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Nerve damage from heavy hip thrusting?
I’ve been doing hip thrusts for a year with 50 pound dumbbells, but about two months ago we got a barbell and plates, and I was able to significantly increase the weight of my hip thrusts. I am using a barbell pad. Since beginning to use the barbell, I often notice an annoying (not painful) nerve twinge on the front of my…
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Maintaining muscle while fasting?
Before having kids (six years ago), I used to fast one 24-36hr day a week for mental/religious purposes. (Not weight loss.) I have resumed doing this over the past couple of months, now that I’m no longer pregnant or breast-feeding, but before kids I was never concerned with gaining muscle and now I’m wondering about the…
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Running a bulk cycle for glutes only?
What do you do if you only want to grow glutes? If every other muscle group stayed the same size I'd be ok with that. Do I run a bulk or recomp?
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Long runs and digestive distress?
I am training for a half marathon, and I'm new to these lengthy runs. I don't know how to eat (or not eat) before the run. I did a 9-mile run at the end of the day, after a full day's worth of food, and that was a bad decision. I did a 10 mile in the morning after a cup of coffee and while that was better during the run,…
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Social anxiety and overeating
I realized recently that I have some mild social anxiety. When I'm in social situations, even with people I'm close to, I overeat just BECAUSE. This past Sunday, I had some close friends over to celebrate my son's first birthday. I generally stay busy around the kitchen when I host events, but we had such a small group…
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I want to stop growing quads...
Ok, I’m on a glute building mission here. I have always been quad dominant and already have pretty big quads. I have been running Strong Curves for several months and I’ve noticed my quads have grown, too. Now, I know there are exercises that activate the glutes more effectively (hip thrusts, RDLs) and I’m wondering if I…
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Form question – pull-ups and legs??
When doing a pull up, does it not count if you move your legs? Do they absolutely have to stay crossed behind you?
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Lifting doesn't burn many calories?
How can this be??? I started Strong Curves a couple weeks ago. The workouts take me about 45 minutes, and I try not to rest between exercises except to jot down my reps and weight. I am working really hard! I'm pouring sweat and my heart is thumping the whole time. But when I log 45 minutes of strength training, it's like…
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Question for lifters- how much cardio is too much?
I've read that excessive cardio can hinder your lifting goals. What is excessive? I've had to stop lifting weights due to joint issues over the past several weeks of my pregnancy. To maintain some level of fitness, I've been jogging in the mornings instead. On a given day I'll go anywhere from 3 1/2 to 5 miles. While I am…
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I keep injuring myself (pregnant)
I've been doing so well in staying consistent with working out. I really got serious when I was 20 weeks pregnant and for the past 12 weeks I've been walking/jogging several miles in the morning and then doing a 30-35 minute workout of lifting weights/cardio circuit. (Walking 7 days/week and exercising 5-6.) Even being…
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"Real athletes (lifters) don't use fitness trackers"
I posted this in here (not in the fitness forum) because I wanted to get advice from lifters and bodybuilders. I'm about to turn 30 and I'm really excited to see what my body can do as soon as I'm done with my last pregnancy in July. I plan to focus on heavy lifting and see how strong I can get. But I want to get lean,…
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Should I be worried if I'm not meeting the "fat goal?"
I make a concentrated, diligent effort to hit my protein, at least .8/1 g per pound of body weight, especially right now since I'm pregnant. I let the other macros fall where they may, but I have noticed that on "good days," days I feel full and happy and eat good, nutritious food, my carbs and protein are high and I never…
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Please help me with the recipe builder…
Is there a way to use one of my homemade recipes in another one of my homemade recipes? I am making my own Italian sausage today. I'm making quite a lot of it. I'm going to use a small portion in a meat sauce for dinner. Any way to create the recipe for the sausage, and then add it to the recipe for the sauce?
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Please help me… bone-in venison stew recipe?
Hi, I am making a stew recipe today with a bone-in cut of venison. Typically when I make stew or soup, I weigh all of the ingredients as they're going in, and then weigh the final total product so that I know exactly how many grams my pot of stew is, and then I log it in 1 g servings. In this case, with a giant bone in the…
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COLE SLAW! Dang it.
So this is my favorite coleslaw recipe: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/robert-irvine/cole-slaw-recipe0 SO simple and good. I bought Splenda to replace the sugar and was happily chowing away on what I thought was an extremely low calorie side dish (I used the recipe builder to import about a month ago). After two or…
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Do you count your reps DOWN or UP?
I'm just curious… I always find myself counting my reps down. There's something so much psychologically easier to me about starting high and finishing low! Sometimes I will switch up the numbers to keep my brain occupied so I don't focus on the burn (aka "I'm going to die") as much. Like for 20 reps I might start 20, 1,…
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Preparing for a vacation
What do you do to prepare for a vacation? We are heading to my inlaws' house soon. My mother in law loves to cook and is amazing at it. Big, elaborate meals with decadent side dishes and a different dessert (or two) every night. Of course she also has lots of homemade zucchini bread and giant peanut butter/chocolate…
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Help for those frustrating, imprecise counting days
When I count my calories, I want the effort to be worth it. I want it to be precise. I weigh all my vegetables, every splash of milk in my coffee, I create recipes and weigh them by the gram so I know exactly how much that cup of soup is. So when I have an eyeball-it day, it's so frustrating! Today was a clean out the…
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"Now that I'm in keto, I'm burning fat- you're burning glucose"
I'm not here to start a debate over keto vs calorie restriction. My husband does keto and loves it, it's not for me. I need to be able to eat any type of food I want and calorie counting makes that possible for me. But I was hoping you guys could clear something up for me. I was talking to another friend, and she was…
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Should I get a fitness tracker?
I'm seriously considering investing in a fitness tracker, because 1. Honestly, I love to eat and want to "earn" more food. I find myself feeling frustrated because (for example) I'll be outside playing tag with my kids for 20 minutes, or doing heavy yard work for an hour, but I have no idea what I burned, so I don't log it…
