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Lifting belt.
What do they do? Will it improve my lifting? Do i NEED one? I currently lift unbelted at around 105kg for my 1 rep max and I tend to lift working sets at around 80-90kg. I weigh 77kg I have been thinking about getting a belt to maybe help push through that 110kg plateau and support my core when I squat etc especially as I…
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total beginner needing help.
weight: 77.6kg body fat 23.1% visceral fat 10 muscle mass 56.06kg water 52.7% metabolic age 37 (i am almost 36) I want to compete in September but still BF my wee baby and will be for the time being. my BMR is 1658 according to these scales, I am 5"5. As previously discussed I have set my calories to maintenance as I am…
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Does this seem about right?
So for my height / weight/ age the calculator shows my BMR to be approx 1,462 calories per day. Adjustment for moderate activity/ work outs 3x per week sets my maintenance calories at 2,010 per day. As I am breastfeeding and that burns 300-500 calories per day, if I aim to reach/ not exceed my maintenance calories per day,…
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Breastfeeding
I have been allowing myself an extra 500 calories per day for breastfeeding but since doing a course run by the world health organisation it seem that actually it’s around 300-400 calories per day that I should be allowing for breastfeeding especially as this isn’t my first baby and my body is already quite adapt at…
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Mum getting fit!
I’m Kim, mum to 9 little ones, youngest is 10 weeks old. Heavy weight training 3 times per week. Goal to lose weight and get toned and strong! I want to compete in the future but just tentatively looking at the moment
