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Trainer may not (probably doesn't) know how to use barbells.
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You're doing fine. Just get some carbs and protein for dinner and carry on.
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You probably don't want to eat back 500 calories for half an hour on the elliptical.
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Always funny to see the BMI debate. For women, you're more at risk of being a false negative (showing "normal" BMI but with unhealthy levels of body fat) than a false positive. But the complaints are always about the false positive.
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Check out Danny Padilla and Franco Columbo. Obviously won't have the same total mass or strength as much larger guys, but can look very muscular and be very strong.
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Do you weigh your food? Do you "eat back" exercise calories?
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Diet Coke. For some reason it tastes like battery to me.
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Seems to be mostly genetic. But you'll want to incorporate some resistance training and make sure to get decent protein, especially with such low calories. Otherwise you'll lose a bunch of muscle and it will take longer to see the positive changes.
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7 lbs in 23 days is definitely losing. Lost a spike of water weight early, which confuses things.
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Adidas makes some shorts that work, and some that don't. I don't know wtf they call their different shorts. The ones that work are a slippery material that doesn't adhere with sweat. I don't know how men do deadlift without compression shorts. Maybe really long arms?
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By eating at a calorie deficit.
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Try out for the team. You'll regret it more if you don't.
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It looks fine to me. What do you think is wrong with what you ate?
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Lack of sleep leads to elevated cortisol, low blood sugar, and increased snack urges. Much harder to lose weight. Energy drinks only mask the problem for a bit. If babysitting is not financially feasible, husband has to help more.
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Quit making excuses and own yourself. If you want to look and feel better, follow the plan. If you don't, don't.
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Better off losing 1 lb/week than giving up completely. I'd stick with 2 lb/week and try to drink more water and sleep more.
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Yeah... but. I stopped lifting for around 10 years, gained some weight, dropped weight, restarted a progressive lifting routine, and saw significant strength gains while at maintenance for a bit. And the "but", is at "advanced" lifting levels the progress when I'm not in a surplus is pretty sad. Maybe partially mental, but…
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Steroids and protein are very different. You don't need steroids to build an impressive physique. Unless impressive means Olympia contestant.
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Saturday is generally a rest day for me, so .. yes.. but it's more to do with Saturday than rest day.
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Perfect quote
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Seitan and protein powder (not "shake" powder) will provide whatever amount of protein you need, nearly entirely through protein calories. Most other "protein rich" vegan options are fat and/or carb richer.
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Should follow a training program. And hitting a single body part once per week is leaving a lot on the table. Can do better with 4 workouts.
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Yeah. If it's a "teeny, tiny, piece", it's probably not 2oz.
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If you want to look good, which presumably someone weight training 4 days/week desires, you'll benefit from paying attention to protein (for muscle retention). You'll also most likely perform better if you get a decent amount of carbs (for energy). The problem with a lot of the fun foods is high fat content, which can…