claireychn074 Member

That was what I meant by “feeling” but I said it far less eloquently 🤣 I have poor proprioception - apparently not unusual with hyper mobility. I don’t actually know where my arms are when lifting - I frequently assume they are in the right position until I watch my lifts back or my coach yells at me. I struggled to learn…

Sometimes we can’t hold or achieve a position as we don’t know what it feels like. It’s easy when you know how, but that’s where a good instructor comes in. It’s easy to think you are standing up straight / squatting upright / not arching back on an overhead press until someone corrects you. Then you need to practice the…

Standing lat pulldown in a slightly bent over stance maybe? 🤔

I’m very lucky in that I don’t usually experience the mood swings, but I resemble a water balloon, had HORRENDOUS periods with agonising cramps and flooding, nausea and all the usual fun physical symptoms. My advice is not to suffer in silence. I eventually managed to see an HRT specialist (I’m in perimenopause) and…

I’m lucky (?) as I’m hypermobile so have the natural mobility for Olympic lifts (started them at 43). But I tore my rotator cuff through sheer stubbornness and stupidity. It had hurt for ages but I was training for a 10km open water swim and didn’t want to stop. So I tore it sigh.

I’m not defending MFP but just wanted to check that people posting here know this is a USER forum. If this is where the complaints are posted about stuff going wrong (as several threads appear to do), it’s not surprising they go unanswered. It’s the helpful MFP-ers who try to help people who respond on here - it’s not the…

I haven’t heard of maingaining - I’m nicking that! I think my body fat was a bit low at 15% for my age and time of life, so 23% feels healthier. My rotator cuff tear was only partial and yes, it’s recovered. I won’t say healed as I’m not sure it has technically healed (haven’t had a scan recently) but I went from not being…

Good question. I lost weight originally as I’d put on about a stone of fat over two years following a rotator cuff tear, which meant I had to stop swimming. So I found an S&C coach to get mobility back and start strength training. I went from just over 60kg to 53kg - low body fat but not great muscle mass. Went up to…

Your metabolism hasn’t slowed and age-related muscle loss is totally reversible at your age. But you may need longer recovery periods and IME you have to focus on nutrition and sleep. I can’t comment on a bulk as I don’t train that way (more recomp) but I can tell you that I’m lifting heavier each year (50 this year,…

To gain 5-6kg in 10 weeks means you will have gained some fat and are probably holding a good amount of water - sadly it won’t be all muscle. Cellulite is “just” fat which pushes through your layers of skin. But, mine worsens when I’m holding water (hormones or hard exercise session) - maybe because my muscles are swollen…

I wouldn’t increase more than 200 a day. Try that with a new workout routine for about 30 days and see how you feel/look and adjust incrementally from there. Regarding diet and best training programs I’d confer with: [/quote] I meant to add 400 cal above where I am now which should be around my maininance level and then…

Just be cautious how you start with dried fruit or fruit bars. Some people find the fibre causes bloating and gas, so start small and work your way up (even if you’re used to a high fibre diet - motion and fibre can cause, uh, motion 🤣). I stopped eating apricots when training for that very reason.

If you’re not adverse to sugar, try a sports drink. In summer I often get through lucozade sports (usually only need half a bottle) as that gives me the sugar to prevent a hypo (not diabetic but do have blood sugar issues). I also snack on a handful of jelly babies mid workout as they are easy and quick to eat but don’t…

There has been some research suggesting the distribution of fat can change in menopause, to become more focused around the mid-section. But it’s not an “either /or” situation, ie you may end up with a bit more abdominal fat but you’ll still put it on elsewhere if you eat more calories than you burn. I’ve been in peri for…

I am probably one of those people you would think looks reasonably fit and toned - certainly for my age. And yet every single time I go into a public gym I’m hoping no one looks at me. We’re all the same - I think you just get used to exercising in front of others in time. And there is always someone fitter, slimmer,…

How do you feel driving home? Are you stiff / ravenous? How long is your drive? I’ve trained in a gym then driven 2 hours; trained at home then eaten straight after; had a bath/ gone for a walk etc. I think recovery is personal and it depends on how you feel. I know I benefit from eating quickly after (but my sessions are…

Are you getting enough protein? I find i recover quicker from doms when I hit my protein target - it takes longer if I’m low on protein. But - I still get doms. Every time my exercise shifts a gear (ie increased volume/ weight / intensity) I get doms. I also find exercising releases them, so I get straight back in the gym…

I found the artificial sweeteners in protein powders caused some issues (and jn protein bars) so I switched varieties a few times. I think my tummy also adjusted in time. But, at the risk of being crude, protein farts are defo a thing 😳

🤣 and he’s not exactly slim is he? Low body fat but he ain’t skinny!

OMG I just snorted out loud! 🤣 that’s hilarious!

No no - this is good! You’re actually getting more protein than you thought! 🤣🤣

I would also add that most products have an allowable percentage of insects in them, it varies per country and insect but one figure is 3% by weight. That means 3% of flour etc is potentially insect. So we’re kind of eating them already.

Do you like protein powder? Mix some flavoured powder in with the yoghurt (chocolate, banana, strawberry…) I find it too sweet personally but if you’re after flavour and sweetness it will do it.

Patience, practice, good nutrition and rest! Over time you will work back into it, if you haven’t done yoga for a while you’re bound to be stiffer when attempting the poses. I haven’t tried that particular one so don’t know how good it is for beginners, but there is a huge variety online and you might just find some of the…

I don’t think I’m particularly gullible but I was about to say “water? Wow, really?” 🙄

I only change the water if it gets too cold ie I use lukewarm water. I think if the water is the same temp then there’s no need to change it? I defrost a lot of stuff this way now and sometimes change the water, other times I don’t.

Interestingly my menopause specialist applauded the amount of red meat I was eating (along with bread and some other manufactured foods) as they meant I wasn’t hospitalised with anaemia ie the volume I ate just kept me on the “normal” side of being horrendously anaemic. My endocrinologist has never once commented on the…

Buff / swole / hench - all mean big visible muscles and low body fat (just realised I’ve been around gym bros too much 🤣).

I’m in maintenance so I track vaguely. I sometime miss the odd chocolate or bit of milk in my tea, but I know my daily calories will be under by probably 100-200 each day. If I need to lose weight then I track absolutely everything to the nth detail. As the odd bit of milk, spoon of flour, scraping of butter, can all add…

Interesting, thanks. Insects certainly seem an alternative and possibly more ecologically sound source of protein than some intensively-farmed meat or dairy, so I’ll be watching with interest to see how it takes off.