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Cheap Dip Station
I've been looking for a cheap alternative to a full power tower since i've switched to an at home bodyweight routine and all i can come up with is a door frame chin up bar, which works fine, but is seriously lacking in the dip department. I was thinking of just getting some gymnastics rings and tying them to the door frame…
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I think I broke physics
So bear with me here, I was just doing some brain thinking and realized something if you eat 1 gram of pure fat, thats 9 calories. And to lose 1 lb you need to burn 3500 calories, or conversely to gain a lb you need to eat 3500 calories (above/below TDEE). so 1 g of fat= 9 cals 9 cals divided by 3500 cals/lbs =…
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Bouldering/Indoor Rock Climbing
Recently I've looked into indoor rock climbing (specifically bouldering) as I've learned there is a club decently close to where I am moving to in September. Does anyone have any thoughts/experiences on this, or tips for a beginner? I have pretty good upper body strength and have done some indoor walls before without much…
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The Marshmallow Test
I was browsing through the leangains website and came across this article that I found interesting. It puts the mental aspect of dieting somewhat into perspective, along with a few tips at the end which I wholeheartedly agree with; TL;DR- Don't think about it, just do it. eta; link to original(though this is a copypasta of…
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3 Lifts for the rest of your life
The deadlift thread got me thinking, just out of curiosity, if you could do only 3 exercises in the gym for the rest of your life, what would they be? for me; -Overhead press -Deads -Pendlay rows i love all 3 and this would give you the best muscle balance IMO
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Muscle Twitches
Anyone know what causes muscle twitches and how to prevent them, either presently (as in make them stop right meow) or in the future? My right thigh has been twitching just above my knee for the past 3 hours non-stop and it is PISSING ME OFF. It more than likely has something to do with the fact that i had to do hack…
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low cal through the week, high cal weekends
there has been a decent amount of talk here about counting weekly calories instead of daily, and it got me thinking. i have trouble keeping my weekend calorie goals (which are currently the same as my weekday goal) due to going out drinking or just visiting friends where i tend to slip up a bit. so i was wondering if i ate…
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Yoga or Cardio?
I've made some pretty good progress in my weight loss in the past 6 months just from cal counting and lifting 3x/week, and since ive started to slow down (stuck around 205 for about 2 weeks now) im thinking of adding some other exercises to my routine. i want to only add little bits at a time, so i was thinking for the…
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Too much Whey Protein?
is there such a thing? ive been finding that im often under my protein goals, is there any negatives to downing a 4-scoop shake every day? im not actually going to do it every day, but just ones that im under by a huge amount, it'd be nice to know that i have that as a backup plan. and i do realize that getting protein…
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Running and leg day
Just curious as to how fellow MFP users handle balancing running and leg day at the gym. currently i do mon-chest/tri's wed-legs fri-back/shoulders/bi's as my gym routine, but i want to start running or doing sprints on rest days now that the weather is getting nicer. i find it hard as hell to get out after leg day but if…
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Anyone else feel like it is never ending?
dont get me wrong, i know ive come a long way and by no means will i let this stop my progress, but i just feel like i would be alot better off at this weight. my original goal weight was 200, then i lowered that to 190 lbs but now that im approaching it i doubt very much that i will be happy and will probably end up…
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Running and listening to audiobooks/something similar?
does anyone here listen to audiobook or something else (not music) when they are running? im starting to get into running, and i want something to listen too but i got thinking and perhaps there is a was to work on my mental gainz at the same time as cardio, but im also thinking it could be too hard to concentrate on whats…
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Morning Sprints for Increased Fat Burn
Hey everyone, ive been making good progress but i feel like it could be sped up (losing .5-1lbs/week steadily for about 2 months), been keeping to my calorie deficit through the weekdays religiously, weekends are a bit tougher because i have friends who drink nearly every night on the weekends (i know this will be the…
