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Bruising from barbell
I am very slightly anemic and having trouble with painful bruising from the barbell on my back. Today, I even deloaded to 95lbs and still couldn't squat. I had the same issue on my collarbone when I did front squats. I'll admit I guess I am a bit of a pansy when it comes to bruise pain, but it really hurts and I am getting…
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BodPod came out low?
Hey y'all. I just had my composition tested with the BodPod and it told me I am 16% body fat. I called bull**** because I don't think my % is that low, but the tester said she would guess the same or maybe up to 18% just by looking at me. Using the handheld measure things from the gym, I was 32% in November and 24% at the…
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Strength to Replace Cardio?
I was training for a half marathon, but I've developed a stress fracture in my tibia and need to take 6 weeks off of running and three weeks off of the elliptical or bike. So since I enjoy working out, I was thinking I would switch gears from primary focus on fat-burning cardio to LBM building strength training. Does that…
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Feeling like yourself after weight loss..
I recently lost about 35 pounds, from 175-140lbs. I'm 5'6", but fairly muscular with big butt/thighs, went from 30% BF to 22%. My husband has been deployed for the last 6 months, and when he left I was still carrying major baby weight, but we've been together for 8 years and I've never been smaller than 155ish (size 8) in…
