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That's assuming one is at a healthy/appropriate weight to begin with. A woman who is significantly underweight may be encouraged to gain > 35 and a woman who is significantly overweight may not need to gain anywhere near 25+.
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Yes, you mentioned it & someone pointed out that your statement was incorrect. Raw veggies are great but they are absolutely NOT "negative calories."
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Why? Because people want them and will pay for them. Does anyone NEED a car or motorcycle that will go over 200 mph straight off the showroom floor? No. But do people with disposable income choose to purchase them? Yes. I donate blood every 8 weeks and there's a Crumbl next door. Once every two months, I enjoy one of their…
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LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ok easy there tiger. Save some of the Billy Badassness for the rest of us.
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May be worth reaching out to Alex Tilinca (professional trans male bodybuilder). I also had a trans male coach for the photoshoot I did for my 4th birthday - Nikias Tomasiello (I'm sure I'm spelling that wrong). Very open & accessible if you have any questions (my kid is gender non-conforming & Nik was awesome to talk to…
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current favorites would be either the Sunny D or ring pop flavors of RYSE
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41 years old 5'4" currently in maintenance at ~150 (so +/- as much as 5 lbs for fluctuations etc) Squat: meet PR 315, gym PR 345 Bench: meet PR 215, gym PR 247.5 Deadlift: meet PR 365, gym PR 405 OHP: gym PR either 107.5 or 110, can't remember for sure currently dealing with some injuries/issues so handling lighter weights…
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5'4" here and maintaining around 150 (+/- 3-ish lbs). It's a place that I'm lean to the point of being happy with the aesthetics but have high enough calorie intake (3300-3700 depending on where I am in training cycle) that I can enjoy plenty of good food (and beer!) and have good energy & strength levels etc. Basically,…
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Howdy neighbor - Hickory, NC here too!
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Police officer here, work a 2-2-3 with rotating days/nights (either 6a-6p or 6p-6a) I meal prep once/week and load up my cooler (it rides shotgun in my patrol truck) with a meal and any snacks for the entire shift.
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3 points, in order above: Sorry, but you burning that many calories in a lifting session is EXTREMELY unlikely. This may be useful in getting a more accurate estimate: https://www.strongerbyscience.com/research-spotlight-expenditure-resistance/ Again, sorry, but hitting 40 doesn't change your metabolism. I know it's one of…
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@ZaraSwe definitely do a quick search for body recomp or recomposition threads on here; there are a ton of them. The good thing is, since you're VERY new to the gym, muscle gain will come (relatively) quickly and easily, but that's assuming you're providing adequate stimulus. Recomp overall is also significantly…
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LOL when the subject line includes the phrase, "lack of knowledge" and then whaddayaknow, homie has already hopped on SARMS. JFC.
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But here's the thing - YOU DID IT! And you wanna know what's even better? YOU'RE GONNA DO IT AGAIN! Just keep at it, little by little - don't go crazy with it or anything, but stick to it. You'll see progress very quickly. And congrats on what you've accomplished so far - 110 is a lot to lose, and if you did all that by…
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Happy early birthday & now the most important question - what kind of doggos?!? :)
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Hey Mike, just for clarification - are you sure it's supposed to be 35g of veggies? That's literally like half a cup of broccoli? For an entire day?
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I'm a police officer on patrol, working > 12 hour rotating shifts. By policy, we are given a lunch break, but people don't stop wrecking their cars or beating their spouses or shoplifting from Walmart or being Karens about the neighborhood kids playing basketball outside or or or or....I can't remember the last time I…
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maybe worth a read: A heuristic for estimating energy expenditure during resistance training https://www.strongerbyscience.com/research-spotlight-expenditure-resistance/
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I realize this (study linked below) isn't EXACTLY what you're asking, but I believe there are some nuggets of wisdom to be gleaned here: Efficacy of progressive versus severe energy restriction on body composition and strength in concurrent trained women https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36802029/ What's the TL;DR? 1. 14…
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Totally legit question, not being sarcastic.... Why does it matter? I mean, even if you could possibly know an exact number, down to the decimal, would that actually change what you're doing? What I mean is... 1. If your bodyfat is X ("too high" in terms of the number you want to see), but you really like the way you look…
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If you post photos (yes, plural - front and back, as different people have different distributions), we can make reasonable estimates. Didn't peek at your profile so not sure if you're M or F (kinda assuming M, given the stated desire of 10%), but regardless, yes 10% is POSSIBLE. Please note that possible =/= pleasant or…
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I haven't competed since 2020 (injury sidelined me for awhile, but slowing building it back up); IF - and that is a BIG IF - everything continues going well, I'll be looking to hit the platform again either late this year or early next. Squat is taking the longest to "get back," but recently pulled a deadlift PR at 400 lbs…
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Ah yes, this is true...however, if the client actually becomes self-sufficient to any degree, they will no longer have a need for a "trainer." And no doubt the fitness guru explains it away as, "kEePiNg tHe bOdY gUeSsInG" or some such nonsense. OP - your "trainer" is chasing your wallet, not your success.
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Hey Jarod, as I'm sure you've probably heard/read/been told, consistency is key. Is it actually tracking/logging where you fall off, or....? Any idea WHY? I mean, do you get bored with it, frustrated, get busy during the day and then once you're in bed you go "OH $h*T! I forgot!" or what?
