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Hi, That's the $100 question. 💵💵💵 It's dependent on so many factors that it would be impossible to guesstimate the calorie burn. Your weight, your individual fitness level, the intensity you are training at, the duration of the session, even the ambient temperature of the dojo etc. Just too many different factors to take…

First things first, you can't tone a muscle it can only shrink or grow. You can make them bigger and stronger, but they don’t get firmer. Also, it is notoriously hard to gain muscle especially for women. So you shouldn't worry too much about all of a sudden looking bigger However you did say you want to gain some muscle…

I've used GTG as a method to improve my max reps in both pull ups and press ups. Lots of sub maximum efforts throughout the day every day. It's both time consuming and sometimes inconvenient, however It did produce results. I suppose you could use it as a method to correct muscle imbalance, however I believe you would be…

You sound like a very active individual, however If you are trying to lose a little weight for whatever reason I'd recommend using an online TDEE calculator instead of MFP recommend calories. (I've linked an explanation of TDEE, NEAT etc to my original post above if you need it. The reason MFP wont give you an accurate…

Two opposing answers probably doesn't help much ha, ha. I respect AnnPT77 she helps lots of people on MFP and gives great advice. However I still disagree with her on tgos subject, precisely because as we both stated its all based on estimates. So you can't be sure that either your estimated daily intake is correct or that…

Hi Tracey, Personaly i dont and wouldn't, unless id done a long hard bike ride and know ive burnt 1500-2000 calories that day. The issue with eating back calories is that you can not be certain how accurate the device is that you use to record your calorie burn. Machines in gyms just guess and Personal trackers like…

Me, too. Some days when I've done a long bike ride I can burn over 2000 calories. Add on the 10000-13000 steps I do every day and now I'm really struggling to eat all that back. I may have to start eating Lard.

As I mentioned calorie counting is not a exact science, far from it. Just because a banana has X amount of calories does not mean your body utilizes 100% of those calories. Different foods are broken down and digested differently in the body, they are also broken down differently by different individuals. Thats the reason…

Personally I wouldn't worry about it too much. As already mentioned non soluble fibre isnt broken down in the digestive system, so zero calories. Soluble is broken down however only releases a few calories in the process. Calorie counting is never going to be exact, cooking methods change the calorie content of food and…

Not necessary mate, you are only limiting calories for two non-consecutive days a week. I am no expert but I know It takes longer than 24hrs for the body to start to converting muscle tissue into energy, when in starvation mode. Personally I think the 5:2 is great because of the drop in insulin levels, causing the body to…

I agree 100% mate. I have trained and done one sport or another since i was in my teens. I would have never thought it possible to function or complete an hard session on only 600 cals. Again i agree that your body does adapt and enable me to still train like a mad man in a semi fasted state.

I love it and do it as and when i want to lose a bit of lard. I do Tue and Thu and still train as normal, which is usally twice a day. I do tend to eat a little over the 600 calories but i dont beat myself up because i will burn over a 1000 in exercise alone. Its not everyones cupa tea and if i was bodybuilding i wouldnt…

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They are taking the piss mate ha, ha, Put your fork down and push the chair away from the table

Hi, mate you cant spot reduce fat, it comes off all over. So i cant think of any ab exercise that would get rid of the jiggle ha, ha. Everybody has a 6 pack (even me) its just most of us have too much body fat more than 10% covering our midsection to enable the abs to show. I recently read an interesting article on strong…

Take a mop and bucket mate, you will need it to mop yoursen back up off the floor afterwards. Good luck

- Hi iborsato1, how do you manage your running program? I would love to be able to get back to to running decent 1 mile and 5k times. I have recently (last week) re-introduced the treadmill into my training program. I can manage a few times a week without too much pain but nothing t0o serious. Short intervals of no more…

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Total agreement mate. Also I find Mrs Browns Boys about as funny as putting my knob-end in a shredder. How this pile of turd gets called comedy and gets the reviews it does is beyond me, its pump! Same can be said for a lot of other British so called comedy TV. Its scripted, cliqued, none funny bum droppings. On the other…

Hi there, I am a fully paid up member of the bad knees club too. A motor bike accident 7 years ago resulted in injuries including: ACL reconstructions both knees, medial ligament right leg, popliteal ligament left leg, broken knee cap left leg, dislocated knee cap right leg, meniscus surgery both legs, also ankle…

As Driagnor said buy some cheap dumbbells with either spring or threaded collars, which you can adjust up and down in weight. If you dont want to spend any money why not start with a few bodyweight exercises at home, such as press ups from a kneeling positon, chair dips, bean tin bicep curls etc. Or if you are happy enough…

Read this from the dietitian, right here on Myfitpal. http://blog.myfitnesspal.com/ask-the-dietitian-should-i-eat-back-my-exercise-calories/

I dissagree folks, i never eat back calories burnt. Whats the point of smashing out an hours worth of physical training only to eat extra calories? You may as well just not bother. If fattymcfatterson is trying to lose weight by diet and exercise eating extra calories on top of the 1500 she is giving herself is still extra…

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I agree forget the scales mine lie too. Just keep on doing what you are doing, its the lifestyle change thats important not some number on a scale. Weight Watches will not get you fit. I know many, many people who walk around at the supposed ideal weight and look good. But i guarantee you they would not be able to last…

Hi, Valissa, personally I always train fasted in the mornings. I find that way i have no excuses for not getting me a*se in gear and to the gym. Regardless of whether the morning sessions is weights, intervals or cardio it’s always fasted. True i don’t always feel full of boundless energy at 0600 in the morning, but who…

iloseityes, i like the "old jump up and down in front of a mirror" Now thats the real acid test ha, ha