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Body fat calculations are all estimates at best. The gold standard is the one where they dip you in a tank of water, but even this can have 2% error or more. And it is very costly. Ones that use calipers to measure different skin-fold sites will vary depending on what you do. Some of the calculations are more accurate for…
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If you log weight training under cardio, it is a timed only measurement. If you log your actual exercises under strength there is a weight/rep combo.
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Different formulas to calculate RMR and lifestyle adjustment. Find one you like, stick with it. Adjust as necessary for your results.
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hyperextensions, reverse hyperextensions, superman, bananas
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Your BMR is what you would burn completely at rest. If you have a sedentary lifestyle, multiply it by 1.2. Then lift, and lift heavy. Look for any number of beginner programs, like Stronglifts, New Rules of Lifting For Women, Starting Strength, or Strong Curves. I eat them all back.
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The energy required to lift a weight is well known. It is a derivative function. .00032 Calories per pound per foot. The problem lies in that your body isn't a perfect conversion machine. It's going to take several extra calories to move that weight. Free weights are the biggest hog, while a machine is on the lowest end.…
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Look up a beginner's program, such as Stronglifts, Starting Strength, New Rules of Lifting for Women, or Strong Curves. Figure out which one will fit you the best.
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Depending on what is slowing down, it's hard to say. If the issue is speed getting under the bar, then you are probably experiencing form failure from fatigue, where you aren't shrugging under the bar. You can train this specifically by doing the clean from raised blocks, so you are basically focusing entirely on the…
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Maintain with body weight exercises. Pushups, pullups, etc.
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Most of those are high-rep low weight exercises. Which basically means it will burn fat just like any other type of cardio. It may provide you with a little muscle tension, but not much. So it depends on what you are wanting to see as a result. It will basically just reduce your body fat while probably eating away at your…
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Squats (front squats particularly), Standing overhead press, Good mornings, Pendlay style bent over rows
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HRMs estimate calorie burns based on the Volume Load from Steady State, Aerobic exercise. You can see this effect by watching somebody doing aerobics, and notice how their skin is flushed. Weight lifting causes your HR to rise because of Pressure Load during Intermittent, An-aerobic exercise. You can see this effect by…
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I've tried stimulants once or twice, and didn't really like them. That Spark by Advocare was pretty much a waste entirely. I just workout to the best of my ability and how much the music can pump me up. I guess a bangin soundtrack is stimulant though :)
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Hot yoga doesn't burn significantly more calories than regular yoga. There's just lower risk of injury and easier to get deeper because of warmer muscles. At least that's the theory. Of course, you will be more exhausted after hot yoga, but that's true of anybody doing anything on a hot day. You've lost a lot of liquid.…
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Do you believe in basic science? How about the law that states energy can neither be created nor destroyed, but merely change states? How about the law that states energy and mass are interchangeable states? If yes, and you are gaining weight, then the only answer is that you are consuming more food (solid energy) than you…
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Your diet isn't open, so hard to say for sure, but of the 24,238 posts just like this the answer is always the same:* You aren't weighing what you eat, so you are actually eating more than you think. * You aren't using an accurate method to estimate your calorie burns during exercise. * You over estimated your daily…
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Track calories in vs calories out. Make sure the first is about 1000 calories per day less than the second. Lose weight.
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Jerky - protein Popcorn - carbs
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Just get a basic HRM that will give you an average HR over time. Make sure it has a chest strap for increased accuracy. Use any number of online calculators to calculate your calorie burn. Also: HRM calculations are ONLY accurate for Steady State Aerobics. They are not accurate if your HR is below 55% of max, weight…
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Les Mills offers a bunch of programs (Body Pump, CxWorxs, BodyVive, Body Balance, Body Jam). Change them up daily. Or just do a basic you tube search for whatever you want to do that day: Beginner weight routine, beginner exercise mat routine, beginner resistance band routine, beginner exercise ball routine.
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One pound in seven weeks? That's well within normal fluctuations. Sounds like absolute perfection on the numbers to me. When lifting, more muscle mass is a good thing. These forums are LOADED with pics of girls who weigh 10 pounds more after lifting and are slimmer because of it. I'm guessing that's what you want.
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Most of the activities on that list won't be accurate with a HRM. They aren't steady state aerobics. And that's the only calorie burn a HRM can even come close to calculating correctly.
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It will not be accurate for calorie burns. It will accurately measure your heart rate. Calorie burns are calculated assuming that when your heart rate is at a certain percentage of your maximum during steady state aerobics, your oxygen intake is at a certain percentage of your maximum. This oxygen is being used to…
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You can't gain muscle eating at a calorie deficit (except in very rare circumstances). You won't add significant muscle mass doing yoga and pilates. So whatever the stall, it isn't from adding muscle.
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* The scale should be the last thing you are concerned about when lifting. If your clothes fit the way you want, and your body looks like you want it to, then you are all good. * Muscle doesn't weigh more than fat, it's just more dense. A given calorie intake can only support so much mass. But people all over the boards…
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There aren't meal plans in MFP. Macros are just general guidelines. Don't stress 'em too much unless you are on a serious exercise regimen. The main MFP notion is that if Calories In is greater than Calories Out you will lose weight. Macros just help you tune it a little bit more.
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Just hide/ignore the last two sets maybe? Not being a jerk, just not familiar with the spreadsheet, or why it would be telling you to do 3x5 now.
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Not used it, but just ask yourself if it has the features you need. It won't track your calories. HRM calories a rough estimate anyway, so if you use a more accurate online calculator/formula, this may not be an issue for you. The battery in the chest strap isn't user replaceable. That means you will be buying a new strap…
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If you can do 20 reps of any exercise straight you wont build mass with it.
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Correct ratios depend on what types of exercise you are doing. And a spoonfull of peanut butter is 200 calories, so you can always get your calorie goal.
