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New tattoos and working out
Hey all, Super stoked to finally be getting my tattoo finished up Thursday (just the shading, really), but I'm wondering how much time I should take off from working out. Since they're on my back and decently sized, I'm concerned about getting sweaty and my shirt/sports bra rubbing against my back and damaging the ink.…
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Slow cooker/crock pot recipies?
Hey MFP!! Just dug out my crock pot and made some delicious chicken chili...unfortunately, that's the only thing I can come up with, lol. What are your favorite slow cooker recipies? I wanna try something new.
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Balancing lifting and martial arts?
Hey all, I train BJJ and muay thai usually about 4x a week for about 2 hours at a time, and I'm following a beginning lifting program (ICF 5x5) to compliment my training...and just cause I like to lift. However I feel like my lifts are sucking and by the time I get on the mats, I'm ridiculously sore/tired and I gas way too…
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Low-ish impact exercise?
Hey all, So I've been on a progressive lifting program for 4 months now. Problem is, the other day I slipped at work and landed hard on my back, and now my lower back hurts. Obviously I don't wanna risk further injury by lifting heavy, but I still wanna work out. Think it would be safe to do some bodyweight stuff? Maybe an…
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stalling on a deficit?
Hey everyone! So I've been running SS (essentially the same thing as SL only 3x5 instead of 5x5) for 3 months now...and the weight I've been able to add every workout has slowed to a crawl. I'm 5'8, 189 (down from 210 woohoo!) Eating about ~2000 cals a day. Active job, walk everywhere cause no car ATM, if that matters. My…
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Consecutive days?
Hey all, Long story short, transportation issues are causing me to rearrange my gym schedule. I normally do Tues/thurs/sat (doing SS), but I can't make it to the gym on saturdays. Should I do tues/thurs/fri and start a new week on monday, or would the lack of recovery time between workouts do more harm than good?
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What a difference 3 weeks makes!
Day 1 Day 21 So I was gonna wait a month to take another progress picture, but I got impatient and wanted to see if there was any noticeable difference in my weight. I haven't weighed myself this whole time (My scale needs new batteries and I haven't gotten around to replacing them), and I was so shocked to see such a…
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Starting Strength and adding weight...
Hey everyone, I'm 2 weeks into SS and my squat and deadlift are progressing nicely...but certain lifts like the bench/OHP I don't think I will be realistically be able to keep adding 5lbs. to every workout (eating at a deficit, about 2000 calories. 5'8" 200lb and a woman, if that matters). My question is, would it be worth…
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Depression and lack of motivation...
Hey all, Long story short, I've had issues with depression most of my life, but recently its really been kicking my *kitten*. I'm sure I've gained back the weight I lost (and probably a little more) and I hate myself for it...I know I'll start to feel better once I get back on track, but its so hard to get going when some…
