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Inspirational recovery from anorexia through powerlifting
This articulate, brave young woman was an obese teenager who developed anorexia. Here she talks about how instrumental powerlifting was in her recovery, alongside her university studies about exercise/sports and nutrition. She has a happier relationship with her body image and food, and less social anxiety. Wait for the…
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I want to make sure I'm giving my friend the right advice
A girlfriend has started lifting and wants to increase her calories / eat the right amount of calories to build muscle. We've discussed Eat More To Weigh Less and she's read NROLFW and Starting Strength, and she's making sure she's hitting her protein goal. She is petite, but has a high body fat %, and is more interested…
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Lifting with an old neck injury
I turn 31 soon and I'm really close to my next weight step goal. I've come a long way in the last year and a half in terms of fitness and strength, and overcome a lot of fears about pain. I've had a neck injury for the last decade after an ex threw me against a wall. I think it was undiagnosed whiplash and it worsened over…
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Low impact exercise DVDs / YouTubes for my Mum?
My mother isn't overweight but she has arthritis, Fibromyalgia and high blood pressure, is in her early 60s. She used to walk a lot but shies from long walks now because of pain. I recently bought a yoga mat so I could do Pilates workouts at home on YouTube, and she told me she would start workouts at home again if I found…
