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gym weights help please
I see all these posts on how much people lift but I don't know how it's worked out. Everyone mentions it in lbs but the weights in the gym are in kg. For example doing deadlifts with a 35kg bar, is that 35kg in total or is it 35kg each end plus whatever the bar weighs. New to this so need all the help I can get. Also what…
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over estimates of calorie burn on gym equipment.
Just found this article on the way machines calculate your calorie burn and found it very interesting. http://www.shapesense.com/fitness-exercise/articles/net-versus-gross-calorie-burn.aspx
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Body fat %
Over the past couple of weeks I've gained 1.5 lbs but my bf% has gone down from 35.5 to 32.5, I've been doing insanity and weights. Am I correct in thinking that the fact the weight is up doesn't matter as bf% has gone down. Is this because fat is being replaced by muscle?
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holiday help
Right, going on holiday at the weekend for a week, me hubby and 6 kids in a caravan. I'm not bothered about losing next week, just want to maintain. How do I do that? Gonna get some healthy food stocked in the caravan, but most days are more than likely going to be spent sat on the beach with the kids(weather permitting),…
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help please, adjusting macros to include breastfeeding
Hi, I've been adding breastfeeding to my diary to deduct 200 calories a day, my daughter is almost 21months and feeds between 1-3 times a day, but just realized all the times I thought I was over on my macros I most probably wasn't as it doesn't alter this in mfp. Does anybody know of a site or online calculator where I…
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Finding the time to exercise
Anyone else with kids find it really hard to find the time to exercise. My youngest 2 are 3yrs and 18mths, so always around me. Although I go to the gym at least 5 days a week I cant go till late evening when littlies are in bed and the rest have been fed and sorted, (homework, housework, etc.), so I don't get home till…
