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Rant..counting macros
Is so time consuming and a royal pain in the *kitten*. Fiddling about with numbers to make sure they're within 5g of protein, carbs and fat. I've been tweaking my eats to get the numbers to match all day it seems. What a bother! If I just keep my protein up, does it matter where my carbs and fats fall as long as I meet my…
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Strength training calories
I wear a hrm which tells me I burn 600 calories during my hour of lifting heavy. Compound movements with a few isolation moves. Dying my 'rest periods' I jog on the spot to keep heart rate elevated. I've been told hrm is inaccurate because it only takes into account steady state cardio. If I log it in mfp, it tells me I've…
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New rinor string curves?
Which one should I get? I have dumbells (up to 22kg per hand) and a bench at home, along with kettlebells up to 20kg. I train with kettlebells and not followed a structured lifting plan before
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I have doms from lifting heavy yesterday and today is meant to be a rest day
But my hamstrings ache. Is an hour one walking slow paced ok to do on rest days to loosten up sore muscles?
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Recommend a good lifting program for women
One where I can visually follow along the workouts? Like fitnessblender on YouTube. I'm willing to pay for it.
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Scared I'll gain fat consuming 2000calories
I workout 5-6 days a week lifting heavy and doing hiit and steady state cardio. I typically burn 500-600 calories a session. I'm female, 5. 7 and 32 years old. Body fat is 25%, aiming to get it to 20%. I'm finding that I get hungry on anything below 1900 calories so I've set my calories to 2000 a day. I have a 2 and 4 year…
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Why do white potatoes have such a bad Rep?
They're not like white bread or white pasta so why are they frowned upon, nutritionally speaking?
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Should my friend be on 1200 calories?
To lose weight? She's 31, 5 feet tall and weighs 129 pounds. She is generally sedentary but goes to the gym now and again. She wanted me to help set her calorie goal and it comes up with 1200 calories which seems incredibly low even at her height and activity level. Can anyone help? Is this accurate?
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Fasted cardio for women
Yay or nay? I watched a BBC documentary that tested on the effects of fasted cardio for men and women and they concluded that it's beneficial for fat loss for men but for women, it's best they eat something prior to working out. I forget the exact details. Anyone have personal experience of it working for them? I'm just…
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5' 7 ladies within 10 pounds of goal...how many calories
Are you having a day and what's your rate of loss? Also, are you active?
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Should I eat something after a late night weights session?
If I've hit my macros for the day, inc protein, should I still have a shake or something to aid recovery if I've trained hard with weights that.m night when all I want to do is shower and hit the bed? Will this be detrimental to my body in any way? Should I just eat when I'm hungry after late night workout or eat…
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How often should I weigh in at maintenance?
I am starting a recomp soon. I am somewhat at peace with the scales and my current weight of 143 (5' 7) but I need to lose some serious body fat. My body composition scales show that it's at 29% which depresses me. I have a horrible relationship with the scale. I have weighed weekly for 5 years and force myself not to…
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People with high bf shouldn't attempt recomp?
Any truth to this? I'm confused. It was recommended on this forum that I recomp but Ive read online a few times now that people with high bf shouldn't recomp. I'm confused. For the record, 32 year old female, 5' 7, 143 pounds. Estimated body fat is 28-29%
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I think I need to focus on recomp but scared of scales going up
I'm at a normal bmi at 143 pounds, 5' 7. Am sick and tired of counting points (lost 60 pounds with weight watchers over the past 10 years) and then counting calories and being in a deficit and then struggling with being hungry all the time because the deficit was too aggressive blah blah blah. I've been between 140-145…
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If I want to build muscle, should I do..
3 sets of 12 reps or 3 sets of 8 heavier reps?
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New rules for lifting for women..
Can it be done with dumbells only at home?
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Low reps, heavy weight. Tight body. Stretch?
I workout with kettlebells lifting 20kg (4 sets of 5) while on crosstrainer max resistance 3-4x a week. This makes for an incredibly challenging workout and I am shattered by the end of it. I've been doing this for almost a month now. I'm finding that my body is sore and stiffer as a result of lifting heavier and heavier.…
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Is this classed as strength training or cardio?
