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Building a home gym.
I am moving in a couple of weeks and am lucky enough to be in a position to build a home gym. I'm uk based, have a reasonable budget and looking to build a gym for powerlifting. Have many of you on here have got home gyms? Where did you get your kit from? Any brand recommendations or diy hacks you can pass on? Immediately…
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Can anyone recommend a good gym in London, UK?
Hi everyone, It looks like I might be taking a job in the city and im just trying to figure out how I will train. I was just wondering if anyone can recommend a good gym near Paddington. Preferably one with multiple racks and perhaps some strongman kit for conditioning. Thanks in advance.
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How often do you wear belts?
Hello everyone, I am increasingly moving towards being a raw lifter. But last week as I was getting to around 90% of 1RM I decided to wear my belt for my deadlift. When I hit my final warmup set for a triple, the belt was fine. However I then pulled about 90% of my programmed weight for a triple and the belt destroyed me.…
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Trail Shoes?
Hi All, I'm running almost exclusively trails nowadays, which is pretty awesome for me, but as the seasons turn I need to invest in some Spring trail shoes. I have some Adidas Kanadias which are pretty good for the heavy duty winter months, but they feel a bit too clunky, a bit too grippy for the spring/Summer.... So do…
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2014 races!
What will everyone be running in 2014?!?! So Far i like the look of Bramley 10 miler 16/02 Cholsley chase (9m trail) 23/02 Grim Blackout : 10km 03/05 Nottingham Half - Possibly my only real race of the year - September (Outside chance i might run the full) Tadley 10m 19/10 Grim Original : 6/12 Tadley Xmas XC - 7/12…
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Foxys PUT DOWN THE CAKE cut
I just wanted to register my interest in not being a fatty while i have 15 minutes spare! I've kind of loosely been cutting for about a month, but in that time, i got food poisoning, lost 2 kgs, put it back on again, ran a half marathon and almost died! Anyway, I'll log an actual starting place on Saturday. I'll actually…
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Help me pick a half marathon plan.
I've got a half marathon coming up in 8 weeks and i havent committed to a formal plan just yet. I was injured last year and so have been doing some on/off running, but i committed to Hal Higdons 15k plan and im about to finish it this week with a 10 mile run on saturday. Now my question really is, what would you do in my…
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2012 races!
So. 2012 is upon us, who's racing what? So far i have GRIM night terror - feb Reading half - apr London - apr Im going to start searching for other races today although i cant commit to too much pre April due to marathon training, but i definitely need another half mid February. What are you all planning to do?
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Rules
Rules rules rules, what are the rules? I think we need before after pics and weights, what measurements are people concerned by? and if we're gonna do bf% we should have a universal measure like the us marine one, not everyone will have access to calipers or machines or whatnot.
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I have a spare place for GRIM original Sat 1st December
Hi all, I've had a friend drop out of a race this weekend, the GRIM original, its a 8 mile adventure race through the Army tank testing grounds in Aldershot in the south. If anyones interested in running this then PM me as i'll probably have the pack on the day. Thanks! http://www.grimchallenge.co.uk/
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FoxyMcDeadlifts is hungry :(
Current weight: 81kg, never taken measurements, maybe I should? Training a bastardization of 5/3/1 with BBB assistance, try and do half a hour of cardio per day Hopeful to lose about 5kg, and get down to about 75kg. was 73kg pre bulk
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MFP 8 week cutting challenge
Me and a few buddies are a bit special, and have been bulking all summer, sad lonely creatures that we are, and with Winter coming, its obviously time to cut. Who fancies joining our MFP 8 week cutting challenge? You might be a beginner, just starting their weightloss journey, you might be 50, or 100lbs in, you might be in…
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New Shoes
Some point in the fall im going to be looking into buying some new running shoes, I have a decent pair of New Balances, but i want to buy either a pair of trail shoes, or a minimalist pair. I was just wondering if anyone had any general recommendations for these sorts of shoes?
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Running after a impact injury, how much?
