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Lack of consistency
I always get bored after doing something for a while. For example, even if I had the endurance, I could never run a marathon just because I would get bored to keep running for hours. But this doesn't only happen when I exercise, but when I also do things that I enjoy. For example, I wanted to watch some TV series yesterday…
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Can you gain muscle without a proper diet ?
I see prisoners on TV documentaries and some of them are really big, and all they do is train, cause I'm sure they don't give you great high protein foods in prison and they let you count calories and all of that stuff, but yet, they're pretty big. Do you think that's possible for everyone or you need really good genetics ?
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Bloating ?
Even when I wake up first thing in the morning I've noticed that if I flex my abs I have a 29 inch waist, if I have my relaxed belly it become a 31 inches waist so I wanna know if this is either bloating or I just don't have enough muscles on my abs ? (cause you know, there are people with visible abs even when they're not…
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Is food that important for a good physique ?
Before you jump on me throwing apples and lettuce in my face, I wanna say that while I lost weight I didn't really care about my diet, I did Intermittent Fasting and I would eat whatever I wanted (yes, candies, yes, burgers, yes, fries) but obviously, in moderation. The main thing I did was HIIT cardio 6 days a week…
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Bodyfat percentage estimate, please ?
I'm 18, 5'8, 153 lbs and I have a 30 inch waist. Since I don't have one of those skinfold calipers yet I wanted to know how much bodyfat do I have in your opinion. I also pulled the fat in the last picture so you know what I'm dealing with (because, like many people, I have fat in the middle area of my body). I wish you…
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I need to eat a lot of protein, but how ?
Hello everyone, I recently lost 20 lbs and now I'm 150, I'm pretty lean and focusing on building some muscle. I know usually the rule while building muscle is to eat 1 gram of protein x lbs, which in my case would be 150 grams of protein a day. But, let's take the example of chicken breast (100 grams of chicken breast have…
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How much water ?
So, I see these bodybuilders that always carry a gallon of water with them so I assume that's the water they drink all day. But why is that ?Is it to avoid gaining water weight ?Or what other benefits does drinking all that water has ?I drink like half a gallon a day when it's cold an maybe a gallon if I exercise and it's…
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Is fat loss a science ?
So, a lot of people say fat loss is only about calories, and it doesn't matter if you eat 2000 calories of sugar or salad, or if you eat 3 times a day or 6, if you are trying to lose a pound you just need to burn 3500 calories. Is this the truth or does this 3 meals/6 meals thing with the blood sugar and insulin levels…
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P90X ?
So right now I'm about to finish Insanity and I started to think about buying P90X, but there's P90X,2,3 etc.. I wanted to know if any of you did any of these programs and which one would be the best. I don't want the "easy" one like 10 minute trainer thing, I want the hardest workouts who burn the most calories and give…
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Gained 4 pounds in 10 days ?
I was in week 7 of Insanity and during the 7 weeks I lost 20 pounds (went from 170 to 150) but then I woke up one morning and I couldn't even raise my shoulder over my head so I had to stop doing Insanity, I went to the doctor and I'll have to do some rehab, which means no exercise (Insanity, weights, anything) for a…
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Tips for shaving
Alright, I didn't know in which category I should've posted this so I decided to put it here. I'm a guy and I'm 18, I'm not the hairiest person on earth but my hair is black and it looks kinda bad so I want to shave/trim. I have no idea what to choose. Someone said try hair clippers instead of body groomers because they do…
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Pain in my shoulders and knees
I'm doing Insanity but I couldn't complete this week because for some unknown reasons I woke up on Tuesday morning and my knees hurt so bad, and I can't raise my shoulders over my head. I didn't do anything weird, I was in week 7 of Insanity so it wasn't something new for me. I'm considering visiting a doctor but what they…
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Intermittent Fasting
Has anyone tried it ? Is it better than 6 meals/day ? I'm not trying to lose weight anymore but there's many YouTubers (Hodgetwins, Brandon Carter, Luimarco etc..) that say they had greater results with Intermittent Fasting and one of them suggested a study where your insulin levels were different (in a better way) during…
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Question about metabolism
I apologize in advance if this is a stupid question but I'm curious: is there such a thing as fast metabolism or slow metabolism ? Cause people say "if you eat 3500 calories you gain a pound" but do people with fast metabolism gain less than a pound and people with slow metabolism gain more, or is it the same for everyone…
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Uhm, a little question (?)
