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What strength training did for me :)
So today I completed my first sprint triathlon (1/4 mile swim, 12.6 bike, 5k run) and I had swum twice and haven't ridden a bike in years. Placed fourth or fifth in my age group. It was all about the strength training. Starting in November I did NROL4W, finished that and did P90x which I just finished two weeks ago. I am…
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Maintenance vs deficit calories
So originally MFP set me at 1200 which was clearly crazy talk. Then I calculated my numbers from the book which gave me 1800 to eat at maintenance with the thought to eat about 200 more on lifting days. So then I am still trying to get to my pr-preg weight of 127 (okay youngest is 3 1/2 ) but always got to this number…
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What I learned(long summary)
So did only 6 not 12 in Stage 7 which I really enjoyed but just got to a place where I am ready to increase intensity and variety. This program has been hugely helpful for me for many reasons. It finally got me into a structured and challenging strength training program which I have never done. I have definitely seen big…
