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oh hey - how about other core-y stuff like those dragonfly things for example?
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I don't want slim toned arms though, I want huge muscular ones. So I do a variety of bicep curls and tricep exercises, plus lots of shoulder stuff, as well as compound lifts that work everything. And blood flow restriction training. So, for example, I will use a light dumbbell but with occlusion straps and for a bazillion…
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Your arms already look slim. If you want them to look more "toned" you will need to build a bit more muscle or "pump" the muscle you currently have in there. Increase the weight of the dumbbells for starters and maybe look into a different program. Even just on YouTube. Google "dumbbell exercises for arms" and off you go.
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I will get woo-d for this because every single time I've suggested that someone goes and sees this particular person's account someone woo's me. But here we go - there is this guy called Eugene Teo - he is known as The Muscle Mechanic. I also couldn't feel my chest (or my shoulders or my hamstrings) now I can. I…
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Oh and BTW, I just read that link to the alkaline diet that @apullum posted above. The only thing I can say is that for some people nightshades cause bloating (me. but i still eat eggplants anyway because yum and micronutrients, I just know that if I eat it I will bloat). And that protein thing about keeping it low and…
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Doesn't matter when you have your shake, what will make you gain is if you eat more calories overall than you should.
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The bar path is good but there's something about you coming up that I can't quite put my finger on - you sort of undulate, I don't know - hard to explain. There's something there though that can be improved, but i'm afraid I'm not expert enough to tell you how to improve it particularly by just looking at the video!
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Yeah not that bad. I suggest you search for @australianstrengthcoach on Instagram - he has some good tutorial/tips on good cues for squats (and bench and deadlift) you'll need to scroll through his page to find it though. He trains powerlifters including that Thor dude who is strongman super man from Iceland. He knows his…
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I agree with the get a new therapist suggestion. Also - have you looked into that binge eating anonymous group thing? Give it a Google. They have online sessions as well as face to face.
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if you do it in a controlled environment and in an educated fashion, it's not GREAT for you, but can be effective and relatively safe. Do some research. Keep an eye on your stats like blood pressure etc. Don't go overboard on dosage. Use for a short cycle only. There is more out there than just plain old test to inject.…
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well - you're not "making yourself fat" like as in oh look I was skinny and now i'm a whale. You're not making yourself obese or super fat, but you WILL put on SOME weight. My "fat" at the moment is fat FOR ME. I'm still a lot thinner than many people my age. I'm still within the recommended guidelines for fatness. YOu…
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depends on current shape as said above. I am half way through my bulk and I look fat. For me. I look solid when i'm all pumped and working out at the gym - sure - I look beastly even. But when i'm standing normal in front of the mirror in my undies I have a podgy gut and I'm definitely not looking "fine". I just looked…
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you're working your muscles that's what's going on. As you lose fat the muscles you had already become visible. Also because they are being worked, they get "pumped". You may have experienced some newbie gains too - which is a bonus, but yeah - you work the muscles, they get pumped and harder, you lose the weight, they…
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Yeah. I think I was a bit like that too. I also was depressed, so that didn't help, but now I feel SOOOO much better and more like my old self than I did when I was fat.
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yep of course it will help. Strength training is not only good for helping you shape your body, but also good for us women especially as we age, because we lose a lot of the muscle mass we have as we get older. And we need it to keep our bits in place and to not fall apart. Even the govt (well, at least here in Australia…
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There are different schools of thought. Most say that 2L per day is recommended - 8 cups. Others say to only drink when you are thirsty and there is no need to drink a whole heap of water as you get water from fruit/veg too. Personally I aim to drink ~2l per day. I have a 2L bottle at work and I drink it throughout the…
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You win the internet today LOLOLOLOL!
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Sometimes when I am time poor and want something yummy, I just chuck the thighs in an oven proof dish and pour over a jar of Barilla pasta sauce (or any other good quality Italian real pasta sauce - not the fake stuff), a bit of red wine, some extra herbs sprinkled on top, cover with foil and stick it in a low oven until…
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I have 2 options I usually go for - but in order for me t be full until lunchtime I need to eat a TONNE of food. 1) Oats. Usually as a porridge - oats, almond milk, chia or sunflower seeds, cinnamon. cook it. add scoop of protein powder to the bowl and pour in cooked porridge (don't cook the protein powder). Then I add…
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I think we all are interested in figuring that one out! LOL!
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yep I do that all the time. I'll eat a bit less on Mon-Fri and more on Sat-Sun. But my lowest calories are 1500 at any given point.
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I'm of the none to minimal cardio camp - well - I do cardio for fun with stuff I like to do such as swimming once a week or hiking or whatever, but not dedicated cardio time. I do walk ~10K steps a day though. However, cardio IS good for your overall health. I just find it boring unless it's fun cardio. Now - as stated…
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Oh you will gain muscle - it's just that there will be some fat too. Such is life. Especially if you're already thin - great starting point! Just embrace the fluff for a bit. Follow a structured program, eat not crazy, but say 200 calories above maintenance and adjust accordingly - if you put on too much in one week,…
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get some dumbbells or resistance bands and do bicep curls and tricep extensions and some shoulder stuff - you google things on YouTube that show you how to do the exercises. You won't get bulky muscles. It's a lot of very very hard work for a woman to get bulky muscles unless she is genetically blessed to grow muscles, or…
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I struggle with embracing the fat that comes along with bulking too, so I feel ya! But, you just have to embrace the fat! You don't need to go overboard fat, have a slight surplus and work with that, but yeah... sorry, I don't know what advice to give. This time around I told myself I'd be OK with a 4-5kg gain. I've gained…
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What they said up there. 4 bags of green tea in a cup? Gross.
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Actually, intermittent fasting will just mean a smaller window of time in which to eat and therefore many people are not able to actually eat a whole bunch of calories in a short period of time, which in turn puts them into a caloric deficit, which is actually what causes weight loss! Deficit people - not magic - DEFICIT.…
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OK - first of all, rice does not make you fat. TOO MUCH rice will - if you eat a bazillion calories worth of it. I eat rice every single day of my life and I can still lose weight when i want to. Eating rice. More than once a day. My daughter will even eat rice for breakfast sometimes (I joke that she is Asian) and is…
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well, if she's eating it all and is still thin and all that, chances are she's vomiting it all back up again when people aren't watching. I can't think of any other way that she would be maintaining her skinnyness if she's not working out like an athlete, or just taking photos and not eating it. Have you seen her eat it…
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I do. But I don't just talk health/gym/fitness and I put up lengthy posts about life. And there is bad language.
