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Wow I am so so so glad I read this. I'm 24 and not in a relationship at the moment but crossfit has been such a huge part of my life for over 2 years, now training 8-9 times a week, and every now and then I get this horrible thought that if/when I end up having kids I'll have to stop training while pregnant and that…

So sorry to hear about your loss. I lost my youngest brother, at only 14 years old, quite suddenly 3 and a half years ago and as much as I would like to tell you it gets easier, it really doesn't. The pain never goes away, but you do learn how to deal with it better in your every day life. For me, part of that dealing is…

Interesting to hear everyone's thoughts. At the end of the day there isn't a single diet out there, no matter how natural or clean or whatever, that will work the same for every person on the planet. I like the idea of paleo but as a vegetarian it is just not sustainable, especially if I'm not in control of my food (eating…

Complete 1 WOD every 10 minutes: WOD 1, 7 min AMRAP: 120m sled @ 30kg 10 tricep dips WOD 2: 2km row WOD 3, 7 min AMRAP: 7 burpees 7 power cleans @ 30kg WOD 4, 7 min AMRAP: 5 calories on airdyne bike 5 bar muscle ups or 10 chin ups Needless to say I'm glad today is a single session day for me!!

Ok another question for you all... How does everyone feel about fruit?? I personally love it and could eat it all day. I tend to stick to 2 pieces per day, including an apple or banana 30 mins before training, sometimes I have 3 pieces a day though on days I train twice. I ask this because there is SO much hype at the…

As long as you're consistent, it doesn't make that much difference. I've always been told that it's best to weigh after a rest day, but I train 8-9 times a week and only have 1 rest day on Sundays. On Mondays I start work at 6am and weighing myself is not on my mind at 5am when I get up so I weigh myself on Fridays. It's…

Haha. Not going to happen :) I've been vegetarian for 9 years and my reasoning has only become stronger over that time. I cannot stomach the thought of eating a dead animal. Simple as that. I've gotten used to relying on non-meat sources of protein so upping my intake was just a matter of increasing what I was already…

Very well said. I've been doing crossfit for over 2 years and have no intention of quitting. I love every second of it. I love the progression in my lifting etc but I actually love DOING the sessions too. I've never wanted to look like a body builder and I've never trained to get a certain body shape, although that is a…

Interesting... I lost ~30kg a couple years ago, some before I started crossfit and some after. I'm lactose intolerant so tend to stay away from dairy anyway, except for 1 type of greek yoghurt that I can tolerate and helps with my protein intake. Paleo has intrigued me for a while, but being vegetarian the thought of not…

Today was a good one. Strength WOD: On every odd minute - 3 power snatches On every even minute - 10 strict knee raises 10 rounds (20 mins total) WOD: 400m run 15 front squat 15 box jumps - 20 min AMRAP Loved the first WOD. The running not so much. I really don't understand how people enjoy running!! Any tips on building a…

Yep I agree with eating it but my target is 170g per day which is literally almost impossible on a veg diet unless I add mountains of egg whites to everything...

When I was learning to do DUs I found it really helpful to practice the jumping part without the rope. So I'd do 2-3 small (single) jumps and then one higher one for a double under. Repeat that a bunch of times to get into a good rhythm of 2 single jumps and 1 double repeatedly, then try adding in the rope. Make sure it's…

Yesterday morning's WOD went a little something like this: 35 wall balls 800m run 35 burpees 500m row 35 pull ups 800m run 35 KB swings For time. I got 24 mins - not great. I hate and suck at running, and burpees kill me every time. This was done after 3 x 5RM dead lifts. It was one of those WODs that I saw on the board…

My training times vary from 7am right through to 6.30pm but my food timing is usually fairly similar. I prefer the afternoon sessions but with 8-9 sessions a week, I do 2-3 days of double sessions so the mornings are inevitable. When I train first thing in the morning, I will just have a banana 30 mins before and then a…

