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KOREAN FOOD FOR DIET FOOD #1
As for snacks/food try Korean foods... my favourite diet food is BI BIM BAP 150g brown rice(cooked), tons of spinach, tons of sprouts, tons of mushrooms, 50g 90% lean ground beef, Chinese spicy sauce. Mix it in a big bowl. You have a filling 400kcal , healthy meal ---> don't use the auto input on mfp for bibimbap that you…
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Cardio before or after Weight lifting?
When I do cardio, I tend to 'try' to do long ones (40 min +) first thing in the morning on an empty stomach... but I can't weight train properly afterwards, even if I take a preworkout supplement that gives me energy. If I weight train first, I need to eat breakfast --> weight train ---> then do cardio... but cardio at the…
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low carb/ no energy to exercise?
My question is, for those people that keep their carb intake between 50 - 100g / day, do you even have energy to go lift weights and do cardio? For people that do intense aerobics or circuit training such as crossfit, bootcamp, etc, is it necessary to eat more 'clean' carbs to fuel your body or can those people still eat…
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15 + pound weight gain 4.5 days of binge
Last Saturday, had a huge sports competetion that lasted approx 6 hours.... Then began the drinking and binging. sat night: drank sun , mon, tues , wed : 5-6kcal/day of pizza and junk food. Vacation so ate and rolled in bed all day. 0 exercise :) Thursday morning : weigh in --> OMFG ( 15 pounds heavier) Regularly weighed…
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Anybody LOST a lot of weight then GAINED it all back?
Got curious by reading about 'success' stories. Are there people who 'lost' 10's, or 100's of pounds then gained a lot of it back or more? And if so, why? Is this a pattern?
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Plateau --> 240 lbs
After 6 months of dieting, exercising I think I finally hit that dreaded point where everybody talks about ... Plateu. I used to be 6' 280lbs 6 months ago. Now I am 6' 240lbs. Estimated BF drop is from around 40% to mid-high 20's. I currently do one hour of crossfit, about 30 min - 1 hour of strength work, then about 30…
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Running question.... 15k marathon coming up
So I haven't run more than 5k... wait more than 2k in the last 7 years. I started dropping weight, did bootcamp/crossfit/rowing, but since it's winter time, I didn't get a chance to run outside until recently. A few of my friends and I signed up for a 15k run on March 30, 2014. I have no idea how to train for it... I…
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RUNNING IS NOT EFFICIENT
It's an aggressive topic subject, I know, but I felt like I would get a lot of attention with that subject title. I see a lot of long distance runners or people that are capable of running long distance. Very few people look 'fit'. If they wear a t-shirt or without a shirt and walk around every day, nobody would be able to…
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"YOU'RE NOT EATING ENOUGH"
"If you up your calories, you'll see pounds drop off!" nope. fairy tale
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what is your resting HR?
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CROSSFIT WILL MAKE YOU WEAKER
If you're already fit, that is.... If you're out of shape, any exercise program will make you stronger. Great article below. http://www.endofthreefitness.com/crossfit-will-make-you-weaker/
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REAL WEIGHT while dieting?
I am currently cutting/dieting... I find that when I'm on a deficit for months, my weight decreases, but once I eat at my normal TDEE or maintenance.... it increases a bit . So if my morning weight is 110kg while on a deficit(and eating clean)... if I STOP my diet and go onto eating TDEE and regular food(clean but…
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ARE ALL DIETERS MESSED UP IN THE HEAD?
From one extreme to the other... That can't be normal. Something must be off in our heads compared to people that can maintain their whole lives without ever getting too fat, let it be lack of self control, emotional eating, etc. A screw's missing, what is it?
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Workout you can try at the gym
For aerobic & anaerobic - should take no more than 40 min. Try aim for sub 30 if you're fit. *Weights are for men. Women should do 12- 16kg kettlebell / 65lbs thrusters(or just barbell) 2k row 10 burpee / 10 pushups/ 10 kb swings(24 or 32kg)/10 thrusters(95 lbs) 9 / 9 / 9/ 9 8/ 8/ 8/ 8 ..... 1/ 1/ 1/ 1 ---- 2k row ----
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Reached your goal weight and still look fat?
