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Sodium and Sugar Overload
Okay, I've been counting my macros for the past two months, and what I've noticed is that I eat A LOT of sodium and sugar. For example, I calculated my average of sugar intake for this week, and it came up to an average of 132 grams of sugar a day. For sodium this week, I consumed an average of 5577 grams per day. I am 19…
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Lol
I just watched this video on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_umwydo2OE I laughed my *kitten* off. What do you guys think about it?
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Inverted Row
I was reading Mehdi's starter pack for Stronglifts, and he said that if you can't put 10 lbs on each side of the barbell during a bent-over barbell row, you should try to achieve 3 sets of 12 inverted rows before trying again to do barbell row. At the moment, I can achieve 5 sets of 5 reps for the barbell row (touching my…
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Deadlifts and Overhead press
Just got home from the gym, had a long talk with the fitness trainer there (this is a community gym) regarding deadlifts and overhead press. Okay, so I've been doing stronglifts for a couple weeks now and I'm happy with my progress in squatting and deadlifting. However, I told the trainer about Stronglifts, and his…
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How to eat more?
Ever since creating an account on myfitnesspal and keeping track of my macros, I have started eating a lot more, which is great because I really want to gain muscle. However, I still have times and days where I don't have much of an appetite. The worst feeling is when I'm not hungry, but I'm not starving either. I can and…
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"Unhealthy food" detrimental to muscle gain?
Is consuming "unhealthy foods" such as McDonald's, Wendy's, and pizza detrimental to muscle gain? Although it would be nice to always be home and have the time to make healthy food, that is not always the case. Therefore, I have to sometimes rely on fast foods and "outside" foods to reach my macro goals. Is this bad? I am…
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Protein Powder and Race
Quick question: does protein powder affect everyone the same way, no matter what race they are (Asian, White, Black, etc)? Does it affect everyone the same way, whether male or female, skinny or muscular, young or old? The reason I'm asking is because I am a skinny 19 year old Chinese myself, and a friend of mine told me…
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How to Bulk?
Hello everyone, I am 19 years old, 5ft 9, and 136 lbs. Thanks to this site, I have just started tracking my food intake, and also have an idea on how many calories, protein, carbs, etc. I need a day. I started working out about a year and a half ago, but due to the fact of not eating enough, I haven't seen the gains that I…
