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I have two kids under 4. We all eat for our goals. Young kids need more fat to support brain development. My oldest (3.5 yrs) is underweight for height so he definitely eats differently. That said, we all eat the same things, just in different proportions with the exception of full fat dairy (and for the 3.5 yr old,…

i'm starting week three of the advanced program.

I've been climbing for years. And all of my climbing buddies always used to say that the only way to get better at climbing was to climb more. And climbers typically feel that body weight training, especially bouldering, bouldering to failure and running laps on routes to failure is the way to train. When Kacy Cantanzaro,…

That's ok any answer is more than I know right now!! I am currently limited with time bc I have two young kids. It's easier to get to the gym for 60-90 min compared to a climbing session (all day outdoors or at least 2 hr indoors) or skiing. I'm trying to maintain and maybe improve conditioning and strength for the blessed…

Side steel and Sara, I really appreciate the time you take with this group and your thoughtful replies- I've learned so much. I lift for strength and aesthetics but I was wondering about whether the advice to lift heavy for lowish reps should be modified if ones goal is to improve power endurance. I rock climb and strength…

my opinion is that it is impossible to know unless you work out in a sealed box and O2 use and CO2 production is measured. HR monitors are not accurate for high intensity intervals like KI workouts. Don't sweat it...actually do sweat it. Work out as hard as you can and enjoy seeing yourself get stronger.

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you can add me. babe is 14 mo now. I use the TDEE method. My pre-pregnancy weight was 142 at 5'7" and I'm back there now.

Oh...u am not looking forward to the arms and abs workout. Those tricep dips murder me. Almost puked with the burpees. I got thru each circuit 2x an thru the first move of each for a third time. Had to rest the max 90 sec between and felt like dying. But I've even working on squat and lunge form for the last 9 mo. If your…

Lat shrugs I meant. Autocorrect I hate you

Eccentrics or negative pull ups - try to keep your slow lower at te bottom The other thing that is helpful are lay shrugs from a dead hang. The first part of the strict pull is the hardest for most people. And lean back a little and look at the ceiling. Advice from someone that can do two

I don't know about your PT's theory but anecdotally I went 6 months with daily tension headaches and it turns out mine were caused by a combo of a really tight t-spine (I was at a desk a lot) and gritting my teeth. Do you grit your teeth when you lift?

dont forget your upper back. A really tight t spine can impede squatting too. I found it helpful to roll mine and do to wall squats (facing wall, arms overhead against wall). squats with one leg elevated on a step (helps with hip range of motion). And lastly, if possible, get a trainer to help you!

Let me rephrase- I am curious to know your thoughts on the balance between striving to become lean while minimizing losses in strength and power endurance. How does one do this and what sort of progress, in your experience, is realistic?

Thanks for your response. If I understand it correctly the answer is to be patient and consistent and only anticipate slow results. A relate question: I get lost in the advice to lift heavy etc for women looking to become leaner. I'm a climber and I want to get the best strength to weight ratio possible. Is there different…

I second the recomp question.

You've had a baby 4 months ago, right? The MFP community might jump on me for the totally non-scientific thing I'm about to say but i've had two babies and I didn't squat at all during the last half of my second pregnancy and it was really difficult to get back at it. your pelvis changes shape, relaxin makes things bigger…

well...personally I just adjust myself to maintenance rather than weight loss when my kiddos do that. I'm not in this to compete in a bikini competition and I don't have any short term goals...just a goal to generally eat a healthy diet and exercise for health and strength. So with that a week or two of letting things…

You aren't crazy. lots of women find their body becomes pretty "thrifty" when breastfeeding...holds on to the weight until weaning. Plus couple that with crazy hunger for many of us. Eat well, stay active, rehab your core and it will all turn out ok.

I wonder if cutting out gluten/wheat is more about a reduction in gut fermentation. Gluten and wheat are mentioned as foods to avoid in the FODMAP diet. This diet is recommended to people with IBD and IBS.

I have no idea. My kiddo has boob refusal (except for a small amount of comfort nursing at night) so it's easy for me...I can SEE what I pump. But seeing what you pump, apparently, doesn't correlate well with what the kiddo can extract by direct nursing...so doing a pump "yield" is not a good way for you to see what your…

Prepreggo: 144 lbs At term: 176 (+32) 2 weeks: 158 1 month: 159 2 months: 154 3 mo: 150 4 mo: 147 5 mo: 146 6 mo: 147 7 mo: 150 8 mo: 148 current (8.5 mo): 146.5 exclusive BF to 6 mo then added solids. Stalled pretty much after 3 months so I've decided to pay attention to my diet. Goal: 140, BF% 20%

Hi, There are a few options. You can use "breastfeeding an older baby" as a food. There are -300, -250 and -200 calorie options for that. If you do that, on top of whatever intake MFP suggests for you, you also need to eat back some proportion of your exercise calories because they aren't included in MFP calculation. MFP…