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Fitness books
Hey Has anyone tried the book Thinner, Leaner, Stronger by Mike Mathews? Or Strong Curves by Bret Contreas? What do you think of one or both? Thanks in advance
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Reps and sets confusion
Hey, I'm a little confused about sets and reps and how much I should do. I'm not sure of how to explain this so I'll just give an example. Okay, well, for the dumbbell incline bench press my training log (for the program I'm doing) says to do 3 sets of 8-12 reps. I started with a 7.5 dumbbell and I was able to do 12 reps…
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Bulking
Hi, I'm 5'5" and 110 pound female. I'm going to start the Strong Curves program ( the beginnings program) and I'm planning on bulking (first time bulking). My maintenance calories (if I'm sedentary) is about 1,540 calories per day, but since I'm going to bulk, I'm starting off with 1,800 calories. Can anyone tell my if my…
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New to lifting ! Need advice please
hi, I'm new to lifting and something I've always struggled with is what to eat and how to organize my meals. I'm 5'5 and 112 pounds. I know you have to eat more when building muscle. Can any one tell me if the food choices I'm making are right? Here is 1 example of the meal that I eat often. Thanks I appreciate all…
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strength training ! Advice on food please!
Hi, I'm new to strength training and I've always struggled with what foods to eat. Below I have an example of a day's meal! I'm 5'5 and 112 pounds. Can someone tell me if I'm eating correctly? Thanks! Breakfast: Whole grains bread 100% whole wheat (1 slice) - * this bread as 3 grams of sugar* 1 tablespoon of skippy peanut…
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Beginner lifter
Hi guys, I recently started lifting about 2 weeks and half ago. Anyways, I've been doing different exercises but I've noticed that I can't lift very heavy! For example, I can only do 40lb on the lat machine. Also, when I reach the third set of a dumbbell curl, I can barely bring it back up and it's only 5 pounds! Overall,…
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Beginner lifter
Hi guys, I recently started lifting about 2 weeks and half ago. Anyways, I've been doing different exercises but I've noticed that I can't lift very heavy! For example, I can only do 40lb on the lat machine. Also, when I reach the third set of a dumbbell curl, I can barely bring it back up and it's only 5 pounds! Overall,…
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Weight lifting
Hi, I recently started weight lifting because I'm thin (around 110 and height 5'5) to get more of a toned form. However, this same week that I started weight lifting I started, spotting blood. Has this ever happened to anyone? I'm planning on going to the doctor but I'm curious if this is something that has happened to…
