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What types of splits do you like?
One muscle group once a week? Alternating upper and lower body? Alternating push/pull routines? What are your preferred splits and why. I did one muscle group a week, saw results, but now I'm not feeling it as much. I'm trying out alternating upper and lower body but might test out some more. I'd love to know what everyone…
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Quick! What do I wear?
Figured this was a good place since it's kind of fitness related. I'm going on a coffee date and going to the gym afterwards. Is it ok to wear my gym gear with a sweater over it? We're having coffee across the street from my gym. First date after meeting online.
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What are everyone's thoughts on alternating cutting and bulking?
So I've found a few questions on here and some other sites discussing this but I'd love some responses for my situation. So I was in a car accident that left my right side much smaller and weaker than my left. I even hold less fat on that side. Because I had gotten bigger (fat gain) than I'd like, I focused on losing body…
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Cardio before strength
I know I know. It's supposed to be after strength training. But I'm having trouble doing my strength first. When I do cardio first, I feel like I can lift the same amount, but I sweat more. I'm doing a light job 3x a week and HIIT running the other 3x with one rest day. So how horrible is it to keep doing cardio first and…
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Looking for friends for accountability!
I've been using MFP on and off since I joined but I would like to be better about it. Even though I meal prep my goal is to log it anyways just to get in the habit. If anyone is good about keeping people on track I definitely need that. I'm looking to lose about 15 lbs so I know I need to be good about logging if I'm going…
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Compound movements during new split?
So I'm switching from training one muscle group once a week to 3X a week. I'm starting to slow down with progress and getting bored so I want to switch it up. My question is with my compound movements. I'm separating things into upper body (shoulders, chest & tris, back & bis), and lower body (glutes & hamstrings, quads &…
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Still feeling bigger. Anyone else?
So I've been working out, meal prepping, and getting good results. I've been doing a lot of weight training so while the scale hasn't moved too much, I've lost a lot of inches. I've gone down a pant size, I'm stronger, and I have more energy. However I still feel like I'm the same as I was 3 months ago even if the scale…
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Training muscle groups once or twice a week?
So I've been working out again for the past couple of months and seeing results. I've been doing the split I used to do with one muscle group per week (Mon - Shoulders, Tues - Booty & Hamstrings, Wed - Core, Thur - Chest and Triceps, Fri - Legs, Sat - Back and Biceps). However I keep hearing that I should be training each…
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What are you thoughts on crop tops for the gym?
I'm making crops out of some of my old tees for the gym. I can't decide if the tie should be in the middle or the side. I'd love some advice on subject! Thanks!
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Food ideas?
But I'm trying to do a combo of keto and intermittent fasting. I made it 4 days (and actually started to see results, WOW!) but when the keto flu kicked in I decided to add carbs since I had 3 exams in 2 days and needed my brain at 100%. But what I had been doing a lot during those days was eating below my calories,…
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Moderator(s?)! Sooooo . . . my scale broke.
It happened yesterday. One of the feet fell off so it's all wonky. Says I weight 126 lbs when I weighed 150 a week ago. Talk about fast progress! Anyways I've been taking my measurements so could I use my progress with those numbers during the weigh in from now on? I've gotten a little obsessed with the scale lately and…
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Need advise for targeted muscle gain!
Ok, here's my situation. First off, I'm a bit chubby for my liking right now and would like to burn off fat. For that I'm getting more into lifting and interval cardio with an net calorie goal of around 1500 (5'2", 150lbs, 30 years old). Simple enough. However I have a somewhat unique situation. I was injured when I was…
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Would love some advice on prioritizing
Here's my situation. I'm currently going to 2 schools (one full time one part time) and fitting in work (minimal while I'm going to school). I'm usually going from 8am to 10pm for school with a few hours in the evenings between classes. Those evening hours are when I fit my exercise in, usually 30-45 min, but I do miss out…
