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Bench press question?
I've just started stronglifts but just wondered what people do about the bench press, on 5x5 on youtube mehdi arcs his back to do them but my husband was always taught to keep his back flat when doing them. Is there a right or wrong way or is it just personal preference?
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Could someone look at my diary for today please :-)
Could someone please look at my diary for today please, my eating and food choices have been all over the place lately and I've not been making the best of choices, I'm still learning about food choices but just wanted to check I'm at least starting to go on the right path, I plan on adding cucumber and lettuce for my…
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Finally found a replacement
I'm a huge coffee drinker but because I have two sugars and milk in it, it uses up quite a few calories. I've been trying so many different teas lately, green tea, fruit tea anything that's 1 healthier and 2 doesn't take up so many calories, they either taste like total crap or smell so yummy and taste of nothing. Today…
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Changing to TDEE using scooby calc help
So far I've lost just under a stone but I'm not happy with the way my body looks so im wanting to start stronglifts 5x5, I don't plan on using weights on the bar just yet as I want to make sure I have the right form as not to hurt myself, bar only weights 15lbs I think. I plan doing it Monday, Wednesday and Friday , but I…
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Calories burned can't be right?
I never walk anywhere very lazy I know so today I though I would go for a walk, pushing my 2 year old in her pram. I used my heart rate monitor polar ft4 but the calories burned seem very high I'm 5ft5 171 lbs and 31. It says for 1hr 18 mins I burned 482 calories. I did get very sweaty in all honesty but I really don't…
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Starting soon but need help with calorie intake
Ill be starting the 5x5 at home shortly at the minute I'm just getting all equipment needed, the part I'm stuck on is calories im 31 5ft 5 I currently weigh 175lbs bathroom scales say 37% of my weight is fat :-(. Should I still hav still have MFP calories set to lose 0.5 lbs a week and log workout and eat back my calories…
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Daft question maybe?
Ok I've lost 15lbs and I'm kinda liking the way my body is now not skinny but not fat either uk size 14 (I don't suit being a slim 12 or under, I just look odd) ok so here's where I'm a bit stuck now, to start with I was all about the scale now I'm not that bothered I've reached a point where I'm cormforable but here's my…
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Where to go from here
Ok I've lost 15lbs and I'm kinda liking the way my body is now not skinny but not fat either uk size 14 (I don't suit being a slim 12 or under, I just look odd) ok so here's where I'm a bit stuck now, to start with I was all about the scale now I'm not that bothered I've reached a point where I'm cormforable and my clothes…
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Having trouble to keep going
I decided in 2014 I would make a change, I'd been eating really unhealthily and just bingeing on sweets every night and put on 30lbs in a very short time, also medication that I'm on I'm at risk of developing metabolic syndrome ( diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity) which can cause heart disease and stroke (which…
