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Weight training focusing on core and glutes?
Hi everyone, I'm trying to design a decent, brief but effective weight workout for myself. I am going to a physical therapist for some muscle imbalances in my hips, behind, and core. I have specific exercises (without weights) from my PT to readjust my out-of-balance areas, but they also were very supportive of my doing…
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Using HRM while doing circuit training?
I'm considering buying a Polar FT4 heart rate monitor, mostly to be able to track my calories burned during exercise more accurately. I do a lot of circuit training with weights, and I'm wondering if a HRM would calculate the calories burned from circuit training correctly. Thanks anyone who answers!
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Looking for petite women friends who are active on MFP!
Hi everyone, I've been on MFP for a couple years and lost 15 or so lbs using this site (which took a while as I am only 5'1"). I am active on here, especially in the fall and winter, and I love having interactive friends! I'm currently maintaining between ~102 and 105 lbs, love outdoor exercise/sports, and am friendly and…
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Running in snowy/icy places-- your favorite strategy?
I live in northern New England-- about 1/2 hour from the Canadian border-- so it's pretty snowy/icy here all winter! I am an outdoor exerciser for the most part and get to really miss running at this time of year, when there tends to be a lot of ice on the back roads where I run. I also cross-country ski but the snow is…
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Good alternative to lunges?
I am starting weight training using NROLFW. It includes doing weighted lunges, and I'm wondering if there is an alternative move that would work pretty much the same muscles but would not place strain on the toes. Bear with me-- I know this is a very weird thing to ask about! Unfortunately, I have an old foot injury that…
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How often to do lifting workouts?
Hi all, I am just getting into heavier weight workouts-- I just started last week. I have read (in NROLFW) that one should do a workout at least twice a week to see results, but have often heard it's better to do 3-4 workouts a week. I am wondering a few things: would those who lift regularly agree that some results can be…
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Any other ladies get uterine cramps from intense exercise?
This is a strange thing that used to happen to me all the time-- biking, running, and hard cross-country skiing would cause me to get nasty period-like cramps, no matter what time of the month it was. I haven't had this much for years, but it happened again recently on the first hour-long run I've taken in a while. It was…
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Struggling to lose more weight after maintaining
I am presently trying to lose a few pounds, as I have been maintaining for about 6 months and because of a couple stints of traveling, I reached the top of my maintenance range, when I am way more comfortable being at or near the bottom of it. So, for the last month or so, I've been attempting to lose those darn few pounds…
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Feeling extra tired after lifting if new to it?
Hi everyone-- I'm curious as to whether anyone else has noticed the following when just starting a lifting program: -Feeling extra tired the next day -If feeling a little like you're coming down with a cold but are fighting it off, you feel a bit worse the day after a workout I have just started heavier lifting (last week…
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Not sore after weight training? + Home gym question
Hi all, I have just started doing weight training more seriously and regularly. I work out at home, and currently the heaviest weights I have are 16 lb dumbbells. I know, very light. For some moves, these are too heavy for me to do the exercises correctly-- for example, I couldn't do an overhead press with those more than…
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Ideas for fun, varied strength training??
Hi All, I'm trying to work out a new exercise routine for myself. I've been maintaining for about a month and have gotten somewhat erratic with exercise, partially because of my job being extremely busy and more active (once or twice a week I hike around in the woods for work) at this time of year, and partially because I…
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What's your maintenance range? Women ~5'
I'm posting this out of curiosity. I know everyone has different wants and needs and body compositions, and frame sizes, etc., so everyone's desired weight will be a little different even at similar heights. But-- that doesn't stop me from being interested! I'm 5'1" and my goal weight is 105, but I've decided that my…
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Hormonal issues after weight loss?
Hi all, Has anyone (women in particular, but men too) experienced hormonal troubles after their weight loss has been completed? I know that low body fat and overexercise can greatly contribute to loss of a woman's period and other related unpleasant hormonal symptoms, and I think I might have hit this point recently--…
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Variable exercise making eating right harder. Do TDEE?