Hi Guys, So i've been out of action for about 2 months with tendinitis, i've done very little cardio in this time and taken it as a opportunity to put on some mass. I've just started to ease back into cardio (all forms) but i am a runner, and im looking to race again ASAP, I ran a nice slow 4 miles yesterday with no strain…
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MFP 8 week weightloss challenge!
Me and a few friends have started up a friendly weightloss challenge as we all look to get our beach bodies ready for..... Ummmm, November. Anyway! We want to get as many people involved as possible, regardless of whether they're trying to lose 5lbs or 50lbs, as every things always easier with a bit of friendly competition…
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Cutting Protips
Thought it would be nice to have a thread about cutting tips, and general cutting strategies, Any tips you have, post ITT. If you have cravings, dont cut out junk, even in a 2500-2000kcal diet, you should be able to find the space for the odd cake or McDonalds. Better to have something in moderation then snap and binge…
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Belts
Im getting to the point where im thinking i need to invest in a serious weights belt, and i was wondering if anyone could recommend a good site for some thick, leather lifting belts. Im uk based but dont mind paying shipping for good gear. Cheers!
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energy balance an article on fighting the obesity trend
A good read on why we need to change strategies, and think more in terms of a healthy composition rather than weightloss. I believe very strongly that people stress too much about bf% calorie restriction and weight, rather than mirrors, getting the macros you require for optimal performance and performance in their chosen…
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Race Report: London Marathon
So, today i ran my first marathon! It was a great experience and something i'd said i wanted to do in my life. Having run a few halfs, it was the logical step up. The weathers been all topsy turvey In England for the past few days, with heavy rain and a bit of sun. I oppted to run in my vest and a tshirt, and 3 quarter…
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a routine for maintenance?
Hi guys, Im not looking to do any serious racing for now, and want to focus on weightlifting for awhile, but i want to build a maintenance routine around my training. so that i'd be ready to train up to a half or full fairly easily from it I will be lifting Mon (Legs) WEds (chest) Fri (legs) and would like to run on my…
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explosiveness
So who here trains for explosiveness? Im looking to improve the explosion on my dead and squat, i was thinking of doing some Powercleans/Jump squats, any recommendations?
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First marathon tomorrow. Tips?
Hey all. Im running my first marathon tomorrow, any good last minute tips for me? Thanks!
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Serving sizes
This is one of my biggest pet peeves ever, and only ever applies to food with **** nutritional value. Why cant bisucuits etc be PER biscuit? rather than per 15.7g August 2, 2011, 6:29 pm The Problem With Serving Sizes By ANAHAD O'CONNOR, Reporter Tony Cenicola/The New York Times From left, Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes has a…
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Carb Loading
Hi all, I recently read a article on the London Marathon blog about carb loading, in the article, the author suggests you should taper your carbs to 50% for a few days prior to your load, before loading up for three days before the race. I notice a parallel between this, and the old form of carb loading where you exhaust…
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Carb loading
Crosspost from Marathon runners group: Hi all, I recently read a article on the London Marathon blog about carb loading, in the article, the author suggests you should taper your carbs to 50% for a few days prior to your load, before loading up for three days before the race. I notice a parallel between this, and the old…
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GRIM
Im a huge GRIM fan after running last years original, and this years night terror. I've just signed up for the beast in the east and also the original for christmas again. Anyone else into these races?
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Things i dont log
Green Tea/Coffee. I drink it black, even if i have a splash of milk, i dont care Spices e.g the cinammon i like to put in my coffee Hot sauces, tend to have a bit with a lot of things Fish oil, other capsules Seasonings I dont care about any of these things, im not honing in on mega leanness or anything. The only thing i…
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Marathon training plan
This weekend im supposed to be racing a half marathon as part of my training plan, but because i wasnt looking ahead, i kinda forgot to enter one! According to the plan i should be resting tomorrow and saturday, then racing sunday. What would MFP do in my shoes? Stick to the plan, or treat it as a step back and run…
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The whole foods diet
I see a lot of people talking about whole foods diets on here, and thought this was a fairly sensible article with some appetising looking sample meals http://articles.elitefts.com/articles/nutrition/the-whole-foods-diet/
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Football
Call me English, but how is a game with an elliptical ball, that's passed around in your hands called football?