I went from 170 to 150 and it's great, I can now see my 4 pack again and I only have a couple of pounds to see my whole 6 pack. Now, I don't really wanna lose anymore weight but I read somewhere that if you do a water cycle and eat less sodium for a week you lose some water weight and look leaner. Is it true ? The "cycle"…
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I'm losing strength, feeling weak, please help
So I'm in week 5 of Insanity and it's great, I've lost many pounds and I'm really happy with it. My obsession was always to do calisthenics, especially pull-ups, chin-ups, muscle-ups, but I've never had enough strength to do more than 2 pull-ups. So I was reading here and there and someone suggested me to do 3 sets of…
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How to lose fat and not muscle
I lost 20 pounds so far and I reached my goal weight (150 lbs), which is great, I'm able to see my 4 abs but can't see my lower abs 100% so I might need to lose an extra 5 pounds. I've read though that the last pounds you lose, your body tries to "keep" them so you might lose muscle instead of fat. How do you avoid that…
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Lack of motivation, please help
It's been about 5 weeks since I started dieting and 2 weeks since I started Insanity. I'm kinda okay with the diet, I happen to be hungry but I don't eat cheat meals almost at all, I crave chocolate so usually I eat some sweet fruit like a peach. I'm struggling with the workouts, since Insanity is really hard, I've been…
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Does some unhealthy food kill your progress ?
I'm no expert so please don't judge me. I see some bodybuilders (natty or not, none of my business) that say that when they try to lose weight they eat like no bread, only brown rice and no pasta or things like that, and no junk food at all etc.. but then, some others say "calories it's all that matters, it doesn't matter…
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Need some help with Insanity
Hello everyone, I'm in my week 2 of Insanity and I'm lovin' it, yet I do have some questions: I don't know, maybe I just got a cold but since I started Insanity I feel weak, I have headaches, back pain, sore throat etc.. yet, even though when I workout I'm out of breath and sweating like a swimming pool, I don't feel my…
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Muscle soreness with Insanity, please help
I'm doing Insanity and as some of you recommended instead of stopping the DVD when I'm too tired, I let the tape run and take a few moments of breath. But I do have another problem: I'm always sore, since I started Insanity my legs have always been really sore (the first days) and kinda sore right now and this affects my…
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What to eat to get stronger bones ?
I know calcium is important for strong bones, yet since I'm on a diet I don't eat dairy products at all, or very rarely, nor I drink milk. I was thinking about taking some multivitamins. What's your opinion ?
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When do you rest during Insanity ?
I can't take breaks when Shaun takes them, I need a little bit more rest since I'm at the beginning now but the main question is: should I stop the video for a couple of seconds or keep going but slower ? Personally I stopped the video a couple of times so when I got back I did the exercises at full speed. Feel free to…
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How to lose fat and not muscle ?
So I've been dieting for 2 weeks and I lost between 2-3 pounds (I'm 5'8 170 guy buy the way) but I feel like I'm losing muscle. My strength is not so great and my waist is still 30 inches just like when I started. I'm usually eating milk and biscuits in the morning, white meat at lunch, fruit in the afternoon and salad…
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I'm always hungry
I'm 5'8 170 lbs trying to lose 20 lbs before 2015 and I'm trying to stick with 1400-1500 calories a day, and when I'll start Insanity I'll eat a little bit more. I tried eating 6 small meals and even 3 meals but still I'm always hungry. I ate a chicken salad at lunch about 20 minutes ago and I feel my stomach making all…
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Does it matter what you eat ?
Does it make a difference if you eat 1,500 calories at McDonalds or 1,500 calories of clean food when losing weight ? I know, clean food is better for your health, but I'm just asking in terms of losing weight, does it matter if I eat 1,500 calories of burgers or 1,500 calories of salad and apples everyday ?Cause someone…
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How do you lose water weight ?
I don't know if anybody ever tried losing water weight since I read some people said they looked shredded to the bone after losing water weight that made their muscles look fat. Has anyone ever tried it ? If yes, what did you do and what were the results ?
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Question about Insanity ?
So I'm an 18 yr old guy, 5'7 170 lbs, trying to get in shape and I was wondering how many calories would I burn at my weight and height with Insanity every workout on average. Also, this might be a stupid question but when you get muscle soreness the next day since your muscles are growing, does that burn calories too…
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I don't know where to start, help
I'm a guy, 18 years old, 170 lbs, 5'7. I was going to the GYM and playing football as a CB/WR and they kept telling me to gain weight and I kept eating and eating (a lot of junk food) and I end up losing my 6 pack. I am still fast and strong but I gained 15 lbs since the beginning of 2014 and I'm sure most of them are fat.…
