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Calorie Estimate for Jillian Michaels DVDs?
Wondering if anyone knows a rough estimate for calorie burn doing a Jillian Michaels DVD (like 30 Day Shred or Ripped in 30). I know it can vary based on ones weight and how much effort they put in and such but just looking for a generally idea. And what do you enter it as under exercise? I don’t need to have super exact…
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Is my scale broken?
My scale seemed fairly accurate until the last couple weeks. It is an older scale, I think I have changed batteries on it at some point when I had a long break from using it and then it wouldn't turn on anymore (if memory serves me correctly) It was showing a fairly normal rate of loss from July 11(225.4) when I first…
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Deadlift Form Critique and Question on Barbell Row
Here's a video of me yesterday doing a deadlift (140lbs). Any tips on form? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYBOynUmOgQ And a question on the barbell row. I'm doing Stronglifts 5x5 if it matters but on the bent over barbell row do you bring your elbows back towards your bum/wall behind you, or do you bring your elbows out…
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Canadian Alternative to Met-rx Protein Bars?
I did the Tough Mudder in my province a few weeks back and they supplied these Met-rx protein bars that were really tasty. I was thinking about buying some however it's almost impossible to get them in canada (you can get them from a couple online sites but shipping would be ridiculous). Does anyone have a good, big…
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Anyway to Edit "Floors" In Fitbit?
My fitbit has been fairly spot on for counting floors since I got it a couple months back. However today on my 60 min walk it gave me around 50 flights of stairs! 35 of those flights of stairs within 15 mins! And I was walking in fairly level areas, I'm guessing that maybe it could have counted 1-2 flights. I know it bases…
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Rain Jacket or Running Jacket?
For the first time since I started running I will be doing a run in the rain. Most of the time if it's raining I can run inside on the treadmill, but I don't really want to do my long run (undecided if it will be 12, 14, or 16km) on the treadmill. It's supposed to be 12*C and 15km/h winds. I'm not sure if I should wear my…
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A Month Out From My Tough Mudder, Tips?
I'm actually less than a month out from my Tough Mudder and am looking for any 'last minute tips' to get as prepared as possible. I currently run 5km twice a week, 7-8km twice a week, and a long run once a week (I have done two 12km and two 16km long runs). Should I bump my long runs up to 18km yet or do you think 16km…
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Sore Big Toe From Running?
I've lately been experiencing a stiff/sore big toe from running in my left foot. If I push my big toe down or especially sideways towards the middle of my foot is very sore (I feel that soreness on whatever runs near the sesamoid bone and a little on the top). I don't know if its muscle, tendon, or ligament. It doesn't…
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MFP Fixed It! Yay!
My iphone MFP app is finally showing the cals remaining in the week again!! So helpful and awesome for those of us that deal more with weekly cals than daily cals!
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Completed My First Obstacle Course Race. Pics/Video!
I don't have the pro photos from on course yet but do have a few pics from before and after, and one video from on course. I had a GREAT time! It was a 5km obstacle course race. I was a little uncertain of it as I did it on my own with no friends, just my mom came to watch. But in some ways that was great as I could do the…
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Best Thing to Eat Before my Race Tomorrow?
I'm doing a 5km Obstacle course race tomorrow (I run at 1:45pm). Obviously it's nothing long so it's probably not that important what I eat compared to a half marathon or longer run. I run 5k+ multiple times a week and doing weight lifting so it shouldn't be too taxing however I have never run an actual organized race…
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Where to Find Cheap Knee High Socks for Running?
I got a cute new running skirt and would like to complete the look with some knee high socks, but I'm not sure where to find them. Do you need compression type socks so they will stay up or will regular knee highs stay up? Looking online it seems like 15-35+ dollars for a single pair of knee high socks is quite common, can…
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Do You Weigh Pre-Packaged Food, Like a Slice of Bread?
I have always weighed things like raw chicken, or honey, or peanut butter, etc. but I guess I haven't really thought about weighing things like a pre-sliced slice of bread, or bagel, or such. Is this something that people weigh? I want to be as accurate as possible, and I have just recently thought that maybe I should be…
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Glitch In Nutrition-Weekly Calorie?
Anyone else experiencing this. I pay attention to weekly calories and not really daily calories as I like to eat under my weekly cals during the week so I have more cals to play with on the weekend. I always look up how many cals I have left for the week by going to the phone app, going to Sunday in my diary (my weeks are…
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What Are Your Motivation Pics?
