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Is standard recomp for me?
Hello, fine folks! So, here’s the deal: a while back I posted a thread asking for help figuring out whether I should be working to lower my body fat percentage, or if I should be trying to gain muscle. I’m naturally thin, but I’m “squishy” if you will and I want to be…well, not squishy. I ended up bumping my calories up…
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Lower BF or build muscle? A couple of Q's
My dilemma is pretty simple: I'm 5'6" and 121 lbs. I'm thin, but I'm squishy. My goal is to make my squishy parts hard (*giggity*). I used one of the online body fat % calculators to get an estimate as to where I am in that area (I know these aren't super accurate but it's all I got til I can get my hands on a caliper).…
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Waking up late = lowered motivation?
Just curious as to whether anyone else experiences this. I usually wake up between 6:00-7:00 am. When I wake up at my normal, early time, I feel ready and motivated to work out. Excited even. But last night I was kept up late thanks to my family having car issues and having to shuffle everyone from A to B, and so I went to…
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What's OK for rest days after running?
Ok, so I posted a couple of days ago and was asking some questions about running as a beginner. I have a new question. The consensus seems to be that it's important to have rest days in between running days. That's all fine and good, but I don't quite understand what constitutes good "rest." Does this mean that I should…
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Newbie Runner - advice?
So, I'm totally new to running. Yesterday was my first day (I did 3 miles/42 min.), and of course today I feel like I've been hit by a truck. Even though I was expecting my legs to be sore, I wasn't expecting my whole body to be sore - abs, arms, and back are pretty sore, too. I'm wondering if this is normal, or if it…
