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Best book to get started lifting?
I am a 42 year old female in good shape but would love to be more defined. I instruct tae kwon do three times a week and walk daily but would love to have more defined muscles, not bulky, just toned more. I have never had any experience with lifting weights and can't afford a trainer or gym. However, I do have the bench…
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Watergate Salad / Pistachio Delight Protein Shake!
We have always called it Watergate salad and I stumbled onto this idea by accident when I opened a box of Pistachio pudding instead of vanilla and had to decide what to do with it. So, here it is! 1 cup of unsweetened vanilla almond milk 1 4oz cup Breakstone's - Cottage Cheese Live Active 2% 1 Tbsp of sugar free jello…
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3 ingredient "cookie" with 20 grams of protien
I was trying a new take on the 2 ingredient cookie by using steel cut oats and just added the protein powder on a whim and ended up with a chewy but tasty cookie. I used one old banana, 1/4 cup of steel cut oats, and 1/2 scoop of cookies and cream protein powder (taste more like cake batter) I spooned these out on…
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Homemade polenta
I recently had polenta when eating at a friends, but it was used in a really high calorie dish. Does anyone have a recipe for homemade polenta and a good low cal dish to use it in?
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Numbers of calories burned doing JM 30 day Shred?
I started the 30 day shred about 8 days ago. I don't have a HRM and was just wondering what would be a good estimate to use as number of calories burned for this. I am a 44 year old female, 5 foot 6 inches and 142lbs in case that matters. Thanks for help.
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Strength Training Without a Gym
Can anyone share some strength training that works without going to a gym? I really can't afford a gym membership or the expensive home gyms. Does anyone have any ideas of a way to strengh train without spending over $40 or $50 on equipment? The budget has gotten a little tight lately. A little history ...... I do cardio 4…
