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Question, people's fat/carb/protein ratios
I'm curious what ratios people have determined for themselves, if they exercise fairly intensely (I do a very intense weights workout, cardio intervals, boxing and do some form of them basically every day). Here's the strange thing, the reason for my question. I have never in my life had a clue what calories I eat or the…
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When family members catch your obssession
I have to smile at this little cellphone txt conversation this morning with my daughter (she's started at a gym a few months ago and loves it almost more than her dad)... Her: Dad, I am getting collar bones, like those really defined ones. Yayyyy! Me: Yayyyy! True thing, not just me, collarbones are sexy. Her: I know!…
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You know you are succeeding when...
... your daughter arrives home for a break from uni, and says "Dad, you no longer have man-boobs! They are buff pecs!" I just love that girl (though buff is not quite the right word just yet).
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Persistent pains cured at gym
I'm curious how many people have experienced this kind of thing at the gym, I'm sure lots. Throughout my adult life I had a pain that was kind of in my collar bone and ran over and around to the back of my neck. Most days it would irritate me to some extent, and at its worst had my continually rolling my shoulder around…
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Stir fry sauces help required please
Hiya all One of my staples is simple vege/beef strip stir fries, in fact I often crave it when training hard, the way some people crave chocolate. But I'm looking for flavouring ideas that are low cal (in the old days it was honey soy sauce, lol. Holy hell that stuff has some calories in it!!!!) So I'm really open to…
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Water - does this make sense?
Hi there, new here and a couple of posts I've read have lit up a lightbulb to me. I'm at the stage that I'm pretty happy with my training and diet, and may be somewhere near a good weight if I drop my fat % a bit and am adding muscle (I am doing some pretty serious strength training + boxing + cardio. That is all good). I…
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Resurrecting an old fart
Hiya I went to gyms a few times fleetingly when younger, later descended to slobbery, and now am training with a vengeance after feeling really dreadful from lack of exercise and bad diet. This time around I am loving training, and have a pretty good diet. Especially love weight training, do a bit of boxing training, and…
