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What food to eat whilst drinking?
Hello, what is the best food to absorb the calories from alcohol? Will things like pasta and bread work, it's just these are already high in carbs so I need to find the right balance.
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I ran my first half marathon!
I decided I didn't like running on the treadmill so I thought I would give the road a chance. Even though it was hard, it was much easier than using those machines. I even managed to run a half marathon on my first attempt, knackered afterwards, I was nearly on the verge of vomiting and my legs were like jelly. How far…
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Anyone else find treadmills hard?
I've tried three times now, and the staff at the gym told me how to do it properly but I still find it difficult. I let the machine warm up for a few minutes then jump on but I just can't get my coordination right. I hit my chin on the handle bars the first time, so I tried holding on to them before attempting to do a mid…
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What weights are best lbs or kg?
Hi I'm about to buy some new weights and just wondering what would be best to buy for building muscle mass, kg or lbs?
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What weights shall I buy?
I don't want bumpers so it's between these two; Cast Iron; Rubber coated iron; What do you think?
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Bumpers or Not
Should I buy bumpers for my home gym or should I get some normal Olympic plates? I might eventually want to get a preacher bench and maybe a curl or tricep bar. I'm assuming big bumpers wont really work on these? So do I go for cheaper weights and get a preacher bench with a variety of bars or more expensive bumpers only?…
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Weight Loss Competition Formula
Does anyone have or can think of a good formula to run a fair weight loss competition? My ideas so far and their issues; Starting fat - current fat = total fat lost Unfair to those who only want to loose a small amount of fat. ( Starting fat - current fat ) / starting weight = % of fat lost of initial body weight Problem…
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What should I do?
Weight 11st 12lbs BF 16% Height 5'11 BMI 24 BMR 1800 waist 33in I have a few lbs of fat on me that I want to lose but I also want to gain muscle mass. So what should I do; a) Maintain calories and eat out weight training? Thinking: High protein diet and being a newbie may enable fat loss and weight gain for a short while.…
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Lactose and Fructose
I'm normally over on my Sugars. But 80% is from Milk and Fruit. Should I up my sugar goals or cut back on fruit and milk?
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Best way to loose fat and gain muscle?
From what I understand; if I want to loose body fat I need to eat less calories and potentially do cardio workouts, and if I want to gain muscle mass I need to eat more calories and do strength training workouts. So how do I do both at the same time? Should I alternate week on week? Do the weight loss bit first? Just do…
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What tolerances do you keep to in your diary?
Hello, just wondering how exact do people aim for within their food diaries, do you try to stick to say 5 or 10% of all your measures? I'm trying to keep to within +/- 5% of calories and maybe up to +/- 10% difference on the other measures. As long as it balances out over the week does it really matter?
