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Protein before bed?
I've recently read that taking in protein before bed in an important move to build muscle. And since our bodies are going into an 6-8 hour "fast" that it's important to supply it with some protein before bed etc. I've also seen guy do this too, even though we've all heard to not eat before bed a million times. Is this…
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Finding accurate TDEE? Help!
So my cut has been quite successful eating 2100 calories a day with cardio daily. I haven't found my exact TDEE though because I've never kept exact track of how much I was losing per week. (Though it was about a pound maybe more) This week starting monday I'm going to eat 2100 calories everyday and weigh myself in the…
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Bulking for a Year?
So I've been researching about bulking and cutting time periods. I've heard if you're bulking and cutting too frequently that it really messes up your testosterone levels. I was curious, I'm about to start my first bulk and was wondering if I could bulk for an entire year, maybe longer? I heard that's at least how long a…
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Can't seem to find TDEE? Help!
I've plugged all my info into a few calculators online to find my tdee. (I'm 18, 6ft. 10%body fat, and 147.6lbs.) I weight train 5 days a week, and do 25 minute cardio session of HIIT 6 days a week. When I plug this info into the calculators it gives me either 2500 (iifym) and others give me something like 3000! This is…
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Bulking Advice?
So in about 3 weeks I'll be done cutting (fingers crossed) and finally be ready to put on some real mass. Now I've looked up proper ways to bulk, food to eat, etc. I just wanted to open up some advice from you all if you have any! Im going to stick to me 5 day split routine, I eat healthy, and my plan is to eat about…
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Muscle effecting Body Fat%? Please Help!
I'm 18, 148lbs, 6ft, and about 12%body fat. I was cutting to get rid of the fat until I get to 10% body fat, then starting a slow bulk. But I heard if you gain muscle your body fat will drop too? If I start to put on more LBM, will my body fat drop? (I'm just wanting to get the fat off my waist and lower stomach, that's…
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Two TDEE Calculators very different. Help!
So I'm trying to calculate my TDEE using these two different calculators. 1. http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/ 2. http://iifym.com/tdee-calculator/ I enter the information the same in both and one says my TDEE is 3075(scoobys) and the other 2440(iifym). How are they so different? I'm trying to cut weight so I…
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BMR & TDEE too close?
Im helping a friend lost about 4lbs she's wanting to lose. Hee BMR is a little over 1400. And her TDEE is about 1965 with 3 days of exercise per week. How many calories should she be taking in per day to lose 1lb per week. Because I know you need a 500 caloric deficit a day to lose 1lb per week. But she needs at least a…
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Help Finding my TDEE
So I know how to use the calculators online to discover your tdee. I just dont know what category of exercise level I fall under. I weight train monday through friday for about 45mins-1hour. And on Saturday ill do cardio (walk/run) for one hour. Im 18, 6ft, 150lbs,and 14% body fat. Let me kknow what you guys think! Thank…
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Calculating my TDEE correctly
Hey everyone, so recently I discovered how to create a calorie deficit using my BMR and TDEE. I'm trying to lose one pound a week. My problem is though I don't know what catagorey of exercise time I fit in. Either between the "3-5hrs/wk of moderate exercise" or the "5-6hrs/wk of strenuous exercise" I'll tell you my weekly…
