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MIRROR & MEASURING TAPE
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I've been doing crossfit for 1.5 months, 4 times/week. What I like: 1. Scaled workouts - you can scale it to your fitness level 2. Cheap way to learn Olympic lifts - I'm not saying it's the best coaching from professional strength and olympic lifting coaches, but it's better than learning on your own. Most people that…
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Lifting till failure every time you work out, imo, isn't the best way to make gains... and potential. Whole point of lifting is to create micro tears in your muscle and to 'grow' while reparing it , over and over again. It's a cycle. You need to constantly mix it up with lifting light(high reps), mid, high, and drop…
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It's called an "AB MAT". :D
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Use an abmat/ I do crossfit too and using an abmat got rid of that.
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Do you eat? Do you sleep? Do you go to the bathroom? Make working out a habit. Even if you're dead tired just go show up at the gym and sit there, then you're bound to do some sort of workout. Sometimes you'll get more energy as you go along and finish a good workout(even when you're dead tired at first). Motivation? you…
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I don't use a belt unless I feel really stiff. For deadlifts, I deadlift 405 for 4 reps no belt no straps now. When I was lighter by 40 lbs(205 lbs) but stronger(more muscle/less fat) I could do 495lbs for 4 reps( no belt no straps). I am by no means a power lifter. If I wanted to go 'heavier' and felt my bad rounding too…
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I sweat more than anybody else at the gym... naturally. I've always sweated a lot since I was a kid. Doctors said it wasn't a disease and to just live with it. I don't have sweaty palms or feet, sweat just pours from all over my body. In regular life, I sweat slightly more than the average joe, but it's only a problem if I…
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It's not a steroid Just google it
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Get an elastic band... not the ones they use at yoga, but the real sturdy ones that are used in crossfit. ( actually if you're a beginner, get an elastic band used in a lot of yoga classes. Less tension) If you're working out from home you can get the most value + money + variety out of this than buying free weights. Just…
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Wow, you just enjoy the grunts and the clang of irons. Real man (if you're a man) right there.
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MFP bases it off of BMR no? MFP goals seem a tad bit low.
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You do the same when you were on a calorie deficit(fat loss)?
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I would guess that he's not 'into' women lol.
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80/20 works. For me, I chose 100% clean for 8-10 days, then binge/ cheat 1 day. Works well for me at my currenty body fat level. I'm losing 5-6kg/month. Look at my diary. It works. Don't feel guilty about it!
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I eat clean at around 2kcal - 2300kcal/day... with a high protein intake... but one can only eat clean for so long. I'm not drinking alcohol right now, cutting that out until I drop weight, but I incorporate 'cheat' binge days once every 8-10 days where I eat cookies, pizza, high carb foods, wtv. Ends up being about 5kcal…
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have you heard of 'body dysmorphia'?
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If the wrist that hurts is your 'weaker' arm, then it's most likely due to muscle imbalance. If it ONLY hurts when you put weight/pressure on it, then it's even more likely due to the stress on the muscle. 99.9% of us have similar wrist flexibility angles(unless you had an injury). It wouldn't be a mobility issue. It's…
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burpees are a great full body exercise. I'm not sure if it would be categorized as a 'plyometric' exercise.. hm I wouldn't think so but it's a full body exercise. It's used by elite athletes and military alike all over the world as a bench mark fitness tool. It's that gassing...
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Oh just make SURE that when you do pushups, to keep your elbows tucked IN as close to your body. Flaring your elbows out will injure your shoulder and rotator cuff + front delt over extended use. You will notice your elbows will 'naturally' start to move away from your body as you get tired(even when you do it on your…
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BURPEES. full burpees where you touch your chest to the ground, not the half burpees. they will help you with your pushups... a lot. It will engage your core, glutes, abs, stabilizer muscles, front delt , tricep and chest. Why do you think everybody dreads burpees?
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200 BURPEES / 200 AIR SQUATS / 200 SITUPS Peak physique can do that in sub 30 min. * I tried this and it took me closer to one hour lol Try 50 BURPEES/ 50 AIR SQUATS/ 50 SITUPS every day until it gets easy, then move up. Do 10/10/10 , 1 min break, repeat 5 times. Should gas you and get you jacked.
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calorie counting should become second nature to you. Just like going to the gym becomes a 'habit' for a lot of people(or running) so should calorie counting if you're serious about losing weight. get a FOOD SCALE, TABLESPOON . That's all you need. You should know what goes in your body. You research thoroughly before you…
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28/m . 245 lbs. Started yoga to improve mobility while doing crossfit(for power lifts/olympic lifts) Do NOT do power yogas on your off days, or right after a hard workout. It's a workout itself. As per regular yoga, you can do it on your off days. My coach, who is a professional crossfit athlete and previous olympic…
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People that say, " don't worry about the weight, worry about how your clothes fit" That doesn't always work. I could fit in the same jeans and clothes from 200 --> 240 lbs. It only works for people who have a small frame.
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Yes, my parnets have done it their whole lives... Both in their 50's and fit... but you will need a scale. Step on a scale every week or two. If you put on 2kg or so, start your diet IMMEDIATELY.(don't think it's water weight and it will go down, etc. It won't). step on scale a week later, if you dropped that 2kg, then…
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Box jumps - Get explosive and use hips - Try it with dumb bells.... super hard.
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If you start off wiht a lot of 'fat' (30% plus), then can't you use that as 'fuel' to gain muscle up to a certain point? Once your body fat decreases to low 20s or high 10s, I'm sure it would get harder and harder to 'gain' strength and muscle on a deficit. For eg. on a 2kcal diet, I can still macro 200 g carb, 40g fat,…
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do supermans and yoga workouts that targe your core/glute and bum and exercises like kettlebell workouts where you have to use your hip and squeeze your bum. Squats might make your bum bigger.
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jesus christ those abs
