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*facepalm* Your body can make about 1lbs of muscle per month. MAX. That is assuming you lift heavy-*kitten* weights, eat enough protein, are in calorie surplus, and sleep enough. And also, I shouldn't have to state why making your goal based on weight gain is a bad idea. You should be shooting for STRENGTH gains. Weight is…
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Endlessly varying around your macros is not going to help. You just need to drop your calories, plain and simple. Make sure you are weighing your food properly too, you might be eating more than you think. Only time macro ratios are actually important is when you are building muscle and in a calorie surplus. You still need…
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This is my personal carry. Highly recommend. Small and powerful. Highly recommend getting the factory installed laser sight for added accuracy and speed in self-defense situation, worth the extra $90 or so. It must be nice to be so naive and trusting, thinking police are actually going to save you in a life and death…
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You really can't make people do things they don't want to without some kind of resentment. Sometimes you just need to do your thing and hope he will catch on someday, knowing there is a possibility he might never. Maybe he is in an emotional slump, or there is something else going on in his life and he is eating his…
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There has to be some kind of motivation there. You are only going to do something if it bugs you enough. Sometimes I actually welcome negative comments, people poking fun at my eating habits or dieting. Getting angry seems to make me want to prove a point. It gets me over that hump from "I wish" to "I'll show them!" I am…
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That paper is really interesting, thanks for sharing!
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Actually, it depends. -Ovo-lacto vegetarianism (or lacto-ovo vegetarianism) includes animal/dairy products such as eggs, milk, and honey. -Veganism excludes all animal flesh and products, such as milk, honey, and eggs, as well as items refined or manufactured through any such product, such as bone-char refined white sugar…
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This was mostly a nod to this really fantastic write up about weight lifting, with Point #2 in mind : acaloriecounter.com/weight-training-results.php "Now, this doesn't mean you need to go outside and try to pick up a car. It just means you need to do things that are challenging for YOU. And, take my word for it, I don't…
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Yup. OP, you should honestly be thinking about lifting, not trying to drop weight. A lot of people that drop weight just to watch the number go down end up looking sickly at the end. Muscle gives your frame shape (and is just plain healthy). And when I say weight training, I mean actual weight training. Stay away from the…
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That is a dangerous goal. You could go eat 6000 calories per day, gain about 5 lbs in fat per week, and say "Woo I'm done!" without gaining any lean mass. On a bulk (calorie surplus with heavy weights 4-5 times per week) your body is going to produce about 1lb of muscle per month, maximum. That is assuming you ate enough…
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Even though you have been on a diet for awhile, you are still subject to "newbie gains" since your muscle mass is low. You will be able to simultaneously gain muscle and drop fat for about 2 or 3 months. It will be apparent when you can't do this anymore; Your body will hit a frustrating plateau where you can't progress…
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Most of the fat that gets stored when you are overweight is actually stored internally. It presses on your organs and makes it harder for them to work. So while you might want to lose x lbs to stop immediate health concerns like diabetes, you might just be prolonging the diagnosis if you stay in an obese body fat %…
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"Enjoyable" and "Rewarding" are not typically words I associate with snow and ice. You guys are all crazy lol. There are $10 gyms out there for people who just want basic cardio equipment. 100% worth it, at least for places in the north with a lot of snow. Again, just my opinion, but a lot safer and less tedious than…
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Running in the snow is a fast way to the ER. Source: Live in Michigan. Sprained wrist and ankle slipping on ice two years ago trying to run. Never again :( Gym membership has paid for itself in lack of medical bills the past two years.
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You will start to have more energy as you workout, and it won't be so bad getting up early to workout (or go to work early and get out early to hit the gym if you are like me). It takes about 2 weeks to fully adjust to it though; it does suck at first. You need to just suck it up and push through it, and understand there…
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Wheymen. Cardio is the most boring thing you can do. A 10 minute warmup is all I can handle. Find something more fun to do. Also, seasonal depression really is a thing. Right about now is when I start to get what I call the "duldrums". I can instantly tell when it is starting because my motivation to do anything takes a…
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Depends on what you are eating. I swear by lower glycemic-index foods. Eating sugary foods gives me such a bad energy crash. I find that eating foods like sweet potatoes, veggies, nuts, oats etc. gives me a lot better source of carbs. I also typically eat small snacks every few hours as apposed to large meals, so that also…
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Honestly not worth it. If you bulk "clean" at less than 500+ calories, it will negatively impact your strength & size gains. Building 1lbs of muscle is hard work, losing 1lbs of fat is pretty easy. Don't make the hard part of lifting even harder. Yeah it sucks having a soft belly for a bit :(. You have to focus on the big…
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Pretty much already all been said by previous posters. You can still gain while doing daily cardio. I am running between 5-10 miles per week on a bulk. You basically just need to make sure you are eating enough protein, and end up at a calorie surplus every day of at least 500 calories. Example: your Daily Needs are 2500…
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Professional Bacon Eater. lol
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Pretty much exactly this. I would eat slightly higher at the 500 calorie range. Yes, it is depressing getting a soft belly, but dropping fat is umpteen times easier than building muscle. Ex: To gain about 5 lbs of muscle, is going to take you roughly 5 months. Men synthesize muscle fibers in the range of 0.25lbs per week…
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This right here. Biggest myth among women. Wish I could get my GF to listen to me about it. If men are struggling to get huge....trust me. It definitely ain't going to happen for you. You have genetics working against you in that department. Also, when you decrease reps, the goal is usually maximizing strength for a given…
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You are over-complicating this way too much. To lose weight, you figure out what your approximate daily calorie needs are, and you eat less than that or use exercise to get below that daily calorie need number should it be needed. It is that simple. If you desire to build muscle you MUST be in a caloric surplus. No more…
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Rep'd a 3x8 225lbs squat yesterday. Lifetime PR.
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Feel free to add. I post regularly. My goals are weight training oriented and getting bigger as opposed to weight loss, but we are all here for fitness in one sense or another.
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Just eyeballing calories from your post, that can't be more than 1200-1400 calories anyways, and I have to ask, WHERE THE HECK IS THE PROTEIN? lol If you want to gain lean mass, you need protein in your diet. A piece of chicken at dinner is not going to cut it. You should be trying to eat 1g of protein per 1lbs of body…
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There are a lot of aspects in your life where people are going to try to derail you from accomplishing things simply because they can't accomplish things in theirs. This woman at your workplace is no different. She is probably also just a troll and trying to get a negative reaction out of you for her amusement. You can…
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Yeah I realize I have a body shot in my profile. Its called a progress pic. Notice my head is not in it and I have info on the top :p
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How to take a selfie: 1) Hold your phone out 2) Hold it lower 3) Hold it even lower 4) Even lower than that 5) Put your phone all the way down 6) Stop taking selfies
