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How much training is 'over-training'?
Hi, Just looking for some opinions. I am currently working out a lot (3 days of resistance circuits (Monday, Wednesday and Friday), I powerwalk on a Tuesday and Thursday for 45 minutes and also do a BodyPump class on the Thursday night after the powerwalk. On the odd occassion that I have the time, and just because I enjoy…
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Food and Nutrition and Weightlifting
Hi, I am struggling with figuring out how many calories I should be eating along with my weightlifting regime. I am starting out the Stronglifts 5x5 programme and obviously when I record the lifts it doesn't add the calories. I'm trying to eat enough but not sure how much I should be eating. I will give some stats: I am…
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Weight Resistance Machines vs Free Weights
Hi, The fitness instructors at my gym set me up on a weight machines programme but a lot of my male friends who lift weights have said free weights do more than the weight machines at the gym. I am confused as to what the differences are between free weights and machines as I am basically doing the same movements with the…
