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NSV - Squatting 315 for 20 reps (4x5)
I have lost about 120 pounds total, and started strong lifts about 5 months ago. I started lifting at about 255 and am presently about 225 and have been maintaining a pretty consistent ~750 calorie a day deficit during that time (with a couple weeks of vacation where I ate a little over maintenance). My current weight goal…
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Energy for lifting
I am lifting SL5x5 3 days a week and eating at about a 750 cal deficit (I currently am 6'2" 235). Over the last few weeks I have gotten to the point where all 5 lifts in SL5x5 are maximum exertion and I am completely dead by the end. When I say dead I mean it is extremely difficult to do my last few sets (not because of…
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Percentage fat loss on a cut and muscle gain in a bulk
I have read the folowing many times and in many places: "If you lift heavy and get enough protein you can maximize fat loss and minimize muscle loss on a cut." Is there data on what percentage of loss on a cut when lifting heavy and getting enough protein is likely to be fat? Is the lost weight likely to be 90% fat in a…
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Could use some help from the community on my plans and how to improve them
Warning, this is quite long I hope some of you will stay with it, though it may also be therapeutic for me to be open and write my feelings for anyone to see. I saw this graphic (thanks yarwell) in a thread about how most people gain the weight back. That along with many other tidbits I have read in many threads over the…
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Fitbit Charge HR calorie burns
I have been using my fitbit charge HR for about 30 days. I have my MFP activity set to sedentary (I am fairly sedentary in my job), but I walk about 12k steps daily and do high intensity cardio most days and resistance train 3 days a week. My sedentary calorie burn is about 2600, and my fitbit pretty regularly puts me…
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Help from experts here on form doing SL 5x5 B workout
Hi all, I filmed myself doing SL 5x5 workout B today, would appreciate if anyone has any advice on how I might need to improve my form. I have done squats and bench press for a long time, but I didn't do many presses or dead lifts in the past. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Squat: https://youtu.be/Jnrj_wwc2ws…
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Protein intake 200g / day
In reading online and going through online papers it seems to me that one should eat about .8 g of protein / lb of body weight in order to maintain as much muscle as possible while cutting weight. I also am lifting following the SL 5x5 program to try and lose fat. I am 6'2" 245 and at .8g protein / lb that puts me at…
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Charge HR - P90x HR off
Hi all, I'm sure there has already been many discussions on this, but when I search the forums I can't find it. Anyway, I am doing P90x, and my HR on my Charge HR is usually way off (at least 80% of the time), always far below my actual heart rate. I read in the documentation to put it 3 fingers above the wrist bone rather…
