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How much did you gain on your first bulk?
I've been bulking for the last 6 months, and have put on 10lbs. I've noticed some nice muscular development, and I can still see my upper abs when I flex, but the fat gain around my lower abs and side obliques is bothering me a bit. Originally I wanted to go for 20lbs of total gain, followed by a cut, but I fear that…
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Bulking & Calisthenics
Anyone have any experience with this? I keep re-engaging my lower back injury with heavy squats and rows so I've decided to stop doing what isn't working. I've transitioned over to a mostly body weight program, hoping that I can continue to train and give my back a chance to recover. I'd like to get back onto the heavy…
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What does 'Wellness Coach' even mean?
I'm dead serious. Is this just another overused buzzword, or is 'Wellness Coach' an actual thing you can be? From what I've seen so far this summer, all it takes to become a 'Coach' is to buy overpriced Tupperware and workout DvDs, ignore caloric and macro nutrient intake (because let's be honest, "eating clean" is the…
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Back Injury & Muscle Loss
It's been a great year. Last year at this time I started tracking calories and weight lifting, and managed to drop from 26% down to ~12%. I've recently started bulking, and two weeks into my bulk I injured my lower back during a deadlift. I took two weeks off initially, and after the break I felt good enough to start up…
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Lifting+Surplus & injury
On my first week of starting my 300 calorie surplus, I pulled out my lower back and did some damage to one of my ligaments around my knee. I've been out of the gym for a week so far, and plan to be out at least another week. During this time, I am taking in maintenance calories. When I return to the gym, I won't be able to…
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Caloric Calculators and accuracy
I've been on a cut for the last 7 months, and I'm at the point now where I'm looking to maintain my weight, and soon start bulking/cutting cycles. My problem right now is I'm having a hard time figuring out my maintenance calories. I know my maintenance calories are higher on weight training days, but I'm curious how my…
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Intermittent Fasting & Drinks
Is fasting broken by having lemon in your water, or apple cider vinegar? Both are 0 calories if used in normal amounts, is that all that matters when considering whether something will break your fast or not?
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Proteins with no catch
Every common commercial meat seems to have some sort of catch to it, preventing you from eating too much of it. -Beef is high in fat, so comes out higher in calories and can be harder to place into your daily calories for how little protein it provides in comparison -Ham is very high in salt -Fish has mercury content, so…
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Being under protein on any given day
If on any given day you are under protein, say half of what you should be getting for that day, will that compromise your fat loss? I know this will probably be the case if done often, but if you don't manage to get your 120gs of protein one day here and there, is that a huge deal breaker?
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Calorie Deficits and Sugar
I'm having a hard time getting a straight answer in regards to calorie deficits and sugar consumption. I've seen many people, including on this site, claim that sugar doesn't matter so long as you hit your macros (mainly protein and fat) and stay at your caloric deficit. Others claim that the spike in your insulin levels…
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How bad are 1000 cal deficits, really?
I've been running a 1000 calorie deficit for a month and a half now and overall I feel great and have more energy than I ever have! I am only consuming 1600 calories a day, and generally take in 100g of protein, 54g fat, and around 130-150g of carbs. I keep reading that people are referring to 1000 cal deficits as…
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Which chicken do I choose!?
I eat a ton of white boneless skinless chicken, but one problem I've been having is choosing a proper chicken "meal" on MFP that is accurate. There are many different white boneless skinless chicken choices on this site, and some are drastically different than others. I've seen up to a 200 calorie disparity between some of…
