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Lifting Ladies, Do You Shrug?
Either as part of your deadlifts or separately? What are the pros of incorporating them? Any drawbacks? Thanks! :flowerforyou:
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Traditional or Olympic Weight Set?
I'm new to lifting and have been using dumbbells for the past couple of months but I'd like to make the transition to also having a barbell to use but am uncertain which to invest in. I won't be using it for bench press, if that makes any difference in the recommendation. I do have the space to store a larger bar but we're…
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Lowering Body Fat % - Doing Enough Cardio?
I currently alternate 35-50 minutes of strength training (just dumbbells in my basement) three days a week with a 20 minute HIIT, treadmill inclines or something to that effect for 30-ish minutes for cardio on the other days with Sunday off. I'm just over 5 weeks into it and have been increasing or tweaking my strength…
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Are My Cals Right?
I'm 35, 5'6", 146 lbs. My diary for the last two weeks is the best example of my current eating and exercise habits. I recently I've taken up strength training and enjoy it and have been doing some form of cardio on the off days. I've been struggling with changing the way I look at calories (formerly a 1200 girl) and…
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Weights Newbie- Getting A LOT Harder Before Easier?
My current workout schedule is this: M-W-F - 10 minute cardio warm up, 5 minute push ups, 10 reps, 4 sets of squats, rows, lunges, shoulder presses and curls with a #10 weight (think ZERO muscle strength to begin with). T-Th-S - HIIT on treadmill, abs and calf training I am a novice to strength training and have been doing…
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Confused About Upping Cals
In the last few weeks, I've rededicated myself to eating well (and at home), exercising regularly and just in the last week, incorporating at home dumbbell workouts for strength training after banishing my wimpy 3 and 5 lb. weights and pushing myself, even though I'm on the low scale since I'm just starting out. I've been…
