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How to split up strength training
I'm looking to incorporate two strength training sessions per week into my workouts At the minute I do kickboxing 2-3 times per week, cardio the other day, and some full body HIIT I have dumbbells at home and would like to tone up a bit more. Is there a way of splitting up strength sessions into two workouts, ie upper body…
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New programme from PT- does this sound legit
Today as part of my new gym membership, I had a free consultation with a personal trainer. The whole experience was very unsatisfying- he didn't do any weigh Ins, asked me halfway through the warm up what I wanted to get out of this but didn't let me elaborate. Anyway, the plan he suggested for me is 1) full body workout…
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how good is cycling for weight loss?
i love cycling, so much more than running. there's nothing i enjoy more than taking off on my bicycle, on a 12-15 k cycle to a pretty destination, and the same distance back. it doesnt even feel like exercise half the time i do it because i enjoy it so much. however, in terms of weight loss, if i do a cycle like this, say,…
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best tips for avoiding binges
I find drinking loads of water, eating lots and lots of healthy food, especially low cal filling foods like veggies, makes me less likely to want to binge. Keeping busy also helps. Also if i manage to resist the originasl urge to binge ,i find this makes me feel empowered and in control and mroe liely to keep up momentum…
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does anyone else put on fat around their abdomen always?
the first place i put weight on, and the last place i lose it from is ALWAYS my tummy area. does anyone else have this problem? my legs and arms are currently quite lean, but my stomach just has rolls of fat, and actually protrudes quite a bit, it really bugs me, as I can feel its presence all the time! should i just do…
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new and looking for friends
just joined the group, love lifting weights, and kettlebells too. looking for like minded friends for tips, inspiration, and mutual motivation, etc,
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how does eating too little halt weight loss?
and does this apply even if one is doing good workouts every day? this issue comes up a lot, especially in the intermittent fasting community
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female weights buddies wanted?
I am a girl who is getting more and more into lfiitng heavy things, mainly dumbbells at the gym. I am doing it to tone up, and sculpt my body, and because I love the feeling of strength it gives me. I know it isnt every girls cup of tea, and that's fair enough. However, the reason i started this topic is because I am…
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weight workout plan for women needed
does anyone have a good programme of weights for a woman to use every week. preferably one that targets all of the body, broken up into different sessions. i'm not afraid of lifitng heavy so suggestions will all be greeted with vigour!
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How much weight will i lose?
If I burn 700 calories 5 times a week inlcuding weight training, and eat approximately 1200-1500 calories a day, how much weight roughly do you think i would lose in a month?
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mini binge planned before a detox, is this ok?
finished exams. to celebrate, i had some fast food after an alcohol fuelled night out. tomorrow to celebrate i am going to have chocloate pancakes with choclate sauce, basically a whole lot of chocolate. after that i am going to do a month long detox: no wheat, no dairy, no meat, 2 24 hr fasts a week. is this ok? feel bad…
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weights/ resistance weekly planned workout for women
Does anyone have a tremplate of a weights workout for a women ( 5 foot 4, 135 lbs), looking to tone up and build some muscle. Would preferably want an all over body workout divided into sections focusing on different body parts each day. Will be doing cardion as well. subscribed to the hodge twins on youtube so am going to…
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wanted to binge today.... resisting urge so far
It started with lunch: decided to get cafetaria lunch, which was fine, albeit a bit creamy, and stodgy. felt a bit bleurghg after, and hadnt had much water. so the cravings kicked in. was so so tempted to go to the shop and get a MASSIVE BAG of chocolate minstrels and choc praline sweets. decided to stop myself. instead…
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lunch ideas
what is your favourite lunch?
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multipacks are the enemy....
over a week binge free now, and feeling more in control by the day. decided to get a multipack of choccie soya yoghurts this evening " i'll only eat one"... i ate three.. not a disaster by any means, but the reason i wrote this post is because i'm trying to become more self aware of triggers to bingeing behaviour. for a…
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friends wanted
starting a binge free 50 day challenge as of today, after a week long of one binge episode after the other last week which has left me feeling utterly deflated in myself. anyone want to join for mututal support, motivation and accountability? pleased add me as a friend if so
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ideal weight for 5 foot 4 girl
what is the ideal weight that you think a 5 foot 4 girl should be
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Nearly had a binge again....
So I'm currently day 5 into my 50 day binge free challenge. Nearly had a binge again this evening.. it was all healthy food, all beans, and rice.. however, i just noticed myself coming home, seeing the food ( knew i wasn't hungry) and just eating mindlessly because it was there..and once i started i kept going. didn't eat…
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tips to help each other avoid binges
I find drinking loads of water, eating lots and lots of healthy food, especially low cal filling foods like veggies, makes me less likely to want to binge. Keeping busy also helps. Also if i manage to resist the originasl urge to binge ,i find this makes me feel empowered and in control and mroe liely to keep up momentum…
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postponing dieting during exam period?
exams in college coming up. which means no time for gym, combined with stress, which makes me hungry ALL the time during exams. Anyway, i'm going to try and eat healthy as possibel for the next three weeks, will probs not have time to exercise much, except maybe once a week at most, and my intermittent fasting regime will…
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is it too late to start today?
Hi just saw this group! was looking for a B.E. suuport group as am after a week long binge, about the fifth time it has happened this year and am simply sick of this restrictive- binge cycle i have somehow got myself into. anyway ,maybe this challenge will be a more solid and goal focused reason to stop. so how is everyone…
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any college/ university students here?
if so how do you fit in exercise around exam time? i'm really struggling with this, and still have three weeks of exams to go!
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looking for friends for help and support
Please add me if you too are trying to get out of a binge eating cycle ( restrict/ binge is my usual pattern), as i think it'd be great if we all helped each other along thanks!!