It's great that you lost 20 lbs/ 30 lbs/ 50 lbs/ 100 lbs.... but now what? Are you satisfied 'maintaining' or do you want to start 'toning' and look super fit? Because most of the time when we've lost that much weight, we surely reached our goal weight... but most of us do not look fit/muscular due to glycogen/carb…
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500m sprint - rowing. Time + technique question
Hi Looking for advice from members(m + f) who has rowing experience(indoor/concept 2) I am looking to get on the top 3 time board at my crossfit gym for the 500m row. I'm fairly new to rowing but I got the technique down ok. I use a damper setting of 5-6(I'm a big guy, 6' 240lbs) and I can pull sub 1:45 quite easily for…
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BEST weight loss advice!!!!! Simple & easy
Calories out > calories in ---> Weight loss Calories out = calories in ---> Maintain weight Calories out < Calories in ---> Weight gain That's all. This should get rid of 99% of stupid posts of people complaining they are not losing weight even though they are at a deficit....
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Am I eating too little?
I'm 6' 240lbs male. I initially set my activity level as 'sedentary', which gave me 1840 kcal base. I walk around to and from work/ gym/ and probably walk around 100+ steps(stairs) on commute. I would say I spend around 1-2 hours walking around on my feet. I work out 6 days/week. Daily workout is 1 hour crossfit + 40 min…
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How much weight have you gained from your vacation?
So I've been alcohol free for 2 months now. I've seen some nice fat losses and lots of muscle/strength gain during this time, losing about 4kg/month. I have been eating 5-6 small high protein meals a day totalling around 2 - 2.3kcal... minus 3-4 cheat days each month. I have also been exercising 'rigorously', doing…
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6' 240 lbs... goal weight adjustment?
In order to describe my goal weight, I need to describe my current body condition... I'm 6 foot 240 lbs(currently). I don't know how to post pics here but to describe my build, I'm built like a linebacker. The thing is... I used to weigh 170 - 175 lbs, about 70 lbs lighter than now, back when I used to do a bit of…
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Crossfit - second chance for 'washed up' athletes?
I began crossfi a few months ago. I saw a post on youtube about how crossfit is for 'washed up' athletes and it got me thinking.... It kind of is true. It's for 'washed up' college athletes that still want to train 'intensely' for a reason and/or regular joes who never was an elite athlete that wants to feel 'elite'. I…
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PEOPLE you meet at the gym
met a gorilla named John. He grunts like one and looks like one. Smells worse than one too. Hi John
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5k ROW time?
I tried rowing for 5k for the first time ever today ( Concept 2 rower) I am 6 foot 240-245 lbs male, 28 years old. I set the drag setting between 5-6. I ended up finishing at 21:00 min. My pace was around 2:10 for 500m, but I rowed faster for the last 500 m at 4k and 5k( 1:40 pace) I didn't feel too winded at the…
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Example of crossfit workout(leg day)... Is this for you?
What I'll be doing at crossfit today is this(3rd week of 6 week leg cycle): Six sets of: Set 1 – 5 reps @ 75% of 1RM Set 2 – 3 reps @ 85% Set 3 – 1 rep @ 95% Set 4-6 – (Tempo Back Squat :02 Pause at the bottom) – 3-5 reps @ 75% Rest 2:00 between sets Conditioning For Time: 100 DU 25 WBS 75 DU 25 WBS 50 DU 25 WBS 25 DU 25…
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Weight Loss and performance in bed
Have you noticed any improvements? Increased cardio, confidence, all should help ?
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BLOATING !
Well I'm a male(sorry ladies) I've been getting quite 'bloated' lately while just eating chicken breast/ meat/ veggies/ brown rice and protein shakes. I wake up bloated as well... It's an uncomfortable feeling. How do you fight bloating? * mmm. bloating AND gassy?I feel like a balloon :D
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Anybody love Japanese Anime/manga?!?!
There I said it! I am a 6 foot 245 lbs male that used to play football, rugby, mma, all kinds of rough sports... BUT I love Japanese anime(not hentai) :D anybody with me? or am I all alone :( Add me if we're on the same side! lol
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PoV of a starving African Kid at MFP
1. WHAT? There's a place where people gather and talk about how to eat LESS food? I don't understand.... 2. People eat so much food that they get too 'fat'? What is wrong with that? 3. Where is this place? I would give anything to go to this country --- Well, just know that we have been blessed with the choices of food we…
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BURPEES FOR FITNESS - how many can you do in a row?
Full burpees , chest to floor and jump in the air with hands above your head. 50 unbroken, medium steady pace (25/min) Start to slowly die after 20.... Did 50 burpee box jump over the other day(24' box) and nearly had a heart attack.... Hate burpees
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HUGE decline in bench press?
Weight went from 280 --> 248. Every lift went up( snatch, deadlift, pullup, squat, clean and jerk, curl, etc etc) EXCEPT bench press. Bench press dropped from 225 12 times about one month ago to 225 6 times. Incline dropped from 275 3-5 times(with hook/machine) to.... 225 2-3 time. Don't know what happened but my incline…