Do you have pictures of actors/actresses, athletes, competitors, random internet people that have the bodies that you would love to work towards? If so, post them! (and don't be all like 'I'm working towards being the best ME I can be' We all are, but some people like having inspiration pics)
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12 Pound Weight Loss Progress Pictures
I've lost 35.3 pounds total since January but only took progress pictures starting 12 pounds ago. I still have 30ish pounds to go but my back is looking so much better. Won't show you the front as it doesn't look NEAR as good yet.
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Stronglift 5x5: No Squat Rack? How to Proceed?
So I made a post a couple weeks back about only having a smith machine. I don't want to use a smith machine but I am getting close to the max I can do weight wise on squats without a rack. Not on the squats themselves, but on getting the bar up and onto my shoulders. Once I reach that max what should I do? More reps or…
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When You're Forced to Use a Smith Machine?
I'm doing Stronglifts 5x5. I'm currently able to do them without a squat rack as I'm still building up how heavy I lift, so I don't feel like my safety is in jeopardy. However once my weights get heavy enough the only option at my gym (the gym in my condo building) is a smith machine. I tried using it once and really…
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Weight Lifting And Yoga: Can They be Done Together?
I have been doing yoga for a 2-3 months now. I JUST started doing actual weight lifting (literally did my first Stronglift 5x5 workout yesterday). Now I'm not sure if it is ok to do both. I know Stronglift doesn't even recommend doing cardio on off days as it wants the body to rest to heal (not going to happen as I am…
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Is NROLFW the Best Program?
I want to get more into lifting, but I haven't done much lifting for a long while, so I would like to find an easy to follow plan to go by. Is NROLFW a good program? Is it easy to follow? How long does each weight lifting session last (30 mins? 45? 60?)? And how many days a week is recommended? I currently have a decent…
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What Are the Symptoms Of Over-Training?
I don't believe I am over-training at all, though I have gone a little 0-60 in the exercise department as I prepare for my first 'race' (an actual Tough Mudder) in September. But I was curious upon what kind of symptoms one would see if they were over-training?
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Mini Fridge, No oven/microwave. What to Eat for a Week?
I am going to a 7-8 day long out of town horse show, and the only thing I will have is a fridge. No microwave, no oven, no nothing. And the fridge will only be a mini fridge (and part of it is a freezer, that will be crammed full of ice packs for the horses' legs). I will probably be able to go grocery shopping a max of 2…
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How Many Days Of Workout Clothes Do You Have?
How many outfits does everyone have for working out? AKA. How many days/workouts can you get in before all your clothes are dirty and need washing?
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Best Way to Add Hills On Treadmill?
I've been running since January 31st. I run about 2 times a week (and do a Tough Mudder circuit training thing 3 times a week) My first run was mostly at a speed of 4.6, 9-13 min intervals, I went 3.7 miles, 1 min sprint at 7.0, and it took 50 mins (with 2 mins walk warm up and 5 min walk cooldown). Yesterday my run speed…
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PSA: Please Do Not Blare The Sound on The TV At The Gym!
I don't understand why people have to have the sound SO loud on the TV's at the gym. I workout in my condo building's gym. It has 3 TV's. Two near the treadmill/ellipticals and one near the bikes/rowers. I come into the gym and find one of the TV's by the treadmills just blaring, no one even near the treadmills. Turn it…
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How to Tell Which TDEE Calculator is Most Correct?
It seems every TDEE calculator gives a totally different number as to how many calories it estimates you use a day. I entered my stats into 3 different TDEE calculators and they vary by up to 1000 calories!! I entered my stats into Health-calc and get a TDEE of 3183 (trying to be as correct as possible about how many…
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Trying to Combine Half Marathon Training and Tough Mudder Training
I've realized that to complete the Tough Mudder 'race' that I am going to need to not only work on strength and agility, but running stamina as well. I currently do not run. Period. In fact I really don't like running haha. This means that I want to do some half marathon training on top of the recommended Tough Mudder…
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Anyone Done the Tough Mudder? How Did You Train For it?
I have never done any sort of organized run/obstacle course ect so this is gonna be a new experience for me. I'm thinking I should try to do the couch to 5k program Or at least build up running to 5k at least. Probably doing regular weight lifting would be good, but how do I train for the obstacles? It would not be until…
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Which FitBit Do You Recommend?
My FitBit One met an untimely death in the washing machine yesterday. I liked it, however as it got older the holder seemed to become less strong as I had a few instances of it coming off where I had it hooked too. So I worry about my next one coming off and either getting lost or ending up like my last one. I liked the…
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FitBit Questions
Got a fitbit one yesterday. Wore it all day today. It said that I climbed 66 flights of stairs today, which was FAAAR from the truth. I didn't go up or down any stairs and not many big inclines at all. Why would it think I did so many stairs?Obviously it will think I burned more calories than I did thinking I climbed 66…
