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Male Pattern Baldness Help!!!
I have a "friend" (or several) that are looking for any dietary/voodoo tips to help reverse/prevent Male Pattern Baldness . Apparently there are some things for which lifting heavy doesn't help. Whatcha got? Bring it. You can call he-who-shalt-not-be-named Voldemort. :laugh:
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NEED Low Fat, Low Carb, Low Protein Diet advice!!!!
Hi guys!! My daily allowance is 1950 calories, and I'm looking to fill my calories with low-fat, low-carb, and low protein foods! It's actually really hard! LOL!!!!! Here's what I currently have on my list!! -Olestra -Sugar Alcohols (sugar free treats!!!!) -High-Fiber!!!!! -Green Vegetables!! -BCAA supplements (Genius-…
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really built and buff men.
You can disagree with me all you like. I still appreciate you. :flowerforyou: I also appreciate men who are working to get there. And ladies doing the same. And definitely buff ladies. Whiny, discriminatory, contentious, you know where the door is.
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Top 5 Diet Killers....the remix.
Here's my noninclusive list. #1) Bad attitude -unreasonable expectations -my way is the only way! - I can't do this! - People are MEAN! #2) Bogus diet advice -Dr Oz. - you must eliminate X - no eating before/after/during whatever - 900 million other examples #3) Lack of will power (most excuses) - My…
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Beans' "I can't run that FAST" Log
My Goal: 7-minute mile Starting point: Comfortable base mileage, long runs up to 10 easy miles, Comfortable mid-range: 6 miles 6.2-6.5 mph (>9:15/mile), Fastest continuous mile: 8:30 (died!).. can do 0.5 miles (800m) at 7:30 pace can do 0.25 miles (400m) at 7:00 pace both are ALL OUT. Starting point: 164 lbs, ~28% BF (by…
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Dear Diet Pepsi,
Dear Diet Pepsi, I will always love you. I know others hate. They call you artificial, say you're not natural. But I love you anyway. You've been with me through ups and downs, a true friend. I will never let you go. Let the haters hate. You'll always have me. :heart:
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Body Glide vs. Gold Bond Friction Defense
I am a HUGE fan of body glide and have been for years, but lately I've seen the gold bond friction defense stick popping up in stores lately- it's cheaper and available at more "regular" stores- is it worth trying? Has anyone tried both who's willing to compare pros/cons? PS. For anyone interested body glide (and the gold…
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I HATE RUNNING!!!! rant
Open forum for ranting about hating running (and all things cardio). Even those of us that love running hate running sometimes. :angry:
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INSTRUCTIONS - START HERE
First step- Pick your goal. Make it hard. Second Step- Start a topic in this group for your own progress log- include your GOAL, STARTING POINT, any RELEVANT STATS, and your TRAINING PLAN, if you have one. Example: YOURNAMEHERE's "I can't run that FAR!" Log By starting your own thread, you'll be able to update your…
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Resources
Pace Calculator- Enter your current status and your goals and it tells you what pace to train at: http://www.mcmillanrunning.com/calculator Novice 5k: http://halhigdon.com/training/50933/5K-Novice-Training-Program Walking 5k: http://halhigdon.com/training/50936/5K-Walk-Training-Program Looking for good one-mile concrete…
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101 reasons Carbs are great and should be part of your diet
1. They are a good source of energy. 2. They are delicious. Oops! Looks like I only needed 2 reasons.
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Got Milk?! Recovery Benefits of Milk
Excerpt copied from:Exercise Physiology FOR HEALTH, FITNESS, AND PERFORMANCE, Third Edition, Plowman & Smith Got Milk? Protein Ingestion Enhances Protein Synthesis Following Resistance Exercise Elliot, T. A., M. G. Cree, A. P. Sanford, R. R. Wolfe, & K. D. Tipton: Milk ingestion stimulates muscle protein synthesis…
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Surprise Benefits of Weight Lifting!
