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Toe Position While Squatting?
Should you squat with your toes pointing straight ahead, or with your toes slightly slanted outwards? I like to do it with them facing a bit out, like 1 o' clock (for my right toes) and 11 o' clock (for left ones). However, I'm asking because I've heard that it's better to squat with toes pointing straight ahead: it helps…
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What Should I Eat?
What should I eat? I have to eat like 800 more calories, but I don't really have to eat any more carbs or protein lol. Take a look at my diary for today.
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Exercise Routine
I am a 19 yr old male trying to bulk. 149 lbs at the moment. Is this a good routine for me? My trainer says it is because I can build strength, muscle, while also learning good form. I go to the gym 3-4x a week: Day 1: Squat: 5x10 DB Shoulder Press: 5x10 Assisted Pull-Ups: 5x10 Day 2: Sumo Deadlift: 5x10 DB Bench Press:…
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Shoulder Press
When doing dumbbell shoulder press, should your shoulders sort of shrug back as you descend? I'm asking because when I do this exercise, on the descending part, sometimes, I really focus on squeezing my shoulders back hard against the bench, but other times, I just descend the dumbbells without having the feeling of the…
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Difference Between Flat, Incline, and Decline
What are the differences between all these positions?
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Eating Before Bed
I stuff myself silly before I go to bed. Is this unhealthy? Scientific articles to support your answer would be nice :)
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Not Feeling it in my Chest
So when I squat, I feel it in my legs. When I do bicep curls, I feel it in my biceps. When I do dips, I feel it in my shoulders and triceps. But when I bench press, I can't feel it in my chest. Even when I tuck my elbows in, I only feel it in like my triceps. It feels like my arms are the only muscles moving the weight,…
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3:37 AM
It is 3:37 AM right now. I want to go to sleep, but I still have another 1000 calories to eat. What should I do? :(
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Beer
How does drinking one or two beers a night affect someone (like me) who is currently trying to bulk and build muscle in the gym? One of my trainers once told me that alcohol lowers testosterone, and thus, should never be touched.
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I keep gaining, but losing
I'm trying to bulk, and I'll be successful and gain a pound or two, but then it all somehow disappears the next time I weigh myself. I'm currently 144 lbs, 19 year old male. Can someone please look at my diary and tell me what I'm doing wrong? I'll stay up till like 6am eating just to hit my macros, but I never seem to…
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Got Milk?
What do you guys think about this article? http://blog.snclubs.com/2013/11/the-truth-about-going-dairy-free/ It states that 75% of the world is lactose intolerant, meaning that a lot of us can't properly digest dairy products. So could it be possible that, when I drink milk, none of the milk's protein is actually being…
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Milk Vs. Water
If I drink milk throughout the day instead of water, is this unhealthy? Milk has protein in it, which is why I enjoy drinking it. But athletes drink lots of water, and someone told me that you need lots of water in your body to absorb all that protein you consume. Also, are bodies are like 70% water or something.
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Jane's Chicken
Are Jane's frozen chicken strips bad for you?
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Tighten your core?
What does it mean to tighten / flex / brace your core? I have trouble wrapping my head around this term. My trainer said to imagine yourself peeing, then trying to stop peeing. He also described it as putting on a pair of pants too tight. I don't really know what he means by this to be honest though... I just think of it…
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Critique my Diary
I am a 19 year old male. Currently 143.6 lbs. My goal right now is to bulk and build muscle. My trainer created a workout for me (I workout 3x a week, but also play hockey, bike, work, and go on walks): Day 1: Box squat: 5x5 BB bench press and/or DB bench press on mat: 5x5 Pull-ups and dips: 5x5 (i do pull-ups, then right…
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Barbell Bench Press
Okay guys, so I talked to a trainer today, and he told me that it is not necessary to pinch your shoulders back and squeeze your glutes while bench pressing. He says that it is a chest exercise, and incorporating those modifications wouldn't do anything to "better" the exercise. In fact, squeezing your glutes puts more…
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Fiber and Potassium's Role in Bulking
So, I just found out, that for the past 90 days, I have been at a fiber and potassium deficit (not getting enough daily fiber and potassium in my system according to the 'reports' section of MFP). How does this influence my bulk?
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Sugary Carbs?
Can sugary carbs be consumed to aid in hitting your macros? What I mean by sugary carbs are things like: beer, chips, soda and juice. I am a 19 year old male, 142 lbs and bulking. Although I don't base my carbs off products like beer and juice, I tend to find that consuming a few cans of juice a day helps me reach my…
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Unhealthy Sleeping Pattern
Is it unhealthy to sleep late and wake up late? My usual schedule has been looking like this lately: sleeping at 5 AM, waking up at 3 PM. I must hit my macros each and every single day, thus, the cycle repeats. Plus, I've tried Melatonin before, but people say its bad to rely on a drug, that it may cause you to wake in the…
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Deadlift and Overhead Press - Some Lessons Learned
Had a trainer at my local gym watch me overhead press and deadlift today. Going to note down everything I learned so that I never forget it and also to get some more feedback: Overhead press: 1. Grip bar a bit more than shoulder-width apart (for me I had my palms positioned directly in-between the middle of the bar and the…
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Critique my DL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qu0imZZ963k&feature=youtu.be
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Squatting With My Back
Hey guys, One thing I've noticed recently, is that when I barbell squat, I feel I am using my lower back to push the weight back up. I also feel my thighs working as well, but I feel that my back is doing 70% of the work. Is this alright? Also, I feel that when I am using heavy weight (195 lb is my heaviest at the moment),…
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How long will it take for me to become flexible enough?
Hey guys, if you've been following my posts on squatting, you'll see that I lack flexibility to squat properly. I can't go down low enough without rounding my back, and I can't go down low enough without my knees passing my toes. The trainer at the gym told me to work on my flexibility, especially regarding my hip flexors.…
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Critique my squat form
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDLHsinp8JU
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Pendelay Rows
I was doing pendelay rows at the gym today and I noticed that everytime I do this exercise, there is a lot of tension through my legs. This is from bending my knees slightly, bending over so that my body is parallel to the floor, whilst maintaining a straight back. Is this tension in my lower body bad?
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Breakfast
Is breakfast important? If you are consuming your daily required macros, does breakfast matter? I'm asking because my grandma was telling me today that I should eat breakfast; it will give me energy for the day. Is this true? I had a banana today for breakfast, and it took me like an hour to eat. I just don't feel hungry…
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Bent over row
Check out this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQBSRBgRLVI Notice that he doesn't pause at the top. And notice that he does it fast as well. I did the same thing as he did today, and a random guy told me that I should pause when the barbell hits my chest, and hold it there for a second. He also told me that I should…
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Questions regarding muscle
I'm 19 years old, 5 ft 9, and 138 lbs. Question 1: how do you measure your muscle? Question 2: how do you measure your body fat? And what is a healthy amount of body fat for someone with my stats? Question 3: should i worry about measuring my body fat and muscle? Or should i just keep tracking my macros, eating a lot, and…
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Overhead Press
Okay, so I've been doing StrongLifts for about a month now. I've mastered every exercise except for the overhead press. Whenever I do this exercise, I don't feel like I'm doing it right. It's really hard to explain this in words, but I've had a trainer and a random guy at the gym watch me once do it. The trainer said that…
