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Does bmr drop as you loose
Just wondering does bmr drop significantly as you loose weight and should i be keeping account of this figure a lot?
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Strength training weight and rep difference on lifts..
Hi guys, Just looking for some opinions from others re this, i'm not on a specific program at the moment but working on strength 3 consecutive days a week at home, i'm building my strength up and may go on a programme like stronglifts in the future when I join a gym. I find I'm not making the reps with the same weight on…
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Drink mixers...advice please!
Hey, i'm a student just finishing up my final year and have abstained from drinking alcohol for most of the year gave or take a few college nights, special occasions at home :) This has mostly been because i've been focusing on my studies this year and more on my training. However, coming up to the end of the year now…
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Unusual foods together...judgements?
Hey guys, so i'm just looking to get some discussion going I guess see what other people's views are on this.. I've seen a lot of topics on here on mixing foods a lot of people wouldn't think of putting together but I do think/have learned with my lifestyle change people are very quick to judge, i've noticed some of my…
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White Potato...stay away from it or??
hi just interested in what are people's views on this if any...i know many will say sweet potato and i've tried it and i do like it. My concern is i'm a college student and i'm home on break at the moment and my family often cook white potato for dinner, i don't always have it but feel bad refusing it the whole time…
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Squatting with barbell...form help
Hey guys just looking for some advice, I strength train at home as well a class i'm taking for women's conditioning once a week, at home however, I just have bench, barbell, dumbbell and plenitful weights at the moment...i'm finding this brilliant for most the lifts, I can do the major compound ones and work my arms and…
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low fat yogurt - high on sugar?
I usually have glenisk low fat greek yoghurts in my diet daily, looked at the sugar tracker and it says 15g coming from sugar alone...is this because the yogurt is low fat? I know many yogurts can be quite high in sugar such as muller and so on but I thought the glenisk range was relatively healthy. Reason i'm asking this…
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Strength training..making reps on some lifts and not others
Hi guys, just looking for some advice on people's training methods regarding this...I find I can lift the same weight up to the same repetition on compound lifts such as bench press, deadlift and my squats but then when it comes to other lifts I incorporate such as barbell curls/overhead press I can't lift that weight for…
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Coconut Oil
Many of you guys use it? Would you recommend it for cooking meat/veg in sometimes? Just doing out my food shop for tomorrow and was considering switching things up a bit with my weekly meals, is this a good source of fat? :)
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Such a thing as healthy crackers?
Quite a broad question I know but i've heard so many mixed reviews on this subject, i know if you only eat them sparingly some people think there is no point making a thing of this but im just genuinely interested what are the healthiest on the market.. I myself eat the ryvita multigrain crispbread in place of bread often…
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Hitting protein in maintainence with strength
Hi guys, So i'm female, around 112lbs, i've worked out my minimum protein requirements to be around 86gram to maintain the lbm i have now, but having upped my strength training workouts I really want to get over the minimum now and get more in,I usually hit around 92 from natural food sources but no higher. I'm just…
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Protein Supplement Options...advice :)
Hi guys, So i'm female, around 112lbs, i've worked out my minimum protein requirements to be around 86gram to maintain the lbm i have now, but having upped my strength training workouts I really want to get over the minimum now and get more in,I usually hit around 92 from natural food sources but no higher. I'm just…
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Difference of simple/complex carbs in terms of energy
Hey guys, so been a while since i read up on this and just came across an article in a womans mag yesterday which was debating the effects of simple carbs on the body saying it rises blood sugar fast and our body needs to use this for energy immediately or it is stored, just wondering what are people's thoughts on this all…
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Chicken maryland healthy??
Just curious if people would consider chicken maryland a good source of lean meat? Question seems silly but i hear so much about staying away from chicken nuggets and instead choosing lean chicken breasts where possible i'm just wondering where chicken maryland comes into this....weekly in college i always buy chicken…
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Women with successful recomp
Hi, so I wasn't sure should I post this in the general section/maintaining or not and then figured here might be the right place seen as it is success stories. Actually just looking for some opinions from other females who got down to desired weight but then worked on recomp/shaping their body to what they desired. I know…
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okay to cut back a bit after 'heavier' days due to events...
