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gio, it's rare that I read these forums and learn something of value. Thanks.
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How about drinking something that you enjoy drinking instead of plain ole water? There's plenty of good juice mixes and flavored waters out there. In my opinion, if it makes you dizzy, stop drinking so much.
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5'6" and 115 is WAY too skinny and eating 625 is unhealthy. You won't be giving your body enough full to function properly. Work on your self image first before making changes on the outside. But to answer your question.....eat 1200 calories and workout everyday to offset the extra calories you "think" you're eating and…
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Find a gym and go on your lunch break or something of that nature. I've got a treadmill, elliptical, and home gym and I still get 90% of my workouts in on lunch during work hours. I don't have time in the morning and I just want to have a beer and sit on the couch when I get home. You're the same as me!
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The 5x5 sets means you'll do 5 sets of 5 reps each. So here's how I'd do it. 5 sets of 5 reps each of squat. Rest 2 minutes in between each set of 5 reps. Complete all 5 sets. Rest 4 minutes 5 sets of 5 reps each of bench. Rest 2 minutes in between each set of 5 reps. Complete all 5 sets. Rest 4 minutes 5 sets of 5 reps…
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Something that might help is trying to remember that eating healthy and exercising are a life style change. Understand that there are time that you'll just want to eat a bunch of food and that's not really bad in a sense. But if you've adopted an exercising lifestyle, then you'll have no issue working that extra bit of…
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OP, I began my 531 program today!!! Here it is: Mon 531 Bench 3x10 ohp (50-60% of 531 max) 3x10 triceps iso Tues 531 Squat 3x10 rowing movement 3x10 curls Thurs 531 ohp 3x10 bench (50-60% of 531 max) 3x10 rear delt movement (face pulls preferably) Fri 531 deads 2-3 x 10 squats (50-60% of 531 max) 3x10 chins I got help from…
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Cause people are stupid. I wouldn't worry. Since you can have rice, go and make some jambalaya or some red beans and rice!! I'm from the south ;)
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From looking at your list, I'm thinking some soup type dishes might be in order. How about a big pot of chili? Meat, beans, tomatoes, onions, and peppers are all pretty safe from looking at your list. If from the south, so you could always do a pot of red beans and rice too (if rice is ok).
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Expect any changes in body shape to take a minimum of 8 weeks if you're starting a new lifting routine. Also, SL5x5 isn't necessarily a lifting routine that will give you muscle mass rather than a routine that will increase your strength. It will inevitably increase the size of your muscles, but it's not the primary goal…
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Have you tried the recipe calculator yet? I cook dinner for my family, and my wife and I will pick out recipes online and just use the calculator to have it do the calorie calcs for us. Give it a try. Also, if you make the same thing pretty regularly, then you'd only need to add it once to this calculator. Otherwise, cook…
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SW: 183.8 CW: 177.4 GW: 165 Weigh in Dates: 11/05 Wed: 177.4 11/08 Sat: 176.0 11/15 Sat: 175.2 11/22 Sat: 174.0 11/29 Sat: End of Month (11/30 Sunday): Total lost: 3.4 lbs This is going to be a serious week with Thanksgiving and all. I'm planning on running each day on my lunch break and I've cooked up 5 lbs of chicken…
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It's going to tough to do what you're looking for. A couple things to look at, to lose fat you need to eat at a deficit and to gain muscle lbs you need to eat at a surplus. You can gain strength at a deficit, but you won't make noticeable muscle gains (beside newbie gains). If you're intent on going that path, my…
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Alright. So I need a little help. The THT program I'm doing, or would like to continue, is a full body 3 day a week routine. I only have time in the gym for about 35 minutes tops, so it's really not possible to do this whole routine in that time. I'm trying to find out if it's ok to do some of the lifts at the gym and some…
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SW: 183.8 CW: 177.4 GW: 165 Weigh in Dates: 11/05 Wed: 177.4 11/08 Sat: 176.0 11/15 Sat: 175.2 11/22 Sat: 11/29 Sat: End of Month (11/30 Sunday): Total lost: 2.2 lbs Not bad I guess. Was hoping to under the 175, but I'll make an extra push this coming week to get into the 173's so I'll have a fighting chance at making the…
