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Chest pain
Hi, Been getting some serious chest pains occasionally over the last few weeks. Been doing a bit of lifting spending 1 day a week on muscle groups, so not been over working. Could it be stretching out muscles that don't normally get stretched? Doing Flat dumbell fly and going as wide as I can whereas I was only doing wide…
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Whey vs Sardines?
Hi Looking to gain lean muscle from exercise, having lost all my bodyfat (down to 8%) . What's the difference between drinking a Whey Protein Shake or just eating a can of sardines every day as both seem to contain around 20g of protein? Is there any other beneficial effect to drinking Whey Protein? Thanks K Male, Age 45,…
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Suggestions for lower section pecs
Hi Can anyone suggest a body weight exercise that will improve the lower section of the pecs. i'm doing press ups, (about 150 in 5 sets) mainly wide and this has improved upper section but really need to develop the lower part for definition . i'm also doing some sort of modified leg raises (3x10) whereby i use the…
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Everyday or not
Hi Having a few problems with maintaining my consistency when it comes to working out. I'm only really doing abs and press ups regularly, with a few other bits thrown in here and there, and find that the best way for me to maintain without faltering is to do it everyday but now I'm reading that muscle groups should get a…
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Diet first, gain after? Or the other way around?
Hi I wanted to lose my silly little belly and have lost 4.5kg since starting MFP and it's now gone. I'm doing weider abs exercises and push ups so building muscle, but do I carry on dieting to lose weight or should I know up my intake to gain muscle tissue? Was on 1650 kcal to lose 0.5 kg per week, now cut back to lose…
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arrrrrgh no sugar!!!
Help needed by an ever increasingly desperate chocoholic. Been on mfp for a week now and have been going over my sugar intake every day but today actually managed to keep it spot on 38g as is my recommend amount but I'm craving something sweet, is there anything sweet that doesn't have sugar content? I'm proudly managing…
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Confused with Vitamins/Minerals
HI, I'm on Day 5 of MFP and notice I'm short on Iron and Calcium. Here's where I get confused, I thought Spinach was rich in Iron (it certainly says so on the MFP info blog: http://blog.myfitnesspal.com/2013/09/26/nutrition-101-vitamins-minerals-infographic/ ) but when I added it to my Diary of foods it comes with a value…
