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Question about cardio during workouts
So I have been following Stronglifts 3 days a week and eating at a reasonable deficit and everyone keeps telling me, "Oh you shouldn't just lift weights, you need to be doing cardio too!" *cue eyeball roll* Now, I could be imagining things, but I thought I remembered someone smart telling me it was better to do cardio…
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Guys ALWAYS say "confidence matters" LOL.
HOWEVA.... JUST SAYING... its been my experience that guys can say that confidence is the number one attraction they have for us ladies (and I'm not saying its not important) but I have learned over time that when it all boils down to it, the girls gotta be hot to them or he ain't gonna be feelin' it. Sometimes no amount…
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Lifting Made Me Fat!!!
HA! Just kidding. Ok, so per suggestion by Dan (IPOARM), I am going to show what eating at my TDEE-10% and lifting heavy stuff has done for me. Now granted, I started out with P90X, using some dumbbells and resistance bands as heavy as I could find, then graduated to doing the NROLFW program. I will finish P90X eventually…
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How Exercise Benefits You (what you may not know)
Hello all! For those of you who do NOT know me, I am in the business of heart health and so I do quite a bit of reading on heart disease, diagnosis, and all kinds of stuff. You have already taken a huge step in getting on MFP to take control of your diet and exercise hopefully to be the best YOU that you can be! (Cuz you…
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P90X, Nutrition Plan and MFP... Help? :(
Ok, so I have finished week 2 of the P90x Lean program. I do all of the required disks (though sometimes I substitute the cardio disk for a Zumba disk which is an hour long at high intenstity intervals) and I am eating at what I thought was my correct amount. Height: 5'3" Weight: 130 lbs. Age: 24 BMR: 1400 TDEE (for…
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I think I'm doing something wrong. :( Help me?
**Pictures are in my profile* *sigh* Ok now I am going to be the first to say, any kind of advice is appreciated, but please don't be mean. Constructive criticism is fine but don't be rude. Please? Haha, ok. I am a 24 year old lady who is a full time student, part time waitress, and I had a baby 3 years ago. I placed my…
