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Female Athlete Triad (Injuries/Not eating enough)
http://skepchick.org/2014/02/the-female-athlete-triad-not-as-fun-as-it-sounds/ Read this earlier today, thought it was a really interesting article and also very important especially for those who do a lot of exercise. If ever something was to stress the importance of eating enough, I think it would be this.
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Ladies - Body Pump Weights
I'm going to my first body pump and just was wondering about the weights, what sort of weights is common to use and do you use different amounts at different stages (from what I've gathered you do) or the same all throughout? I have quite a bit of experience lifting before, but never for endurance / high rep, and I've…
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High Protein Recipes
I'm looking for high protein recipes for a meal to have tonight (50g protein+) I was thinking of protein pancakes, but am trying to think of other alternatives as well. I have a lot of calories spare, probably up to 900. Any ideas are welcome, if you know the recipe with ingredients in grams (instead of cups) that would be…
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Calories - Insanity Core Cardio & Balance
I'm approaching week 5 of Insanity now which means recovery week and 6 days of the core cardio and balance. To anyone who's done this before how many calories on average are burnt in the 40 minutes. I've read thats it's a bit like cardio recovery with not as many burnt, but then I've also seen that it burns alot more, just…
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You won't get bulky!
I just want to draw people's attention towards a blog post on the topic that I just read. I thought it might be an interesting read for many on here. I personally thought it was really good, very thought provoking and might have some use here in the forums (since this topic comes up quite regularly)…
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Polar FT4 - New Battery?
My HRM (Polar FT4) has been messing up a bit lately not showing my HR, with a reading of 0 most of the time and sometimes stopping on a ridiculous reading like 200+ before changing to 0. Today I haven't been able to get it working for longer than about 5 mins before it stops again. I've had the problem before within the…
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Help me choose a dress..
Looking for opinions on which dress looks best for a night out tonight, I'm undecided. Since I've been bulking, none of them fit quite the way they used to and I find myself trying my hardest to not make my stomach stick out in them! I'm going lively pub then club. I'm wearing the tights with whatever I choose as well.…
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Lemon and Oregano Pork *with pics*
(from BBC GoodFood recipe book) This was the best recipe I've made in a long time, so so tasty!! I served it with baby potatoes, green beans and mayo as recommended. Ingredients: (This will serve 4, I used less as it was just for me) - The zest and juice of 1 lemon - 100g ready-made, natural coloured breadcrumbs - 2tsp…
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Parmesan Chicken *Pics*
Had this yesterday, made a great change to spice up regular boring chicken breast. There were a few changes that I'd make for next time though. Taken from "BBC Good Food" book. Actual recipe: (serves 4) - 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts. - Juice of 1 small lemon - 1 egg - 4 cream crackers - 50g parmesan cheese, finely…
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Pasta & Spinach Tortilla / Omelette. *Pics!*
Got this recipe from the "BBC Good Food" book. I have know idea why they call it a tortilla, as that's something completely different to me. It's really nice though, and I think it's a bit like an omelette, with pasta in! :D The original recipe serves 4 and includes this: - 85g pasta shells - 450g fresh spinach leaves - 8…
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Help me choose a dress..
Looking for opinions on which dress looks best for a night out tonight, I'm undecided. Since I've been bulking, none of them fit quite the way they used to and I find myself trying my hardest to not make my stomach stick out in them! I'm going lively pub then club. I'm wearing the tights with whatever I choose as well.…
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Inexpensive slow cooker recipes?
I'm looking for any ideas on some slow cooker meals I could make that aren't too expensive. Getting better with my planning meals, but not as good as I'd like! I love how easy it is to use the slow cooker, I don't have to do much and it's perfect for taking stuff to work! At the moment I do take food there most of the…
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Tasty (meat based) meals
I'm looking for some ideas of new foods/recipes I could try out. Would prefer it to be meat based, because it's the easiest way for me to get my protein is (plus I like it!) What are your favourites at the moment? I couldn't care less about the calories btw, the higher the better (gaining). So it doesn't matter if it's not…
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Struggling to eat enough, or bulking/gaining weight?
