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This depends on how much you have to lose as well. The less of a deficit you will want to eat at.
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^^^ Good advice. Especially if you are new to lifting or have been out of it for a while. Don't just try to jump in and start lifting heavy until you learn good form. A progressive loading program will give you time to do that. But everyone else is right. If you want to change your body composition for the better (and I…
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If you are NOT in a calorie surplus, you are NOT building muscle. There is the possibility for some miniscule gain while at a deficit (close to your TDEE) if you are new to lifting, but they really won't show up on the scale for a pretty good while. the keyword of that last sentence is "miniscule". Again. You do not give…
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^^^^^ /end thread
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Lot's of time exercise causes your body to retain more water than usually, especially lifting. However you don't give enough information to tell you anything other than that. Like, what is your daily calorie intake, how much exercise, how long you have been tracking, what ways are you tracking progress (besides the scale),…
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^^^^ And taking notes of the serious posters, so I never, ever, ever accept a fr from them. To the op, much love. Thank you!
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Why did I log onto the forums today.........
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lol. These are the healthiest snack i eat. :laugh:
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I had mine tested back in November and it was within 100 of the average I get from several calculators.
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You lost an inch off your waist in February, but no weight? I don't see the problem.
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Thanks. Going to read that now. @Mandy, it was my ortho who told me to start off with machines and go light, but my shoulder exercises are done using free weights. Honestly, I know my problem was technique, that and the fact that I jumped back into lifting after YEARS off without working my way into it slowly enough.
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No rush. That's what got me into this boat in the first place. I thought I was "healed enough" to pick up right where I left off and minor injuries escalated quickly. And that's pretty sound advice. Pretty much what my ortho said, except that he specifically said "NO PRESSES" for now. lol Thanks.
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Too funny! Yes, if my sling isn’t on, its in my pocket. I am doing pendulum swings and passive exercise using a broom handle (gripping it with the bad side and using the good side to push the broom handle, and thus stretch the bad arm. But yes, they told me not to use to sling all of the time because of frozen shoulder. so…
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Thanks for all the excellent feedback. The doc says "If your shoulder is hurting this bad again, come in and we will give you a cortisone shot." The problem is, twice now my shoulder has hurt so bad I had to go to the ER, but when I call my doc, he can't get me in for a week, and by then there is no pain. Looking back at…
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From your profile pic, it looks like you don't have much to lose. If so, have you changed your deficit to reflect that? Maybe take a break and eat at maintenance for a while then cut at a smaller deficit (250 a day or so).
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This is exactly what I was thinking. I will let you guys know how it goes, but in any case, it is going to be a long road.
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Meant to say I've accepted the fact that I can't lift heavy RIGHT NOW.
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Checked out both sites.
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Alright, I checked out magnificentmobility.com. Have you, or anyone you know used it?
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Oh, I've accepted it. lol, the pain doesnt lie. That's what I'm asking you guys. What is the best way to gain mass without lifting heavy. Every coach I have ever had has had the mindset of " eat at surplus and lift heavy to bulk". Thanks for those links. I will read through both of them.
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Did they tell you to listen to your body instead of your mind???? I tried to tell my doctor I was the Juggernaut, but he didn't buy it...:laugh:
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And then I wonder about tempo too if I go to a high rep program. Should I go slow tempo/high rep, normal tempo/high rep, etc? Or should I shoot for the same volume as I did with 5x5's for example but just use more reps to get there? like 5 x 200= 1000, but so does 10x 25 x 4
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Not yet, I have just finally been diagnosed and am about 4 to 6 weeks out from that at a minimum. I was always taught that nutrition and intensity were the most important things, but on the flip side I've also always hear the "lift heavy for strength, moderate for muscle gain and high rep for endurance" mantra (which I…
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nothing
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Anything below your BMR is too low. And if you have been at a calorie deficit for that long, you need to eat at maintenance for a while to reset everything. Which means you will probably gain a few pounds at first (most people do). But once you stop gaining at your maintenance (TDEE) that will mean your metabolism is reset…
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Good point. When fat loss starts can be really deceiving if you are just looking at the scale to measure it. It can be masked by many factors like water retention due to muscles healing, etc. It really doesn't matter how often you weight, unless you freak out over daily fluctuations. Just monitor the scale over time and…
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http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12 That should explain everything you need to know about TDEE and BMR and how to use it to lose weight effectively and permanently.
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Never eat below 1430. Eating 1200 plus exercise calories barely puts you above that. Exercise is figured into TDEE so you should be consistent with exercise, and eat at a deficit from TDEE to lose, but never go below BMR. The less you have to lose, the less the deficit should be. 20% off your TDEE (Which is about the most…
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No one can really give you a definitive answer on that because it varies from individual to individual. Maybe the best answer that I can think of is that as SOON as you start eating at a consistent deficit of calories, your body begins to adjust and prioritize differently than it did at maintenance or a surplus and then…
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You're not eating enough. I am 6'5" 219 pounds, 41 years old. I am a teacher, but I only work 20 hours a week. My bmr is 2059 (measured by my doctor and damned close to what every calculator on the internet tells me). My TDEE when not exercising is 2650 calories and my tdee when I am lifting 3 days a week is 2950). We are…
