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Lessening lower body while on bulk???
OK, I'm not talking about completely skipping leg day. I have ran 5/3/1 3 cycles and plan to do 3 more on more or less standard BBB. I plan to run this (my current plan) through about the end of November : (5/3/1 lift first in bold) Bench-5x10 OHP- 5x10 Lats- 1-2 mile run Squat- DL 5x10- 5x10 chestwork- 1-2 mile run OHP-…
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20 F bag
OK gear nuts! I'm a cheapskate on most stuff. But I am looking to get a new 3 season bag as most of mine are 10+ years old. The cheapskate in me looks at like the TETON Sports TrailHead +20°F Ultralight(2.9 lbs, 87"x 32"x 22") or Ledge Sports FeatherLite +20 F Degree Ultra Light Design, Ultra Compact Sleeping Bag (84 X 32…
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Enough volume to gain muscle?
I have been doing a Sl 5x5 for awhile, but being focused more on the rules only about the last month to 6 weeks. I started lifting at a fair deficit (lost about 20 lbs) and have now increased to about 300 cal over on off days and 400ish on lifting days. is 3 40-60 minute workouts a week enough strain to be causing muscle…
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The 10 lb M&M
So this weekend I logged nothing because I was camping. Figured I probably more than hit targets between eating 8 kinds of grilled meat and twice that many kinds of alcohol. When I got home I jumped on the scale and I had lost nearly 5 pounds. After gaining at around a # a week I had suddenly lost. I started doing the…
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Program modification in defecit
So I have been doing SL5X5 for a few months. I started doing them while eating about 1800 calories, and in November was struggling so I have been doing 2300ish calories (I say ish because I set the goal but during this have not been strictly measuring, nor freaking out if I go a bit over), sort of a mini bulk. I have…
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Diet stalling 5x5?
So I have tracked on MFP for awhile (with a few breaks) but this is my first post in the boards. So I have been doing SL 5x5, though only the last month or so have I been doing it on true free weights, I had to switch gyms to do so. Obviously its harder with a barbell than a smith machine. I have struggled to make any…
