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Weight lifting damages the heart, cardiologist said
Yes, he did really say that. Actually, it was two of them, and they were singing more or less the same song. But let me step back, so that I can give the whole picture: three weeks ago I had heart surgery, more precisely "Transcatheter ablation for atrial fibrillation". It's not open heart surgery but still not a walk in…
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Strenght training program in a caloric deficit
Hello, I'm in a caloric deficit and will be for 6 more months. Up until 3 months ago I was following the Stronglifts 5x5 program, which I liked very much, and had good results in strenght gains. Then I had to stop due to a (minor) heart surgery, as my cardiologists seemed to think that weight lifting could be harmful for…
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Does the strenght training program matter in a cut?
I'm in a caloric deficit and will be for 6 more months. Up until 3 months ago I was following the Stronglifts 5x5 program, which I liked very much, and had good results in strenght gains. Then I had to stop due to a (minor) heart surgery, as my cardiologists seemed to think that weight lifting could be harmful for the…
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Stuck. Adaptive thermogenesis? Need advice
Hello, I'm hoping to get some advice from you guys, since during the last month my weight loss seems to be stalling. In the past whenever I read posts of people struggling with plateau I always thought the problem was, almost always, an inaccurate intake tracking, but now I'm not so sure anymore. A bit of background: I…
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Increasing calories: gradually vs. all at once
Hello everyone, this is my first post and I'm glad to post it here: the information I found in this EM2WL group are priceless and I really thank everyone for it. Now I need some help... I started with MFP 5 months ago, using the proposed caloric intake based on my goals (1kg or 2.2lb each week, as I needed to lose a lot of…