For the past 2 and a half weeks, I've been using my elliptical for 45 min 3x a week on max resistance while I lift 20kg. So I'm pressing it for 4 reps on each side and then repeat every 10 mins. Along with pressing, I also do halos with it, swing it around my body, row with it, hold in in my right hand, then left hand,…
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1.5 pounds off! Yay!
Thank you so much to everyone that advised me last week when I posted that I was frustrated at gaining a pound deprive eating under. I took your advices and fracked and weighed everything religiously and it worked! Thanks again
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What to take to eat on a 20 mile hilly walk...
As the title suggests, i am planning on walking 20 miles with a couple of friends in a couple of weeks. Am hoping to cover 3.5-4 miles an hour. What kind of food should I take with me to keep energy up? Nothing stodgy obviously..I don't want it to weigh me down or make me feel lazy or sleepy. I have no specific dietary…
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How much of my exercise. Slotted should I eat back?
I have5 pounds to lose and my bmi is 22.7. I typically burn 500 calories 3x a week through exercise and then on a Saturday, I perform steady state cardio for 2 hours and burn 1000 calories. I do this for fun while watching a movie. How much of these calories should I eat back to still lose approx 1 pound a week? I'm on…
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Gained a pound despite eating under
I'm 5' 7, 32 years old and female. I weigh 156 pounds and want to lose 6 pounds to get to my goal of 10 stones. I workout 3x a week for 45 min, lifting heavy Kettlebells (16 and 20kg) and for fun, a two hour brisk walk on a Saturday. I've been eating between 1500-1700 calories for the past 3 weeks and had lost 1 pound in…
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What is my tdee?
If I'm 5' 7, 32 year old female and 145 pounds? I am on my feet half the day as I have 2 young children. I work out very intensely with Kettlebells 4x a week and would like to lose a pound a week until I get to my goal of 140 pounds. How many calories do I need to consume a day if I want to lose a pound a week and how many…
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Am I consuming too much fibre?
I'm getting 35-45g of fibre daily unintentionally. I read somewhere than consuminh more than 40g isn't a good thing. Any truth to this? I feel absolutely fine and..ahem...empty and never bunged up or constipated
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Should I do cardio
During Ramadan? I'm eliminating junk this month which means I'll be consuming around 1300 calories. My bmr is 1400. I'm eating calorie dense food and trying to get my veg and fruit in as well as 110g of protein in the 4hour eating window I have. I'm going to be doing 4 lifting sessions a week. As my total daily calories…
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Ramadan and protein
I'm 5.7, 32 years old, female and weigh 144 pounds. I have been lifting heavy for 2 months now and feel like I have gained a considerable amount of muscle. Ramadan starts tomorrow and I intend on continuing my workout routine (2 upper body, 2 lower body, 2 cardio) but wang to know how much protein I should be having during…
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Ramadan and workout structure
First off, this is my current workout routine Mon- 45 min upper body strength. 15 min hiit Thes-1hr lower body strength Weds-60 min low intensity cardio Thurs-same as mon Fri-same as tues Sat-same as weds Sun-rest I've been doing this for the past month and have seen a remarkable increase in strength. Ramadan is in a…
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Scared to weigh myself
I loathe the scale and how it makes me feel. I've been weighing myself weekly for 10 years now and dread getting on the damn think but force myself to do it to keep my weight in check. Well, it's been a month and I haven't stepped on it. I changed my workout routine to 4 aye of heavy lifting, 2 20 min hiit sessions and 2…
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Setting macros for ramadan
My current macros are 225c/50f/114p. Fat loss is te aim while retaining as much muscle as pissible. It's Ramadan is I'm a fortnight which means no eating or drinking anything from 3am-10pm so a 19 hour fast. This will last 30 days. I plan to lift heavy 2 hours after I have broken my fast, 3-4x a week. Question is…
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Should I do steady state cardio if I'm planning on hvung
A big meal out tonight where I'm likely to go over my daily allowance significantly? I lift 4 days a week and do a short hiit session twice a week after lifting. My goal is to shed fat so I'm eating at a deficit. There's a movie I want to watch peace before my girls wake up and thought I could do liss on the elliptical for…
