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If it's not hydration related, maybe it's a tension headache. You could be running with your shoulders too high, head tilted forward or backward, maybe clenching your jaw. When you go for your next run, focus on relaxing your hands/arms/shoulders/neck and face.

Yep, a clean dirty bulk... or would it be a dirty clean bulk :) ? Either way, wouldn't a smaller surplus help control the fat gain? i.e. maintenance calories during a recomp, slightly above maintenance for clean bulk, more for your regular bulk (the lowest amount of calories for optimum muscle gain), and even more calories…

I would recommend a 5lb range to maintain at, 2lbs can be easily gained with a couple of high sodium meals or during "that time of month". The only way to know how many calories to eat back is by trial and error. Work your way up from 1240 to 1740 over the course of around 3 weeks (200cals extra/day the first week, 200cals…

That's a big secret you've been holding on to :) You basically have two options... 1) start weighing everything... Even if you didn't keep it up, at least you can get a visual of what one tbsp/tsp/cup/100g's of something looks like. I measure/weigh everything I eat, with one exception, I won't always measure the peanut…

TDEE is best calculated by eating a given number of calories over a set number of weeks. You can use an online calculator to give you an estimate, let's say 2800. You eat 2800cal/day for x number of weeks... if your weight doesn't change, you are at your TDEE, if your weight goes up try removing 100cal from your daily…

The 2300 is an approximate of my maintenance without exercise. I'm currently eating 1900 + 75% of my exercise so some day's it's 1900 others it's over 3000. I'm adding 100cal a day/week every week until I level out.

Looks like we do have a similar routine, it's fairly standard, get outside and ride when you can and during the winter focus on strength. Unfortunately, I was out of the game for about 18months and needed to get back in the saddle and shed some weight.

[quote=" Definitely start lifting a.s.a.p. though! You don't say what your cardio is. Personally I'm not a fan of HIIT in between lifting days as that's when your muscles should be recovering. My training is typically 3 days weights and 3 days cardio (mostly cycling in one form or another). [/quote] I am a cyclist.. I do…

Yes that is perfectly normal. I only weigh myself once a week so my graph looks so boring compared to yours. Keep up the good work!

I do yoga 2-3 times per week. It's worth every second, you get to stretch and strengthen areas of your body you didn't even know existed. In all seriousness though, it's a great way to increase flexibility, strengthen all those stabilizing muscles that may be neglected, and ultimately avoid injury.

Track everything that you eat, there's no reason not to. If you have a jar of pickles for example, I'm sure there are some calories listed per serving no matter how few there are. Furthermore, foods like pickles may be very low in calories but they tend to be very high in sodium. I would err on the side of caution if…

You're sort of right. If you're looking for a "six-pack" you can do all the ab/core workouts you want, but if you have a layer of fat hiding those abs, you'll never see them. However, you do want to work out your abs so you'll really have something to show when the fat is gone. As mentioned above, you can obtain this as a…

Never mind, googled it.

Would you be so kind as to inform me how?

A solid running base means different things to different people, for example if you're training for a 10k vs an ultra marathon, but if you are new to running I would consider being able to run (outside) for about an hour continuous and with relative ease. As meandering said move into a simple 10k plan, work on being on…

You need to work on getting faster. If you run three times a week, for example, you should do a long slow run, tempo run, and hills or speed work. However, before doing any faster runs you should have a solid running base.

Thanks wildtxn, I'll have to check out the feed zone, but those macaroons look great.

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Fiber does fall under carbs, however there are two types of fiber; soluble and insoluble. Since insoluble fiber is not digested by our bodies it essentially has zero calories.