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A guide to get you started on your path to Sexypants.
I generally think that people put emphasis on things that either don't matter at all or only matter a small amount while ignoring the things that matter a great deal. Overview of what I think is important: * Eat the appropriate caloric (and macronutrient) intake for your goals and track intake accurately. I think eating…
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Exercise calories - do I eat these? A video explanation.
Here's a brief and simple explanation. This video was approved by mod team before posting and this is a non monetized channel. I only mention for TOU/disclosure purposes. @psuLemon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67USKg3w_E4
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Fad Diets and general recommendations
Often times on myfitnesspal we get users asking about various diets such as one where you eat all bananas or one where you drink cayenne pepper and lemon juice daily. I wanted to make a brief video to talk about whether or not diets like this are a good idea and why or why not? And if not, what's a reasonable alternative?…
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Logging accuracy, consistency, and you're probably eating more than you think.
For most of my online clients, when fat loss stalls the first thing I will tend to examine are logging habits for consistency and accuracy. It's pretty common for people to under-report food intake and there's multiple pieces of research demonstrating that. Speaking from my experiences dieting, back when I was tracking…
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Looking for a detox/cleanse?
Hey MFPers. With the rapid increase of new users there are many posts coming up asking for detox recommendations. I figured this would be a good time to provide some links explaining why you generally don't need to detox or cleanse. Your body is readily equipped to handle toxins and in the event it cannot, you're in far…
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Making decisions a bit easier
I’ve noticed something with myself and with clients that seems pretty straightforward but I thought I’d make mention of it here as this is something that can go overlooked, even though most of you will be nodding as you read this as if it’s nothing new and insightful. When I have an excess of junk food in my home,…
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Form critique thread, post your videos here.
Let this be the master thread for anyone wishing to get commentary on technique. Please refrain from commenting unless you have a good understanding of the particular lift.
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Q and A Thread for all you awesome MFPeople.
Hey! This is intended as a Q and A thread. Every so often I do one of these and they usually turn out really well. I'm a long time MFP user and I'm now a full time fitness professional and I really got my start here on MFP. This is my way of giving back to the community since it really was my activity here that lead me to…
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The Diet Break.
So this isn't new information for some of you, but I find this is one of those things that people neglect to do even if they know about it. Rather than go into detail about what a diet break is, I'll leave you with this article: http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/the-full-diet-break.html/ Basically, this is a period…
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Q and A thread - Angus is peppered.
So let me first disclose that I know it can come across as arrogant when someone drops by and is like "Hey I'm so and so and I'm here to answer your questions". Usually ending in the original poster getting trolled off the site. (lol) And so I get it, and I'd understand if that's the reaction to this. Having said that, I'm…
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April Q and A thread
Here it is 1 day early. Got questions? Fire away!
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Some thoughts on 5/3/1 and how I might set it up
Any time you look at a program at least as far as main lifts go, I find it useful to look at it as an arrangement of intensity, frequency and volume. When you look at 5/3/1 you can see that it's a program using weekly undulating periodization (the main lifts undulate in rep range from week to week) and the load progresses…
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Exercise calories? Again? WTF
This is a pretty big debate that pops up continually on the main forums. Should you, or should you not, eat back your exercise calories? The answer is: It depends. Here are some background definitions before going into this: BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate): The number of calories you burn at complete rest. EAT (Exercise…
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Eat, Train, Progress LLC Training Packages and Consulting Services
Hey! Woah I sound all official! Seriously though, as I continue to grow my business and spam you all I gradually look more and more legit. So what's this about? Well, I've created a document showing all of my "offerings" and also a convenient method for you to inquire about my services. Here's a survey/intake form if you'd…
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Facebook group -- highly active!