Hey guys, just looking for a few others opinions on this out of general interest more than anything. I'm maintaining now so I guess it can mean different things to those loosing and those at desired weight, i'm just wondering say after events like thanksgiving or for me this weekend I had a christmas party, lots of food…
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Over my carb macros but under calorie goal...body comp
Just wondering does this happen to many of you and what effect does it have on body comp more than anything? I'm down to my desired weight loss now and working on weight training and HIIT to slowly improve my body composition. This usually does not happen to me but this week i.e today and yesterday I noticed I have been…
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My own strength training - how many reps?
Hi guys, so just looking for some advice from people on here....i've read so many different things in passing on here before and now i'm not sure exactly what to do. At the moment I'm not following a programme as i'm back in college and going to classes two nights a week and i work my strength training in 2 making up to 3…
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Favorite healthy meals you can prepare in advance? :)
Hi guys, just looking for some suggestions/ideas from others on here. :D I'm a college student and on my half-term break at the moment so taking the time to organise myself a bit more regards my healthy eating, just finding there has been days where I'm just on the go a lot (some weeks assignments just pile up, and extra…
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Favorite healthy meals you can prepare in advance? :)
Hi guys, just looking for some suggestions/ideas from others on here. :D I'm a college student and on my half-term break at the moment so taking the time to organise myself a bit more regards my healthy eating, just finding there has been days where I'm just on the go a lot (some weeks assignments just pile up, and extra…
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Specific time to eat carbs with regards strength training..
Hey guys, just looking for some opinions from others, i'm female and in the past month have started lifting while at maintenance and sometimes a slight deficit on non-training days. I'm just looking for some advice on diet really, i'm trying to improve my physice and wondering should i be eating most my carbs in the…
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Any uk mfp's....protein bars??
Quest protein bars have been recommended a lot to me on here but i can't find them in shops, just wondering do these have to be ordered online from the us? Also anyone ever try the protein bars in holland and barrett, looking for some ideas...need a protein bar for days i'm on the go and don't hit my macros in protein from…
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Ladies Maintaining & Strength Training....Diet Help
Hey guys, so just looking for some advice, last month I posted a topic on maintaining and the 'skinny fat' issue and got some great advice on here from people with how to go forward. I've been reading the Starting Strength book and have invested in some dumbbells and barbell to assist my lifting at home. Right now I have…
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Healthy food on the go options...
Hey guys so just looking for some ideas from others on here what sort of healthy food options to eat on the go or as a snack in the evening, Im trying to maintain now but i'm finding my calories are quite low somedays and since going back to college I have been more prone to eating things such as biscuits or sweets to up…
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The 'skinny fat' issue and maintaining..
Hey guys, So just looking for some advice/opinions from others on here that might be or were in a similar position to me I weigh 112 pounds right now, height 5ft3...i'm at my desired weight, from various calculations and tracking over time i've worked out my bf to be around 23%, right now i'm overall quite happy with my…
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Baked beans processed?!
Just looking for opinoins from others, would baked beans such as those by companies such as Heinz be considered processed food because they come in a can? Is their a healthier option? Just wondering as I eat quite a lot of beans in my diet alongside meat and veg in place of potato.
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A carb filled few days....advice for getting back on track
Hey guys, so i know this may seem like a newbish post when i've actually been here over a year now but lately i seem to be more concerned with my macros, i guess this is because i've got down to my desired weight loss and now im working on body comp, there is still fat around my tummy i want to loose. I've finally started…
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Good resistence training starting set..
Hey guys, so have been using dumbells and basic bodyweight exercises the past few weeks and was just looking around online to order heavier dumbells than the ones i have and I got onto more useful sets I suppose, just looking for advice from others if im serious about strength training would this be a good set to start off…
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How important is macro preference for strength training?
have just been resetting my goals on here and just wanted to get some advice on this, i know protein is very important here for resistence training and i have it set where im meeting at least hitting my lbm if not above on days i can...however it is after this im wondering what should take preference fat or…
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Strength Training at home
Hi guys, this is a question more directed to anyone in general who is part of this group, figured this would be the best place to post this instead of in the general forum, I hope thats ok. Recently I've joined resistence classes which I am finding very beneficial as the instructor is showing me proper form for things such…
