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Best place to buy home gym
Hi all, where is the cheapest place to get decent home gym equipment? I'm looking to get a quiet, sturdy, but not necessarily fancy treadmill A weight bench with bar and weight set Maybe a cage Want to get these before these businesses are closed and I can't leave the house. I live in Vancouver Washington, if that matters.
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Weight loss effects on immune system?
Being fit is good for your immune system, but are you at more risk while losing weight? Even with lots of fruits, veggies, and "healthy" food, I find that averaging under 1500 calories a day (maybe ~1.25lb/week loss) just runs me into a wall and I get sick. 1lb/week is sustainable for me. The only time I was ever able to…
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Same weight, 3 sizes smaller
I know I should have pics here, but don't have time to go host them somewhere. sorry. All pics in my profile Anyway. First time around on here I started at 172. I'm 5'9. I wasn't huge, but I was slow, pale, lazy, and somewhat flabby. I wore a size 14 pant, though I was still straining to stuff myself into 12s. Started with…
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TV/books/music/etc during cardio
During inside cardio (dreadmill or stairstepper) I usually watch Netflix. I like junk shows around physical activities the best for this. I like watching other people sweat and push their boundaries while not having to think/focus too hard. The more I can distract myself, the further I can go! * Biggest loser was my…
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How to ACTUALLY boil an egg that peels
If you haven't personally made boiled eggs that peeled cleanly several times, please don't answer. I've tried most (not all) of the tricks online and had the best luck with salt in the water, put the ~2 week old eggs in cold water, bring just to boil, turn off and let sit x minutes, pull eggs out and plunge into ice water.…
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SL5x5 and 1RM (esp ladies)
A couple questions: 1. If you do 5x5, do you ever test 1RM? If so, how and when? 2. If you've done this before, and this is where I'm particularly asking ladies since they'll have numbers closer to mine, what was your 1RM compared to your 5x5 number? Was it anything close to what a 1RM calc gives you for 5 reps? more? I…
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Creatine and water weight gain
Mornin folks! I weighed this morning after not weighing for a while because I knew that new exercise and loading creatine would up my weight but I have a couple questions. The "added new exercise" weight should go away despite increasing weights, right? What about Creatine? Is that a permanent water weight gain as long as…
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Dating advice for a beginner...
I met my ex when I was 17 and 10 years later got divorced. Now a year later I'm ready to try this dating thing, but I'm 28 and have never dated beyond "going out" in school as a teenager in Chile. Sooo.... I want to date a lot of people to see what I like, what I need, what I can't stand, etc.... I just went on my second…
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LEAST sweet (vanilla) whey protein powders
I am overly sensitive to sweet things. Like my coffee black and my whiskey straight... What are the least sweet brands/flavors that you've had? Fake sweet flavor<sugar flavor. Looking for a vanilla in particular but also others in the 22-28g, 100-150 calorie range. Not interested in vegan. I have syntha 6 vanilla ice cream…
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Macros of "extra" calories..Does it matter?
I am not currently bulking, but I'm talking about a lot of calories and a lot of training, so I think the target audience is better in this forum. Once I get my 0.8g/lb of protein, fruits/veg/other high nutrition items, some carbs, and some fat, does it matter what the rest is? Could ALL of the additional be Ben and…
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Runners: Why so slow?
I've heard/seen on numerous threads: "SLOW DOWN!", "Get passed by power walking grannies", and "you should be able to sing/hold a convo while running" etc. The question: Why shouldn't I be a panting, red faced mess after my run? Why shouldn't I be trying to go faster/further almost every single run? Now, I do occasionally…
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If you had 1 month for vacation...
where would you go? Your response doesn't need to have anything to do with me, but heres my situation. I have a month coming up starting around the end of August, with a fairly decent budget. More expensive does not equal better! Much rather do/see something amazing than sit in an all-inclusive with a bunch of other…
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Papa Murphey's pizza..WTF?
They have a $10 large pizza deal on Tuesdays, so I'm looking to see if I can fit it in. But looking at nutrition values, I'm super surprised! If you google "Papa Murphey's nutrition" it pops up the nutrition values for one large slice of all of their pizzas. Very cool for comparisons. Thanks Google! Anyway...How on earth…
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3 months in a Chinese hotel....
I will be moving to an apartment at the JW Marriott in Chongqing China this Friday and I will be there for 12 weeks, before heading to Europe for a month of vacation. I really want to make this time count, drop a few (6-10 maybe) pounds, gain some strength and work on my running. Normally when I'm home, I do StrongLifts…
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3 months in a Chinese hotel....
