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so, um, can you build strength (if not muscle) at a caloric deficit?
Okay, so I get that you dont *add* muscle on a deficit--have to be at least at maintenance or above for that. But if that's true, why would you weight train at a deficit? Is there muscle conditioning or strengthening that happens even at a deficit--like my weak tight muscles that are there are getting a little longer and…
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Does [Frame} size matter?
I'm (almost) 5'2" and 120#. My goal is 115. My entire life I thought I had a small frame, because I am petite with small features, small feet, and a small head (I can wear a big kids hat). At the same time, I have always felt kind of wide/chubby, never one of those slender petite waifs but I figured it was because of extra…
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OWWWW! IT band snapping syndrome
For the past month, I've started ramping up strength training to help strengthen my relatively weak quads, glutes (all 3 muscles), and esp my weak hamstrings (one esp since part of it was used to reconstruct my knee a couple years ago). I don't think I'm overdoing it but have been progressively adding weight while focusing…
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should I change my macros or my diet?
Hi: I'm 5'2" ish, 123# and am trying to lose a little fat (5-7 lbs) and then add some muscle and strength. I started MFP (again) two weeks ago, this time religiously weighing and recording but not actively trying to change my diet or fit my plan in any way in order to get a sense of how i've been eating, in genera. I…
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3x/week exerciser and want to gain muscle-crossfit or ?
I am a 5'2", 40something mom hoping to lose a little weight, but mostly add muscle and strength and overall conditioning. The problem is that my exercise time right now is very limited--am often with little kids morning and night, and exercise at work not possible. Right now I live a block from a cross fit gym and go about…
