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Help my son get faster please.
My son is 12 and he has started coming to Parkrun with me and the wife. He does the 5k in just under 22 mins. He doesn’t really do any other running, but wants to do some speed training on the treadmill to help him get faster for parkrun. So I have 2 potential work outs in mind for him. The first is 2mins at speed 15…
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Is it okay to call a cat 'grey cat'?
We have just got a new kitten and she is grey. My son and wife want to call it Smokey, but I think 'Grey Cat' is more appropriate. My wife says that Grey Cat is a stupid name, and that she would be too embarrassed to take it to the vet. Should I give in, or put my foot down on this one!
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Why are running training plans so complicated.
Hello all, I need some help and advice with my running training. So I am 40 years old and I haven't really run much ever, although I play football (soccer) twice a week so I am reasonably fit. Anyway 3 months ago I decided I wanted to be a 5k runner and regularly race over that distance. So I went out for a run to see how…
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Help please, I don't understand the iOS calorie adjustment. I think it's wrong.
I've been playing with my activity level and the iOS adjustment trying to understand what's going on, and I just don't get the logic. Can somebody explain it to me please. I am using my iPhone to count steps and trying to get to 10,000 per day. I used to have my activity level set to lightly active, and if I got close to…
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Help me tweak my programme please.
Hello everybody. I need some help tweaking my weight lifting programme to fit around my twice a week 5 a side football (soccer to my American Friends). I have been doing strong lifts 5x5 for about 9 months. In that time I have gone from 160lb to 161lb but lost 2inches off my waste. I am 6ft tall and 40 years old. I have…
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How much room do i need to bench press in a power rack.
I am about to order a power rack, but the room its going in is very narrow - 5foot 6 inches wide. So If I put the back of the cage up against the wall and slide in my bench will I have room to do a bench press? ta very much!
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How much room do i need for a 66 inch barbell.
and please don't say 66 inches - lol :) I've never used a barbell before but have been working out with ironmaster adjustable dumbbells for a month or 2. Now I want to get their barbell that uses the same quick lock plates as the dumbbells but its 66 inches long. The room I am using to work out is quite small - so how much…
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Ironmaster IM1500: is it any cop?
Hello people with big chests and small bellies. I hope to join your club soon, but I need some help. I have been using ironmaster adjustable dumbbells and super bench for a few weeks. I love them and I'm growing muscle and loosing fat. But I have just stayed stronglifts 5x5 and realised I need a barbell and rack to do…
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Skinny fat to just skinny, what now?
so, I am male 6 foot tall, and at the start of the year I was a skinny fat bast@rd, lol, like a rake with a belly. Since then I have been eating 1800 cals per day, to loose 1lb per week, but also lifting weights 3 time per week, playing 5 a side football once a week, and running 5k once a week. This has worked well for me,…
