOU" as in…

I think often it is a lack of education/knowledge issue. Something this site is testament to. People often just dont get it, they dont understand, and so they dont know how to change things. I got overweight convinced I wasnt eating *that* much. Turns out I was consuming thousands of calories and had no idea. Spent a bit…

bmi was a tool for evaluating populations, thousands, tens of, hundreds of thousands of people. With so many possible variables there are always going to be outliers, and the mean is always going to suit most average people. However, as soon as you apply it to an individual the second they arent average like most, then it…

I have to disagree. Not 2 stone, no way. At 11 stone 8 I looked like I was dying, Ive since put on muscle and leaned out a lot, I just dont see where its supposed to come from. Only my tummy has any "pinchable" fat. Everywhere else is lean. Unless my organs are absolutely loaded with the stuff! :D Could I lose some weight?…

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Where then? I am relatively lean, Im not visibly fat, Im not hugely bulky - a fairly regular guy. I am "square". A stocky build, broad shoulders. Which is the only thing that seems to ring a bell for me, as bmi assumes a straight line between height and weight it takes no account for build. I can only repeat, I need to…

I would say, looking back, I was still carrying a fair bit of fat then. I have since gained a lot of muscle, and lost more fat over about 18 months. And put on around a stone. I freely admit I could lose some weight, get leaner, absolutely no question. Could I lose 2 stone, to *only just* be healthy? Absolutely not. As I…

For me? It really isnt. I dont consider myself a special snowflake at all, just outside the bmi's base assumption. That being a straight line height/weight analogy. Im short, but wide. I have been weight lifting the last 18 months. So, I would say, unlikely to have built enough lean mass to account for the difference.…

BMI does not work for me. Im short and stocky, so in that respect probably a bit of an outlier. However, all I can say, is if I ever got my weight into a healthy range people would assume I had a serious illness. I am 5'6", 12.5 stone, buy trousers at a 30-32" waist (ideally a 31 but who can find those!), estimate body fat…

Frsh bread, some butter, easily. Standard store bought bread, as toast, easily.

Im sorry but this seems like nonsense to me. This is not "set point" at all, by the way, rather some idea on energy balancing out eventually. My TDEE is around 2000 cal. I could EASILY eat 3-4000 cal if I just mindlessly ate as I felt. At that rate I would be gaining a couple of pounds a week at least. How big do I have to…

Quick check in, cycle 2, week 2, absolutely love it. Adapting well to the volume, really pushing myself but not killing myself, havent missed a rep - let alone a work out, and am feeling great. I definitely feel stronger and am certain Ive made some gains as well.