I just started trying to maintain my weight about 2 weeks ago. I got to my goal (105 lb, 5'1" small frame) after a couple weeks of slowly raising my calories. I've been attempting to maintain since then, but I'm finding the eating aspect of it weirdly challenging. Throughout my weight loss I've used MFP's way of adding…
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Headaches from sugary breakfast?
Hi all, I am not used to eating sweet food for breakfast-- I got into the habit of a high-protein, no-added-sugar breakfast while I was losing weight. I also got accustomed to eating a lot less sweet stuff generally-- too many unsatisfying calories. Now that I'm maintaining, I've been eating more sweets, and unfortunately…
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Do you get cold more easily now you've lost weight?
Hi all, I'm working on losing about 10 pounds and am about halfway there. I've been accustomed to being a little pudgy, especially in winter, for years now, and I finally decided to get as fit as I'd really like to be. Anyway, now that I'm at 112 instead of 118, I'm usually freezing!! I wonder if this is because of eating…
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"Extra Bonus"-- that's redundant!
http://www.write.com/writing-resources-articles/writing-for-the-web/the-principles-of-clear-concise-and-error-free-writing-for-the-web/ <--- see the paragraph entitled "Remove Unnecessary Words." I do not know why the phrase "extra bonus" has become a thing. :noway: "Bonus" means "something extra" already! Sorry for the…
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Short ladies doing weight lifting! What weight do you use?
Hi all, I'm curious about how much weight other petite women (I'm 5'1") use for their weight training routines. It would be helpful to know how long you've been doing weight training so I can get some idea of where it's reasonable to begin-- I'm trying to figure out how much weight I should try lifting for different…
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Vegetarian-friendly sources of protein
Hi all, I am mostly vegetarian and need to find ways to increase my protein intake. I occasionally will eat fish, and if visiting relatives, will sometimes have other meats, but as a general rule I rarely eat meat. I do have all the non-meat sources of protein I can think of (eggs, dairy, legumes, whey protein) in my diet…
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Close to maintenance and suddenly HUNGRY!
Hi all, As you can see in my ticker, I am close to my desired maintenance weight. I'm only 5'1", so I'm going for a weight/size I was at healthily a few years ago. At the rate I'm losing weight, it will probably be another month or a bit more until I get there. The problem is, since getting under 109 lbs (4 lbs from goal…
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Weight Lifting with a problem back?
Hi everyone, After being here for some time and working on getting myself in better shape, I've seen over and over that lots of people have had great success with heavy weight training. I'm almost to my maintenance weight and I'm thinking about what I need to be doing to maintain and get fitter/stronger. I'm intrigued by…
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Adjusting your calorie goal (custom setting)-- would you?
So, most of us know that when you set your calorie goal, you get the automatic option and the custom option. I've used both and has some success (slower than I would like, recently) with the automatic one, which for me at the moment would be 1400 calories/day. I always eat back most or all my exercise calories and have…
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Keeping Motivated & Sticking With It-- my strategy!
Hi everyone, I have been struggling lately with keeping myself under my calorie goals-- partially because I've been HUNGRY and partially because I was just getting tired of worrying about how much I eat all the time. Something very useful occurred to me the other night, that I think will help a LOT. If I do strength…
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Calories set to lose 0.5 lb/week, losing 1 lb/week??!!
Hi everyone, I started seriously trying to lose weight and tracking my calories just after Christmas. Not much happened until a little after New Year's, and then once I was able to eat properly (I eat well, lots of whole foods and vegetables and mostly non-meat proteins) and stick to my calorie goal most of the time, I've…
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What's out there for motivator apps/sites that pay you?
Hi everyone, I've just learned that there are websites or apps where you can track how much you work out and, if I understand correctly, will pay you a small amount if you meet your weekly goals. I can always use more motivation (though I am pretty good at keeping up with my planned workouts), and these sound interesting.…
