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Ladies - weights, squats, lunges don't make your legs bulky
I do not have long, lean legs. I am 5'1", with sizable knees and ankles. When I played soccer for fun in high school, I built up my calves basically by just looking at them. So when I started doing weights after gaining 40 lbs through 2 pregnancies, I was really worried about bulking up. I even tried avoiding exercises…
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Same net calories + doing weights
Hi guys! I started doing weights at the gym, and am loving it. However, I don't love dieting and have decided to take a break from it. As a 5'1" woman - and mom or two -- at about 135 lbs, I'm a bit chubbier, but not very overweight. What happens if my net calories stays at about maintanence. I presume my weight will not…
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What happens if you exercise without dieting?
For six weeks, I have restarted daily exercise. However, I have not cut net calories. If you were wondering what happens when you increase physical activity -- but do not keep a calorie deficit -- here is my experience. I do circuits with free weights 3x / week. I do cardio 3 x / week. If I have time, I try to throw in…
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Working out without cutting calories
Just curious. What if someone is a bit overweight - by, say, 20-30 lbs. And that person is really good about restarting exercise - alternating circuits with free weights, with cardio. But it not good about keeping to a low calorie count. I've always been told that weight loss comes mostly from diet, and toning mostly from…
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How much can I lose in 2 weeks?
I know the larger answer to this answer - results come from long, hard work. And crash dieting is unhealthy. But I'm sure we've all been in a situation when a beach holiday / big event is suddenly coming up. And, despite our best intentions, we just didn't have the time / energy to really start pushing months ago. So, how…
