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@heybales question…what’s the difference between body building and strength??? Are you familiar with Michael Matthews to know which one his program focuses on? I had no idea there was a difference.

I did hydrostatic and I was happy I did. It gives the most accurate breakdown of muscle to fat makeup on your body, which I then used to establish a baseline for my diet. I’ll be doing another visit this Wednesday to see whether i need to adjust my calories back to maintenance. My goal was to hit 16% BF before starting…

Realizing the original reason I wasn’t losing weight was because I was afraid of what my friends and family would think. I also realized for the first time that I actually do have what it takes to get in superb shape, but I’ve always put what other thought of me above going for it. For some context, everyone in my life…

Either actually. I’m looking for efficiency. This is more of a thought experiment than anything else. So for example, if you could only do nine lifts to make the most impact on your physic what would they be? What if you could only do five lifts? Or maybe ….swimming sprints? Since it’s a full body work out and would cut…

Okay let me try to rephrase…we’re trying to gain the max amount of muscle with the least amount of time spent lifting weights haha and you can state what you think this would be for someone brand new vs A veteran.

Right. The issue is that I chose a subjective goal. What if we say we’re going for 8 pounds of muscle a year for someone who is new to weight lifting…would the amount of lifting you do matter time wise (assuming progressive overload?) or is it not possible to even hit that level unless you’re working out an hour a day?

Just to kick things off, my guess is 30 minutes three times a week of compound exercises. Upper body, lower body, total body?? I’ve never tried this so I’m just going off of what I’ve read.

I avoided calorie counting like the plague and was always attempting intuitive eating with very little results. I’ve always been “healthy” at 19-20% but never having that toned/buff look I wanted. Even when working out regularly. Calorie counting is really the only thing that has shown me progress and now I don’t think I…

Can you explain what foods you eat to hit that ridiculously high amount of protein? I’m small (4’10”) but I still find it hard to hit my 100g protein total!!

I’m currently in a cut and doing some physical therapy, but will be bulking after summer! Looking to stay motivated. It will be my first time doing it and I’m definitely a little apprehensive!

Man oh man, I’m going to go as hard as I can this summer to make up for last year! Who knew a conversation could feel as good as a drug? Bring with people is my main priority. It’s important to get that social work out too. I wish I had more plans. I will be seeing some girlfriends for a trip, but my dude can’t take time…

Same. For the longest time I stayed away from MFP cause everyone convinced me that I was crazy for wanting to take care of my health and track my fitness. You’ve heard it before… “live a little! Aren’t you going over board? Just one dessert won’t hurt you!” Now that I’m nearing thirty I realize that I can make my own…

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