Hendrix7 Member

great job, very impressive

sometimes thats all you can do , try it and see. this is my preferred macro caluclator http://www.1percentedge.com/ifcalc/

It's inevitable, losing total body weight even if you retain 99% of your muscle will affect your lifts, especially pressing exercises and squatting. you could try adding in creatine as this would make you retain some water weight.

the ingredient list differs massively between brands, some are almost entirely made up of simple sugars and whey protein. The better quality ones are usually oats for the carb source and whey for the protein............as above you could probably get the ground oats and protein just as cheap separately.

yes all the time, I would recommend the cosgrove 'evil 8' complex as a good starter https://www.t-nation.com/training/screw-cardio-four-complexes-for-a-shredded-physique

Should be plenty of male interest with that profile picture.

your profile says your total weight loss goal was 24lbs.............based on that 1lb per week is good and more likely to be sustainable than trying to lose more quickly.

Buy a foam roller and roll out your IT band, quads, glutes, calves and hamstrings. Do more mobility/stretching work. if that combined with some rest doesn't work then see a physio

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could be you have tight shoulders/chest/lats meaning you can't get into the proper position on one side. Do a full upper body mobility warm up before squatting next time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgxr6xAB5ZM

what amount of calories were you eating before the change over?

yup , simple but true. As above video needed to see where/if form breaks down. TBH I find as long as my squat is going up my deadlift goes up without following any specific deadlift program. What are your squat numbers like op?

I highly doubt you are actually overtrained, you would know about it if you were Are you doing more work than really you need to to achieve a certain result.....most likely.,

honestly don't bother, have a proper pancake and a protein shake. Some recipes just don't suit having protein powder added to them it's more hassle that it's worth

pretty much I have tried cuts with 0 cardio and with cardio and have had much better results using some low intensity cardio. Not a huge amount, 20-30 mins 2/3 times per week, it's probably only giving me 300-500 extra burned calories over a week but that adds up over time. I found sprints/HIIT interfered with my lifting…

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do you consider this sexist?

in the media as a whole yes, agree completely. But we are talking about advertising specific to the bodybuilding/fitness industry. I don't want to pick up a copy of mens health filled with people who aren't in great shape........what's the point?

I agree with you pretty much but what do you consider 'normal'? size 8, size, 10, size, 12...who decides what is normal? how have you come to the conclusion that the girl in the advert (or any advert) is not healthy, you can have no idea who is healthier between a size 6 fitness girl and a size 18 model just by looking at…

think about it................by that logic, if you train for an hour, you wouldn't get any gains from the exercises during the first half an hour even if you had a protein shake right after you finished....... if you want to have a proper read http://www.jissn.com/content/10/1/5

you would be training the same muscles, every day, for 6 days in a row. this is a recipe for making 0 progress or getting injured if you are a beginner to lifting weights - resting and recovering between lifting is as important as the lifting itself.

no that isn't going to work. you need to rest and recover between sessions

unless you want to start putting chicken breast in your smoothies you don't have many options other than protein powder

how is 6 days of stronglifts programmed into 1 week? couple of things - 1. 5 weeks is hardly any time to get the best results you need to run a program for much longer, 3 months or more probably - 2. why would you switch from a routine made by an expect to what appears to be something thrown together by someone on the…

No not necessarily. IF you were to lift weights while eating 100 calories per day you would still get sore, doesn't mean the muscle will grow. IF i ran a marathon today I would be very sore tomorrow, running marathons is not conducive to muscle gain

that's great progress for only one month.

You won't be able to lean your midsection out while bulking, no. Just don't cut too many calories too quickly when you start cutting and keep lifting reasonably heavy to maintain your strength and muscle mass - be patient. Losing muscle on a cut doesn't actually happen as much as people think as long as you don;t do…

People who are fans of BCAA (me not being one of them) would advise during/around workouts, and in between meals. In my opinion if you are already consuming enough protein from a variety of sources taking more BCAA isn't going to give you any noticeable results.