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Another Benefit to Heavy Lifting!
*This is purely anecdotal and I do not have scientific proof to back it up. Just my experience* So I've been running for a few years now, first with no lifting, then with high rep/low weight lifting (which is what I thought women were supposed to do) and now FINALLY I have seen the light and started heavy lifting 6-8 weeks…
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TDEE Question
Any experts out there who can tell me what I should count my exercise as (light, moderate etc.) using the scooby TDEE method? What I do: - 3 miles walking dog every day, rain or shine. - 3 days heavy lifting approx 60 minutes - Soccer game 50 min 1 day a week - run or spin class 3 days per week 30-60 minutes Thanks!
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Miami!
Hey all! We're leaving for Miami on Saturday for the first part of our honeymoon! Any locals or regular visitors that know of some good bars/restaurants to go to?? We prefer independent places as opposed to big chains and are open to all types of ethnic food as well! Bonus points for local beer although I'm not sure that's…
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Weddings!
I just got married last Saturday (the 15th) and finally tallied up all of our wedding expenses just to see what the damage was. Around $13,000. I read that the average in the US is close to $30,000! Just curious how much everyone spent on their weddings...I'm MOH in my sister's next year and she wants help coming up with a…
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Ladies trying to gain strength!
So I've been doing some forms of strength training for a few years now but I have only started doing a real progressive program in the last 2 months or so...kind of a variation of stronglifts with a few isolated exercises thrown in. On some of my lifts I have made really good progress. For example I started with 65 lbs for…
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Lower Body Lifting
Looking for some new lower body exercises to mix up my workout. Any suggestions? Especially from ladies!
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Deadlift Question
So I've been doing deadlifts (Straight leg and regular) for awhile now and started by using the smaller barbells at the gym, the ones that just have a set weight, not plates on a large bar. Anyways, I've made strength gains and need to use the 45 lb bar with plates. The problem is I have really small hands (my fingers JUST…
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5'6 Maintenance ladies!
Hey y'all! Any other 5'6 women out there who are looking to maintain? What are your stats and how much do you eat?? I'm trying to transition now.
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Body Fat %
Hey! I saw another lady do this on here and I thought I would ask too. I've done the measurement calculation and was thinking about doing to bod pod but I've heard that all forms of measurement can be inaccurate so I wanted to get some opinions. What %BF do you think I am? 5'6 130 lbs.
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HRM question
So my husband got this Gaiam heart rate monitor on Amazon for like $20...I know it's probably not nearly as good as a Polar or a Garmin but I decided to try it anyways. It seems to be giving me an accurate reading for my heart rate at any given time (100-120 average for incline walking, 130-150 for moderate steady state…
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Mid twenties gal...back and need motivation
Hey! I used to be a pretty active MFP member but I kind of fell off the tracking wagon. I've lost about 40 lbs on my journey so far and just want to keep motivated. I like to eat pretty clean, practice yoga, lift and spin! Friend me if you want someone who is energetic and will cheer you on!
