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How often do you workout?
Sorry for all the posts, I'm back new to MFP and working out and feel like a real newbie. I've been doing Lower Body 3x times a week and upper body 2x a week with some sort of cardio like swimming thrown in at the weekends. I am OK to train lower body 3x aren't I? I have no specific goal except lose fat which I'm doing on…
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Upper Body Routines?
Hi All I'm after a simple but effective upper body routine that I can work and progress on. I have a barbell and weight plates at home so barbell workouts would be more useful. I used to have a PT and we used to do the following: Overhead Press Bent over Row Deadlifts And we used the pull-up and push-down machine which of…
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So I read the post "So you want to start lifting? Great!"
Which was actually very useful. I know how to perform all the compound movements mentioned in this post but if I have no bench whats the alternative to a bench press? I'm literally starting back from beginning so these movements are perfect for me.
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Whats your preferred glute activation?
Hey all Just curious as to what others do to activate their glutes? I purchased a Booty Band and did some activation tonight before my actual workout and wow what a difference some resistance makes! My bum was on fire! I did some banded glute bridges, glute bridges with hip abduction, clams, squats walks from side to side…
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I want to do this properly....
Hi All I'm today restarting my MFP journey but I want to do it properly and set my stats in a way that I feel will help me progress my weight loss and workout journey - of course I know the main important thing here is to stick to calorie goal! Please can you help me with the below: 1. I currently have it set to lose 1lb a…
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Lower Body Workouts - Help please
Hi All I’m getting back into weight training again and as I don’t have a PT I’ve resorted to looking up routines online but once again I’m overloaded by what to do? I’m not new to weights and am happy that I can perform workouts with good form! I just want a simple lower body routine that works hams, quads, glutes etc that…
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Why do I find this so hard?
Hi All Firstly I'm 34, 5ft 3in and weigh 12st so am classed as overweight. I would like to lose around 2st, however, I am just struggling at the moment and have been all year. I just can't seem to stay on track for even one week so I'm fritting between 11st 11lb and 12st all the time! A few weeks ago I cancelled my gym…
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If I feel OK can I do it again?
Hi all I've been doing this HIIT workout which I am loving, however, I am aware people have many opinions on the word "HIIT" and I'm probably not doing HIIT (more of a cardio sessions) and often read it should only be done 3x per week but what if I feel like I want to do it more than 3x a week - can I? Its a pyramid style…
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Can I split my routine up into two days? Will it hinder my progress....
Hi All I've just started doing a lower body routine which I loved doing but it took me over an hour so I wondered if I could split that routine up into 2-3 days...So my routine looks like this at the moment: Squats Lunges (forward) Bulgarian Split Squats Glute Bridges RDL's Single leg deadlifts Weighted Step-ups But would…
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I want to start weight training again...
But don't know where to start....Theres that many routines out there I don't know which one to pick but want something simple and effective as I will be working out at home. I have barbell/weights, kettlebells, resistance bands and a step (which I use for bench press). I do appreciate I can't progress weights to a high…
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Do I or don't I.....
Cancel my gym membership?!? I've been a member of the Gym since Jan 2015 and my current gym since Feb 2018 but I'm beginning to not enjoy going and doing the classes. I haven't been for two weeks but mainly because I was poorly but I am finding myself going less and less and just not really enjoying it. I can only attend…
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Will someone just tell me its OK to....
1. Eat Breakfast (if I'm hungry) 2. Eat carbs such as bread, rice, pasta, potatoes 3. Eat a ham salad bap after a workout or have some bread with my soup 4. Eat bananas 5. Eat a packet of crisps with my lunch 5. Eat everything in moderation without going overboard And then please tell me I don't have to do the following to…
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Why do I keep sabotaging myself....
Everyday I restart my calorie counting with MFP which means in the past 4-5 months I've lost a meesley 5lb when I know I could've lost a whole lot more. I just can't get past this awful viscous circle I am in...When I'm feeling down I eat, when I'm feeling happy I eat....I stick to calories 1 day, 2 day, 3 day, 4 day then…
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DOMS - Should I avoid weights whilst I have them?
Hi All I posted last week about losing my workout mojo but finally this week I have it back wahooo. I've been going to classes and did a 3.5k run on Tuesday. Yesterday I did a weights class and I have serious quad muscle soreness - I wanted to do BodyPump today but shall I avoid it and maybe do some light cardio instead?
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How to make Overnight Oats?
Hi All How do I make overnight oats? It is milk, greek yogurt and oats and then any fruit I want to add?
