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International Womans day
Tell us what you appreciate about the female population and what it is that you admire about the women in your life. I'll start: I appreciate the strength I know women possess. It's a mental one, far greater than I've seen any man show. It's the strength they use to save their children, to raise them and to give birth to…
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When your flexors tell you to go *kitten* off
I'm a pole fitness girl and if there's something I know I'm good at its my grip that has never failed me... Up until yesterday. I was doing the crossfit 17.2 open workout,2 rounds of dumbell walking lunges, 16 toes to bar 8 dumbell cleans and then 2 rounds of 15 walking lunges, 16 muscle ups and 8 dumbell cleans. I did…
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Hangry
Is it just me that's all of a sudden seriously hangry if I don't get my food? Ever since I became fit and began my new training thingy I'm obsessed with food. Oh and if I'm hungry, I can be very angry or very emotional and cry until I've had food. It's kinda crazy but I can't be alone in this?
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Bikini competitors/fitness models/body building?
So what's it like? Is it fun? Is it worth it? I'm getting more and more interested in it but the cutting phase scares me off. So has anyone here done it? How did it go and what are the pros and cons?
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Broke my DL form.. Ouch
At around 128-130 lbs and I did a new PR yesterday, 95 kg (209) lbs (been lifting for 10 months now so I'm proud) But during the lift I broke my form for a second and now my lower back is hurting like a kitten. Anyone have any magical solution to that? Or do I just take a few day recovery and wait it out?
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Friend request error
It can't just be me? I can't accept or even look at my friend requests.. This has been going on for ever... How do you contact the mods? How do you get it fixed? And where the hell are the programmers and why aren't they debugging their code?
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Ice baths for muscle recover ?
Any thoughts on the ice baths for speedy recovery ?
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First bulk over (I think)
Ok so I finished my first bulk yesterday (clean bulk) and now I'm cutting. I gained 2 kg but went down 1 size during that time and kept loosing weight then gaining again. At my goal weight of 58 kg last summer (I'm 158cm) And now at 60 kg I'm pretty happy with the strength I gained but now I wanna cut down and see what I…
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Snatch and overhead squats
I hate them so much! Ok I'm bendy enough to do them and I've got the strength but I'm just so afraid of them for some reason and it's near impossible for me to jump under the bar with out falling on my *kitten* or the bar goes to far behind my head so it falls down. Any tips on how I find the perfect spot to hold it…
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Body Shamed? Fit or fat?
Have you ever been body shamed? I thought that would be history after I became fit but man was I wrong. Before, when I was a size 16-18 US I used to get shamed a lot. Shopping for clothes was something I hated. Usually when entering a store I would get the "look" from the staff (the head to toe and back to head scan) then…
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Paleo vs keto vs zone and so on...
I can't make up my mind about what diet I should follow... There seem to be good and bad things about all of them but what I need is a diet that'll keep my energy level high, has enough protein and wont mess to much with my current weight but would help me become stronger So far zone looks promising but has anyone here…
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Muscle soreness and recovery
How are you guys dealing with soreness? I feel like my muscles could really use a massage and I swear my bum and thighs and shoulders are killing me but I'm not seeing a masseuse and asking her to massage my thighs and butt.. that's just awkward. I'm doing a bit of foam rolling but that *kitten* hurts like hell so I'm not…
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Dealing with frustration from lack of exercise
I swear I'm about to kill someone.. I'm usually a very mellow person but I haven't been able to workout for a few days now and I can feel it effecting my mood. I don't usually get mad or pissed but yesterday I started lashing out on people who so much as look at me funny.. What do you do to relieve the tension? Working out…
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When did you know it was time to start maintaining?
What was it that made you start maintaining? Was it a pair of jeans, the way you saw yourself in the mirror or maybe a photo? What made you come to realize that the weight loss was over and that you should start maintaining?
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How to meal prep?
I find meal preps very challenging as I don't like to eat leftovers and a 2 day old chicken breast is something I find disgusting.. How often do you meal prep per week and how many days do you prep for when you do so? Do you meal prep lunch and dinner then let your family eat something else entirely or do you cook…
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Working out with a broken wrist?
I broke my wrist.. that sucks.. and now I've been out of commission for a few days and I'm getting cranky, emotional and I feel every muscle in my body demanding being used. So, would it be save for me to hit the gym and workout if I don't use my broken hand? what about cardio? Bad idea? I'm sure my pole fitness days are…
