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Should I bulk or should I cut?
Hi all, Lately I've been getting into lifting again after several months of not lifting. My question is, should I bulk or should I cut? Currently I'm 6 foot and approximately 190 pounds
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When do you decide to cut after bulking?
So I'm new to the whole cutting and bulking thing. I used to be 190ish and got down to 149. While I was happy losing that much weight 149 at 6 feet looked pretty weird. So I started bulking. I'm now about 170 pounds and thinking about doing a cut. I was just wondering when you guys decide to stop bulking and start cutting.
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New tattoo?
So I'm currently bulking eating around 3000 calories a day. During my workouts I'll do hammer curls, dead lifts, dips, and rowing then some abs. I've got a tattoo on the inside of my forearm that I got when I was 149 and now i'm 169 and it looks fine. I want to get another tattoo on the outside of my forearm but was…
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Best chest exercise?
Just wanted to see what everyone thought the best chest exercise was. I'm in favor of dips
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How should I eat on my off days?
Hi so I'm bulking, but I'm having a very hard time meeting my maintenance goal on my off days. On the days that I workout I'll eat a calorie surplus of 500. But on my off days I'll have trouble even reaching 2000 sometimes. I work from 1-11 so I can normally get in two meals or so and after work i'm not normally hungry.…
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Am I the only one who does this?
I cycle my lifts. So I figure out my max then each the first workout will be 80 then, 85, 90, 95, 100 and then i'll keep going till I find my new max and then start over. It's worked really well for me so far (you can see in my pictures one i'm really skinny then I look bigger in my profile). I was just wondering how it…
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Would anyone be interested in.....
...... maybe getting together and playing a game of two hand touch football or maybe flag? I'd be up for any other sports too. I'm a huge sports fan and the fact that it isn't football season makes me feel like I'm missing something when I eat steak with a beer on sundays,
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Would I be active or lightly active?
So I'm trying to decide whether I"m active or lightly active. I'm trying to bulk up and every other day I lift weights. I also do about 20 minutes of cardio 2-3 times a week. I'm a meat cutter at a grocery store so I'm always moving around lifting things, cleaning, dealing with people and stuff like that. Thanks
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When to cut and bulk help??
Hi so after losing 45-50 pounds ( I haven't weighed myself in a while) I'm trying to get like ripped six pack and everything haha. I'm 6 foot and weigh 150. I was wondering if I should be bulking right now or cutting? And if I'm supposed to be bulking when do I know to cut and how do you cut? Thanks!
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Question
Hi so I'm trying to bulk up after losing 45 pounds. I'm aware you have to start eating more when lifting weights to build muscle and such but I'm wondering how much more? I used to have my diet preset set to 2 pounds per week and just recently set it to maintain each week. I was wondering if that was the right setting to…
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Question??
Hi so I'm trying to bulk up after losing 45 pounds. I'm aware you have to start eating more when lifting weights to build muscle and such but I'm wondering how much more? I used to have my diet preset set to 2 pounds per week and just recently set it to maintain each week. I was wondering if that was the right setting to…
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Body Media FIT?
So I'm pretty sure I'm going to get a body media fit but I just have one question. I know that it's water resistant, but I was wondering if I were doing an intense workout and was sweating a lot and a lot of sweat got on it would it break? This is probably a pretty stupid question but I just want to know before I spend…
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Vegan Protein Shakes?
Anyone have any good recipes for a vegan protein shake?
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Fitbit vs HRM?
Alright so I'm thinking about getting a fitbit or an HRM. I want be able to more accurately measure the calories I burn on my elliptical and the calories I burn at work. I'm a meat cutter at a grocery store so I have to do a lot of stocking, washing dishes, cleaning of saws, cutting, moving around to help customers and…
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Best things to eat before bed?
I know you're supposed to wait 2-3 hours after you eat before you go to bed. But I was wondering if there was like something that was best to eat before you wait those 2-3 hours. like toast or something. Personally I just microwave a cup of almond milk and then i'm set. Just wondering what other people do and trying to get…
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Question....
Hi I don't know much about vegans and vegetarians so this may seem like a dumb question to you but All I eat are vegetables, fruit, beans, whole wheat bread and seafood. Would I be considered a vegan or vegitarian? I don't eat any poultry like eggs or chicken (obviously) and I don't eat dairy at all
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Anyone having this issue?
Okay so I've 5 11 and have gone from 197 to 158 and I weigh myself every sunday. The problem is I've stayed 158 for several weeks and can't seem to go lower. I'm under my calorie goal and everything but I don't seem to be losing. Any tips or suggestions?
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recipes for a pescevegan?
By the way a pescevegan is a vegan who eats fish. So no poultry, meat, or dairy. I heard the term while I was working today and thought it was funny haha, But I'm having trouble thinking of recipes. I was wondering if anyone had some suggestions. Thanks!
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Dairy and Bloating?
Why do we bloat when we have dairy? Is it just the lactose? If I buy non lactose products will it stop me from bloating? I've heard mixed things on this subject
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Vegetarian Recipes?
Hi so I've been looking for some good, low calorie, recipes for a vegetarian. Does anyone have any good ideas?
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Am I the only one...?
Sometimes I'll wake up and eat healthy and the entire day I'll feel satisfied with the way I look, feel thin, feel fit and confident. But then i'll go through periods of feeling fat again. That and sometimes even if I'm under my calorie goal ((200 calories remaining for example) I'll feel fat too. Anyone else go through…