I will be moving to an apartment at the JW Marriott in Chongqing China this Friday and I will be there for 12 weeks, before heading to Europe for a month of vacation. I really want to make this time count, drop a few (6-10 maybe) pounds, gain some strength and work on my running. Normally when I'm home, I do StrongLifts…
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3 months in a Chinese hotel....
I will be moving to an apartment at the JW Marriott in Chongqing China this Friday and I will be there for 12 weeks, before heading to Europe for a month of vacation. I really want to make this time count, drop a few (6-10 maybe) pounds, gain some strength and work on my running. Normally when I'm home, I do StrongLifts…
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Krav Maga and other martial arts
I'm looking for friends who do Krav Maga like I do. I am also looking for before and afters from those who use extreme martial arts (XMA, MMA, Muay Thai etc) as a major (or only) part of their workout routine. Do you also lift weights or do other exercises? How do you balance them? My instructor said that combatives can be…
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Wasteland Weekend (Mad Max fest)!
There is a Burning Man style festival for post apocalyptic fans, particularly Mad Mad, but including Fallout 3, a bit of Walking Dead etc. Full costume is mandatory, bad @ss car and themed camping optional. We are going all out on our truck but less so on our camp site. Check it out here if you are interested:…
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Hip pain after running a couple of miles..
A few weeks ago, after a couple of weeks of pushing speed, intensity, and mileage running, I started to get a twinge/pain in the front of my left hip joint. Hills in particular seem to cause it to start hurting and it will hurt for an hour or two just walking afterwards. Stretches like this…
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Questions for runners!
Hey guys! It's super hot here, so I got up early and ran before work today. I gave myself enough time to eat a sandwich and down a cup of coffee then went. I feel like 1. the caffeine hadn't kicked in and I was dragging a bit, and 2. that my legs were a lot less ready to go than usual. I normally run before lunch or before…
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Taming chin length hair for exercise?
My hair is cut into an asymmetrical bob, shaved in the back and chin length in the front kinda like this: (https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/43/fb/fd/43fbfdcc382dd209dcfa5bbc07a95f92.jpg). I have not found a good way to keep it out of my face during martial arts (think sprawls, burpees, spinning kicks etc). I've…
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Maintaining strength/fitness while traveling?
I do StrongLifts 5x5 and Krav Maga. I have a 3 week trip in January, 1 week in Bali, Indonesia and 2 weeks in Chongquing, China. The hotels might have gyms, but from my experience they will be terrible, and I doubt I'll be able to get passes to any local gyms without speaking the language. I also don't want to run outside…
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Maintaining strength/fitness while traveling?
I do StrongLifts 5x5 and Krav Maga. I have a 3 week trip in January, 1 week in Bali, Indonesia and 2 weeks in Chongquing, China. The hotels might have gyms, but from my experience they will be terrible, and I doubt I'll be able to get passes to any local gyms without speaking the language. I also don't want to run outside…
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Maintaining strength/fitness while traveling?
I do StrongLifts 5x5 and Krav Maga. I have a 3 week trip in January, 1 week in Bali, Indonesia and 2 weeks in Chongquing, China. The hotels might have gyms, but from my experience they will be terrible, and I doubt I'll be able to get passes to any local gyms without speaking the language. I also don't want to run outside…
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When to bump calories during bulk
My bulk/cut schedule has been thrown off a lot due to spending 2 months in Thailand away from the iron and needing to drop my weight a lot. I am just now starting to get back to where the weights are relatively difficult, but I'm not failing yet Program: Stronglifts Calories: 2100 + exercise calories (from experience this…
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HIIT and heavy lifting?
Normally when I am going to do some heavy lifting, I spend about 10 minutes on an elliptical or treadmill, walking and jogging a little over a mile to warm up. Would it be best to replace this warm up with an actuall HIIT training session (~20 minutes)? Most people I see on here do the HIIT and the lifting on different…
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First 5k! Color run! Tips?
Hey all. I finally got my 5k time on the street down under 30 minutes (and no walking). I know it's still slow/novice, but it's good enough to go out and have some fun with a color run. There is one on my birthday called Run or Dye here in a couple weeks that I'm doing. It's quite a ways from my house (~40 minutes), and I…
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Protein powder reviews! Read and add
Myofusion Milk Chocolate Delicious. Not quite chocolate milkshake good, but definitely good enough to fulfill your chocolate milk fantasy. Would probably be better with milk, but it's nice with water and coffee. (Coffee cuts the sweetness since I don't like that much) Best with (IMO): 1 cup cold coffee, 1 cup water, ice…
