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Thigh gap and uncomfortable/painful chafing because of excessive rubbing are two different things.

So you use your recovery day between lifting days to fatigue your body with HIIT sessions rather than actually rest? That's kinda silly logic but if it's working for you, it's mostly personal preference anyway. I personally do 15-20 minutes of HIIT work either on the rower or hill sprints after I'm done lifting on lower…

I second the Guide to Sexy Pants link. You don't need a specific plan that you have to buy. Use the Guide to pick out an appropriate calorie goal and macro goals, buy a food scale, find a form of exercise you enjoy doing, stick to the deficit and hit your macros and see results. Contrary to what most fad diets would like…

No. Too expensive for the declining quality of the product. I prefer brands like Athleta, WOD Gear, Gap and Under Armour. They have been much more durable for me and less see-throughability.

If you are low bar squatting, you will naturally lean forward more than high bar squatting. The lean that is detrimental is when the hips are rising early rather than coming up in sync with the chest.

http://stronglifts.com/squat/lean-forward/

This seems to be going over your head every time you hear it, but maybe another try will make it stick. IF YOU AREN'T WEIGHING OUT YOUR PORTIONS FOR EVERYTHING AND USING MEASURING CUPS FOR EVERY LIQUID, YOU ARE NOT TRACKING ACCURATELY AND YOU REALLY HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH YOU ARE EATING. 1. Get a food scale, weigh…

Gone Girl is my fun read right now and The Dead and Those About to Die is my serious read. I highly recommend the latter for any history nerds, as well as any of the other books by John McManus.

Do PT and possibly alleviate pain permanently or take pain meds long term... Real tough decision.

Science... not even once.

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Maintenance calorie intake can very greatly from person to person. The best thing you can do is pick a number, like 1700, try it out for a month or two and if you're maintaining your weight then that's your TDEE. As a 26 year old female at 5'8, 173lbs, fairly active job and working out 4-6 times a week, I maintain at…

I've been lifting for a few years now, lots of ups and downs, but I would never go back to what I was doing prior. It's helped me tremendously with working on my body composition as well as having strength goals to focus on rather than being dependent on the scale to feel like I'm making progress. I lift 4 days a week as…

For me it's become less frequent and I am triggered by much fewer things than I have been in the past. And you're right, I think after a certain point it just becomes a habit and you can just eat for the sake of eating and because food tastes good. Most people seem to just do it less and less frequently until it becomes…

I'm slow I guess. I am not going to place even close to the top of my age group even so if I have to pee, I pee. Again, I dont see why it's so ridiculous for someone to stop to pee, training or racing.

Cool story. Different strokes for different folks. I take a pee break once or twice during half marathons. I don't see why it seems so absurd for someone to stop and pee on training runs or during races.

Half marathons, any other questions?

I prefer training alone now that I do strength and conditioning. I've done group training before and when it's more circuit focused workouts, I enjoy having others there. I have entertained the thought of small group training with a coach, 2-3 people per coach and running similar programs. Mostly because this is cheaper…

Earl Grey or just a basic black tea. I also like cold iced tea. Normally, I don't eat anything with it, it's usually a way for me to keep from snacking at work.

I'm all for supporting the troops but this is a VERY big stretch.

OP, you clearly missed IIFYM 101 or you have no reading comprehension. Either way... :yawn:

MFP as calorie counting tool can be used in healthy ways and in unhealthy ways. The social side of the site allows for these people to find each other and potentially create small communities of people promoting EDs, but that can be found on nearly every eating disorder forum or help site. I've seen it go both ways, but…

Read 5/3/1, Wendler throws out a few deload options. Also, deloads are meant to be preventative measures, not in response to when you're already completely burnt out.

If it's only for 3 to 8 weeks, can't you just skip the cheese? Seems pretty simple. Not many recipes have cheese as a mandatory ingredient.

Is this even real? You are within your maintenance range of your goal. What do you think 3lbs is going to achieve? Sounds like a case of dramaqueenitis. ETA: How do you not see this as obsessing over the scale? Pretty sure it's the poster child of just that.

This. I like Salomon's trail runners personally. They have a good tread on them and enough cushion in the sole. Merrell makes a few pairs too. I do have boots, but they are for rough terrain like off trail hiking or when I am backpacking. A day pack really doesn't warrant needing a bulky hiking boot. Check out women's…

I agree with Sara on keeping the program as it is written. What kind of accessories are you doing with the 5/3/1 sets? I know a lot of endurance athletes on MFP run 5/3/1 even while training for big events but they typically run something pretty minimal, either strictly the 5/3/1 sets with abdominal assistance or something…

Typically if you can sustain anything greater than an 8min run:1min walk interval during training, you will be able to essentially run the race continuously due to race day adrenaline. However, that is also assuming that you probably won't be truly running your water stops. ETA: Both halfs that I have completed, I ran the…

Actually a lot of them will and do. A lot of them are MFP members and some are even on my friends list. But excellent blanket statement to make about figure and physique competitors.

Please learn how to properly use the quoting feature. You're making quite a mess of this very intriguing debate.