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Stronglifts
How many lbs should I start out with? I'm very much out of shape and very weak. Any advice would be appreciated.
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Working out with a cold
So I've had a cold since yesterday and feel worse today. If I were to get a workout in would it slow or speed up my healing? I'm really craving a workout but don't want to make things worse on the cold front.
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Body Pump
So I finally decided that I want to be more effective with my training and will be doing strength training in addition to the cardio that I already used to do whenever embarking on a weight loss journey. I am starting with Body Pump 2x per week and 5 miles cardio 4 times per week. Will the Body Pump be effective as far as…
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Avocado
I have never tried avocado! I am trying to find healtthy sources of fats to meet my fat macro. How do you eat them? What do they taste like? Do they have to be ripe for you to eat them?
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Fitness on little sleep
Most days of the week I have trouble falling asleep at a reasonable hour. On these days I'm skipping my workouts because of it. Ideally, I would like to workout 5-6 days per week, but only end up going 2-3 days. My question is, is it ok to workout on little sleep anyway? If I push through, will I feel better? I don't just…
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fat macro
When I don't meet the fat macro I feel like hell after just a couple of days. When I don't meet the protein macro I feel absolutely fine. I thought it wouldve been the other way around. Why is fat so essential and do you also feel like crap when not getting enough fat?
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FAT GRAMS
How many fat grams does a 160 lb, 5'4 woman need? I have a modest deficit but have been feeling very tired so I am thinking that it could be my fat intake. I tried increasing my protein but this didn't work. Anyone know? Some days I feel like a truck hit me!
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Muscle soreness
On Thursday I did a Body Pump class for the first time. Yesterday I felt fine so I went for a 35 minute jog/walk. I was feeling really slow, but no soreness. This morning I woke up and I feel like a truck hit me. I'm sore all over! How long does this usually last? I'd like to get a workout in tomorrow, but if I still feel…
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Are multivitamins worth it?
Do our bodies absorb multivitamins, or only a small portion of them? I remember hearing this but not sure. Anyone know?
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crash dieting and what is realistic
About five years ago I went on a crazy diet and went from about 180 to 137 lbs. I was barely eating anything and was exercising like cazy. My loss stopped there so what is realistic this time around if I am eating more and moving less on this diet? Will pcos make it impossible for me to get to my goal of 130? I'm 5'4 and…
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stretching
I currently do 3 miles of fartlek training 5 days per week but I don't stretch. Is it necessary to stretch?
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Cardio people: Intensity or duration?
Just wondering what everyone else is doing. Do you generally do cardio for endurance (i.e. time?), do you go for intensity, or do you do a combination of both? I used to do cardio for time by trying to go for as long as possible, but I didn't really push myself (probably because it's hard to go intense for a long period of…
