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Organic creatine?

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Soldier in the 10th Mountain Division

I'm not a competitive runner, I run slow and enjoy it. If I'm not feeling it I'm not feeling it. My only goals are: if I start a race, I finish the race. When it comes to training, some days the Blerch wins. Try going for a bike ride or a hike instead. I usually go for a walk or bike ride with my wife, and she goes so slow…

Well - running outside uses some different muscles than running on a treadmill, and running barefoot uses different muscles than running with shoes. Minimalist/barefoot running is much more calf and hamstring heavy. Also, running on sand is tough, you get a lot of extra lateral motion and instability. Could be DOMS from…

I'd maybe incorporate some different progressives. Try planks with arms extended to build up some strength in your core, chest, and shoulders. As you get better lower yourself half way down and hold. Try starting from the ground and pressing up and starting from the up position and not going all the way down. You'll also…

I was a vegan for about a decade (ovo-lacto now). I've always been overweight (even as a vegan), but I was friends with a lot of others who had the problem with not being able to put on, and a good friend of mine was a very dedicated weight lifter. Cut your soy intake, apparently it emulates estrogen in the body and can…

Weight fluctuates daily. Every time you weigh you are in the neighborhood of what you might consider your "actual weight" if that exists. Go ahead and weigh every day and use an app like WeightTrend+ and calculate your rolling average. Weight loss is not linear. To give you an idea of what my weigh ins look like: Actual…

My first time on MFP I did not eat my calories back, and I regularly burned 500+ calories per day (I was training for a triathlon). My weight loss slowed as I reached my goal (which is natural anyways I've heard), but the biggest difference was how tired and cranky I was. I actually increased my calories and started eating…

I have a sleeve as well as tattoos on my calves, chest, back, and ribs. I've lost up to 50 lbs, and now seasonally fluctuate around 15 - 20 lbs (I run, so I tend to gain in the winter), I had some stretch marks on the inside of my arms when I was at my heaviest, but they faded when I lost, and didn't make any major impacts…

http://neilarey.com/programs/30-days-of-strength.html This workout takes 15 - 20 minutes per day and requires no equipment. Some days it has pullups, so if you don't have a pullup bar, you could probably just skip those, or replace with some other exercise (burpees?) I did it for about 2 weeks, and it seemed alright,…

No, my model is not the one used by the Army, the army model uses logarithms to normalize the variables, my formula is based off of a simple linear regression. The measurements are used in most if not all of the body fat calculators, some just use more (thigh and bicep measurements for instance). I guess the point is that…

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/31129422#Comment_31129422 I did some testing and wrote this a few weeks ago. It's a little nerdy, but basically I found all of those calculators to be inaccurate to a level that is almost useless as far as actually predicting body fat percentages compared to a water…

When you start working out, or increase training volume your body will retain water to aid in muscle repair. When I start heavy lifting, I will gain 3-4 lbs that stick around for a week or two sometimes. The "starvation mode"/holding on to fat thing is a myth. You need to eat more calories when you lift if you want to gain…

Yes - Covert-Bailey requires a wrist measurement also. I factored in a wrist measurement, but it only changed the SD by .05%, but the R2 coefficient remained the same, so it didn't really make a significant difference in the output, and I feel that asking for an additional measurement gives you one more spot to mess up…

Formula would be for men only, as men were the only members of the dataset. I was planning on searching for one for all women, but I got held up by the super bowl. @Wiseandcurious‌ I used an open source alternative to SPSS called PSPP. I did a multivariate regression with Body Fat % as the dependent variable and Weight,…

I've got the 310XT. Low price for the value. I like that it is multisport compatible - particularly swimming. It has a long battery life, and so far has held up well.

I love me some ice cream - if you check you can usually find good flavors for 150-175 calories per serving. The trick is eating just one serving (1/2 cup). I will also take frozen berries (usually blueberries) and add a teaspoon of sugar and some vanilla almond milk then stir it in a glass until it is sort of a sorbet. It…

SergeantSausage hit the problem right on the head. Your weight fluctuates a lot throughout the day, and one weigh-in is not an accurate picture of "what you weigh". I weigh every morning in nothing but skivvies and track my rolling average (I use an app called WeightTrend+ for this), then use my 7 day average to track loss…

I generally go one of two ways - either a small high protein snack (a hard boiled egg, or a handful of nuts), or a bigger low calorie snack (a big plate of broccoli or steamed spinach and peppers). High protein snacks are more filling, but sometimes if you need to feel like you ate a lot then go with some leafy greens…

Reese Cups. For the protein of course.

Gaining significant muscle mass requires eating above maintenance. As far as the degree of muscle "tone" - that is a product of several things including: general build, hydration/dehydration, and amount of subcutaneous fat. If you want toned muscles, but not big bulges or bulk it's pretty simple. Lift - but don't eat too…

I was extremely self-conscious until I got to week 5, the first time I ran an uninterrupted mile (actually 2) in my life. After that I realized a couple of things 1) Nobody is watching me. 2) Only 15% of the US population can do what I am doing. If the remaining 85% are watching, they ought to be taking notes.

You might not be eating enough. MFP is designed around the idea of net calories. So, if you run 6 miles, you should eat an additional 600-800 calories on top of your recommended daily goal, which is hard to do sometimes, but it will make you feel a lot better. Also, carbs and protein is pretty pivotal for training. If you…

Your weight at any given weigh in is not an accurate measure of what you actually weigh. Your weight fluctuates constantly based on many many many factors - it is a very noisy data set. Water retention for various reasons, waste in your bowels or bladder, inconsistencies in your scale, etc can all lead to "miraculous (or…

You can also track your weight in an outside program like excel, google docs, or WeightTracker (iphone app, probably has an android version as well) that will track your moving average and give you a nice smooth line like Fluffy showed. Then no friends will be harmed by your daily weigh ins and you'll still get a more…

Weight every day! Don't feel bad about it! Weight changes constantly, hour to hour. You are not seeing how much you weigh, you are recording a single data point to measure a trend. You want to record those data points and calculate a rolling average. There are apps that do this or if you are half as nerdy as me, you can…

Just curious...are you the same Sean Daniken who is a medical student and shared 193 articles in 4 weeks here? https://delicious.com/seandaniken What is your connection to the Big "Fitness Trend" Industry? And why are you using the good folks of MFP as pawns in your marketing scheme?

http://neilarey.com/programs.html I would start with 30 Days of Gravity or 30 Days of Strength. Some of the exercises can be a bit challenging, but they only take about 10 minutes per day, and are pretty good about working you up. Take it slow and easy, and don't be afraid to drop some sets until you are healthy enough to…

I'm not even sure if you would be saving seconds by shaving. For the water a swim cap will get you similar results, and most cyclists I know shave their legs because it makes healing easier if they fall/crash/get scraped up. That being said, there is no harm in giving it a try and seeing if you prefer it for any reason,…