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I set up a profile on bodybuilding.com at the beginning of January :) I'm just not updating it as often as I do MFP :) I want to build muscle as naturally as possible. I'm taking whey and casein protein at the moment. The whey isolate has about 8500 mg of BCAAs and I'm thinking about taking more in pill form. I've just…

Thanks so much for the links! I'll definitely read them! :smile:

Thanks! My maintenance on MFP is at 1450, but I've been eating around 1600-1800 cal gross and the weight stays pretty much the same, right now I'm below my goal weight. I do want to build more muscle, I'm sure I'd enjoy the bulking stage, just don't want to overdo it, lol :))) I read NABBA rules and for my height I can…

Educate yourself, try different things to see what works for you. I didn't have much to lose (3 kgs/8 lbs), I'm still focusing on losing BF%. I worked out what my macros (carbs/fat/protein) needed to be, tried different styles of dieting (Leangains intermittent fasting was very successful for me), I've worked out 6-7 times…

protein specifically for women is just a marketing sham. I go with Horleys Ice Whey (it's got BCAA and glutamine). I'm pretty happy with it

Sometimes I feel uncomfortable in social situations when it's just rude to stare at my phone when people are trying to talk to me, but in these situations I have usually researched menus, etc. and mapped out my calories (or I just workout extra hard the day after if I have no control over calories). In other situations…

Hey, I'm 158 cm or 5'2" :) I'm maintaining and I love fitness, my diary is open too. I usually get into a routine of having the same food (right now I'm into oats soaked overnight) but I change it up every now and then. I'm a newbie in weight lifting (going through NROLFW programme at the moment) and I really like what it…

I always pre-log at least a day in advance. I feel more in control of my calories. Even on the days when I don't know what a particular meal is going to be (like dinner), it still gives me an estimate of how many calories I have to play around with.

I switched to maintenance a few weeks back from 1200 cal net (I'm 158cm or 5'2") and the first 2 weeks were scary, because my weight shot up 1.5 kgs that I lost just before to get to my goal of 48 kgs. It took a lot a second-guessing and soul-searching (did I wreak my metabolism on 1200 cal, should I introduce extra…

so, this is what's happening to me.. Who woulda thunk it! :laugh: I had a couple of "bad" days calorie wise as well as going overboard on my fat (normally I struggle to get my required daily amount) one day and having more than 50% of carbs on another day. Amazingly enough that was followed by 2 great workout sessions…

I was googling it a few days ago, what I found is that on average women can reduce 1-3% a month with a combination of diet and exercise (cardio as well as weights). For men, the average is a little higher, but they have a natural advantage. I had 2 BF% measurements done so far with skinfold/calipers. In the first month I…

1) lose 8lbs/4kgs of body fat 2) gain 4.2lbs/2.6kgs of muscle 3) lift heavy 4) eat clean 5) become awesome at my new job that I start in Feb 2013 6) drop more body fat if needed (to see my abs)

http://www.leangains.com/2010/04/leangains-guide.html <<<< that's the link to the guide to Leangains protocol for intermittent fasting. I find that it suits my lifestyle the best. The first month on MFP I dropped 1% body fat in 4 weeks (went from 29% to 28%) with body fat to lean mass loss ratio 6:1. Last month i started…

Thanks, I'll give the foam roll a go as well (I'm sitting here with a heated grain sack on my knee). I definitely don't run every day. I do weights x3, aerobics/zumba x2, and I'm trying to run once a week. I might do a short 10 min jog as a warm-up for my weights days, but that's all.

Just got back from the gym, I tried your suggestion while warming up. My heart rate stayed somewhere around 120bpm (+/-5). The funny thing is, that website gave me exactly the same calories as the treadmill (98 cal), while my Polar FT7 had it at 105 cal. I was at 6 km/hr pace and incline=3

I don't have any excess weight, I'm 50-51 kgs (depending on how big my dinner was). My BMI is 20.3. I guess my problem is I go too quickly, as @mybiketrip suggested. I was up from 10 to 20 mins last week. This week it's up to 40. I probably should slow down a bit :)

oooh, can't wait to try it tomorrow! See what my Polar FT7 says :)

I skip breakfast usually (just because I stay up studying all night and wake up around brunch time), I find that the longer I fast, the less hungry I am and a small lunch is usually filling and keeps me going for longer than if I had breakfast and then lunch. They scanned people who had breakfast 1.5 hrs prior. I wonder…

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I did 5B yesterday and I'm really struggling with deadlifts. I upped my weight to 30kgs, my body can handle it except for one part. My hands are so weak I can't maintain a proper grip. On the third set I rushed through the last few reps because the barbell was slipping out of my fingers and I almost dropped it. I know that…

I love your arms! I hope one day that mine will have the same shape (shoulder/bicep) :love:

My body shape is rectangle (no curves), I lost 4cm from my waist, 3cm from bust, but only 1-1.5cm from hips, thighs and arms. I'd like to keep my hips though :)

My go to breakfast is 1/2 cup of wholegrain oats (they keep me full for longer than oatmeal or rolled oats) soaked overnight 50g of yoghurt (don't bother with low fat version as I like it creamy and standard yoghurt is considered a low fat food anyway) 1 medium kiwifruit (good source of vit C and fiber) 1 small banana…

I'm 5'2" and currently at 113lbs. My goal is set at 105, but recently I decided to concentrate on fat burn rather than weight loss. I got to BF 28% from 29% in 4 weeks. So I want to get to 25% and then to 20% body fat, regardless of whether I'm heavier than I'm now or not.

I'll do my best, I usually have about 30g of whey protein in a chocolate milk drink on exercise days (which is almost every day) and 28g of casein protein mixed with raw milk.. Haven't found flatulence a problem so far :bigsmile:

The reason I'm not following their nutrition plan is because of my living situation. I don't cook in this household. When my situation changes in 5 months (hopefully, by then I reduce my BF% some more) I'll start following this nutrition plan as well to increase muscle.

Thanks for the reassurance! It's spring time here in NZ, so calorie dense foods are becoming a turn off. I'll try to get as much protein as I can in my diet. Will have to accept that concentrating on fat loss will be a priority, then gaining lean mass.

I'll give this a go, but I doubt I'll be able to get to 50% daily protein :noway: I usually try to get 2g of protein per 1kg body weight, for me it's somewhere around 102g Thanks!