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Oats for breakfast
Anyone else a fan of oatmeal for breakfast every morning. I actually look forward to it. 1/2 cup of plain organic oats 1 tbsp natural peanut butter cinnamon powder everyday without fail. love it!
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Favorite Squat Technique
Which is your current or favorite squat technique? Front, sumo, back, etc. Why do you prefer one over the other? I'll start by saying I've always been a back squatter. Took me a year to build up to 45lb plates. I recently started to do front squats which caused me to drop the weight much lower because for me they are more…
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Which deadlift form do you do/prefer?
Since there are so many varieties, would love to open a discussion on which one you prefer to do and why. Romanian? Trap Bar? Stiff Leg? Sumo? Conventional?
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ePulse2 Strapless HRM - reviews?
I have had a Polar watch before and it didn't work well for me. The strap wouldn't stay on or read consistently through my workout and I'd finish with only half the workout reported. I have looked on Amazon for a strapless HRM that monitors calories as well. The reading happens while it's on your wrist anyone have one, use…
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Day after deadlifts
love that feeling <3 Working up my weight and actually feeling it in the right places. deadlifts are my best friend
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What you think happens vs. what actually happens (ladies)
http://aspoonfulofsuga.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/bulky-or-hot1.png Lifting weights doesn't make you "bulky" Bulky is from the fat you have covering your growing muscles when you lift weights /rant
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Completed the Super Spartan Race
And feel amazing, what a rush! Anyone else do a Super Spartan? 8 miles 20 obstacles Now I want to do another one :)
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Doing the Spartan Tri-State Race
Anyone else doing this on in September? Any words of advice for a first timer? (it's a 9 mile one)
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And today is ______ day!
For me it's LEG DAY! Time to leave work and head right to the gym. What is your "day" today.
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We need stickies or pinned topics...
There are a lot of the same questions that seem to come on this board and I think many people would find it valuable if there were a few sticky pins to help address them. Topics we see over and over: - beginner lifting questions - calculating macros - calculating calories/BMR/etc I think it would help alot. JMO
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Restaurant Meals - Calorie OVERLOAD, beware
Great article on Huffington Post I wanted to share: Restaurant Meals Have More Than Half Of Daily Recommended Calories Eating out for breakfast, lunch or dinner? Your meal likely contains more than half of your daily recommended calorie intake, according to a new study from Canada. Researchers from the University of…
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Leg Day Routine - what's yours?
How many times per week? Which exercises? Weight/Reps/Sets? Share yours :)
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Who else uses a food scale?
Just got mine and I am so happy with it, it's great to cut the guess work out of how much you eat of any given thing. I am sure there are many people who think they are eating a 4oz piece of chicken and its really 7... Who else uses one?
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Lower Back Exercises
Do you train your lower back as an isolated area? If so I'd love some suggestions on a few exercises (note: i already do lots of core work, compound movements and stretches) - wondering if there is one or two I can add into my mix as I don't feel its nearly as strong as it could be and noticing it most when doing…
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You know you are addicted to working out when...
When.... - Someone invites you to dinner after work and you think "crap, better get up early and go in the AM cause I just cant mess up my schedule" - You own and buy more athletic sneakers than heels or dress shoes - Your sports bra drawer has over flowed - You get more excited for leg day than Friday - You google the…
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Meal Prepper Roll Call :)
who else is an avid meal prepper? when do you do your prep? how many days do you prep for at one time? what does a prep for you consist of? I will be posting mine also but just wanted to get the ball rolling.....
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LEG DAY <3
God I love it. I did legs yesterday and I am sore today which I love. One thing i find is on leg day I can literally stay in the gym an hour and a half and still want to do more exercises! How many different exercises do you do on a normal leg day? Do you have two different routines you do on various days to change up the…
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This week's meal prep
What does your meal prep look like for the upcoming week? How many of you are meal preppers? Figure I would share mine since I just finished :) TGIF http://www.jerseygirltalk.com/2013/04/26/meal-prep-this-weeks-clean-eating-recipes-4252013/
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Loving My Fitness Pal
I started using it about a month and a half ago and I am loving it! I track every single day and if i miss a day i feel guilty. it really helps to keep you motivated and aware of your food intake and work outs!
