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Ladies - would YOU tell a fellow female if her leggings were see-through?
I swear I’m not a creeper, but I noticed a girl in the gym the other day whose leggings definitely were NOT squat-proof if you know what I mean. I was going to say something to her but chickened out.... but if it were me I think I would want to know. Thoughts?
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Any experienced hikers - I need advice!
A friend and I are interested in hiking/backpacking, and we have our inaugural hike scheduled for this Saturday. The idea was to do a moderately difficult, (but not TOO difficult) day hike just to get our feet wet and see if this is something we want to do on a more regular basis. We’re both pretty fit, so we decided on a…
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Embarrassed to ask for a spot while benching
Just a vent - I know I need to just get over it. I think I can up my weight a bit on my bench, but I'm worried to try because I think I need someone to spot me in case I fail. And I'm usually the only chick in the free weight area with a bunch of guys, and it just feels SUPER embarrassing to ask someone for a spot on an…
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Is 3 months (13 weeks) enough time to train for a 10-mile run? Starting from almost zero...
As the title says, I'm wondering if 13 weeks is long enough to train to get up to a 10-mile run. I'm not starting from ZERO exactly, but pretty close. I used to run fairly frequently several years ago, but stopped when I had a baby then switched over to strength training and don't run much at all anymore. My cardio…
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Question for those who record/track weightlifting
I've been wondering something... I track my weightlifting sessions using the Jefit app. I love it and highly recommend to anyone searching for a good, free tracking app. Anyway, if you're logging an exercise where you use dumbbells (press, lateral raises, whatever), do you log the total weight (of both dumbbells) or the…
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How bad would someone's form need to be for you to say something?
Just curious, because man... there is a guy at my gym every morning that just scares the heck out of me with his form for kettlebell swings (and pretty much everything else he does). I haven't said anything, and don't really plan to.
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Hurt ego at the gym
As I was finishing up my last set of squats in the rack this morning, a 20-something fit-looking guy comes over and asks me how many sets I had left. I told him I was finished, and it was all his, and I started to take my weights off. And he said, “don’t bother – that’s the exact weight I need”. And my first thought was…
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Question about cleans / hang cleans
I have a question for those who incorporate cleans into their weightlifting routine (I know Starting Strength uses them). I do cleans once or twice a week, and it’s gotten to the point where the amount that I can clean off the floor is greater than I can safely lower back down without hurting myself. When I used to do…
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Do these calories seem right?
So after a year and a half of working on my fitness and (largely) ignoring my diet, I've decided to get serious now about cutting these last 25 lbs so I can better see some of my new muscles ;) Anyway, even though I'm on here all the time I want to make sure I'm setting this up correctly. Stats - 5'11", 188 lbs. I work out…
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Progressing on everything but squats
Hey! I was wondering if someone smarter than me can help with my current program. I’ve been 3 months on a progressive full-body program, and seem to be making good progress in most of my major lifts (deadlift, cleans, bench), but I’m progressing slowly or hardly at all in squats. Should I give it a little more time, or…
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Strength "Standards"?
I hit a couple PRs in my big lifts, and was looking for a new milestone to work towards (I do better when I have a specific goal in mind). Anyway, I stumbled across the “Weightlifting Performance Standards”, and man… now I’m depressed. Despite training for months and making great progress, I’m still in the “UNTRAINED” (not…
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Should I watch Game of Thrones at the gym?
So despite starting a new progressive lifting program a few months ago (and loving it), I still torture myself with 3 days of cardio/week to help drop some excess pounds, and for overall health. I usually do 30 minutes of steady-state cardio on elliptical or treadmill, then 15 minutes of tabata/HIIT. Anyway, I get really…
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Light-headed and winded after deadlifts - am I doing it wrong?
Is it normal to get winded doing deadlifts, or am I doing them wrong? The past few times I’ve done deadlifts, I’m completely gassed after my last set and have a lot of trouble recovering. And they’re one of the first exercises I do, so I have trouble with the rest of my workout. For instance, today I did deadlifts (after…
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Embarrassing moments at the gym
Soo… I had a pretty embarrassing moment at the gym today and thought I would share. I recently started a new strength program that I LOVE, and barbell rows were on the agenda today. Last week I did 60 lbs, and it felt pretty easy, so I decided to up it to 70 today. Instead of using one of the (high in demand) Olympic bars,…
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Another Gym Etiquette Question - wiping down equipment
So I'm wondering if there's a standard protocol for wiping down equipment in the weight area at the gym. I’ve always taken the conservative approach to wiping (with a paper towel wet with disinfectant spray) any bench, mat, or other piece of equipment that I use, no matter what. But I finished with the assisted pull-up…
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Leg Day Routine Critique
Was wondering if anyone could help me with my “leg day” routine? I kind of threw together my own routine based on what equipment is available in my gym, but I’m wondering if I’m utilizing my time appropriately. My gym doesn’t have a power rack – or really any barbells at all – so I’m limited in what I can do. Currently…
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Help - don't know what to do at the gym!
