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Running and weight lifting-a balancing act
I have a half marathon coming up in 5 weeks so my training has really picked up. I did an 18km run yesterday and despite my plans to go do some weights today my legs are just not in the mood to carry me there. I only really started running last year so I'm still pretty new to the game, I'm planning to continue but I want…
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Losing weight not fat
Despite me lifting weights, running, doing a ton of daily walking and cutting my calories. I've lost 7kg since January but I don't think I've lost any fat. I'm following my own weight lifting programme which is 3 sets of 10 reps at the heaviest weight I can handle. I do push, pull, legs over 3 days and add 0.5kg each time.…
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Garmin watch
I've set it up to link to my diary so it links my steps and workouts automatically. I don't actually use it for tracking calories but just as a record of what I've done that day. Why does it tell me I've burnt x calories from morning to early evening then discount them completely if I record a run? How accurate are they…
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Losing weight (fat) vs exercise
I've been on a 300-400 calorie deficit since January and have lost 3kg so far now getting me back into a healthy BMI but to be at my optimal size I need to lose more. However, I run a lot and I lift heavy weights and am trying to get heavier because I'm nowhere back to where I could be but I've noticed I'm struggling in…
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Is this a good idea?
I'm booked for a half marathon October 13th but I've also seen a couple of 10Ks I would like to do potentially a couple of weeks either side. One is definitely November 17th, the other isn't released yet but it will be in October. I haven't run far since my 10K at the end of October and haven't run at all for weeks now due…
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Am I really unfit??
I am by far from a couch potato, I weight lift 3 days a week and I was doing body pump/other bits of cardio 2-3 days a week. My job is fairly active and I usually do a 4 mile walk once a week although it's not fast paced since I'm taking small kids to school. I've been trying to complete couch to 5k on and off since 2012…
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Skinny Fat
I have no idea how to shed the fat because I'm doing all the right things. I've lost 12kg of weight since last year making my BMI around 21. I wouldn't still like to lose a little more though. I'm following a progressive lifting programme although I have chunks of time where I just lift a set weight and don't get heavier.…
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Where am I going wrong?
I've been weight lifting on and off since 2020 and after Christmas I started following the Madcow programme. I had to decrease my weights because due to an injury I had some time off. At the minute my max 5x5 for squat is 50, same with deadlifts, my bench is 22, row is about 25. These are feeling really heavy and I feel…
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Madcow/Stronglifts App help
I'm currently doing workout A which is 5x5 ascending on squats, BP and BR from my understanding but the app has me doing the same weight for all 5x5 on the row but ascending on the other 2 exercises. Is this an app glitch or have I got it wrong?
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For weight loss and muscle building...
After putting on a load of weight during 2021 I'm back at trying to get back to how I was. February 2020 I was weighing in at 50kg with a body fat percentage of 25 average which for my height put me at a BMI of about 20. June 2022 I was weighing in at 64kg (didn't measure fat) which put me at a BMI of about 26/27 so I was…
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Mini plateau
I've not lost any weight in 5 days, I don't know if I'm eating too much for my exercise levels or if I should just hang in there. I'm 5'1 and weigh 133lbs, after having lost about 8lbs since the end of September. 18 months ago I weighed 110lbs but I put on a lot of weight during lockdown. I set MFP to active based on me…
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Ways to be "Lightly Active"
I've gone from never stopping and constantly out and about moving to sitting around the house over the last few days. In this current UK lockdown situation I'm very limited in what I can do so please give me some ideas to bump up my activity level. At the moment I'm redoing couch to 5K so that gets me out of the house for…
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Am I doing the right thing?
My ultimate goal is to create a smaller and less wobbly me so lose fat, build muscle. Since January this year I've been doing Stronglifts, I've had to deload on a few things due to my form or injury but between me and my personal trainer we've got it sorted and I'm ready to start progressing. I've been aiming for a calorie…
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Over extended knee
I've potentially over extended my knee, more than likely due to my squats. At what point can I go back to doing them? Do I wait until my knee no longer hurts or give it a rest then continue with a knee support? I'm following the Stronglifts programme so squats are an integral part of the workout.
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TDEE
I'm pretty consistent when it comes to my activity levels so I find it easier to have one calorie goal that includes my general daily life and my purposeful exercise. At the moment I'm struggling to figure out what it might be because I've changed my exercise levels a bit. On an average week my life consists of: 4 mile…
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Recomp/Rest days/Activity levels
I'm still trying to lose a few % of fat and it's a struggle with cutting calories. I keep getting fed up, end up having a mad couple of weeks then trying again. Ultimately I want more calories than I get given! I have been looking into recomp for a while and would like to give Stronglifts a go at the start of October. I'll…
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Eating Clean
It has been suggested to me that in order to firm up and reduce the cellulite I need to eat clean but how clean is clean? I eat cheese daily and have treats like chocolate and alcohol whenever it fits in with my calorie allowance. I exercise 3-4 times a week for between 1-2 hours doing cardio including swimming and…
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Reducing body fat to stop the wobble
As of yesterday my weight is 110.2lbs and I'm 5"1 so I'm at a healthy BMI of 21. I use my scales to measure my fat which gives me an idea of trends. It's now at 27.4% whereas in July 2018 it was 34.3% so I'm going in the right direction. However I really need to work on getting rid of the flab from my lower half, being a…
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Struggling to lose the fat
So since April I've gone from 10st 4lb (size 14 jeans) to 8st 2lb (size 8 jeans) which now puts my BMI at 21 and my body fat % at 29.6 so the high end of normal. However I still look and feel fat and could really do with shifting another stone putting me at a BMI of around 19 so still healthy For months I've been eating…
