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I just got some jeans back from a tailor at my local mall and they’re perfect. I think it cost like 15$ - they do a way better job than I could do and they fit perfect around my waist.

Give yourself at least a year and then keep going and don’t stop! Consistency over many years is the key. And have fun!

Ive been reading a lot about stomach vacuums and how that helps with bracing for lifting & inner core strength. I’ve been doing it for a bit and it’s hard but helping. Maybe look into that..

I made progress after years of just doing assisted/banded pull-ups by programming unassisted into my workouts as often as possible. I think when I went from 2X a week to 3/4 I finally started to be able to do more reps. Negatives are a great finisher also. Try each week to add one rep. There are some good drills to engage…

Just don’t weigh yourself after leg day lol

One brand dessert protein, current favorite flavor is key lime pie (sounds weird but really good). I’ve also had the matcha green tea one which when you heat it up tastes kind of like a Starbucks green tea latte. I couldn’t get my usual casein brand so now have Quattro which is a blend and it’s pretty good, slower…

Street parking has some pretty fun programming and CrossFit invictus does too if you want to add a few days of that kind of workout..

@n_green_l that sounds like a good plan. Also, try to increase your daily activity. Lots of well documented recommendations for adding in things like walking, biking.. I know MFP suggests eating back your exercise calories but that never worked for me. It’s too hard to know exactly what your burning (the calculators are…

Dieting sucks, just plain and simple. Pick a plan that works for you, stick with it for a chunk of time, knowing it’s going to suck. Take a maintenance break, then do it again. I’m at the beginning of my second cut this year, just tying to get some vanity pounds off and yeah. Not fun, but... it doesn’t have to be…

If you want to change your body composition the tried and true method is following a solid weight lifting program (check the bodybuilding forum, there’s a sticky somewhere for choosing a progressive weight lifting program- I follow RP strength’s program but there are lots out there that follow the same format), eat enough…

I would love to be free of logging but like another poster shared, I have a tendency to overestimate, even if it’s just by a few hundred calories. Over time that adds up. I finished up a 3 month cut middle of March and have been maintaining until now mostly not tracking, but have a slight jump in weight that doesn’t line…

I had my very first hot flash last month and I live in Canada where it’s freezing- ladies it was awesome! I barely even needed blankets at night! Honestly I’m excited of this whole process.. no periods and your own personal furnace😂

quote="Williamk69;d-10774561"]Well, I guess the title tells it. I'm 56, in terrible shape, and started weight training back on Oct 26 of 2019. Goals are as follows: 1) Change my mindset. I want a fighting spirit as I age and step into my final chapters. 2) Lose enough weight to fit into my racing leathers again and get…

Collagen isn’t the best source for protein, you can get it all in eating 4- 5 meals a day, chicken breast, egg whites, quinoa, whey or casein, cottage cheese, salmon or other fish (I like salmon), tofu, setian. I’m a big foodie and am actually amazed at how little the portions are to how much protein is recommended (by…

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I’m doing a full body 5 day but some weeks I get only 3x in. My favorites are squats (high bar and front squat), deadlifts, pull-ups, Bulgarian split squat, lunges. Rows, barbell press, glute bridges, Romanian deadlifts.. I should probably do moves that aren’t my favorites .. biggest thing is consistency, like years of…

44 yr old female, active, lift 5xweek. 155bs 24-26% bf (guessing), I dunno, I wear a size 4.... Mfp wants me to cut at 1300 but I usually do 1450-1500. Currently maintaining at 2200 but thinking of a bulk maybe? This scale weight is messing with my head but I want muscles...plus I love food

What are you good at?

Ugh! I start typing out this long reply and then my app keep crashing!! Will message you later 🙂 thanks for the friend request

Post cut hunger is the worst! Your body is primed for gaining and is trying to get you to eat to bring things back to the way they were (layman’s terms here.. ) .. if you can stick it out (the hunger I mean) it will be worth it but I’m right here with you. Just finished up and I’m so hungry and want to eat everything but…

3/2/1 reps over the meso cycle/weeks makes so much sense to me.. I love everything about this kind of training..

Is this what you’re referencing? https://renaissanceperiodization.com/hypertrophy-training-guide-central-hub/ As I understand it you start out with fewer sets and work yourself up over a period of weeks, then deload and repeat. I do 3 sets the first week and by week 6 or so I’m at 7-8 and fried and begging for deload.. but…

Edited* the only thing I can think of that doesn’t use upper body are sit ups.. you can do incline sit-ups or weighted - compound lifts are the best though for tightening your core.. In my opinion of course, I’m no expert - the whole eating less thing is important but lifting any weights in a good solid program will make…

@krael65 Yeah I hear you! We’re our own worst critics..! I took a video the other day of myself doing dips at the gym (which took me years to do unassisted) but instead of thinking, holy *#i@& I look strong, all I could think was that my elbows looked old 😂 maybe it’s better to focus on the parts we like about ourselves.…

My question would be, how do you look in the mirror? How are your clothes fitting? You mentioned lifting, has your nody changed from lifting weights? Some advice I got from a bodybuilder I respect was to go by how you look in the mirror. If you feel you’ve gained weight, eat less.. There’s a great podcast called Screw the…

Honestly I think the good ones are very similar. I’ve been doing RP Strength’s female physique program for the past few years (5 days a week, full body, it’s a 7 week cycle including deloads that run for 4 separate cycles - so over 5 months of programming that you can reuse indefinitely). I have a body building book from…

I’m by far no expert but lifting weights completely changes everything- I mean like a good/frequent/consistent hypertrophy program (heavy enough to go 2-3 from failure but 8-20 reps in increasing sets- with a scheduled deload). Give yourself at least a year, eat at maintenance or slightly above- see what happens. I bet…

Love Dr. Mike!

If you’re going to train your glutes you might as well do the rest of your body- just don’t be like that guy at the gym who just does chest and nothing else..

Just lift weights, don’t overeat. There are no easy fixes.