Our bodies adapt pretty quickly to what becomes a regular routine with our diet and exercise, so it might just be that your body was 'in shock' for a few months given that there would have been some big changes as far as your eating and activity goes, and now it has figured out what you're doing and is no longer struggling…

It sounds like she has all the right base info to begin with, so that's always a good start. As for the deficit, eating at TDEE etc it really depends on her goals. Does she have a lot to lose? Does she want to lose fat and build muscle, or just lose fat and tone a little? How often is she training? As for when to eat at…

I've already lost 30kg (although gained 3kg back during reset) so don't have that much to lose, I'd say another 10kg at the most but probably around the 7kg mark... I'm not a newbie to lifting at all and I'd say I do about 40% heavy lifting and 60% high cardio (but crossfit so almost entirely resistance training) so I…

Ah ok yep the spreadsheet says "your body may not measure well for BF% calculator currently", so I'll keep updating stats on there and using it and my scales as a guideline. I know both a graph like yours and BF scales are never going to be completely accurate but it's a good way to measure progress. I do have a question…

Makes perfect sense. Will keep doing what I've been doing then. Thanks :)

The two BF% from the spreadsheet are 25.37% (US navy method) and 18.66% (covert bailey method). I don't quite understand how there can be such a huge difference between the two, given the same measurements and info... I'm not sure what you mean when you say "Did you get a notice you do read well, or do not, for BF%…

I do 6 WOD sessions a week, plus 1 olympic lifting/strength session. I always have 1-2 rest days, so some days I go twice. I'm not training for anything in particular, I just do it so often coz I genuinely love it.

Alright so I've just redone my numbers in the spreadsheet. Unfortunately I forgot to weigh/measure before I had breakfast so I'm not sure how much that would change my stats. I also didn't have a rest day yesterday, but I almost never weight after a rest day. I know I should, but given that I've been weighing after a…

Thanks for the responses. Heybales - I have just used that basic formula from your other post and calculated my activity time as 9 hours (2 hours to account for general weekly activity and 7 hours of crossfit) and it has come up with my TDEE as 2967 and TDEE -10% cut as 2670. These numbers are even higher than the scooby…

Yep I'm much the same. I grew up on skim milk and, even though I don't drink it anymore coz of intolerances, I can't stand the taste of full fat dairy milk. Too rich and 'milky' for me. I'm the same with the yoghurt - I buy chobani because of the protein as it is SUPER helpful in reaching my protein goals on a veggie diet,…

In a lot of ways, I feel exactly the same as you. It is like a puzzle, trying to get all my macros to fit within my calories and vice versa, but puzzles get tiring after a while!! Haha. Some days I just can't be bothered with both calories and macros and would prefer to just concentrate on one or the other. That said, I…

OK so given that you haven't been on a VLCD before, no you don't need to do reset. Yes you should set your MFP daily caloric goal to TDEE -15%, and you shouldn't need to worry about logging exercise calories, especially seeing as we have established that the tracking of exercise calorie burn is inaccurate for lifting. I…

Have you been on a low calorie diet in the past? If so, when and for how long? If you've been on a low calorie diet for a while then you should consider doing a metabolism reset, but either way if you've been eating less than you currently are (but not necessarily low cal) then it will take some time for your body to…

I am aware of this when it comes to MOST low fat products, but I am no stranger to reading ingredients lists and staying away from processed foods. The greek yoghurt I use is low fat but has exactly the same ingredients as the full fat version (minus the extra fat..) and the sugar content is exactly the same. Like I said…

A 20% cut is quite a lot, and 1500 calories doesn't seem like much... What kind of exercise are you doing and how often? From what I understand, you should eat the same amount every day regardless of if it's a workout day or not, but if you net below your BMR on a workout day, then you should eat back some of the exercise…

I also do crossfit 4 times a week (but will be upping to 6+ in the next couple weeks when I'm back home) and the sessions I do almost always do 1-2 exercises for strength before the WOD. These exercises could be dead lifts, front/back squats, bench press, handstand push ups, chin ups, lunges, turkish get ups, snatches,…