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Question regarding dumbbell chest exercises.
EDIT: I'ma guy in case it matters. So, I've never had a chest whatsoever, I'd say it's definitely one of my weakest points. Looked up several different " dumb bell training" routines, and today tried doing the dumb bell floor press. After doing the recommended sets with a moderate amount of weight ( it was tough but not…
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[Beginner] Building muscle while in a deficit.
This was posted right at a year ago by someone else, and I've learned that when i bump old posts my question doesn't get answered people only read the first post. So my question is, has anyone actually lost weight in a deficit, while also building muscle? If so, what did you find was important to make it work.…
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I would like to find a mentor who has been where I am. Very overweight male.
I've posted something near this several different places, and so far have had no luck whatsoever. I am starting to get back in shape, and while googling all kinds of information is great, informative, and motivating. I'd like to have someone who has been in the same predicament as me, or close to it, to confide in, ask…
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Was once told working out the same muscle on different exercises was wrong?
At one point in time I was told that working out the same muscle on different exercises was wrong / not necessary. But then recently while watching youtube videos I see people doing several different exercises that hit the same muscles. Can some people who understand this better than me gimme some reasoning as to either…
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I love chilli / stew, how do I know what the macros of a bowl are?
Here's my dilemma, I love eating chili as well as "stew" typically you make a pot of chili in a very large volume. While I can measure or weigh out ingredients going in, I have no way of knowing the exact measurements of anything when I actually go to eat a bowl. " other than weighing a bowl lol " but that doesn't exactly…
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(Calories in vs Calories out) vs dont eat crap ( aka semi low carb)
So a common school of thought is, if you're eating at a calorie defecit you will lose weight. No matter the discussion im reading there is always someone commenting in with this same mantra and not a whole lot of anything else added to their argument. But, using myself as an example, I ate like crap until recently, at a…
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Um, Hello.
I got a message saying I should introduce myself. I figured I got some free time, why not. Hello, I'm a 27 year old father of 2 who is severely overweight. I'm looking into trying to get healthy, and get back to the weight / fitness I was when I was in college. I'm 5'10" and currently weigh 286 lbs. I'm looking to get back…