I've seen in the forums quite a few times about people who are struggling to meet their calorie allowance, usually because exercise brings up the total, or they're trying to gain weight / bulk. I'm trying to bulk myself, minimum goal of 3000 calories a day. So I decided to make a blog post for those of you who are gaining…
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Feminine and Masculine Traits
After the recent thread about what defines femininity and masculinity, I thought it'd be kinda fun to have a random topic going on here about what traits or interests that everyone has that are deemed stereotypically "masculine" or "feminine" :smile: Here are some of mine, Feminine: Loves to go shopping (especially clothes…
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Veg to have with Fish?
Stocked up on loads of veg today, but am unsure what to use for dinner. I know I'm having fish (breaded haddock fillets) but that's about it. Anyone got any good recipes?? Veg I have: Carrots, peas, parsnips, onion, leeks, squash, broccoli, peppers and swede. Thanks! :D
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Strength / Bodybuilding Youtube Channels
This is aimed at those people that like watching youtube videos focused on strength / fitness / bodybuilding. I created my own channel at the start of this year, mainly to show my lifts and new PR's when they happened. I'd like to start going further into other things than just that. PR's don't happen all that often so I…
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Veg recipes
I haven't had that much fruit or veg so far today, so looking for a nice meal that consists of mostly veg, if anyone has any nice recipes? I've already had a main meal today as well so preferably nothing too heavy / calorific. I have in the house...carrots, parsnips, sweet potato, red bell peppers, onions and peas. I also…
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New Recipes
Anyone got any delicious recipes they care to share? Going food shopping today and fancy trying something new for dinner. Not fussed about the calories (as long as it's not crazy amounts) Preferably not too many ingredients. Preferably with meat involved (although if I can get a high protein meal without it, I'd be open to…
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Progress with building muscle *pic heavy*
My goal last year was to build some muscle mass, and after doing so, I'm now leaning out, and over halfway to my goal (before I start bulking again). Here's my success so far with this - I'm not done yet, but it's constant work in progress, so I suppose I'll never be completely done. These are some of my progress pics…
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Olympic Lifts
This is mainly aimed at those who do the olympic lifts as well as ones such as squat/bench/deadlift/rows/OHP etc etc I want to get into these in the future, they look pretty damn awesome to perform! I'd like to get a trainer show me because they look quite hard, and my balance is crap! Until then, (I don't have the money…
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Support from others (Positive & Negative)
These are what I've found in regards to the types of support people receive from others (both positive and negative) Positive: When asked 88.5% of the people who took part said that they'd received positive comments before about their weight loss and / or eating, exercise behaviours. These are the 3 main trends from what…
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Olympic Lifts
This is mainly aimed at those who do the olympic lifts as well as ones such as squat/bench/deadlift/rows/OHP etc etc I want to get into these in the future, they look pretty damn awesome to perform! I'd like to get a trainer show me because they look quite hard, and my balance is crap! Until then, (I don't have the money…
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Olympic Lifts
This is mainly aimed at those who do the olympic lifts as well as ones such as squat/bench/deadlift/rows/OHP etc etc I want to get into these in the future, they look pretty damn awesome to perform! I'd like to get a trainer show me because they look quite hard, and my balance is crap! Until then, (I don't have the money…
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OMG lifting heavy made me so bulky!!
Thought I'd make a thread for my progress so far, and show people (mainly women) that lifting heavy won't make you bulk up, and can actually get you great results! No need for really light weights and endless reps, pick up some heavy sh1t and reap the benefits *heavy is relative and determined by reps, not the actual…
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Favourite chicken recipes
I'm going to have chicken tonight for dinner, and wondered what other people's favourite chicken recipes are?
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Building Muscle for beginners
I'm trying to help a family member of mine at the moment with their training / dietary needs to help them get to their goals. I'd really appreciate any help or advice anyone has, especially if you know of any good website/articles that might be of use. Just stuff I can email to him to help him out (we can't train together,…
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Building Muscle for beginners
I'm trying to help a family member of mine at the moment with their training / dietary needs to help them get to their goals. I'd really appreciate any help or advice anyone has, especially if you know of any good website/articles that might be of use. Just stuff I can email to him to help him out (we can't train together,…
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Favorite films
What's everybody's favourite / must see films? I fancy watching one tonight but I have no idea what to watch, what would you all recommend?
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Muscles on women
I've just seen this link posted on a MFPal's wall. It has a couple of different topics in, I particularly like the "Chicks + Muscles" one though (the first one) Mostly because I see those sorts of negative comments crop up on the forums a few times. I know people have their own preferences and not all of them want to have…
