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Testing 1RMs for squat & bench Friday-what to do today?
I don't think this is *too* important but just in case... and because I've never tested 1RMs before... and I'm somewhat clueless... I want to ask. ;) Thanks for any opinions. I'm thinking I'll do full body but go light-ish.... I'm going to be participating in a strength training study through my university's exercise…
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caffeine
Hi :smile: I have some questions about caffeine. I am a diet coke drinker, and while I don't have anything against diet coke, I was trying to cut back for a few reasons (save money and plastic, cut back on trips to the toilet (I drink a lot of water too btw), not freeze (I have to have it with ice)) but I really feel like…
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Advice--recomp and strength
I'm trying to set realistic goals and a realistic plan for myself and I'd love your help. My main goals are improving body composition and increasing strength. strength.... I have hip bursitis. My x-rays are 100% healthy and my orthopedist says it's absolutely fine for me to lift but that I might eventually decide to…
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Caliper/skinfold bodyfat estimate... huh?
I got my body fat % estimated using calipers a few months ago. The estimate was 24.7% which seemed pretty accurate to me compared to Sara's and SS's estimate and my measurements (Navy BF% calculator). I got it checked again last week and it came to 24.7% again. I thought that made sense too. I'd only lost about 2 lbs, my…
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No strength gains for 2 months ?
I'm on a calorie deficit so it might just be that but I wanted to ask here in case there is something I could change. Female Weight:131 lbs Height: 5'3.75 Age: 29 Approx TDEE 2100 Approx LBM 101 lbs For the first 4 weeks of April, I averaged 99.9 g of protein per day and 54.5 g of fat per day. Average calories 1860. In…
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Shoes
Is there already a thread on shoes? I'd like to know what kind of shoes you all lift in. Are there any affordable but good shoes I could find in store so that I could try them on first? I hate ordering stuff online and then just having to send it back. I've been lifting in my $20 walking shoes from Target and I know it's…
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What would you do? Hip pain
For about a year, I have been dealing with pretty bad hip/pelvic pain. A little history... I first had this pain during my 2nd pregnancy, but then it stopped once baby was born. I suspect I had SPD which is somewhat common during pregnancy but it was never diagnosed as such. Then I was working out at home for about a year,…
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Who eats under BMR? HELP!
Hi. I've been on MFP for 7 months now and I've lost 33 lbs. I had been eating around my BMR which has gone from about 1750 down to about 1600, if I'm remembering right. I was worried that if I ate under BMR, I would fall into the dreaded starvation mode! ;) I did a lot of research and was unable to find any reputable…
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Ripped in 30
Who all has done it? Who all is doing it now? I've been doing it 2-4 days per week this month, and planning to do the same in December.
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WWYD if you couldn't do weighted squats or deadlifts?
Suppose you had hip joint issues and decided that you shouldn't be doing weighted squats or deadlifts. What would you do? Just cry, or what? :wink: I've said goodbye to my favorite lifts after having a setback with my hips and deciding that I was probably in denial that it was ok to continue. I've been going on with upper…
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Should I quit SQUATS? :(
I had SPD (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphysis_pubis_dysfunction) during my last pregnancy in 2010. Then my hips and pelvis were just fine for a couple of years, and one of those years I was exercising daily. Then in May of this year, my hips got so bad that I had to stop doing any kind of jumping, jogging, lunging,…
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What happens at maintenance calories?
Hi! Spinning off from the weight loss topic... What will happen if I continue my lifts, but eat at maintenance? I can't figure out if: 1. My weight will stay the same but I'll lose fat (more muscle, or do I need a cal surplus for that?) 2. I will not lose fat but my body composition will change (meaning I will gain muscles…
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My Polar FT4 won't work in the water ?
My HRM constantly loses my HR while I'm in the pool. If I stand still and press around on it, it will get my heart rate... until I start swimming again. But it also stops working like the instant I step into the pool, before I start swimming, until I press around on it. Any tips? It's not that it's too loose, it's…
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Check out my video?
I would be so grateful if you all could check out my video and give me any tips. I actually am going much lower than I thought I was but it looks like I still should be going lower. I wish I would have set my iPod up so that my feet showed so I could see how my knees are relative to my toes but maybe you all can tell if…
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WORKOUT 7 = OUCH!
