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What split is better?
Currently I do upperbody on Monday, abs on Wednesday, and lower body on Friday with cardio on Tuesday/Thursday. Would it be more beneficial to just do a fullbody workout three days a week rather than split up upper/abs/lower body to reduce the rest time between muscles or is it more beneficial to really isolate specific…
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SO SORE... do I still lift?
Hey guys, started a new lifting program on Monday, and it's Wednesday and I am still super sore. The program I'm following is a 3x a week fullbody workout so all of the same sore muscles will be targeted. I genuinely want to go to the gym but I know muscle grows as it recovers, so I'm worried that working those muscles…
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Best 3x Week Full-Body Plans?
Hiya! Been following this plan for a few weeks now: https://www.muscleandstrength.com/workouts/dumbbell-only-home-or-gym-fullbody-workout.html So been following that program 3x a week and doing cardio (circuit training + spinning) on the days in between (working out a total of 5x a week). I really enjoy the format of…
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Screw The Scale!
Yesterday on the left and last year when I was at my lowest weight on the right. Been a little frustrated these past few weeks to see that I've only lost 2lbs in 8 weeks :# These past couple weeks I've incorporated more weight-lifting and higher calories because I decided I should probably worry more about recomp than fat…
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Why am I so tired ALL THE TIME?
Hi guys! For the past 4/5 weeks I've been following my macros pretty consistently, and I'll have decent energy in the morning, but come 2pm or so I get absolutely DRAINED. I get so exhausted that I can't focus on any of my work and have a hard time not just going to sleep. I have a pretty consistent sleep schedule…
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Women who have lost the last 10lbs?
Heya guys!! I'm on the last (and most difficult) stretch of my journey. I'm trying to take my body to the next level and drop the last 10lbs to go from being 'fluffy' to being toned. I'd love to hear success stories and see before/after pics from women who have been successful! If you could tell me how you did it and how…
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Rate my workout!
Hi guys!! I'm really trying to take my body to the next level and get to the 18% bodyfat region (I have about 10lbs to lose I think, I haven't had my current body fat measured). I'm always worried that my current workout routine isn't enough, so I'd love to hear your input! And obviously I understand that diet is the major…
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Weight Loss & Somatotype?
I've seen a few things regarding how different body types (Ectomorph, Endomorph and Mesomorph) require different exercise/nutrition protocol. This video explains it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNye97uAMAU&t=487s I was wondering if any of you have had issues losing weight in the past but had success after switching to…
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2 months, 4lbs
Sounds super unimpressive, but I only had around 10lbs to lose so I'm really excited about it. I've been stuck at 128 for about a year up until 2 months ago when I started consistently tracking/weighing food and incorporated weight lifting into my routine. The change is pretty subtle but I'm really proud of it so far!…
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What made you stick to it?
I've been a yo-yo dieter for many years (maybe you can relate). I'd follow some extreme diets, lose a couple pounds, and then go crazy after feeling restricted and fall off the wagon. Or I would follow something reasonable and when results didn't show immediately I would begin to question whether or not I was doing enough,…
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Am I Doing Something Wrong?
Hi guys! I've absolutely been killing it for a month now, and and I can't really understand why my weight hasn't changed. I'm not being impatient, I absolutely love what I'm doing and I'm enjoying the process, but I just want to make sure I'm not doing something wrong that's slowing my progress. Before I started tracking…
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How long should I do cardio?
Hey guys! :) I'm 5'5" 128lbs looking to get down around 120, so I'm almost at my goal. I just recently started lifting weights about 2 weeks ago for about 30 minutes 5 days a week, with one day of about 30 minutes of HIIT cardio. I keep hearing different things everywhere, so I would love to hear from people who have…
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Relationship Advice?
I don't really have anyone to talk to about my issues currently so I just wanted to vent here and see if unbiased people could offer me any advice. I've been with my boyfriend for 1 year and 3 months. I love him dearly and I really pictured spending my life with him, but as time passes I'm becoming more concerned that…
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Feeling LOST + pics
What does it REALLY take? I'm 5'5", I weigh around 128-130lbs, and I would like to get somewhere around 120lbs (more concerned about body composition than weight though, of course.) (this was taken directly after my 10 day sugar 'cleanse', so I think I'm a little fluffier now) I've lost 20lbs so far over the course of a…
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Not Hungry??
If I'm genuinely not hungry, should I be forcing myself to eat food to meet my macros if I'm trying to lose weight or just eat intuitively?
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Friends who lift?
Heya! I used to use MFP a few years ago, then I've opted for clean eating. I've seen progress but trying to hit macros without counting them is like throwing a dart in the dark. I've been super inspired by Nikki Blackketter and some other fantastic youtube fitties and I've noticed they all had one thing in common-- IIFYM…
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Macros for Lifting?
Hey guys! I'm 5'5, 127-130lbs. I've been eating 'clean' and not counting calories for a while, doing pilates 6 days a week. I would like to lower my body fat percentage more and gain some muscle, but I don't know if I should eat a deficit to do this or not. My TDEE with deficit is 1500. If I want to gain some muscle with…
