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Can I lose fat and gain muscle at the same time?
I don't know if many people here are familiar with Scooby's site on weight training? I've always found him to be an authoritative person who seems to offer sound advice. He talks about how it's possible to gain muscle and lose fat at the same time. He basically suggests that you need a high protein diet, consisting of a…
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Intermittent fasting noob questions
Hi, I've been reading quite a bit about IF for a long time now and finally decided to give it a go. I work out at around 6pm after work, and like the sound of the benefits of working out fasted, so for that reason I'm limiting my eating window to only the few hours in the evening, after my workout, before bed. If I go to…
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Why do I get blisters from running?
I just started running. I've never been a strong runner, and aside from a few weeks last year I've never worked it into my training before, so I'm not used to it. After a few training sessions I've got pretty bad blisters on the arches of both feet. I do have some proper running shoes - Nike Darts. I've never had my gait…
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Does anyone else sweat a lot more after bulking?
Hi, I've been lifting on and off for a few years, but taking it a bit more seriously in the last few months. Started to put on an awful lot of size around my chest, arms and shoulders. One thing I have noticed since bulking is that I sweat a lot more. I sweat a lot when I work out but that's not what I'm referring to - I…
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NSV!
Did my first ever 5k last week. It was on a treadmill and it was interval training (2 mins run 1 min walk, repeatedly), both of which obviously make it a lot easier. So I'm a long way off being able to go out pounding the streets and run a continuous 5k but nonetheless I was really happy with it. When I started my training…
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Workout calorie accuracy
I just got back from the gym. I used my new Polar FT7 HRM (from Santa) which said that in 20 minutes or so on the stationary bike I burned 350 calories. Now, at 6ft 3 and 230lbs I'm aware that I'm a big guy, which means I will burn more calories than most people, but even taking that into account this calorie burn doesn't…
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Muscle is not heavier than fat!
Why do people always say on here that muscle is heavier than fat? 1lb of fat weighs 1lb. 1lb of muscle weighs.. guess what ... 1lb!! 1lb of anything always weighs the same!!!111!1 Hope this helps lol
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Weekend Binges
I have had a problem recently with weekend binges. I could give you a list of excuses such as a bank holiday weekend, an easter full of chocolate, and my girlfiend's birthday celebrations, but at the end of the day excuses are worthless, and I know that. As of this morning I weighed in at 219lbs, which is my lowest since…
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Most muscles for fewest exercises
Hi, I have started to get the feeling that my gym routine is pretty unstructured and disorganised. I want to trim all the fat off it and go from doing lots and lots of different lifts on different days, to just doing a handful of compound moves, 3 times a week. Compound moves seem to be all the rage at the moment and…
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Movie posters with muscles
Hi, I've just converted my spare room into a gym. As a big film fan I had the idea to inspire myself by decorating it with movie posters of big guys from classic action movies. I'm looking for ideas of posters that I could find online. The ideas I already had: Conan Rambo 300 Any more for any more?
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How do I make protein flapjacks?
Hi there, Im going out on a big(ish) bike ride this weekend and I wanted to make some protein flapjacks for snacks to keep me and my friends going. Flapjacks are just about the only thing I know how to bake, and I usually make them really really well, but I wouldn't know how to make them into protein flapjacks. Do I simply…
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Cycling shorts too small?
Hi there, I just started training for a long bike ride and this evening I went shopping and bought my first set of cycling clothes. The shorts are a size large, which I thought would be ok, but they're really quite tight. I imagine that they're sorta supposed to be like that? To what extent are they meant to be a tight…
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Cycling clothes - are they necessary?
I'm training for a bike ride for charity. Its 160 miles over 2 days. I started my training on the stationary bike at the gym a month or so ago, and at the weekend just gone I had my first training session on the road, so the training is going well. But anyway my question is about the clothes I wear. So far I've just been…
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Am I allowed to go over target after giving blood?
Like it says ^^
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The reason most diet/fitness advice sucks
Ok, so I posted a big rant here. Then immediately afterwards I saw a thread about why so many people on MFP are so angry. I realised I had just become a culprit. Rant deleted!
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Best way to train for a bike ride?
hi there, ive comitted to doing an 80mile bike ride in a few months for charity, with a few friends.in my younger days i was a very strong cyclist but now at 27, having spent the last 10 years in desk jobs, my cardio is bad all round. last week i started to do some running (interval training) and found that my stamina was…
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I turned it around
A week ago I posted a topic asking for help, because I was working out a lot and eating ok but not losing any weight. Some of you may have seen it. There was a lot of advice in the thread, some of it more useful than others, but it all boiled down to me realising 3 things: - Due to MFP overestimating my exercise calories,…
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I'm working out properly but not losing weight
I've been working out now since September. I go to the gym at the very least 3 times a week, usually 4 or 5 times, sometimes even more. I spend most of my time lifting weights via the smith machines, doing medium weight for a medium amount of sets/reps (around 3 sets of 15 reps, with a weight to match that). I do these in…
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How to prepare Sea Bass (or any fish)
Hi there, Just got back from a holiday in Turkey where we went for a meal at a restaurant specialising in fresh fish. We had Sea Bass that came out whole, and they took the head and tail off at the table, and took the bones out too. Well I decided it would be fun to have a go at this at home so I bought a whole Sea Bass…
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How to stay motivated to use a home gym?
Over Christmas I started to set up a small home gym with a few bits of basic equipment. I started with some free weights and a pull up bar, and recently added some cardio in the form of an exercise bike, so I've now got a decent little setup in my spare room. Although I've saved £30 a month by quitting my gym membership,…
