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No incline bench - help?
Hi all! I'm starting stage 3 today so I'll need an incline bench for the bench press. Unfortunately the only one in my small gym at work is broken. I tried to use it for cuban snatch in stage 2 and it collapsed beneath me. Any ideas for the bench press? There is a press machine, but the incline is more like 60 degrees…
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Stage 1 Complete!
Stage 1 Complete today...mostly anyway! I couldn't do the AMRAPs...I have surgery scheduled for my wrist tomorrow (to remove a cyst) and I won't be able to lift for 2-3 weeks after. So I wanted to at least get through the 16 workouts of stage 1. Today with my last B workout was a little shaky...not sure why but I couldn't…
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Holy Calories Batman!
2186 calories a day for maintenance based on the formulas in the book? Wow... I just don't know how to eat that many calories without eating bad stuff...like cake...or pizza. When I'm not focused on eating the right stuff, 2200 calories is no problem at all. I've been sitting here adding foods that I know I have access to…
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New to NROL4W - need friends!
Hi all! I've almost finished reading the book and I'm planning to start with my first workout this week. I need some NROL4W friends to keep me on track and to get ideas for food options. My biggest struggle will be staying within my macros...I've never really had a problem eating within a certain amount of calories but…
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Safe for a beginner to do alone?
Hi all! I've been reading up on NR for a while and just got the book over the weekend. I'm only a few chapters in but hope to finish reading this week. I've never really lifted before - the most "weight training" I've done is with portions of P90X and even with that I mostly use resistance bands. So my knowledge of the…
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Quitting Diet Coke
And it sucks. Day 4 no diet coke....after months of 50 or so oz a day. Going cold turkey this time because I've tried just stepping down the amounts in the past and never worked. What do they put in this stuff that is so addicting!? I've never had a cigarette and don't drink a lot so diet coke has been my drug of choice I…
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Tipping at an All Inclusive Resort
The hubs and I are going on our first vacation with no kiddos since before the kiddos existed. (yay!) We're going to an all inclusive resort in Mexico. I'm wondering how much (or if) to tip the servers that bring us drinks throughout the day. The website says tips are included but I feel like we will get better service if…
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Different BMR formulas?
Using the fat2fitradio calculators, I came up with a BMR of 1735 for the Harris-Benedict formula and 1460 for the Katch-McArdle formula. The KM one says it is more accurate if body fat % is known. Using the body fat calculator based on neck, hip and waist measurements my BF% is 46. I know that is not as accurate as being…
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Best HRM/Calorie Counter for P90X?
I've been researching HRMs and calorie counters forever it seems but I can't seem to figure out what works best with the type of exercise I'm doing, which is P90X. I'm borrowing a friends old bodybugg for a few weeks to try to get some idea of how much I am burning during the workouts but it's the original version and a…
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Work out in hospital or should I even worry about it?
This is my first time posting so I hope I'm in the right place. My 11 month old son is having major surgery in 2 weeks and we will be in the hospital for around a week. I've lost 26 lbs since January 1 and my husband and I are about to start our 5th week of P90x. We know we will not be able to keep up with the P90X…