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Anyone have very mild "pain" on right side, but find out it's just muscular?
My urine isn't dark. I don't feel like vomiting, etc. If I firmly press into my right side, it actually "hurts", similar to the "pain" felt when you get a deep tissue massage on very tight muscles. I'm talking more towards back area, between pelvis and rip cage I think. One very noticeable thing is if I bend to my left…
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Been squatting 300 for a few months now. Decided to try Hip Adductor machine. VERY SORE. WTF?
As the title reads, I've been squatting a lot, increasing the amount of weight I can squat. Even doing 135 was difficult, but now doing 300 for 6-8 reps is something I can power out on leg day. I decided to take a break from barbell lifts for a bit, and do more core stuff. I went on the Hip Adductor machine and did a few…
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Question - Caloric burn from weights. Does it include rest?
I've been logging my weight lifting, 60 minutes, 70 minutes, whatever it is, I type it into myfitnesspal and it gives me an "estimate" on calories burned. My question - If for example I take 100 minutes to complete all the lifts I want to do, and that 100 minutes includes probably about 30 minutes of rest between sets,…
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Question regarding Fitbit positive calorie adjustment
I have a question regarding calories being added back from Fitbit synchronization. Yesterday, I had 16,000 steps in Fitbit. Nothing else. No other exercise logged within Fitbit. I log my exercises within the Myfitnesspal app only. Within Myfitnesspal, once the synchronization completed and Myfitnesspal could see my steps,…
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Why are my hamstrings permanently sore and tight?
It seems that whenever I do ANY type of workout that involves my legs, my hamstrings become extremely sore and tight for days and days following the workout. I have done increased stretching on my hamstrings, but that only seems to provide temporary relief, specifically only while the actual stretching is taking place. My…
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My "belly" seems "chubbier", the more weight I lose...?
Anyone experience this? I've gone from 268lbs to 235lbs. I'm definitely slimmer, but I feel like the more weight I lose, the "chubbier" my belly appears (because the weight I'm losing is coming off of different areas, other than my stomach area, causing the effect of my stomach area actually seeming "chubbier"?) Has anyone…
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Am I losing muscle?
From March-June, I had been lifting heavy weights, five days a week, and doing maybe 20-30 minutes cardio after lifting. I was doing this because I wanted to maintain as much muscle as possible, but also lose weight fairly quickly (1.5 pounds per week caloric deficit). Now in July (4th month of all this), I've been doing…
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Question regarding Lifting Heavy and Muscle Retention
Example: You are working under a caloric deficit, with a goal to cut down. You want to lose weight, but not become "skinny fat". So you do this by lifting heavy weights, multiple lifts. This reduces the chances that your body will burn muscle for energy over fat. Does the human body assume that if you are lifting heavy for…
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After 4 months of heavy lifting, I would like to "cut". Advice appreciated.
I've gone from a very out of shape 268lbs, to a much more in shape 235lbs, over the course of 4 months. I have basically been doing "Arnold's Blueprint", lifting heavy weights, 5 days a week. Within the last 2 weeks, I have calmed down with weights, and have been more cardio. I've lost probably 5lbs in the last 2-3 weeks,…
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Body fat % scale accuracy?
I own a scale that shows me how much I weigh, and also shows my body fat %. Over the last 2+ months, I have been eating a caloric deficit, but I have also been lifting heavy, thereby building muscle. I have in fact lost weight, although some weeks I see no change, and some weeks I do (likely due to muscle building and/or…
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Decided to have "a beer" yesterday...logged in myfitnesspal...wow
You really can't drink alcohol if you're trying to lose weight...too bad there isn't any alcohol out there with no calories. This beer on the other hand, is basically an entire dinner... I guess that's why beer was at one point in history, actually a method of getting calories/nutrition. Thesedays, it just gives you the…
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Burning fat using "cool" technology?
Has anyone actually tried this? There are things online and "doctors" coming out with services where they using cooling technology to basically melt fat off. Just curious if anyone has actually tried this.
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20 pounds in 45 days. On par with myfitnesspal caloric deficit goal.
When I stepped on the scale on March 20th, it read a bloated 267 lbs. Today, I weigh 247 lbs. I set my goal to "lose 2 lbs per week", which came out to around 2100 calories a day. Since this was not many calories and far too easy to exceed, I decided to start working pretty hard about 6-7 days a week, both lifting (heavy),…
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Cheat "Day", and how the body handles tons of calories all at once.
I've always wondered about the following question - If you decide to take in a very high amount of calories all at once, will your body literally "use" every calorie whether it stores it as fat or uses it for evergy? Or will your body allow a certain quantity to run straight through you and out the other end, due to it not…
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The way you look when flexing vs. not flexing.
I'm a fairly muscular individual. I've worked out over the last 10 years of my life, and have added bulk to major areas such as pecs, shoulders, arms, thighs, calves. When I flex my upper body (picture a body builder pose), I look like I'm in shape, somewhat toned, and basically look like an amateur body builder. When I…
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How to avoid becoming "skinny fat"?
My calorie goal is 2100 per day. I typically burn between 400-800 calories a day at the gym. Many times I'll eat 400 calories for breakfast, then maybe a shake and some chicken for lunch. Then I go to the gym, burn the calories I previously mentioned, and myfitnesspal says I have around 1800 calories remaining. Is it very…