Many of you are already in the group, but if you're not here it is: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1757960127817969/ This group is growing at a rate of 50 people per day now, and it's HIGHLY active. Several fitness professionals post here regularly and I keep it updated with content/etc. Everyone is welcome, please submit…
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March Q and A thread
Hey everyone! I regularly run Q and A threads here for people who would prefer to not start their own thread. If you have any questions, feel free to post them in this thread and I will answer what I can. I will make video replies on occasion to these as well. Got any questions? Post them below! Patrick
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January Q and A thread
Got questions? Don't hesitate to post them in here and I'll check in periodically to answer what I can. I'll be doing some video replies as well. Happy (early) New Year!
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February Q and A thread
Got any questions? Don't want to make your own thread? Drop them in here. I'll be doing a mix of text and video replies.
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Light loads and hypertrophy
The following is directly from Stu Phillips, an accomplished researcher who has contributed quite a bit of valuable research on the topic of hypertrophy and on protein synthesis: Light weights promote hypertrophy (and strength) and here’s the evidence… We showed, a while ago now, that so long as weights are lifted to…
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February Online Coaching -- TWO new spots available.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qboHM5YSpbY&feature=youtu.be Online Coaching and Personal Training •Skype consultations every other week for approximately 30 minutes. This is a private video call between you and I from the comfort of your own home. •Full training program design, customized for the individual based on…
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You're probably eating more than you think.
This post is really more about tracking accuracy and consistency. We get a lot of posts regarding intake recommendations from people who are stalled or have slower than expected progress. It's becoming somewhat of a blanket suggestion to eat more when more often than not, that's not the right answer. You can't just look at…
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Expanding my visibility and reach -- how YOU can help.
So I'm going to boldly and shamelessly make a request. Have you benefited from the information I've provided YOU? If so, I'd love it if you would consider the following things: 1) Join my facebook group here https://www.facebook.com/groups/1757960127817969/ (You can also click on my profile to find my instagram page) 2)…
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Eat, Train, Progress -- Patrick's Bio
So I know many of you know me at least through my posting history here on Myfitnesspal, but given the size of the group I wanted to write a bit of information about myself especially given that I get a fair amount of coaching clients that come to me through this website. My name is Patrick and I'm an online coach and…
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December Q and A thread
Hey! Do you have any questions? Please post them here and I'll be happy to take a look. I'll be doing a mix of text and video replies depending on the question and how much input I may have on the topic. Other people are welcome to chime in as well provided you have a good idea what you're talking about ;) Please feel free…
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Eat, Train, Progress GROUP on facebook
I also have an ETP group on facebook. It's growing quite rapidly now and I want YOU to join it too. There are very few rules, just don't attack others and don't talk about religion or politics. But you can post lifting videos, memes, and you can also enjoy the content that I post as well as some others. Send a join request…
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Embed video into a myfitnesspal blog
So this isn't quite fun and games (but I'll have fun if I can figure out how to do this). Does anyone have any idea how to embed a youtube video into a myfitnesspal blog post? I tried using youtube tags, I also tried using embed code but when I paste it into the HTML editor it vanishes as though I never put it in there.…
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Shredded by Science Radio
Hey kids! The latest episode of Shredded by Science Radio is up where Lawrence Judd and I run a Q and A series. In this episode we cover Adrenal Fatigue and whether or not it exists, Maximum Recoverable Volume, NEAT (Non Exercise Activity Thermogenesis) and coaching injured clients. You can check it out here:…
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Obesity. Are you just lazy and dumb?
Meet Margaret. Margaret is a single mother of three wonderful children. She is currently unemployed with a college degree in mathematics. She has obesity and she was overweight as a child, and she wants nothing more than to lose weight and be healthy but the amount of life stress she faces makes seemingly simple tasks seem…
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Online Coaching and Personal Training -- January 2017 Intake
Hey everyone! I'm putting this out a bit early in preparation for taking on some additional clients in 2017. Please see below and if you're interested, shoot me a PM here or reach out to me on facebook. The one time consults and program designs are available anytime. Online coaching availability will open up beginning in…
