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Need help with starting to deadlift
Hey guys! I've been doing a free-weights lifting routine for almost three weeks now, and the only thing I'm struggling with are deadlifts. I have good form with presses, squats, and rows, but I go to do a deadlift and am totally lost! Our gym requires the use of bumper plates with the barbell when doing deadlifts, but with…
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New to lifting...free weights vs. machines?
Hey guys, My boyfriend and I just started lifting together this week. I am totally new to it and am trying to get down a routine to make sure I get as good a workout as possible, and don't forget any muscles! This week all I've done is barbell bench press (with adorable 5 lb weights), barbell squats (with silghtly less…
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Valentine's Day dinner?
My boyfriend and I aren't going to try to go out on Valentine's Day - not worth the hassle or the money or the potential sabotage of our diets! We are both working or in class until 9pm, though, so we won't be able to get together until then. We were going to just cook a meal together, but it IS Valentine's Day after…
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Request: Chicken Tacos!
We are looking to make chicken tacos for dinner tonight...just wondering what the best ingredients are for us to buy (especially tortillas or hard taco shells!) in order to keep the calories as low as possible! We will probably just bake the chicken (we aren't creative) and shred it up. Lettuce, cheese, black olives are…
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Keeping track on excel?
Does anyone keep track of their progress in an excel spreadsheet or anything else? What do you include? What does it look like? I just created one that includes the day I started, how long it's been and how far I have to go until my first goal, and how many pounds per week I need to lose in order to meet that goal. I also…
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Xbox 360 Kinect - Games? Friends?
Hey guys, I just bought myself a holiday bundle with the Kinect that came with Kinect Adventures and Disneyland Adventures! I only know one other person that's got an Xbox...so I was wondering if anyone wanted to be friends on Xbox Live! My gamertag is fancycupcake23 - feel free to add me :D On a more discussion-y note,…
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Request: Breakfast!
For Father's Day, my pops wants my brother and I to make him brunch. My dad is not on any specific diet, but has become more health-conscious when his doctor yelled at him for eating chicken wings every night (semi-exaggeration). I am focused mostly on low calorie and avoiding bad carbs. My brother is going low-cal and NO…
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What's the Deal With Dairy?
Hi mfps, just wondering what the "rule" with dairy is. Those milk commercials have drilled "milk times three is good for me!" into my head (I've caught myself singing and dancing to it in the mornings) and so I try to get three servings of dairy in each day between eggs, yogurt, fat free milk, and cheese..but dairy…
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Eating while on vacation?
Hi everyone! I will be going on vacation with a group of friends to cape cod for five days...we are renting a house and so will have access to a full kitchen. Only half of us are focusing on our diets and want to enjoy our vacation and eating with friends without letting the diet get in the way, but we still want to stay…
