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High protein, low carb diet... headaches?
I started a high protein diet for a strength training regime yesterday. I've been drinking a lot of water, but yesterday after lunch, I got this headache that lasted for a few hours. I was wondering if anyone has had something similar happen to them when they start a high protein diet? I probably at about 90 grams of…
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Indoor Container Gardening
Hello to all you gardeners out there! I am hoping to plant a small container garden this year. I'm mostly wanting to do herbs for my cooking (mm fresh basil). I'm thinking about trying some small vegetables as well, but I'm not sure how well that will work given the space I have. I have no balcony, no patio, no yard... but…
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Sweat
Kind of an odd question but I was just wondering - are any of you noticing that you sweat less as you progress through this program? During Stage 1, I would sweat like CRAZY during my workout. Now that I'm at Stage 3, I still sweat but it's not nearly as much as it used to be. Have you noticed yourself sweating less? I'm…
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Conventional vs Romanian Deadlifts
I've only started lifting in the past few months and so far, I've only done conventional deadlifts. I'm planning to start adding Romanian deadlifts to my workout today. My question is, should I use less weight for a Romanian deadlift than for a regular deadlift? It seems to make sense to me because I'm going to be working…
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Make your own protein powder?
Has anyone ever used truenutrition.com? Basically, you create your own blend from their ingredients. It seems like it could be a good value but at the same time I'd be worried about the safety of it. Who is to say that you'd be getting the exact ingredients you wanted?
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High protein, low fat recipes
Hello everyone! I'm currently trying to follow a high protein diet. I don't have any stringent limitations on carbs (macros at 40/30/30 c/f/p) but I try to get them mostly from vegetables and fruits. The problem I'm having is that I'm getting too much fat. I try to get most of my protein from food rather than supplements,…
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HIIT... for people who hate cardio.
Recently, I've just been focusing on strength training for my exercise, but I want to start incorporating some HIIT as well. The problem is, I hate hate hate to run. What kind of HIIT training do you do? Bicycling? Swimming? Elliptical-ing? Let me know your thoughts. Thank you! :flowerforyou:
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SO is being a butt.
So I am a bit frustrated with my significant other. I have been trying to become more fit since this past July. I did lose some weight (about 10 pounds) in the beginning by doing cardio exercise and staying on a 1300 calorie diet. Then for the past month or so, I've been trying to build some strength so I've been eating…
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SO is being a butt.
Sorry... double post ><
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Extra calories
I just started following NROL4W this week and I'm very excited about it! I have my second workout today. The thing I'm concerned about is that I'm somehow not eating enough. I have three meals a day from the book plus the two snacks and the post workout shake. With all that food, I'm still hitting only about 1800-1900…
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Starting tomorrow
Okay, I've been meaning to start following the NROL4W since I read it about a month ago. I am finally making that leap! Went to the grocery store today and got my food ready for the next day or two tonight. I'm excited to start! I'm going to do my first workout tomorrow after work. One thing I was wondering about though…
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Not enough calories?
I just started following the New Rules of Lifting for Women this week. It's a strength training regime that requires you to eat quite a bit (3 meals, two snacks, post work out shake) to fuel your body. I'm very excited about it but I have a question for people who lift weights on a regular basis... I'm concerned that I'm…
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NROL for Women... I'm intimidated by how much I have to eat
To anyone else who has followed the New Rules of Lifting for Women - were you intimidated by the menu? I'm just starting and got my food ready for tomorrow, and it seems like a ridiculous amount with breakfast, mid morning snack, lunch, afternoon snack, and dinner. Heck, I just have breakfast to afternoon snack ready in…
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First weightlifting session in 5+ years... Suggestions on we
I haven't lifted weights in 5+ years. I'm planning on starting again tomorrow using the New Rules of Weightlifting for Women book as a guideline. The exercises I'll be doing in the next few weeks that require weights will be squats, step ups, barbell deadlifts, dumbbell shoulder presses, and wide-grip lat pulldowns. Any…
