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Any girls around 5'8-5'10" that are bulking (and wanna be friends)? :)
just looking for girls with similar stats to myself to get food ideas and see what you are up to! I'm 5'9 and attempting a slow bulk.
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Active Recovery days?
So... I am trying to gain some new muscle. I am lifting 4x/week currently, and following the Power Muscle Burn lifting program. I put in about an hour and a half lifting every session... that includes warming up with cardio for 10 minutes prior to work out, then warm-up sets. My question is... on my off days, do I just…
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Lightly active, moderate...or sedentary?
hi! so here is a quick rundown of my typical week...can anyone tell me if I should be considering myself sedentary, lightly or moderately active? I am 30/female, 5'9", 18% BF. Sunday: 25 minutes high intensity cardio. I usually hit between 80-90% MHR. I also do abs on Sunday, which is 75 weighted crunches, 40 hanging leg…
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Hypothyroidism question? (newly diagnosed)
Hi all! So, after feeling really unwell and running several labs, my doctor says it looks like I have hypo. But I am a bit confused with my labs. My doctor didn't explain too well (informed over the phone), so I am a little lost on what these numbers truly mean and was hoping someone could shed some light! Here are my…
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Am I over-analyzing this? MedGem BMR question
I spent several years with an eating disorder, so I finally decided to have my metabolism tested. I went to a clinic that used MedGem. It came out with 1420 as my BMR, which is only slightly lower than what most of the online calculators & formulas suggested. I followed all the rules... No eating, no caffiene, no exercise…
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Eating back exercise calories?
I usually workout 6 days a week, averaging about 500 calories burned every time. My calorie intake is set to 1530 (0.5 lb weight loss/week). Yesterday, for example, I ate approximately 1262 calories (which is typical of my eating habits). So my net was approximately 762, which seems low… but to me, "eating back" exercise…
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Can anyone take a look at my diary?
I just need some help here. I am new to going to the gym/counting calories… and I am not sure if I am "overtraining", or under-eating or what. I am just really spent. Like my limbs feel extra heavy, and today at the gym I couldn't get my heart rate up at ALL, even though it felt like I was pushing myself. Maybe I had my…
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Will the nautilus machines work for my purpose?
I am brand new to strength training, always been a cardio girl. I am 29 and pretty much devoid of any impressive muscles. I also have an auto-immune condition akin to rheumatoid arthritis, so my joints are very weak. I REALLY want to see some results though, otherwise I know myself, and I will get discouraged. So, for my…
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Elliptical or treadmill at high incline?
Trying to discover which burns more calories? I am skeptical of the calorie monitors at the gym and yet to afford a HRM. On the elliptical, I usually do intervals of resistance 7 for 4 minutes, then resistance 13 for 1 minute… I typically go for an hour. However, a friend told me she uses the treadmill for an hour at…
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Can I still build muscle while dieting?
Hi all! I have read through many posts here on MFP, all of which have been very helpful… so hopefully my questions here won't be *too* redundant (apologies if they are anyways). I am recently back to fitness, I was out of commission after being dx'd with lupus and then a subsequent ruptured lung. Starting slow, I went back…
