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Does anyone use BCAAs?
I was at GNC buying probiotics and in conversation with the guy, told him I workout and my main goal is to lose weight. We talked about weight training and he told me I should try Cellucor's Alpha Amino. I am a fan of their products, so I asked what it did and he said it helped with endurance. As I am researching it…
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How much cardio should I be doing?
I feel pretty confident in my strength training routine, but am unsure on how much cardio I should be doing a week? I workout 5 days a week and combine strength and HIIT cardio, however, am reading that cardio is best if not done every day? Some say that you should do cardio in am and strength in pm, but, unfortunately,…
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MFP Reports
Is there a way to view my daily nutrition? I want to see how many carbs, protein and fat I ate throughout the entire day but can't seem to find the report, if there is one. Help?
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Strength Training Routine For Weight Loss
I'm about 3 weeks into my dedicated workout routine and am pretty familiar with machines at the gym. I've been researching the best way to approach weight loss and everything I read says to combine strength training and cardio. That's my plan. I also read that splitting up muscle groups each workout is the best, but I just…
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Eating back workout calories? Why is the elliptical calorie burned not accurate?
I'm sure this has been answered countless times, but fresh opinions and all. Should you eat back the calories gained from working out? A couple years ago, everything I read on MFP talked about how you should eat your calories back that you worked off as long as you are eating correctly. I read that not doing this both…
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Noob Gains?
Someone recently replied to a comment I made regarding muscle gain during weight loss training. I have read a few times that when losing weight, you don't really gain muscle. I commented that I could definitely see muscle build and I am still losing weight and this guy asked if it was noob gains. What the heck is that?
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Log Weight Training?
Do you log it under cardio or strength? I'm sure I am burning calories, but does that really count as a workout?
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Cardio or Weight Training First? AND Weight Training Question
I was wondering which I should do first at the gym; cardio or weights? I feel like when I do weights first I have a better cardio workout...but it could be in my head. Also, my goal is to lose weight first, then to tone, but I know that building muscle is important to help with weight loss, so how many sets/reps should I…
