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Should I eat more calories on my training days or my rest days when dieting?
I'm trying to lose around 10lbs and I can't decide whether I need to eat more calories on my training days (to give me more energy to train) or on my rest days (to give me more energy to recover). Here's my current training split: Monday: Chest, Triceps and Shoulders Tuesday: Back and Biceps Wednesday: Rest Thursday:…
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Dieting never used to be this difficult
Hi All, I gained weight during lockdown and have just started lifting weights again. I'm 4 weeks in to working out 4x per week and have lost 1lb so far. I'm 164lbs and 5'9" as of today. 5 years ago I got down to 157lbs eating 1,800 calories per day for 6 weeks. This time around I'm really struggling and often end up eating…
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Back on here again and looking to lose 10lbs
I've spent too much time snacking whilst working from home, so now I'm back on here looking to lose 10lbs. I'm 5'9.5" , 11st 10lbs (164lbs) and looking to trim down to 11st (154lbs). Hoping to lose it over the next 6 to 8 weeks.
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Running: Am I doing too much?
Hi All, I'm 35, 5ft 9" and 11st 11.4lbs. I've just started running and I'm wondering whether I'm doing too much too soon. I don’t do any cardio and never have, with the exception of running after my kids. Here’s my progression so far... Week 1 Monday 15th June Distance 2.64mi / Pace 11:36 / mi / Time 30:39 Tuesday 16th…
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15 inch arms club
Started working out 18 weeks ago with 14 and a half inch arms. Measurement this morning was 15” 3/8ths and I’m now working towards 16 inch arms. Who’s in the 15 inch arms club? Are you close to 16 inches? How long did it take you to get to 16 inches. I’ll be posting my progress monthly as I work towards this goal. Feel…
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Progressive overload when cutting?
Morning, I’m looking to cut soon and I’m relatively new to this process. I’ve lost weight before by eating less whilst not training and I’ve cut using a keto diet with depletion workouts and refeeds but that was over 10 years ago now. What I’m wondering is should I do the same weight and reps whilst cutting to maintain my…
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Help with planning the next 4 week training block
Morning all, Just working out the weight and reps to do for the next 4 weeks training block. I've picked a lighter weight this time around so I'm training in a slightly higher rep range than before. What I can't decide is whether to use the following "Reps in Reserve" model, increasing the weight each week so that the reps…
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Making progress
Hi All, around 18 weeks ago I started working out again. Each year during the run up to summer I’ve found myself doing a few weeks of pushups, rows, bicep curls and triceps extensions. This will be the longest streak yet, still working out from home. It’s seems a lot has changed since I last worked out. I’ve come across…
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Pondering (MEV) Minimum Effective Volume
I've come across the concept of Minimum Effective Volume from Mike Israetel recently. I've been out of it for over 10 years and just started working out again 18 weeks ago. I've started with 10 sets for chest/back and 8 sets for biceps/triceps and was planning to add a set every 4 weeks to see how many sets I need to get…
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Hi All
Been on MyFitness Pal for years but never knew there was a forum :-)
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Goals to look better than the younger you
Just started working out again 18 weeks ago and my goal is to look better than my 23 year old self (pic below). I’m now 35 with 2 young kids and want to stay fit to keep up with them. Anyone else have similar goals? [image removed by MFP Mod]
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Reps in Reserve
I came across the term reps in reserve recently after listening to a Mike Israetel podcast. I started my mesocycle off with 3RIR per set, increasing weight to drop down to 2RIR in week 2, then 1RIR in week 3 and 0RIR for week 4, whilst maintaining the same number of reps per set each week. Unlike the templates I’ve seen…
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Planned versus reactive Deloads
Originally I had a deload week planned for every 5th week of a mesocycle but after listening to a Greg Knuckles podcast I’ve decided to extend it to every 8 weeks. On the podcast Greg mentions deloading when you feel you need to deload (weight and reps going down etc to reduce fatigue). What do you guys do. I’ve been…
