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Getting over the hurdle
Hi everyone. I've been steadily working my way back in to shape since September. I'm 5'10, 28 year old male, at the time I weighed 204 & 21.5% BF. Currently at 166.4, 13.1% BF. Here's my last 4 weigh-ins. I weigh in on Friday's, but missed 2 weeks. 6/13, 169.0, 13.6% 6/27, 166.8, 13.1% 7/4, 168.4, 13.6% 7/18, 166.4, 13.1%…
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Triathlon Training
Hi Everyone, I completed my third triathlon this past weekend - and first since 2010. I've been on my weight loss journey since September when I weighed in at 204 lbs and 21.5% body fat. I'm a 28 year old male, 5'10. Currently, I weight 166.8, 13.1% body fat and plan on doing another triathlon in the beginning of August.…
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Body fat % goal
I'm currently a male, 5'10, 173lbs, 14.6% body fat. I am trying to get my body in to triathlon shape (will be doing my third one in June), and I set my goal to 10% body fat. I came up with this number just looking online what male athletes body fat % should be around (6-13%). I'm most concerned about my belly being…
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Weight loss log
Hi everyone - I've been logging my body weight, body fat % and water weight % since September (usually once a week, but as you can see in my log there were not measurements during holidays for whatever reason). I just put them in my notes section on my phone and just focused on body weight & body fat %. Today I put them in…
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Repeat injury...need motivation!!
They say third times a charm, right? Last night while playing basketball, I dislocated my left shoulder for the third time in five years. The last one happening April Fool's Day of 2012...go figure. Long story short, my fitness levels have been an up and down battle. Just four years ago I was doing triathlons, was around…
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Calories burned (HR vs machine w/ HR)
Hi everyone. My wife got me a Polar HR monitor for my birthday in October, which I've been using most times I go to the gym. The machines at my gym can pickup the reading from my monitor automatically, which I really like. I wanted to compare how my HR monitor calculates calories compared to the machines I used that were…
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Recommendations for a mat for garage
Hey everyone. I am on week 1 of T25 Beta and I'm already looking ahead to what's next. I was able to complete the first month of Insanity 2 years ago but then I had an injury and couldn't complete it. I was doing it in my garage and my legs hurt a lot because I was jumping on concrete. I'd like to do Insanity again but I…
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Suggestions on my workout routine
Hi all, looking for some advice on my workout routines. Just a quick summary: August 2010 165lbs... February 2012 200lbs... currently 178lbs, 15.5% body fat. 26y/o male, 5'10. Anyway, I workout 4 days a week (work has a gym for use) plus I try to run once a week approx. 3miles. My workout when I'm at work consists of 30…
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Advice before seeing ortho doctor
Disclaimer: The purpose of my post is not to replace a doctor's visit, but I'd like to see what people think about my situation first. Yesterday I went for a run, 3.7miles at a 9:30 pace. I was feeling good so I ran a bit further than my longest distance for the past 2+ years. I usually run between 2-3 miles. I run with…
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Question about how much to eat
So this may be a silly question, if it's even a question at all - more of a discussion around a thought I had yesterday. Last night, I made a salad with grilled chicken, croutons, light salad dressing, etc. It was pretty big. I measured out everything and it came out to 411 calories. I used a lot of lettuce, spinach,…
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New member, love the site
Hey everyone. I joined this site a couple weeks ago and I have to admit, I really enjoy logging on everyday. I'm 26 years old living in New Jersey. Currently 179lbs, with my target goal to 165. Earlier this year I was at 200... yikes... so I've been making progress. Got set back from April-June when I dislocated my…
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Question about eating back calories
I have a question as it pertains to 'eating back' calories after workouts. I log my food and exercise each day (weekends are sometimes more difficult). I do see that with cardio workouts, those calories burned are added back in to allowable calories for the day. I also noticed that weight lifting does not add anything. Why…
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Help understanding caloric intakes for dieting
Hi everyone - I'm not sure if this will end up being a quality post, but I hope I can get some insight (and for others as well). I am a 26 year old male, 5'10, 180lbs, 16% body fat. I'm obviously trying to reduce the last two numbers. I've been reading a lot about ways to speed up fat loss, be it cardio, compound…
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Suggestions for additional foods
Hi all. I'm new to this site and it definitely has a lot of great content on it. I'm currently 181 lbs, 5'10, 26 year old male. Earlier this year, I peaked at about 205lbs. Started doing insanity, got down to about 186 in the first 4 weeks. Dislocated my shoulder April 1 and was out of commission until early to mid June.…
