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diet and running
My diet has been pretty bad as of late, I'm not eating enough and a lot of he wrong foods! To be honest I feel okay... but I'm training for a marathon and fear that even though "I feel fine" my progress isn't what it could be with a better diet. Has anyone noticed significant improvements in their running since following a…
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Best upbeat workout music
So I'm putting together my running play list and wondering what are some classics that get you through some tough workouts. So far I have: Fallen leaves Eye of tiger Jump It's my life Living on a prayer Fighter Final countdown I will survive Walking on sunshine We will rock you Seven nation army Satisfaction Smells like…
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How Do you keep motivated?
Lately I've found myself to be lacking drive and motivation. I used to be so good... up early, excited to hit the day head on, I looked forward to my time running and gyming, it wasn't a question of whether I wanted to go or not... It was just part of my routine!! I need to get that spark back! How do you guys keep…
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feet blisters??
Does anyone have advice for me. I've always struggled with blisters!! I've changed shoes... The buggers don't go away. It's frustrating because on my longer runs I don't stop because I'm tired.. I have to stop because my blisters hurt!! I have extremely soft skin on my feet and I don't know if this is the reason I'm so…
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ladies with the "pooch" please stand up.
So, this is a post about the dreaded lower belly pooch. I have been in pretty good shape as a lady and gotten to a pretty low body fat.. probably around 12% BUT no matter what I do... I still have the freaking pooch!!! Anyone had any experiences with banishing this unwelcome lower belly guest?? I know you can't spot…
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half marathon runners: how much? how often
Hi fellow runners :) Just a quick question on how often you run and how many km at a time.. I'm training to run my first HM 1 Nov.. I'm only up to about 10km now.. but I'm running 3 times a week, and they're all pretty close to my further distance... Eg this week was 8km 9 km and 10km.. At what point would you recommend…
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macros for shredding???
Hi guys... so I'm basically fine with my weight at the moment, but I'm exercising hard and looking to cut body fat and build lean muscle. I'm a long distance runner.. so I want to be a lean mean running machine haha.. though I've recently started running again after an injury so I'm only running about 30km per week at the…
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150g of freaking chicken
So I started my new plan today and I'd scheduled to have 150g of chicken to meet my daily requirements!! I underestimated the amount of chicken.. I'm stuffed!! Is 150g a good portion of protein to have?? Also, the calories are so varied on chicken breasts... mine says 150g is 156 calories. The chicken was flame grilled…
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Anyone with a 1200 plan and an open diary friends?
It's nice to be able to stalk and motivate eachother based on 9 ur food journals.. lol.. add me as a friend.. I'm very interactive ;)