In a good way. Lol. I did workout 7 for the first time on Friday. Saturday, Sunday, and Monday my abs were so sore! It was one of those workouts where I didn't even feel like I was doing the moves well enough to make a difference.... I'm guessing I was wrong about that! ;) Well Saturday I did Workout 8 and planned to do 7…
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Mon/Tues/Thur, what if I can't lift the bar, hip pain
Hi! I'm planning to start Stronglifts after my vacation. Actually, I'm having a trainer orientation to the weights at the gym the first day of my vacation, then going on vacation for a few days, and will start the program when we get back. That will be June 25. I have NEVER used free weights before but I have been wanting…
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What to expect as a beginner to swimming?
I am planning to start swimming, hopefully a few times per week. I shouldn't be so nervous! I was on the swim team in high school! ... Well that was years ago and only my freshman year. I checked the pool out today and saw people of all sizes and fitness levels, so that was encouraging. I'm afraid I will get in the water…
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Body Revolution NSV -- skiers
In the first few weeks, I hated skiers! I wasn't sure WHY I hated them so much or why they were so hard, but I hated them! I could barely make it through the intervals with those. Well the other night (or last night maybe?) I did a workout with skiers and they weren't too hard at all! I made it through them and did them…
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Workout 6 Lat Pulls/Crunches
Or whatever she calls them. Basically the sit ups with weights. I love them! They are so hard :D And they made me really sore the 1st time and not so sore the 2nd time I did the workout. She says to use your heavy weights, but I can only do them with 5s so far. Can't wait until I can do them with 8s. ;)
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My 90 days!
day 1 yesterday. And I already didn't follow the program. Lol! I did workout 1, workout 2, and the first circuit of cardio 1. The first 2 workouts are easier than ripped in 30, and I stuck w the advanced. I know they would have killed me a year ago! And I did like them and I burned 625 calories in the 70 minutes.
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First 5 weeks progress pic
Just a little progress pic to show what really matters, losing inches! From too tight to wear to loose enough that i need to roll over the waist band to wear them
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Question about lifting at home
What sort of equipment would you need to start lifting at home? I would be able to get a barbell with some weights and dumbbells too but I simply wouldn't have the space for any kind of squat rack, power rack, etc. I'm assuming those are pretty necessary to lift safely at home. Am I right? I'd definitely be a newbie. I've…
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hip popping/pain (single leg squats etc)
It's mostly just on my right side but I can feel it a little on the right too. And I especially feel it (and hear it) during single leg squats. It hurts around my right hip and there is a pop and I can barely do single leg squats standing on my right leg. There are some other exercises that hurt too but I can't think of…
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Hooping ?
I was just curious if anyone does hooping for fun or for exercise. Someone posted a video of herself hooping on Facebook and I thought it looked like a lot of fun. If you do it, how did you get started? Please don't make fun! :0)
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the cast....
I can't help but to laugh at the guy who makes all the sexy faces. LMBO. does everyone know what I'm talking about???? Actually, it kind of drives me crazy. And it drives me a little crazy that I never can hear what they're all laughing at! KWIM? ;) But overall I think they are fun.
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Tips to Begin Lifting?
Lifting heavy weights I mean. Hi! I'm a little ahead of myself because I'm not planning to join the gym until fall. May through August I only have half hour lunch breaks but then in September, I will be back to having an hour. So that's why I am waiting. I don't want to pay all summer knowing I won't be able to make it.…
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Workout 4 Static Squat Rows
ARE HARD! They mostly work my quads, more so than my butt. My quads are feeling it this morning and I can't even get down as low as they do. Well at least I know they are doing me some good. :D I hope everyone's doing well.
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HRM calories, walking
Are HRM calorie estimates less accurate for walks? I took my kids for a 70 minute walk today, pulling them in the wagon. According to my HRM, my heart rate was from the low to high end of my target zone most of the time. I felt like I was working but not too strenuously. Well it said I burned 574! Is it at all accurate?…
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shipping question
I know there has been a lot of talk about shipping problems. I only ordered on Wednesday last week, then Friday the charge was on my account, so I was expecting an email saying it was shipping. But I didn't get anything, and this morning, I see that the charge is no longer on my account? I went ahead and emailed customer…
