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Thigh gap
GRRR!
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Check out my snatch? Olympic lifting form check
I don't know if this will work, don't have a computer right now, so I'm linking to Dropbox from my phone. Also I had to prop my phone up to make these... So they suck a little. Clean: side then front https://www.dropbox.com/s/my8q84vy7uuxjl1/2012-12-21 11.49.57.mov https://www.dropbox.com/s/l47kmye2pwer98d/2012-12-21…
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Crazy blind date!?
http://news.discovery.com/tech/apps/okcupid-crazy-blind-date-130115.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1 Anyone tried it? Sounds kinda fun. Especially because bad dates are usually as entertaining as good ones!
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Classifications
In case anyone hasn't seen it: strstd.com lets you put in the weights you're currently using and calculates your 1RM and gives you a "classification" as "untrained," "novice," "intermediate," advanced," or "elite" in bench press, squat, deadlift, and overhead press. Also, not going to lie, the other part of the reason I…
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You MUST eat breakfast (or not?)
So, the new hot topic has been whether you must eat breakfast or not. Believe it or not, scientific studies have established that real people lose approximately the same on fasting regimens (eating at different times and skipping days). So you should eat when you want. If eating breakfast makes you hungry two hours later,…
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Lance Armstrong
I think he was doping. No way someone would give up their titles and reputation to get back to his good works, when those causes will probably be harmed by his tarnished reputation. Dissenting opinions?
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Favorite meal?
So, I could eat this salad every day (and I'm not a salad person) Mixed greens or spinach Feta Bacon Strawberries Red onion Snappea crisps I got a good balsamic to go with it, but I don't use it most of the time because this is so good on its own! What's your favorite meal?
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Beards!
So, my boyfriend has decided he NEEDS to keep his mountain man beard he grew while we were apart for a month. I don't think it looks bad, but it hurts my face. Ladies - how do you keep from getting your face hurt? Gentlemen - how do you not hurt your lady's face?
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What we are supposed to eat
The clean eating thread in the main forums brought up my least favorite argument in all of nutrition "clean eating is the way our bodies were meant to eat." I hate arguments that center on what our bodies are "supposed" to have. That is an arbitrary definition. We are the ultimate omnivores, our bodies were made to be able…
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Intermittent fasting?
Anyone doing an intermittent fasting approach? I've been looking into lean gains, mostly because I like the guy's posts and he seems really well read, I've never been a big breakfast fan, so I am thinking about giving it a try in addition to my normal calorie counting. Anyone tried it and loved or hated it?
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Women getting bulky
So, just out of curiosity, I decided to look up how fast a person could put on muscle. According to http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/muscle-gain/general-philosophies-of-muscle-mass-gain.html a woman in a calorie surplus can put on a half pound of muscle every two weeks. And this would only be for the first year of…
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Stuffed chicken breast recipes
I want one! I have a couple chicken breasts to make tonight. I found this one that looks good: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/455500-spinach-stuffed-chicken-breast?hl=stuffed+chicken+breast#posts-6285405 I had a traumatic mayo incident though, so I'd have to leave that out. maybe cottage cheese could substitute?…
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Post your before and after stats!
I'm bored, so I decided to go through all the calculators on http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/ with my before and after. It's kinda fun to see how far I've come! I'm a 5'3.5" female. Age: 24 -> 25 Weight: 174 -> 142 Bodyfat % (I think it is funny how different these all are!) from their custom calculator: 26.8% -> 25.8…
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Females... same body type with different guidelines?
Just wondering if people get the same as the other thread when they do this: Follow these simple steps to determine your body shape: Start by changing into your best bra and underwear. Making sure the bra is fitted properly. Having a properly fitted bra will help give accurate measurements. With a measuring tape measure…
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5 hour before and afters
I saw this on a 20/20 report and I was shocked at how much he could "lose" in 5 hours! Or I guess "gain," since the first trick is to take the after first. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M957dACQyfU
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How much muscle can you gain in a calorie deficit?
I know that the answer is "not much" but I was wondering if anyone had any numbers they pulled from anywhere other than their *kitten*? I just bought calipers, and pre that, I had been using circumference methods to calculate recomp. My data from my circumference measurements: Date / . / . / . / Weight / . / . / . / BF% /…
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Science says no need to go low carb for average people
Science says low carb isn't the only way: Nutr Rev. 2012 Apr;70(4):218-33. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2012.00454.x. Relationship between bread consumption, body weight, and abdominal fat distribution: evidence from epidemiological studies. Bautista-Castaño I, Serra-Majem L. Source Department of Clinical Sciences, University…
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How to: pick a goal weight
I find that I post this in threads a lot, and while I like seeing which arbitrary or carefully selected numbers people choose, I want to help people who can't say "before I got fat I liked how I looked at x weight" because I've been overweight my whole adult life and so have many others. So here is a somewhat easy way to…
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Interesting article
I haven't yet looked up the sources to see if I believe that running lowers your metabolism, but that is the premise of this article: http://articles.elitefts.com/training-articles/women-running-into-trouble/ Anecdotally, I saw similar weight loss between my endurance training period and my strength training period, but…
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What do you say to a compliment?
I keep getting "wow you look great" "wow you have lost a LOT of weight" (I object, it wasn't THAT much), and similar compliments and every time I get so awkward I don't know what to say aside from a bashful "thanks" I feel awkward, but I just have no clue what to say about it to acquaintances that are thin and obviously…
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Couples who love together?
Do you split food costs evenly even if one partner eats literally twice as much as the other?
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Gym fashion #2
In a similar vein, what can I wear to the gym so that guys will leave me the hell alone. I typically wear an old navy t shirt (they're now 2+ sizes too big, and Nike running shorts that are at least a size too big, lifting gloves, and a mean mug. It's not overt flirting usually, although today was "how long have you been…
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Personal trainers...
Anyone else find it obnoxious that they tell us what we want to hear instead of what we need to hear? I mean, looking at the recent thread here where a bunch of women were told by their trainers to do high reps with low weights and my own experience where I had thought I needed to use the adductor and abductor machines…
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Ladies
Where do you buy bathing suits? I can't seem to find a two piece with enough fabric for my lady bits.
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No Starvation mode
I apologize if someone has already linked to this article, but I haven't happened upon it on the forum, so here: No such thing as starvation mode according to: Neal Spruce is chairman of the board for the prestigious National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) and founder dotFIT, LLC. Neal is a fitness specialist, author,…
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Ladies who lift
Hi all! I I was just wondering if anyone else has trouble lifting heavy due to weak gripping muscles/ inability to really get your hands around the bar? Today I noticed that only my hands really felt my dumbbell lunges, and I was hacig similar trouble holding the bar with my deadlifts, even though he weight was okay. I've…
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Really tired, but can't sleep
I was just wondering if diet and exercise improvements can ever make you sleep less? I am really exhausted all the time, but can't sleep through the night. I have always considered sleep a special talent. My record was 14 hours non-stop, but now I seem to wake up after 4-5 hours yawning and tired and unable to go back to…
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Food matters
Anyone seen the documentary 'Food Matters'? I definitely feel like raw baby carrots and berries are the only appropriate movie snacks lol Any opinions? I feel like it definitely presents interesting points, but is wildly biased. Not that I don't think that they make valid correlations between American diet and increased…
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Progress NSV
So I decided today to try on the size 10s I've been storing for a year (and brought to two houses knowing they didn't fit!), and they fit! Muffin top free! Next up are the 9s that I've been storing even longer... Yay!