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My workout mojo is lost.....
and I can't seem to get it back... This is my 4th week of not working out/going to the gym and I can't see how and when I will get this workout mojo back. I've been going to the gym since 2015 and around Feb time I joined a different gym, was working out every day, sometimes doing back to back gym classes Mon to Fri but…
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Anyone been successful with Couch to 5k?
Hi Everyone I've downloaded the Couch to 5k app today and am going to give it a try. I enjoy running but also hate it at the same time as I can't seem to pace myself correctly or I become so out of breath so I thought I'd give this app a whirl. I would love to run 5k without feeling so out of breath. Has anyone else tried…
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So far so good but can see how easy it is......
to eat those extra calories that MFP gives you. For months I've been fritting between the same weight, I hit the gym 4-5x a week, I weigh,log etc...Now OK I'm not perfect at the weekends but I'm also not overly bad. Normally I eat all my extra calories that MFP gives me, mainly because they are there and I would think…
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Are fitness trackers just a hindrance to my weightloss.....
I literally just obsess over calories burnt/earnt etc and I'm still not bl**dy losing, I clearly (know) must be eating way more than I should but its beginning to drive me nuts now. I literally fluctuate between 11st 8lb and 12st and have done since around Feb. Before fitness trackers I lost a normal 0.5-1.5lb per week by…
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Apps to log your sets/reps/weight...
Hi All Can you recommend any good (and free) apps where I can log my sets/reps and weight? Thanks,
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Why do I feel so anxious about weight training in the gym....
I "started" stronglifts 5x5 last week and only managed one workout at home.... I feel to anxious to step into the weight room at the gym, my main worry is that people will look at me and be like "what on earth is she doing", "she's got crap form", "she can't squat right", "her deadlifts are bad" etc etc....I used to have a…
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Wahoo, I did it....I stepped into the weight room...
And it felt fabulous, I was a bit nervous at first but soon forgot that everyone was there haha! Instead of continuing with Stronglifts I decided to restart the programme my PT did for/with me last year and I really enjoyed it, however, there are two things: 1. I really don't enjoy the 8-12 rep range, I remember feeling…
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Stronglifts question (newbie)
Hey All Today I did my first workout A from the stronglifts 5x5 programme, however, I'm just wondering if the barbell row can be replaced with the bent over row? I appreciate that you have to follow the programme as its set out but I prefer the bent over row and just wondered if I can replace it?
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Anyone similar to me in terms of daily calorie goal and exercise
Hi Everyone So the truth is I am really struggling to lose any weight with MFP, I am fritting between 11st 9lb and 11st 13lb and have been since after Xmas. My eating is not bad but its also not 100%, I log my foods daily and am pretty good Mon to Friday....What I mean by pretty good is that come Saturday/Sunday I'm not…
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A question about Stronglifts 5x5....
Hey I just posted earlier about machine weights and there effectiveness etc as I feel to intimidated to enter the weight room at the moment in the gym, however, I do have a barbell and weights at home and have been reading up on the Stronglifts 5x5 programme and wondered if until I gain some confidence could I start this…
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Are weight machines as effective as free weights?
Hi all I want to start incorporating some weight training at the gym but don't have the confidence yet to hit the free weights room. So I figured my next best option would be to use the weight machines but I often hear mixed reviews about them. If I was to find myself (or please do advice if you know of any) a weight…
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Is it really OK to eat back your workout calories?
I always feel ever so bad when I do eat them. MFP sets me a 1280 daily calorie goal and I put that I was sedentary, today (according to my fitbit charge 2) I’ve walked 11,000 steps, done two gym classes (Step and Pump) and gained 821 workout calories to which I have eaten 414 of them but now I’m sat here feeling really…
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Do I need to add anything else?
Hi all This time last year I had a PT who I did weight training with but to cut a long story short I could no longer afford the sessions and didn't really have the confidence to go it alone. In January I re-joined a new gym where I have been doing just the classes but I'm liking the idea of redoing the programme I did with…
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Would I be sedentary or lightly active?
Hi All I have my settings to show I am sedentary and I wish to lose 1lb per week which gives me a 1280 calorie goal, however, someone mentioned that the level of activity I do I should select that I am lightly active and I keep reading that if your nearing to your 10K steps on average each day then you should be selecting…
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Using the Fitbit app to log food as opposed to MFP...
Hi All I normally log my food via MFP but was looking at the Fitbit app's Food Diary earlier as I have a Charge 2 and it looks to be pretty similar to MFP in terms of scanning foods, creating foods etc and I just wondered if anyone actually logs both they're exercise and food with the Fitbit app as opposed to MFP for food…
