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Your workout routine.
Do you workout from home or at a gym? Are you doing a full body workout plan or a split routine? Starting Strength, NROLFW etc? Maybe you're into exercise DVDs? I'm curious as to what y'all are doing :flowerforyou: I workout at a gym, currently: Monday - Bodypump Tuesday - Chest & Triceps Wednesday - Bodypump Thursday -…
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The worst body part to have DOMS is...
...calves :indifferent: Did a few sets of standing & seated calf raises a couple of days ago and I'm in a world of hurt right now. I can't stand on my heels & am pretty much walking around like a total spaz. I'm usually a huge fan of DOMS but this is just ridiculous :sad: with other body parts, I find that stretching helps…
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Pre loaded barbells for deadlifts?
Hey guys, As of late, I've been hitting the gym around 5-6pm when it's the most crowded and looking for an Olympic bar is pretty much impossible :sad: I've resorted to using preloaded barbells to do some of my compound lifts but it feels strange using them for deadlifts. The preloaded plates are much smaller in diameter…
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Flat, incline or decline bench press?
Which one do you do? :flowerforyou: My chest routine includes 3x15 supersets of flat bench bench presses with incline push ups, 3x15 incline chest flys & 3x15 assisted dips. I've never really seen anyone in the gym doing decline presses before hmm. Also, what else do you all do on chest days? I'm getting pretty bored of my…
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Your strongest & weakest body part.
Sooo while working out today in a small group training session with two other girls and a PT, us girls were doing pretty well with weighted squats, deadlifts and lunges (hate them!). We moved on to some chest work - supersetting chest flys and push ups and that was when all the good work stopped haha. We were struggling…
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Least favourite exercise.
I'd love to know what are your least favorite exercises that you do/put up with because you know it's good for ya :bigsmile: I personally HATE lunges - normal, lateral, plyometric, reverse, TRX - they make me really grateful that human beings only have two legs.
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What shoes do you train in?
Adidas for me :love:
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Push up question.
So I know push ups primarily work the chest muscles but when I do them (on my knees :blushing: ) I feel them more in my back, shoulders & arms. My palms are positioned slightly wider than shoulder width. What can I do to make it a more chest thing? :flowerforyou:
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DOMS...or not?
I had a one hour circuit training on Thursday that focused primarily on the shoulders/back ie a ****load of TRX rows and push ups. A couple of hours after that, it started to hurt when I tried turning my head and I had to keep my shoulders rolled back all the time because keeping it at a neutral position hurts too. The…
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Back dimples....
...are so damn sexy :love: Do you have them and do you share my thoughts?
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Curious: hot lemon water.
Hi guys, I've seen countless articles that highlight the benefits of starting your day with a cup of hot water with a squeeze of lemon. It aids digestion with all the citric acid, cleanses your system & all the other good stuff I'm sure you guys have read about somewhere. I tried doing that for a week (instead of the usual…
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Outdoor runners, help?
Is there a formula that you adapt to to maintain steady, consistent breathing and pacing throughout your run? I am absolutely terrible at maintaining a pace to ensure a long run & I end up full on sprinting unintentionally and exhaust myself too early on. I have been running on the treadmill because the conditions are…
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DOMS shenanigans.
I hardly suffer from DOMS anymore but I incorporated some upper body TRX workouts recently and I'm crippled from DOMS in the biceps. It feels so ridiculously sore and tender to the touch and I'm walking around with a bent arm because a normal extension (just letting them fall to my sides) is just impossible right now.…
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PMS & crazy *kitten* cravings.
So normally (ie when I'm not all PMSy lol), I'm quite good with curbing junk food cravings and staying within 1200 calories a day. Most days even hitting 1200 is abit of an effort but I'm trying! When I'm PMSing however, all that just goes straight out the window :noway: Dinner today was 200g of Lindt chocolate barS :sad:…
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Struggling to meet 1200 errrrdayyyy.
Hey guys, So my suggested daily calorie goal is 1200 and from what I gathered going through the forums here, I'm supposed to eat back the calories gained from exercising which bumps up the daily goal to about 1450 - 1600, depending on what I do. (whoa long sentence, sorry haha). On days that I *DON'T* work out, even…
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Sore shoulder from benching?
Hi guys, I do Bodypump about 3 times a week and lately, I noticed that my right rotator cuff gets really sore about halfway into the chest track. It's not a sharp pain that comes suddenly, more like a gradual dull ache that progresses. I *don't* think it's a technique/form issue (wide grip, flat back on the step, flat feet…
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Couple of Qs.
Hi guys! I'm somewhat new to MFP, having signed up early this year but have been terribly inconsistent with logging. I've been taking this more seriously recently & have been getting way too much conflicting information about fitness and diet so here are all my questions lumped into one entry :D Dunno if this is necessary…
