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"Changing up" your exercises
I know they say your body gets used to the same exercises and it becomes less effective. Well when I weight train, I always do deadlifts, squats and lunges. Does this mean my body will "get used to" these moves and it will no longer benefit me as much?
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Barbell glute bridge hurting back and hips
I just started doing barbell glute bridges. ..I bought a barbell pad and everything. It hurts my lower back when I am doing them, and my hip bones because the barbell is right on them....is this normal? Is there a way to make it less painful?
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Would I be wasting my time using less weights?
I use a barbell for my lower body. I do deadlifts, squats and lunges. Pretty high weights maybe 70-90 pounds depending upon the exercise. So if I were to change it up and do kettlebell squats or something using less weights, would I be making less progress? It's just there is only so much you can do with a barbell and I…
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Losing muscle?
Say if you don't work out for a few weeks, can you lose your muscle? How fast can something like this happen?
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Lifting HEAVY/cellulite
For those of you who have had cellulite and lift heavy weights, have you seen a difference in your cellulite? If so, how much of a difference?
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Exercising twice in one day
No I am not trying to over exercise or anything. I know it's unhealthy to exercise too much. But what if I do a cardio session and later on weight training in the same day. That is 2 exercises in the same day, although they are different forms of exercise. Is this a healthy thing to do? I find that sometimes when I miss…
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Question about women losing fat/building muscle
I know in order to see muscles and the results of weight lifting you need to lose fat. But how come I have seen "thicker" women (not heavy by any means but just a thicker build) look toned and shapely? I thought in order to look "toned", you needed to lose fat and get trim...but i have seen thicker women look toned and…
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Will adding light weights to aerobics burn more calories?
I do a lot of kickboxing/aerobics workout dvds. Some of them say you can hold 3 pound weights while doing them to burn more calories. Is this the truth?? Will adding weights to my cardio help burn more?
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Whats your take on fruit (sugar)?
I've always believed that anything from the earth is a good food to have. But I am always hearing that sugar is the enemy with weight loss and this INCLUDES fruit. Is this the truth? I just don't see how natural sugars from the earth could really be that bad for you. I am confused on this matter.
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Concerned about blackstrap molasses sugar/calorie content
I have been reading about the amazing health benefits of blackstrap molasses. I could possibly be anemic and they say this is a great remedy for iron deficiencies. Problem is I am on a mission to lose weight and build muscle and I am trying to have as little sugar in my diet as possible. I know molasses has added sugar and…
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Cardio/Weight Training ratio
I try to do cardio 3 times a week and weight training 3 times a week as well. But some weeks I can only work out 4 or 5 times that week. I have 20-25 pounds to lose and wanted to know...if I have to cut either cardio or weight training down to 2 times some weeks, which one should I cut? Which one should I focus more on…
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Round butt
I have been lifting for months about 70 pound barbell and my butt is still flat :neutral_face: I have about 20 more pounds to lose but my bottom continues to be a pancake. I do deadlifts, squats and lunges with a barbell. Any advice? Should I just wait it out?
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My dummbells are too heavy but I still want to use them
I bought 20 pound dumbbells for upper body. What happens is I can do 1 set of 8. The next set I can only do 5. The last set I can only do 3. People say if this happens your weight is too heavy. I want to continue to lift heavy though. Is there a good solution to this? If I continues to lift in this way would it be okay?
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Should I trust a grocery store scale?
So I went to the food store and saw one of those blood pressure machines. It has this new feature where it can weigh you at the same time. At home I weight around 136 lbs, but this was weighing me 145 lbs! Granted, it was the end of the day and I had my shoes on etc, but I just wanted to know if these scales are very…
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Upper body weights not increasing
I have managed to move up on lower body weight workouts. I am up to 70 pounds. But as far as upper body, I remain at 15 pound dumbbells. I cannot seem to progress. I have been lifting 15 pounds for upper body exercises for several MONTHS. They still feel heavy to where I can't do more than 8. What is going on here?
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Should I exercise tonight??
A day ago I pulled my back muscles doing a deadlift. While I'd say I feel about 80% better, I am not sure if I should weight train tonight. I feel like I could but I am afraid if I'm not fully healed it will worsen the situation. I am being overly cautious so I'm not sure what to do.
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Sweet potatoes...yes or no?
I have about 20 pounds left to lose.....and I don't want to do anything to stall my weight loss progress.They say to stay away from starchy foods like potatoes....do sweet potatoes count? I looked it up and there are only 103 calories in 1 medium one, 60 calories in a small one. Is it a good idea to eat sweet potatoes if…
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This site says I should be having 1200 calories a day
I eat healthy generally. I am not on "diet" but I certainly eat as healthfully as possible and make smart choices. For exercise I usually workout 6 days a week. Every other day I do Tae Bo for about 40 minutes for my cardio. On the opposite days I do weight training for about 30 minutes, followed by 10 minutes of abs. This…
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Which scale to believe so sick of this
I have traditional scale that weighed me in today at 139 pounds. I went on my sisters digital and it weighs me at 144 pounds. I didn't eat anything before hand. EVERY time I weight myself on a digital scale it weighs me more than a traditional one. I don't get it. Why do digital scales always say i weigh more than regular…
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How much weight to lift for lower body?
After taking some time off from exercising, I am ready to up my game. I am a female and have been using 25 pounds for my lower body. What weight to you recommend I lift for a great lower body workout?
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Losing weight too slowly
I came back on here and realized that I've only lost 16 pounds in the past 4 and a half months. How on earth could I be losing so slowly when I am exercising at least 5 days a week, eating right, weight training every other day and basically doing everything the "experts" tell you to do? I was 157 pounds 4 months ago now I…
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Advice on female weight training (Still not toned!)
Well a little over a year ago I started my weight loss journey. I refused to look on the scale to see what I weighed but I have lost a lot of weight and now have just 25 pounds to go ....I stand now at 5'4'' 142 pounds. I have incorporated strength training into my workouts several months ago. I started out using 5 pound…
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Your experiences with the kettle bell ?
Did you see fast progress? Did it make you build muscle and/or lose weight? How often/long should you do it for? Just share your experience!
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Well I cried hard today!
lol Hey everyone I am new here. So I have been on a weight loss journey for about 10 months now. I have no clue what my starting weight was because I was so depressed I refused to weight myself. All I know is I was about a size 15 or 16 in women's jeans and I am now a size 6. Well today was the first time I decided to…
