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Small people can be strong and healthy too!
This is mainly a rant. I've seen quite a bit of skinny shaming on these boards. Everything from snarky comments to automatically assuming a lower BMI is unhealthy, weak and can't possibly have any muscle definition. People also seem convinced smaller people must have some type of ED or aren't being honest about how little…
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Will weight training always make me feel sore?
I've always dabbled in weight training but not on a regular basis for a few years now. I'd do maybe 1 day a week or sometimes skip several weeks, not increasing my weight very often or really pushing myself. I love yoga and Pilates and generally took classes 3-4x a week. For the past 3 weeks I've consistently done weights…
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Unexplained pain/hunger from increased exercise? Help!
About 2.5-3 weeks ago I increased my workouts from 3-4x a week to 6x. Before I was consistently doing 2-3 power yoga/Pilates classes and 1-2 days of strength training. I was more regular on the Pilates/yoga end and would sometimes go 2 weeks without lifting weights. Now my schedule looks like this: Mon-Wed-Fri- 45-90 min…
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Is 1x a week enough for results?
So, currently I take a yoga/Pilates combo class 3x a week and I work out with weights and machines 2-3x a week as well. Class is Tues, Thurs and Sat. So I generally try to do my weight routine on Mon, Wed, Fri, although it's pretty common for me to only make it to the gym only 2 days instead of all 3 of those. I focus on…
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Should I be concerned?
I recently got my body fat tested by a trainer at the gym using calipers. I was very surprised it was only 11%. Now I've always been thin and have a small frame but last time I had it tested it was 18%. However, that was 9-10 yrs ago and I did weigh about 10 lb more. I'm concerned because I read women should have 10-15%…