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You've asked 2 questions: weight loss & fat loss. If you're looking for simply weight loss, then do nothing and eat at a deficit and you'll lose weight. If you're looking for primarily fat loss, then adding 3-4 days of heavy weight full body type lifting while eating a deficit is needed to attempt to lose more fat and…
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OP, your post says you want something for glutes and abs mostly. I would suggest an adjustable bench or a decline ab bench for doing some ab work and a set of a couple dumb bells. You could do lungs all day with the weights for your glutes and then turn around and do weighted decline ab routines for those. For cardio, you…
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Falcon, great to see the weight loss! I'm absolutely sure a portion of that 4 lbs is actual weight loss. The human body can carry anywhere from 5-25 lbs of "waste" at any given time based on your diet and weight, so since you've been sick I'd venture to say that a bit of your loss might have come from that end. Either way,…
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I'm 5'6" and 175. I'm by no means fat, but I've got a bulky/wide physique. As a former swimmer, it seems I've got wider shoulders than most. I don't care about giving off illusions other than what I am. I want to look in the mirror and be satisfied with myself first and foremost. To do that, I'm slimming down my bf % while…
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It's great to see that you're loosing the weight! I will say that lifting is just as important while loosing weight as cardio. It's likely some people will come along and tell you you don't need cardio to loose weight, but personally I think the cardio does more for your health than just burning calories. I would still say…
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Thanks guys. Yeah I figured it was sort of a long shot, but I thought I'd ask. I'm sure something like 5x5 is adaptable to it, but it's likely more awkward than it would be beneficial.
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I read through most of the posts here and I'll say that removing all bad things from your diet is not what, from what I can tell, the OP did. You need to understand what your eating/drinking and be sure to log it to be held accountable. Know where you calories are coming from and make adjustments as needed. For instance,…
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My only suggestion in the meantime is to add it on the low end so you're not over eating it back into your diet. I think from what you've already read there is no real way to be accurate about it.
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SW: 183.8 CW: 177.4 GW: 165 Weigh in Dates: 11/05 Wed: 177.4 11/08 Sat: 176.0 11/15 Sat: 11/22 Sat: 11/29 Sat: End of Month (11/30 Sunday): Had a buffalo chicken wrap last, so I decided to weight myself after a run this morning. Making progress!
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This was my exact thought. It actually shouldn't be tough to figure a round number of calories you drink. Most beer fests serve either a 2 oz or 4 oz pour and give an allotted amount of tickets. Simply multiply them together for however many samples you have and add it with some generic craft beer found on MFP. I'd pick a…
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Well I have at this: SW: 183.8 CW: 177.4 GW: 165 Weigh in Dates: 11/05 Wed: 177.4 11/08 Sat: 11/15 Sat: 11/22 Sat: 11/29 Sat: End of Month (11/30 Sunday):
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Haha no :smile:
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I am doing mostly accessory work during lunch breaks, but I've only got 30 minutes to workout on lunch, and it's spent on whatever the workout is that day. I'm crunched for time on lunch and that's sort of why I'm looking at just slipping 5-10 minutes of a few ab moves a couple times a week at night.
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No problem at all! I'm currently cutting right now and down to 17% per my gyms measurement device. Looking to get close to 10% if possible and then begin a bulk regimen. Hoping to get to try 5x5 if my knees can handle it.
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I can't see that doing zero isolated ab work is a good thing. Sure the core/abs get a workout doing the major lifts that have been mentioned, but I'd can't see that doing isolated ab exercises a couple times a week wouldn't benefit. As it is, other smaller muscles getted worked out during the major lifts, and we still do…
