NathanielJL Member

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Hey, I'm just as motivated as everyone. Been on this app for almost a year and haven't lost track of my fitness goals :)

I believe, you just need your body get used to your workouts and your cleaning eating habits. Yes it has been a month, but your body needs to adjust and normally will take 6-8 weeks to see any changes from your new diet and workouts. Just be patient. If you're committed in the long run, there's no doubt that you'll see…

Definitely will help. If they have assisted machines that have weights attached, use them. When you're ready, try doing weights without any assistance from the machines :)

Exactly. Normal sets and reps = 3 sets of 10. If you're able to do that without any problems, then add an extra 2.5kgs. Then gradually increase with 5kg and remove the 2.5kg. The muscle fibers being recruited, the more fat is being stripped away.

Ah! I understand that you're a vegetarian. There are new proteins that are for vegans :) so try them out. Good thing you've been researching it too :) Also, I don't expect anyone to do push ups that easily haha, it takes a while to get used to push down with your weight then up again. You just need to build more upper body…

If you're starting to lift weights, make sure you're doing it progressively. Like everyone has stated, start with a warm up of 0 weights for the 1st set. If you believe you can add on more weight, do so. If you start of with heavy weights and you know mentally you can do it, there are consequences (from pulling a…

Yeah what I mean was minor tears in the muscles not major ones. If they are major, then you'll be out of the gym for longer and you won't be able to get back to what you truly wanted to do (getting fit). But yes, micro tears in muscles help with rebuilding muscles for them to call more muscle fibers and reconstruct bigger…

When you lift weights heavier than normal or use weights during a session longer than normal, your body doesn't adapt to it, so it tries. However, at the end of the workout, your muscles are torn so it can grow back stronger. When you've done it multiple times, you'll notice you have gained a lot more muscle and lost fat…

Depends on your weight, especially your fat to muscle ratio. If it's out of proportion, then lipo is needed (quick way) or a lot of dedication in cardio to try and melt the fat off as well as the food you're eating (nutrition). It is never impossible to get a flat stomach. We were all born with it. We just chose to take a…

That's a pretty consistent workout! Similar to mine. In response, taking a week off is fine, to let your muscle grow and let them go back to their normal/unripped state before you did the workouts. Just make sure you keep up with your nutrition and don't go overboard when other people around you try and force you…

Honestly, if you've burned 1000 calories after your work out, it isn't essential to load up with an extra 1000 calories (to 2,200 calories). Then all your work that you've done is going through that food you're putting down your throat. What you should do is find alternatives, such as (if you're trying to lose weight and…

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Hey, I'm 21 and recently just started to pick up my workouts (both weight and cardio). I'll add you so we both can motivate each other and achieve our goals sooner! :) Hope you're working it hard out!