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wrists and OHP
I don't have a lot of flex in my wrists, and for proper OHP form it seems to want elbows forward and wrists holding the bar against the collarbone. Do I have alternatives? Partway through my sets my wrists *hurt*! I'm floating between 60-65 lbs, to where my arms are feeling it, so I don't want to take too much weight off.…
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Allergies
Has anybody else been experiencing water retention with the onset of spring allergies and the taking of medication? I take loratidine, sudafed, and occasionally benedryl. Since upping my meds for allergies, I seem to have put on a couple of pounds pretty much overnight. I suspect the allergy medicine, but wanted to know if…
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TDEE and BMR calculations
Looking at the various free on-line calculators for these numbers and comparing it to what MFP has calculated for me...has led to different numbers. MFP puts me TDEE-20% at 1640 a day, with mild exercise and 1800 with moderate. Yet all online BMR calculators say my BMR is 1642 a day. (5 ft 5 inches, 199 lbs, and 38 year…
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BodyMedia armband
For those of you who have/use one, does it seem to make a difference where exactly you wear yours? I switch between my left arm and my right arm to help avoid the inevitable reaction that happens when wearing it (red spots and lines from the band). I use either arm fairly equally, but do try and put it on my left when I…
