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German Volume training.
I'm starting GVT tomorrow, With an aim of seeing how much lean muscle I can gain(plus testing 10RM strength gains too) in 6 weeks :) Anyone tried it and how did you find it? One thing I'm unsure of is how high to set my calorie surplus as I want to gain as little fat as possible without affecting the muscle gains. Its…
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Body fat plummeting without cutting out the treats
Hi all, I been cutting for approx 3 months for a beach hols in early June(and also in preparation for a bulking cycle after the hols), for years I hated cutting or dieting because I had to cut out the chocolate, fizzy drinks and alcohol etc I enjoy so much but now I know this is unnecessary. I'm currently down to approx…
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Your best and your worst?
What area of your body are you most proud of since you started training? And secondly what area needs the most work? My biggest improvement/change since I started training is my chest, legs and glutes I want to improve everywhere! but one area in particular I really want to see improvement is my traps and carve out some…
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I threw out the scales...
I'm no longer weighing myself, well at least until I'm happy with the body fat levels I see in the mirror/measuring tape. The scale number is largely irrelevant and mine varies by 6/7lbs everyday and can affect my motivation for the day if I'm up 7lbs for example! I know the body fat is coming down, I'm getting stronger in…
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Hello Fitfolk
My name is Terry and im from London, Ive been a vegeterian for 24 of my 29 years and Im on a mission to prove you can be healthy, athletic an strong as a vegeterian. Its a common misconception that when you turn veggie you immediately hate sports, wear hemp sandles and play guitar!(no offence meant if you do). I look…
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Maximum calorie burn per minute.
What is the maximum calorie burn possible per minute? Is there a point where a workout reaches a certain intensity where its counterproductive? This feeds into the question if HIIT more anaerobic workouts are more beneficial to weight loss(or just improve the anaerobic threshold?) than more continuous workouts. All bodies…
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Building them Traps.
I been doing shrugs an deadlifts and my traps have been improving slowly and steadily. Anyone have any advice to target traps that worked for you? high reps/low-ish weight or Lower reps with bigger weight an possibly a less than perfect contraction? thanks in advance Terry
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fasted cardio?
What is the major benefits of fasted cardio if any? And do you do it?
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Bulking - eating
When bulking do you eat "clean" and really record everything like when on a cut, or relax the rules a bit an just hit the numbers? (cals, protein etc) Terry
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daily undulating periodization?
Anyone tried a DUP cycle? Had good results? The theory behind it seems pretty solid. Terry
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Excercise calorific estimates.
Is it me or do the calorific estimates for excercise seem way off generally, discourages me from logging them as it skews the daily kcal deficit IMO Terry
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Dont lose weight...
Lose FAT, Any rise in the scale numbers we tend to always assume is a fat gain, In reality, fat is lost and gained at relatively slowly. For people on the leaner side(for heavier folks 2-3lbs is excessive) a half to 1 pound per week change in fat(Up or Down) will be all you can get. To gain 1-3 pounds of actual fat would…
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Girls and Weight training? Yes or No?
How many of the girls here do weight training? and If not why not? All the benefits are to numerous to list, and the reasons not to are based on myths an misconceptions! - Weight training can even majorly effect how efficient your body is at burning fat meaning you can eat more. - It can fight skin, muscular and skeletal…
