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It's simple to just go to Exercise here, Cardiovascular, Strength Training and enter your session time.

Yeah, I'm not even trying it. Hilarious to watch though. It's a real thing too, lots of YT clips of it. Some doing over 300 pounds. It's named after German guy Arthur Saxon. Old school, before racks etc. Here's Bugenhagen doing 305 full lift incl ohp. I see some on YT doing more but not doing the ohp.…

Just a small correction. He says that binge day was +600. It was +1100 above recent levels, but +600 above maintenance. I usually find that the day after I've had a binge, if I can get back on track, I find it easier to have (slightly) fewer calories that day than normal and also have a good workout, because I'm still full…

Ever tried the Arthur lift? Bugenhagen here, lol: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIhpdun0pPI

1) There's nothing wrong with a couple days (or longer) diet break. In fact it can be helpful, mentally and physically, if you've been feeling fatigue from it. OTOH, if this was just a binge type of situation, maybe try to look into the reasons why. Maybe doing any sort of working out helps keep you on track. Maybe there…

To be pedantic for a moment, weightlifting refers to Olympic lifts, clean and snatch, etc. /s Noss wrote an excellent post there. Two things I'd recommend for you. 1) Check your form. I recommend Jonni Shreve's channel. Former pro bodybuilder, his main focus is form guides and he's really good at it. Here's one for bench…

1g/lb was the old bodybuilder myth for lifting and looking to build muscle. Then studies showed about 0.7g/lb was all you really needed, however that's an average, so bump it up to let's say 0.8g/lb because you may not be the average person. But wait, we know that vegans need more protein, and we know that older people…

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Add wrist curls when you can. As Dr. Mike said, with all the progression info he gave. Supinated is good for forearm strength, let the db roll down to your fingertips then close your fist. Reverse grip too.

There is good general advice in this vid from Dr. Mike. I would 100% advise avoid something like plank or pushup for quite some time. Improve your ROM over time by holding initially the lightest db. Do flat press and shoulder press with db long before trying planks or pushups. Much easier to press 10-50 pounds than…

Depending how serious the wrist injury is, consult doctor and PT, etc. etc. Some things to consider: Contralateral training is real, as Ann said. Working your good arm will result in about 50% of the strength gain in the injured arm. Not muscle. However, keeping the strength up will be helpful later. You can still train…

That's a good point above, and I do similar with my hot chocolate. Save your items as a meal, then it's instant to add to your diary later, so put in your amount of milk, marshmallows, etc., and save the meal. If you later have it and don't add the marshmallows, simple, just delete that single entry after you add the meal…

Actually, OP can answer what weight(s) the db's allow and what type they are, i.e. fixed, loadable or adjustable. e.g. I use loadable db's, which allows me to use the same 10's and 5's on my barbell and ez-bar. And the 2x5 I put on each for lateral raises (total 22.5 per db), would be useless for me for chest press, rows,…

The two concerns I have about these drugs are: 1. They apparently affect other addictive behaviors than just food. I don't want to take something that will mess with my brain like that. https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/01/health/weight-loss-drugs-addictive-behaviors/index.html 2. Too many people treat it a win button and make…

I don't track steps IRL or in the app, My base activity level reflects general activity, and if I go for a walk I enter the time of that walk in Cardiovascular -> Walking 3mph (which is close enough), to get the exercise and calories tracked. Maybe that can work for you, since you presumably have a distance estimate from…

Nothing is for free, so yes you should count it, especially when some of the things you mention are high calorie items like "cream" and "marshmallows". Personally, I might estimate % of packet. If you get 10 servings from a pack, call it 0.1 each time, even if it's maybe slightly higher or lower that specific time. Or I…

Pullups. The problem is, most untrained people, and especially untrained overweight people, can't do them. This is also the simplest way to work the biceps with bw too, but if you can't do (m)any, that's out. I can do 11, which for my age is rated between Intermediate/Advanced, and for my weight only it's rated…

If you're the only one eating them, make it simpler. For example, if you eat the pack over two days, enter 0.5 each day. You may have had a few more or less here and there, but the total is the same. With all of the massive estimates in this process of calorie tracking (labels can be 20% off), restaurants, exercise…

Did you eat 33,000 calories each day? If not, it's water.

Cardiovascular for calories. You'll find Strength Training and many other options in there. Enter total session time. For tracking individual exercises and progression you're probably better off using another app. I use Google Sheets.

To add to the above, 0.8g per pound if you're lifting frequently. Otherwise, that's more than you need.

Obviously. And milk can be substantial calories, especially if it's only milk you're using and not milk+water. Most of the time I use 0.5 cup of low fat milk and top up with water. Or sometimes just water.

So much depends on your goals, and your schedule, and your available equipment. Sub to Renaissance Periodization on YT and check their playlists. Also Jeff Nippard. That'll give you a lot of info to get started.

Noss is correct about the tendons etc. You also don't want to risk ego lifting, i.e. pushing for a weight before you're ready, thus increasing injury risk. Mitchell Hooper recommends increasing stimulus 2%-5% per week. I forget why the wide range there, but playing safe at 2% that would mean six weeks best case for your…

If you're tracking calories from working out, look under Cardiovascular -> Strength Training. If you're looking to track specific exercises, I've never considered using MFP for that. I track progress with Google Sheets, or there are plenty of apps for that purpose.

Yes. Good vid here from World's Strongest Man Mitchell Hooper. He recommends crossfit shoes for the gym as a solid compromise. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMoVpperw0Q

It's a user supplied database. Many entries may not even have entries for cholesterol or micro-nutrients. You're lucky if the calories and main macros are accurate and up to date. If you have incorrect entries you should be able to edit them as needed and save those as private foods or public in the database for everyone.

MFP isn't. That was you. You chose the macros split. Also 2g/kg is not the max recommended these days. Studies show there are additional returns up to 3g, though diminishing returns. Person A should also get higher protein than Person B if they are relying on vegetarian sources, and/or if they are older. Dr. Milo Wolf:…

I don't know, but it sounds like just from the way you're talking about, you're worried if there's enough space. And you'll probably need more space than you're thinking. Check out the garagegymreviews YT channel. They've reviewed tons of home equipment, maybe you can come up with different options for space saving. Also,…