So we all know the obvious benefits of strength training: sexy muscles, looking better in your clothes, accelerated fat loss, increased bone density, being strong- and yet still I see posts asking "If I can't build NEW muscle in a deficit, what's the point in strength training?". Well, I'm constantly finding new reasons…
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Amazing Protein Recipes
This is 100% stolen from: http://www.livestrong.com/slideshow/556857-20-delicious-protein-powder-recipes-that-are-not-shakes/?utm_source=articlebottom&utm_medium=1#slide-1 But the food looks so good I had to post! Protein Peach Surprise INGREDIENTS: 1 cup peaches, ¼ cup fat free cream cheese, ¼ tsp. cinnamon, ½ scoop…
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"Girl" Push-ups
Does the fact that modified pushups are commonly called "girl push-ups" tick anyone else off? It also bugs me that some fitness data is based on modified pushups for women. I get why people (both men and women) do modified pushups, but I just hate that I have to describe my exercise as a "standard" or "guy push up". I…
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Blister Care
The blister already showed up, it already opened and some of the skin sloughed off, and now it's just raw :sad: I'm never quite sure what to do at this point- do I : 1) leave it open and put body glide on it and just deal with the pain? 2) go get blister pads and/or moleskin and cover it (which seems to prolong the…
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Half Bench Press- Poor Form?
Question- Is there any legit reason someone would do bench presses halfway down, other than using too much weight? Today I saw this tiny girl bench pressing a ton of weight, but only going down MAYBE half way, optimistically. It looked like the weight was going to fall and kill her, honestly. This was on a smith machine,…
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Fitness Self-Assessment Protocol
When I took a couple different fitness related courses in college, they had you go and have a fitness assessment done at the beginning, middle and end of the semester to gauge your progress. It was a couple years ago, but I remember timed situps, pushups, some flexibility thing to measure how far past your toes you could…
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Topics that make me want to pull out my hair
I don't begrudge people asking questions, but certain topics make me want to rip out my hair.. numero uno on my list currently is thigh gaps, followed by starvation mode and skinny fatness. How about you?
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Refrigerator Home Protein Bar Question
I keep seeing recipes for these refrigerator protein bars that look awesome, but do they melt when you take them out of the fridge? Like on a warm day if I were to stick one of these in a baggy on a bike ride, am I going to end up with a baggy of goo?
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Runners (or cyclists): Jelly Beans vs. Gu
Hi! I've been wondering recently if you could substitute any nice sugary garbage candy for gu on long runs. It would certainly be easier and cheaper to throw a small handful of jellybeans (or gummy bears or whatever) in a baggy then remembering to bring a gu with me... This came up the other day, I accidentally did a much…
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Will Someone ** pretty please** look over my diary/data?
Hi! In the past 2 weeks I have had no change in weight, and only minor changes in measurements. I feel like I'm trying my absolute best to do everything right, and NOTHING is happening...except I am making progress in my weight training. I have hormonal reasons my weight loss can be expected to be slow, but I am getting…
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RHONJ - Lauren's Diet
Anyone see Real Housewives of New Jersey last night? What is Lauren's new diet? Was that a jar of egg whites? If I understood correctly, the nutritionist put her on a diet of egg whites and berries? Hmmm... Secondly- what did you think about her mom going to the nutritionist with her? On one hand I guess it helps keep her…
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Favorite Cheap Fitness Gadgets
Sometimes I like to roll the dice and I order crazy chinese gadgets from ebay- some are hits and some are misses. My latest fun gadget order is a handheld body fat analyzer: It was like $11. Just got it, so I can't speak to it's longevity, but the % is what I expected and the results seem to be repeatable, so we'll see.…
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Getting the most out of your HRM...VO2max estimator
I've seen a lot of posts recently about really high burns logged, some with a HRM and some without. Here's a link to a VO2max estimator that can be done without much endurance testing data: http://www.brianmac.co.uk/vo2maxnd.htm VO2max is the measure of oxygen exchanged at your maximum cardiovascular effort. Getting VO2max…
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HRM for weight loss?
I see on here all the time how people are using their HRMs to help acheive your weight loss goals- my question is how, exactly? I have an HRM and am familiar with HR zone training for endurance sports- i.e. keeping your HR under your anaerobic threshold to extend your aerobic endurance- but I don't exactly get how so many…
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Planning My Workout
So sfter reading these boards for a few days I have decided to actually plan my workout- which is something I haven't dont in years- with the exception of half marathon training programs, which I've done a few times. I took a full semester 6 hour a week weight lifting and fitness class when I was in college which really…
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Need Trapezius Help!
Hi-I want to know if anyone has had chronic trapezius pain (radiating to side of the neck) and if you've had success with any method of treating it. I have a muscle knot deep in my trapezius that has been bothering me for a really long time. Off and on for years- constant for the last 6 months. I feel like I've done it…
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New Zealand woman's Coca-Cola habit cited in death
Copied from http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/story/2012-04-20/Coca-Cola-New-Zealand-death/54433488/1 WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Experts say a New Zealand woman's 2-gallon-a-day Coca-Cola habit probably contributed to her death, a conclusion that led the soft-drink giant to note that even water can be deadly in excessive…