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I've never heard of this script? sounds interesting. I just changed my macros.

Keto here as well!! Currently, I'm doing a DIY Keto Soylent diet.

Army vet. So many veterans gain tons of weight after getting out. My personal opinion is the drastic change in exercise without modifying the diet. At least for us ground pounders. =)

I've been a rock climber for for about 12 years. These machines are awesome if your comfortable climbing. If not, your arms and forearms are going to pump so hard after 5 minutes you would swear they are about to explode. After you get good, weight vests, ankle and arms weights really add a fun dynamic.

The roasted chickpeas reminded me of Wasabi peas!!!

So, what I've gathered. Try eating something before working out, then again after working out. Make sure you are eating enough in general. Make sure you get PLENTY of rest. Drink PLENTY of water. Not everyone feels exhausted right after the workout. You may still be feeling that "high". Soreness from working out is…

Sorry for the double post back to back. Are you taking a pre workout? You could be suffering from a caffeine/energy crash.

Are you taking any post workout protein/carb drink? Those "can" aid in recovery and soreness. Also stretching, and getting enough rest and sleep between workouts.

There are some good vegan/natural ones out there. If you are also looking for something to help feel fuller longer, some even have added fiber. Which you could also add to any powder in the form of psylum husk.

I use to be a vegan for a couple years. I'm not anymore. There are vegan bodybuilders, and since your not opposed to dairy and eggs and the like, your got good options. You can always up your legume intake. I ate a combo of every bean and whole grain you could imagine. Almond butter, peanut butter, nuts in general. Don't…

I just bought a tub of Trutein. Got great taste reviews...

Thanks. =)

Once your use to it, you can eat quite a bit... As long as you are not suffering any GI problems, I wouldn't stress about it.

Tai Chi? Would be completely different than what your use to, and wouldn't mess up your back more.

Have you tried homemade protein bars? There are some neat recipes out there.

Agree with everyone. Take your weight, transfer to kg and multiply it by 2. That is a general MAX in grams of protein you should eat. But like everyone said, as long as your in deficit your good.

Food is Fuel. Without the building blocks of life, your body will die. If your tracking your workouts, add that deficit back in to your daily kcal.

enroll in a fitness class for credit.

Kale Chips? Roasted nuts, pork rinds, bacon (super crispy)... =)

Your welcome, and good luck.

Sure thing. I guess your right, many people are not able to understand things they read and can construe them in the wrong ways. I'll have to remember the mental capacity of others who score lower on the "reading and comprehension" part of the exams.

Now, all this isn't to say machines don't have their place. They are better than nothing, they can be great for someone with an injury, when you need to focus on a specific muscle, to add variety, to push yourself to a "max" if you don't have a spotter.

ACSM trainer. I HAVE a Bachelors in Exercise Science.

I"ve been lifting for over 10 years. The amount I can bench vs dumbbells vs a machine never really match up mathematically.

I didn't say you get bigger stronger by JUST eating protein. I said you just need to follow the standard principles of resistance training.

"lifting heavy" is often misused. You don't have to go into the gym, and throw 8x your body weight onto a bar and toss it across the room to get bigger. There is good research that has shown little to no difference between lean muscle gains between lifting 400 lbs 3 times and lifting 200 lbs 10 times for beginners. Someone…

One piece of advice, whichever route you take. Make sure you are learning the proper technique right from the start. Proper form or else by the time your 30, your knees will hate you.

+1 for bodybuilding.com You said your a student? Take a physical fitness class, they may even have some dedicated to weight training.

There was some research done that showed benefits to consuming protein within 30 minutes after exercise. There has been newer researching since, saying that other research was trash... However... Consuming protein quickly after, does seem to help with muscle recovery. Which just means how sore you feel, and how quickly you…

Scissors work. but yea, what everyone else said. You can increase the density and mass of the muscle tissue in those areas, but not reduce the fat.