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Can't quite get back into it after Xmas. Help :(
Hey guys, was ill over Xmas and didn't eat anything. So 27th till 1st I ate what I wanted. Gained about 4 lbs no big deal. But now I'm doing what I used to. Good all day then night shift starts and I eat crap at work. Doesn't help im a chef! I've been doing 5x5 which I started last week which I feel great about. Just don't…
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I eat too much on exercise days help!
Hi guys every time it's a workout day I do fine. But I work early hours of morning cooking for staff. Lots of bacon and fries etc. I end up crashing on these. Especially on workout days. So any advice to help this and how much cals roughly would I burn on 5x5?
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Just checking im doing this right.
I started 5x5 last week. I don my mon-wed-fri routine and on some days I done a little extra arm work. I started off with about 10 kg under my usual lifts. Am I suppose to be adding anything else? I'll probably go up 5kg on all this week? I'm doing this to build or keep muscle mass while I lose weight? As it's only 3 times…
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to lose weight and fat/ build muscle cals?
Hi guys, after Xmas im dropping the cardio now so want to check my cals. I do 5x5 3 days a week. I'm 5ft 7, 15.9 stone. 25 year old male. Bf% last time I checked was about 27%. I want this under 20% ASAP and then a lot lower. I would like to weigh in the low 13 and a halfish range as for my body shape and structure I think…
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After some xmas weight, where should my cals be at??
Hi guys, after Xmas im dropping the cardio now so want to check my cals. I do 5x5 3 days a week. I'm 5ft 7, 15.9 stone. 25 year old male. Bf% last time I checked was about 27%. I want this under 20% ASAP and then a lot lower. I would like to weigh in the low 13 and a halfish range as for my body shape and structure I think…
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After Christmas buddies
Hey guys, been at this a while and lost 17lbs and it keeps going down. It's now near Christmas and it's the first one with my newborn child and wife so my wife wants me to enjoy it and not calorie count for a week. Going out to resteraunts etc. Will be starting again on 27th and looking for people that are going to hit it…
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savloy and chips takeout calories??
Hey guys we get a fish and chip van on Tuesdays. Haven't had oone for months and wondered if anyone knows how much a ssavloy and chips would be?? I have 900 cals left and dont want to go over. There portions are the larger side. Thanks in advance
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What program will benefit me most?
Hi again, more questions for you geniuses. I'm 5ft 7 and weigh 15.3 stone. I have a bf of 25%(was 29% 2 months ago,yay). But I really want the decent muscly look. At the moment I have too much fat on parts of me to show what I have off. I know I got muscle as my lifts are reasonable. 90 kg bench. 100kg deadlifts. But was…
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thinking of starting insanity, couple questions.
Hi guys. As title says I want to start insanity to lose fat/weight. I lift heavy weights 3 times a week and I also play football for an hour once a week which is hiit. Would it be recommended to follow the insanity program while keeping this schedule up? Will I lose a decent amount of fat in the 2 months?? Also not sure…
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Should I take a days rest?
Hi guys I've done lifting or cardio for the last 12-13 days. I don't feel too sore etc but suppose to be a lift day today and don't want to overdo it. But at same time enjoy working out. I normally lift mon-wed-fri 5x5. And days in between I been running a few miles every night. Thanks in advance.
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Why do I do it!
Every time I'm at my lowest weight I get an urge to treat myself and blow cals out of the water to wake and find I gained 2-3 lb that sick for about a week! I hate myself for doing it but yet I do of I continued the way I was I would be about 4 lbs lighter right now I am sure of it. Any tips for a muppet like me!?
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cutting what amount of cals should I consume?
Hi guys, new to cutting so want to know what I should be eating at calorie wise. I got my macros correct. I'm 5 ft 7 . 25 . Male. 15.2 stone. I have done online calculator for tdee with -20% and it says to consume 2600 cals? That seems really high doesn't it? I weight train 3 days a week with 5x5, 1 hr hiit and 2 steady 20…
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Is fitbit worth getting?
I know it tracks sleep etc. Mainly want to track my weight sessions and runs for calories burned? Is it accurate for that. Mainly so I don't over count them and I actually know my deficit??
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Really itchy stomach help....
Hi guys, should I be worried? Losing weight but getting really itchy stomach, been happening for years but only when I lose weight or diet etc? Any ideas?
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Shall i Bulk Or Cut?
