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Need Advice From Fitness Veterans
So I'm going to a wedding in exactly 3 months and I want to look my best; whats the best exercises for gaining muscle? Stats: I'm 5' 3" and weight 115 pounds. I'm not interested in losing weight; ONLY gaining muscles, particularly in my legs, as I'm soft all over. I usually do sprinting intervals (10 sec spring, 60 sec…
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Nauseous After Eating
Hey, question; does anyone else get nauseous after eating? I tend to get nauseous and vomit on my period, so I don't eat well at all; almost nothing since I can't keep it down D: But now that my period is finished, I get these 'nausea spells'. I'll feel gross in the morning and can barely down a cup of coffee. Then I'll…
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Proper Way to Breathe While Running
Hi! I was wondering what's the best way to breathe when running? I tend to vacuum air through my mouth and nose when my run gets difficult, which usually gives me a side stitch and makes the run even more difficult. My 'normal' breathing is inhaling and exhaling through my nose and mouth. I expand my stomach and try to…
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Running Improvement with Leg Training?
So! I'm doing C25k and started to get some annoying runner's knee. I did research and asked around on MFP and found I should definitely take a break from running until my knees don't hurt, and that its safe to do some light weight training for my legs. Keeps me from falling off the exercise wagon :tongue: So, my question…
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Decrease in Skill?
So, I've been doing C25K for about two months now; had to repeat several weeks but kept at it and am up to 20 minute, nonstop runs. So here's my question; if I take a break from it for 4 days, will my (small) skill at it decrease? How long of a 'break' will cause backsliding in skill? I intend to start weight training at…
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Do you love your legs?
Hi! This probably belongs in chit chat, but it'll certainly motivate me. Question; Do you love your legs? There's this woman with muscled legs I know (plays soccer) and she hates how 'thick' they are - I could smack her for that.:grumble: And I have a friend who's tall with long slender legs, but she bemoans that they have…
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Heart Pounding Long after I Finish my Run
My heart slows down from the more intense part of the run, but for up to an hour after I finish I can still feel it pounding in my chest. I do a 5 minute cool down walk and stretch, but still it seems like my heart rate is elevated... Is this bad? Good? Normal?
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Runner's Bowels :'(
Hey, time for a gross question! So, I started C25K and I'm doing awesome; I'm on week 5 day 1, and I'm eager to see how I do on day 3, when I'll have to run 20 minutes straight with no walking breaks. However, I have unstoppable pooping urges when I hit my 1 mile mark. I will poop right before I leave, run/walk for a mile,…
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How to Start off Lifting Weights
Hello, all! So, I want to start including lifting weights with my C25K (which I love!) but I don't know where to begin. I've googled it about 8 million times but they seem to contradict each other? As well as not have the specific answers I need. So, to start, I can just manage lifting a 10 pound kettlebell 12 times with…
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Psyched Myself Out...
Okay, so...I'm doing the Couch to 5k program and am on week 4. I run on Tuesdays, Thursday, and Saturdays. The first day (as are all the first day of each new week) nearly killed me, but I barely crawled through it. The second day my legs felt like they were lead so my performance sucked and I had to stop in the 5 minute…
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Heavy Legs - Am I doing something wrong?
Hey everyone! I am on Week 4, Day 2 of 'Couch to 5k' - I run on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturdays, make sure I get 70 + grams of protein a week and have yet to include any other training for fear I'll exhaust myself and give up with the C25K program. So now that you know all this, here's what happened; I barely managed to…
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I don't seem to be getting stronger...
Hey everyone. I started C25k a little over two weeks ago and I feel like I'm not improving...? I had to repeat week 1 twice, and now the most I can do is: jogging 90 seconds x 3 and jogging 60 seconds x 4 - I can't even do the full 90 seconds x 6 ! I suppose I shouldn't see results after only two weeks, but surely I should…
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Hungry All the Time!
Hello, everyone! I would love any advice you have for me, as I have just started being active. I've never been one to exercise or eat too well. Occasionally I'd walk 4 miles, but the was the extent of it. I'm also 'Skinny Fat'; I'm 5' 3" and weigh 108 through no effort of my own - I eat unhealthy. My body fat is in the…
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How to Lower Body fat without Losing Weight?
Hello, everyone! I would love any advice you have for me, as I have just started being active. I've never been one to exercise. Occasionally I'd walk 4 miles, but the was the extent of it. I'm also 'Skinny Fat'; I'm 5' 3" and weigh 108 through no effort of my own. My body fat is in the 30%. However, I was tired of being so…
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Should I buy bigger pants?
Hey everyone, this is a weird question... I heard that muscle builds faster than fat burns, so you get bigger even though you're working out; my question is, how can I avoid this, or is it impossible? Have any of you experienced this when you first started exercising? Should I just give it up as a force of nature and buy…
