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Body fat
I have measured my body fat properly and I'm unfortunately 30% body fat .... I'm 5'1" and 143lbs I have looked at so many charts to see where I am in the whole grand scheme of things ... However so much conflicting info .... Some say I'm average but higher end of average ... Some say I'm above average to obese .... Well I…
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12 week SL
Just a quick question Iv been doing SL 5x5 fir near in 12 weeks now ... I keep hearing how its a 12 week programme ... Well because I haven't been increasing weights every time I have a huge way to go before I class myself as heavy lifting ... I squat 105lb for example so huge room for potential ... I would like to just…
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Awful
Thought I'd let you know how awful I feel .... I feel lightheaded and sick and really shaky ... And why ..??? I ate breakfast ... Toast and jam , then had two skimmed milk lattes at costa with a friend and then two babybels cheeses as I ran out of time fir lunch ..!!!!!! I do not know how I used to eat so little ... I must…
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Am I doing ok ..?,
What weight does everyone lift ..?? (For those that lift) I'm on week 6 of SL 5x5 and squatting 90lbs, OHP 55lb, bench press 65lb, barbell row 75lb and deadlifts only 95lb as that's all my weight set goes up to .... Need to pay credit card off and get new set ..!!! Just wanted to see if I'm doing ok x
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Body fat % calcs
I never know which one to choose ... I have done several online and I range from 26 to 29.9% BF ... I have bought some fat callipers which are on their way .. So hopefully they can measure a bit more accurately ..!! Which dies everyone choose ..?? On the fat2fit website there are 3 calculations .. I have always gone with…
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Started reset
Iv done it :-) Iv started my reset ... Two days now of 1900 cals ... Don't know if my head is in the right place for a gain ... We will see ... Iv marked 4 weeks on my calendar and I shall reassess then. I do have the feeling tho that my tdee may be higher by 100-150 cals ... Ill see what happens .... IM TERRIFIED ..!!
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Food .. Help
I'm loving my doing SL 5x5 ... And I do cario x3 week too ... I have been eating at tdee -15% ... I want t look great ..!! 44 in October .!! Don't care what the scales say ... If. Drop a dress size I shall be happy .. I'm uk 12 a mo ... Am I doing the right thing by lifting and having a deficit in my calorie intake ..??…
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Should I feel sore
Hi all I'm in my 4th week of stronglifts 5x5 ... I haven't really increased my weights much as you should but I struggle to sometimes ... In the last 3 weeks I gave only increased my squat by 25lbs, bench press by 10lb and overhead press by less. Yesterday I tried to increase my bench press and I couldn't get past two reps…
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Stalled
That us all ... Feel like iv gained ... In the first month I lost 4lbs ... Nothing since ... That was January ... So in last nearly two months not a jot ... I daren't step in scales or measure but looking at myself my stomach looks bigger ... And more wobbly again ... Lady two weeks iv eaten at maintenance .. Well around…
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Nsv
What is NSV,.??? :-D
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Headaches
Hi I'm into my third week of SL .. Iv noticed an increase in migraines since startling ... Does anyone else get headaches/migraines ..?? I really don't want to stop as I love it so much and this morning my waist is below 30 inches .. Started out at 31.3 inches :-)
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Eating at TDEE...
I have never had a week, since starting in January, of eating at TDEE.. The odd days but not a week .. Now due to me being a piggy on a couple of days this last week, there is only a difference of 250 between TDEE and calories eaten .. I think I may as well eat those 250 calories between today and tomorrow and call it my…
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Abs
Hi all .. Wha exercises do you all do for abs ..???? The SL 5x5 doesn't incorporate ab work .. I do this x3 weekly and do cardio sessions 2-3 times a week x
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Scared
Iv just put all my stats into Heybales spreadsheet ... Omg ... I'm scared to go up again ... 1800 odd cals I should be eating .. I need encouragement please :-/ gulp x Have been eating at 1600-1700 ... My tdee is 2200 .. So much more than the fa 2 fit calcs gave me ..!! X
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No weight loss
Hi all Iv weighed today and nothing has come off in feb .. In jan I lost 3.5 lbs .! I have lost 1inch from my waist but all other stats the same ..well virtually anyway . Iv been eating 1500-1700 a day My exercise is like this Mon: HITT class using dumbells Tue: nurse in busy ED and lifting at home Wed: HITT workout/HITT…
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How long should my weight lifting session last
I have increased my cals since jan 1st. I'm working a tdee -10-20% My exercising has changed with this too and I do a HITT class once a week ... Interval running once/twice a week and a Jillian michaels HITT once a week too. I have recently started lifting weights 2/3 times a week. I hope that I'm doing all this right. How…
