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Any alternatives to 5x5 - or ways to add activity on off days?
After using the row machine to warm up I up and decided to try strong lifts 5x5 yesterday and it was rather satisfying - albeit I felt like I had a lot of energy still so I did pull ups after. I am not a beginner and this work out seems tailored to beginners. I want to get back to lifting heavy but I also like to exercise…
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Help on TDEE and BMR choices
Hey everyone, I am back on MFP - it has been a while! I found maintenance was pretty easy for me without the program, but slowly and surely I found an accumulation of fat and small depletion of muscle. I recently started exercising frequently again (5x a week in the gym) and even more recently started tracking calories…
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When did/will you stop considering yourself "fat?"
When leaning back in a couch/chair and I realized my belly wasn't protruding beyond my pants waist!
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Scales... need new digis mannnnn
My food scale sucks. It kills on batteries and may or may not have been thrown or dropped repeatedly. I want a decent scale but relatively simple. Also one that does go thru those expensive batteries too fast would be great. Suggestions?
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Favorite ON flavor?
Looking at various optimum nutrition whey proteins.... anyone have a favorite? I have only ever had Double rich chocolate. What have you tried?
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Anyone carbing with PWO meal/shake?
I have recently been reading up on carbs immediately post work out. I was wondering if anyone has done this as a part of a cutting routine? I know it is supposed to be great during a bulking phase but how about during a cutting phase? Through my research I found many conflicting answers, but the answer seems to be Yes.…
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Stronglifts
I thought it would be a lot of fun to switch to stronglifts and do the same lifts with each other. Unfortunately, our gym doesn't have free weight squats. We just have Smith machines. Has anyone used Smith machines, out of necessity, for SL 5x5? Have you adjusted the weight up to account for counterweights? Have you…
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Sodium and Water. Its confusing me.
Recently I have read in threads "Drink lots of water to balance out that sodium." I am pretty constantly going over my sodium but also drink copious amounts of water. Does sodium and water actually have any correlation? Is it okay that I can hardly ever keep my sodium below the recommended values? I worry about it on…
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Hand trimming chicken breasts
Do you trim your chicken breasts? I trim mine and I am pretty sure that this must take away some of the calories right? I am not terribly worried about it but I was wondering what other people think?
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Exercising into Negative Calories...
I have seen several people log EXTREME burns on their profiles... I mean like 1000 to 2000 calories. I know that this is possible... but if it brings you into negative calories isn't that really bad? By negative I mean, not eating them back and not eating how many you "burned" off. If you ate 1500 but MFP thinks you need…
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Contest and we need help deciding which picture!
How do i post pictures so I can get you to help me decide which one to use?
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Custom Calorie Setting
I haven't been able to figure out a good way to incorporate the exercise that I do into the app and after a few days of eat at or below my "Calorie Goal" (which I increased from the original.) I noticed I would get very hungry and irritable between meals. It got to the point of not being able to handle much except getting…