Short story - I do crossfit 2-3 days a week and have access to a gym the other days. I want to work out 6 days/week, but I'm struggling with WHAT to do on those other 3-4 days. Suggestions? Longer story - we do a lot of strength training at my CF box already. Should I add in 1 or 2 more days of weights and the rest cardio?…
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A couple of gym etiquette questions
I've recently switched up my routine (due to a shift in work schedule) and I'm temporarily going to a new gym. My old gym was the one at work where I'm usually the ONLY person there (literally), so I don't have experience with working out with other people around. So I've been doing a dumbbell routine, which is fine for…
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QUICK - can I do this at the gym?
I'm leaving for the gym and just saw my program for today includes dumbbell step-ups on a bench. I've never seen anyone do this at the gym. Am I going to get in trouble for putting my feet on the bench? I always wipe it when I'm done. Lol.
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Running advice - where to go next?
I just got back into running after an extended hiatus following baby #2. I've always been pretty slow - before kids my 5K PR was 29 minutes and my half marathon PR was 2:36. And now I'm even slower. I trained for and "ran/walked" a half marathon last month in 2:52, and while I'm super proud of finishing, I'm not pleased…
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Running Question - Half Marathon in 11 days and I don't feel ready
So I'm not sure if this is more of a question or a vent, but as the title states, I have a half marathon scheduled for Nov 14th and I'm worried that I'm not ready. Background: I started 20 weeks ago with a "couch to half marathon" program. I had run a few halves 2 years ago, but since then had a baby and took way too much…
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Which entree sounds like it will do the least damage
I'm having an evening out at a nice restaurant for a special occasion. In looking over the menu, there are 4 entrees and I'm trying to figure out which sounds like the least caloric option. Ideally, I would have liked to have "saved" my calories for dinner, but it hasn't quite worked out that way today, and I really only…
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Macros - how close is "close enough"
After switching over to counting Macros (rather than just total calorie count), I've struggled with how close is "close enough" for macro goals. For instance, with my food weighed and pre-logged, here's my total for today: Totals 1,759 127 73 144 26 26 Your Daily Goal 1,686 105 75 148 42 48 Remaining -73 -22 1 3 15 22…
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Question about IIFYM and Exercise Calories
Looking for some advice here... I just redid my calories and macros based on the IIFYM website and recommendations. To lose weight, it gave me about 1700 calories per day based on what I entered. I said my job is sedentary, but I work out 6x/week at a moderate level for an hour. Since my allotted calories changed based on…
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Food Police
I just sat down to enjoy my lunch - a protein and veggie filled salad from our company cafeteria - and it just tasted wrong. So very, very, very horribly wrong. Turns out that they decided to swap out the regular Ranch dressing with some low-fat, low-calorie, low-happiness-and-joy imitation of Ranch dressing without…
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Hello! Newbie with questions
Hi everyone! I just joined the group. Been trying to do SL on my own for about a month now, and I'm getting frustrated and confused. I promise I DID read the entire pinned discussions at the top, which were super helpful in answering 90% of my questions, but I'm still confused about a few things. I feel like I maxed out…
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"Pretty good" weight/fitness - can't get motivated to be better
Hi all - I've completely lost motivation lately and fallen off the food-logging wagon. WhatI'm struggling with is that my weight and fitness are pretty good. I'm at the high end of my healthy weight range, I can run a 5K, I lift a few times a week (although I've been sick lately so it's been sporadic). I had a physical and…
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Find your Chipotle twin!!
Chipotle... we all love it (even if they sneakily sabotage our diets by giving us 70% more than we ask for :trollface: ). According to Chipotle, there are 65,000 different menu combinations, but this was before brown rice and sofritas, so that number is actually much bigger. What is the chance that someone orders the EXACT…
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having trouble exercising after long break
I'm going to start off by saying that I'm just VENTING, and I know a lot of people have it worse than me, etc. But I'm also pretty much impossible to offend (the gauntlet has been thrown), so feel free to tell me to STFU if you like. Anyway, I've been getting so frustrated at how much my physical ability has tanked in the…
