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Nutrition for powerlifting/weightlifting workouts longer than 60 minutes
I'm curious about what others eat around, during, and after those long workouts that run over 1.5 hours. Currently, I usually have 1/2 a protein shake and a poptart before, a snack halfway through my workout, and 1/2 a protein shake after... (I eat a meal like 30-40 minutes later). Should I skip the post workout shake all…
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Calorie intake for intermediate women lifters
I'm looking for a little advice on how many calories I should consume. My main goal is to gain strength and muscle, but I do have a little extra body fat I'd like to drop. I'm 5'6" and currently 137lbs and 19.4% body fat (estimate from scale). My current lifts are...squat:195lbs, bench:117.5lbs, deadlift: 205lbs. I lift 4…
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Slump. Unhealthy goals or inaccurate BMI?
My BMI is currently a healthy 18.9 and I weight 117 pounds and I am 5'6" tall. I'm happy with that, but my butt and thighs still look...chubby compared to my small upper body. My butt is is huge compared to everything else on me and I hate it. (I think I would have to include pictures to really show this) When I had a…
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New here
Hi! I'm new! I'm a 21 year old college student going for a degree in nursing (RN), but I might change to nutrition due to high interest in the subject. I joined this website because my sister told me about it and we are work out partners. So far it seems like an awesome website. I don't have any major weight loss goals. I…