Hi peeps im 5 ft 7 15.2 stone, 27Bf%, i lift weights 2 days a week at the moment(upper body) then i do 2 cardio days for lower with squats. I also play football for an hour on wednesday which is very intense. Being so near to christmas im unsure wether to cut or bulk. Ive never really done it that way ive always just…
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lost a bit of weight, wandering what my cals should be at
Hi guys I was 16st 4lbs and now I'm 15.4 I was eating 2200 calls a day but that was including my exercise cals. Can I get some advice as to what to eat etc now as things are slowing down. My routine is.. Mon-upper body heavy weights(40 min session) Tues-run(2 miles/20 mins) Wed-1 hour indoor football(hiit) Thurs-upper body…
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gained 5ibs in 4 days
I was doing well and lost a fair amount on a roll. Then I had a night out had drinks and takeaway. Another ttakeaway day after then just couple days of eating bad. Had a friend I haven't seen in a while sTay so was busy and on the go junk. Probes eaten 1000cals over my allowance most days. Really unhappy now as I gained…
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4 day split for a relatively experienced lifter.
hey guys and gals, ive been lifting for about 7 months now without any big breaks. Im looking for a decent program for good strength and muscle gains, this is my current program mon-chest+tri tues-Back+bicep wed-Hiit Thurs-Shoulders+traps Fri-legs After much research im still puzzled to find wether working each muscle…
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how many calls for me?
Hey peeps Im 15.4 stone wanting to get to atleast low 13's. I weightlift 3-4 days a week and 1 hour football a week. I'm 5ft 7 male I work 12 hours a week on my feet as a chef. Can anyone aadvise me on a correct number of calories to cconsume? I change them too often ccause I'm not sure they are right. Thanks in advance…
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Am i doing it correctly for my goals?
Heya guys ive worked out Tdee etc but still not sure so was hoping that i could get some confirmation and ideas. Im 5ft7 15.5 stone and i lift weights 4 days a week and play an hour of HIT football once a week.(i do run aswell but as not a plan i dont add it in) I worked out my tdee and if done correctly with 20% deducted…
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Stretchmarks on males?
Heya peeps, i have white marks on my biceps/armpit and hips mainly, just wondered if anyway i can make these look better or really shrink. Reason being is because i do 4 days a week lifting and im worried that as my arms grow they will kinda look bigger? i could be wrong hence why i ask you clever people :D thanks in…
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Can you tell a difference?
hey guys doing this mainly as always hard to judge yourself i think, please be brutally honest with me, i will NOT be offended <3 im still continuing, this is really just to see if my hard work is paying off! BEFORE AFTER
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1900 cals a day and only losing very little weight! help!!
hi guys, been eating this amount for about 1.5 months now. overall ive lost about 5lbs since i started it. i lift weights 4 days a week and probably do about 2 hours of cardio a week split amongst 3 days. Im not sure which method to use, im currently unemployed so not sure what to put my activity level at as i dont do much…
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My BF% doesnt make sense!!!!...help me stay motivated!
hi all, i measure my BF% at boots on a scale 3-4 weeks ago, i measure again today about 7-8Ibs lighter, clothes are looser, and also some muscle definition is better. Yet i have put on 1% of BF! really dont get it! i have heard from some that the body fat scales are innacurate but it kinda sounds like an excuse? im at 30%…
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stuck at 16 stone.... help??
Hi all, im new to the forums and mfp in general. I have done ww ober the years and lost a fair bit of weight as I was near 18 stone and I got down to 15 stone. I then slipped off course and have gained a stone. I never struggled with weight coming off me if I worked for it. But all of a sudden I just cannot shift it! I run…
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bf% from 29% also insanity or running??
Hi guys I lift 5 days a week and run 3 days for 3 miles. Also play 1hr of football a week. I was considering changing the running for insanity workout. But ia that too much?? I was at 29% bf when I checked 3 weeks agom guna measure again in a week. How fast can I expect to lose bf% with my activity level?? I lost 8lbs in…
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no doms on triceps... ever...
Hi guys. I workout triceps every monday with chest. Typical workout would be rope oulldown 3x11 reps. Close grip bench press(doesnt ever hurt me) and also tricep kickbacks. I will get a sore chest/back/ etc bit bicep and tricep just dont feel sore. I know soreness is not always an indicator but am I doing enough?? They…
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takeout or no takeout??
Its my birthday guys BUT I was at my lowesr weight today. My wife was going to take me for a meal but I didnt want to as I was trying to eat better and also hard with our baby. Should I have a takeaway for my bday or should I just sleep it off. I had the smallest smidgen of cake today and refused anymore but now feeling…
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anyone eating 2000 calories a day, still losing?
Hi I used to eat 1600 a day but I workout 5 days a week minimum and been told thats too low. So with tdee -20% it comes to 2200 ish for me. Just a bit worried im guna gain as my weight loss was slow even with 1600 a day? I want to lose a minimum of 2ibs a week... I know you cant always get that but I have 28 ibs to lose…
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looking for new friends to keep me on track.
Hi guys. Fairly new to this. Just over a month of tracking and looking for people with any amount to lose or get fit. I need to lose about 28 pounds. Im 5ft 7 and 15.13 stone. I lift weights and do cardio regularly :)
