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A few quick easy recipes to make
Dessert: Melt 1 tbls of chocolate chips with 1 tbls of peanut butter in microwave. Stir and pour over a banana. Yummy!! I use milk choc. ones. cookie in a bowl-melt 1 tbls of butter in a bowl. Then add 1 tsp of brown and 1 tsp of white sugar. Add a splash of vanilla then stir. Add 1 egg yolk and stir. Add 1/4 cup of flour,…
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Love getting stronger:)
I'm feeling excited this week. I'm currently doing the Strong Curves program and I went from 115lb bridges and hip thrusts to 155lbs for 3x10 in a month. My bench also went up to 2 25lb dumbbells compared to just 20lb ones. Right now my deadlift is at 145lbs. for 3x5. It's my slowest but i'm ok with that. Yay for getting…
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What was your lunch?
I made scrambled eggs and them mixed in avocado, hot sauce, and cottage cheese!!! Yummmo! And a side of sweet potatoes roasted with salt and pepper and evoo. Made up for my breakfast of candy;) What did you eat?
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muscle building and genetics, special snow flake?
http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/most_recent/the_truth_about_bodybuilding_genetics Just wanted to share this article, sorry I don't know how to post the clickable link.
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Does anyone use the ultimate sandbag?
And how much weight can you put in one? Do you like it? Any thoughts?
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Question about pushups and lifting weight for upper body
I've been not exercising like I should for the past 5 months. Only 1 or twice a week , but I've been doing pushups 4x a week, even if it's just 10(which is good for me). I'm getting better at them and able to add one or two more each week. Wide arm pushups I can do 15 of. Before when I was using a dvd with heavy weight for…
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Has anyone done the Cathe Xtrain series?
What did you think about these workouts? I would have to buy a step and those are expensive but it looks pretty good.
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For the few ladies doing Best Body Bootcamp too!
I thought it would be nice to have a spot for us to check in with each other. We can post times, thoughts, goals and anything else we want to. I did my fit test today and i wanted to post my scores and see where i am in a few more weeks. I don't have any energy today but i got it done anyway. wall squat-1:17 pushups on…
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Live fit trainer or best body bootcamp?
I don't belong to a gym and i only have dumbells(highest 25lbs). I'm wanting to start a specific program to get me more scheduled in my workouts. So ladies what do you think of these programs?
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My first 5 K but mapmyrun says it was longer?
I did it this morning in the pouring rain and thunder and lighting, very exciting and luckily not cold or hot. I jogged and walked and took 43 min 50 sec. I'm not fast but I'm glad i did it and glad when it was over. I mapped it on mapmyrun to log it on there and it says it was longer than 3.1. It says it was 3.25 miles.…
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yoga and tai chi dvd's, recommendations please
I've done a little yoga before,no tai chi though. I'm looking for stress relief and would like some dvd's for my home. I would love to hear what you all liked and didn't. Thanx
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bodyweight exercises are considered strength training:)
Why do so many people on MFP think you have to lift heavy to be strength training? I push around my body weight and am getting stronger. Those in the military use these same exercises and they certainly seem to be strong and get stronger. I just wanted to remind those that don't lift heavy you can still be strong by just…
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good website for correct calories in fruits and veggies?
Anyone know a reliable one?
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good website for correct calories in fruits and veggies?
Anyone know a reliable one? I use a digital scale so i prefer not to have sizes but rather weights.
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Calories for hollowed out subway bread?
Does anyone know how to calculate these? I just haven't been doing anything about it but i'm curious if it makes much of a difference. Obviously it has less carbs so i would like to know;)
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thigh muscles after strength training
I added body rock workouts to my exercise routine in the first week in Feb. Adding strength training has made me feel stronger and better. I looked down yesterday and noticed a dent in my thigh. I was worried at first then realized i'm pretty sure there are two muscles creating the dent in between them. Is that normal? I…
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Is it important to eat after a workout?
And what should i eat? How long after? Does it depend on the workout? I'm trying to get stronger and preserve as much muscle as possible while i lose weight. Normal workout contains about 12 min. of strength training(bodyrock workout) and 30 or so min. of a walk jog video. Sometimes just the video. I still have 60lbs to…
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underwear, sorry for the topic
What do you ladies use for workout underwear? I just wear my regular cotton panties and they get really wet and would love something to stay in place.
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loss, loose,lose
I promise i'm not trying to be mean but i thought i would give a little help. Weight loss is as in losing weight. Loose is as in a piece of clothing being loose on you. And lose is as in your are trying to lose weight. ;)
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Is this a HIIT workout?
I did 20 sec.on 10 rest for 4 min. Squat thrusts, mountain climber,high knees, jumping jacks. Then i did a home workout of 2 1/2 mile walk jog. Should i try and get another 4 min. in after the walk? I don't know that i could yet but should i strive for that?
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My foot hurts
I have been doing leslie sansone walking and jogging for 6 weeks now. The last couple weeks the top of my right foot has been hurting. The left is only a tiny bit sore. It's now just worse and i don't know how much working out i should or will be doing. The top,sort of outside, from the ankle about halfway to the toes.…
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walking and leslie sandsone-what results did you get?
For those who are walking not running, and doing it outside and or inside with Leslie Sandsone what are your results? I don't do any other workouts and started walking a few weeks ago and just started Leslie videos this week. How much do you do and how fast have you had results? Do or did you have a lot to lose or not?…
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swollen knees?
I started the 30ds four days ago and my knees were hurting so i bought new shoes and that seems to have helped. My knees pop daily since i started working out a few months ago. But today i noticed a lot of swelling in my right knee and a little bit in my left not hurting but very swollen. Any ideas as to why and if it's a…
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swollen knees?
I started the 30ds four days ago and my knees were hurting so i bought new shoes and that seems to have helped. My knees pop daily since i started working out a few months ago. But today i noticed a lot of swelling in my right knee and a little bit in my left not hurting but very swollen. Any ideas as to why and if it's a…
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Ready to get in shape-who's with me?
Well i'm 31 and about 40 lbs. overweight. I have four children and that certainly helped in the weight gain and lots of stress helps too. So i'm ready to become less stressed and being healthier will help with that. I don't want to get diabetes which i had while i was pregnant and don't want heart disease which many of us…
