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When did you know it was time to shave your head?
I was doing stuff to keep my hair and it was working well for over a year, up to a couple months ago. It still seems to look good from the front, but I honestly cant tell from the back. From pictures I tried to take on my phone, it seems awful, but I'm not sure it that may be just a phone picture thing. No one has said…
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How concerned should I be about inner chest pain with weight training?
So, we've been back into lockdown where I live for a few weeks now. I had been vaccinated, so I was comfortable going to the gym and had been again quite religiously for a couple months before the closure. As I transitioned to working out at home again, I tried to emulate my new gym program I had adapted to for speed,…
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What are Your Opinions on Diet Breaks?
... So I haven't paid for groceries in over a year as I work somewhere that throws out a staggering amount of food, and it drives me nuts so I try to save what I can. This was helpful for doomsday planning at the start of the Pandemic, and have a very full freezer (that I will someday work through) because of it. This week…
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Access to Super Cheap Track Spike Shoes. Worth it?
Hello! I found a pair of track spike shoes (hopefully) in my size for what would be after conversion, about 8 USD. They're Nike Zoom Rival 8's. I have zero experience with track shoes, but might try running more outside if i have them, as I live near a pretty great place to run. That being said, could shoes like this be…
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Designing A Six Day Per Week Weight Training Program. Help and Suggestions needed
With my current work schedule, I am finding the 4 day upper/Lower split I've been doing very difficult to fit in, and I believe it's hindering adherence. I feel like I may have greater success with shorter workouts (4-5 movements or movements I can easily superset) more often. Fortunately, I was relatively well prepared…
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Opinions on what are actually useful suppliments/vitamins?
I put in a massive protein and suppliment order last week, with 10 kg of protein powder, 1 kg of creatine and a pound of citrulline. Realistically, this should be a 3-4 month supply. Maybe a little less as my protein goals will be going up as I work into maintainence. That being said, the stupid company just came up with a…
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Best Bang for the buck workout Equipment to buy for a home gym? (off Amazon)
I have like $80 in credit on the Amazon.ca site. I also have an empty balcony with spring and summer just on the horizon. The gyms are closed down, and likely will be for months amidst covid19. So a balcony gym sounds like a good idea. If people wanted to suggest the best bang for buck home equipment on amazon.ca, or just…
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Think I need a more streamlined program as Covid19 is leading to extra shifts at work. Suggestions?
So I work in an elderly care facility and due to the Corona Virus, they are needing more people there to do screening and other tasks. This will leave me at work far more often. I'm under the impression that I will be there for more than 50 hours a week, and with probably 2.5 hours daily of commute 5-6 days a week. I am…
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Is there anything written on what the maximum amount of cardio that it is safe to do while fasted?
So. I will be going on a foodie adventure downtown with a friend to try a bunch of restaurants and goodies. I just started up again with the cut last week, and will be going next week, so it is too early for a refeed/cheat day. Regularly on Wednesday, and often the weekend I do a cardio day where I routinely use an…
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To Canadians: Canadian Protein 20% off select items for Cyber Monday (Whey Concentrate is A+ Value)
[url="https://www.canadianprotein.com]https://canadianprotein.com[/url] Canadian Protein has a pretty great cyber Monday deal if you need whey concentrate, which as far as I'm concerned is the best bang for the buck anywhere. This would be 5 kg for $63.22. I can vouch for the product, been using it all year. You get free…
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At what body fat percentage would gynecomastia stop looking dumb? Wanna get rid of these moobs.
So, I have lost about 70 pounds this year. I've done this through calorie restriction of course, but also close monitoring of protein, cardio, and fairly frequent weight training. As such, I've actually put on a fair bit of muscle in the process. Unfortunately, my number 3 reason to lose weight, behind being better for me…
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At what body fat percentage would gynecomastia stop looking dumb? Wanna get rid of these moobs.
So, I have lost about 70 pounds this year. I've done this through calorie restriction of course, but also close monitoring of protein, cardio, and fairly frequent weight training. As such, I've actually put on a fair bit of muscle in the process. Unfortunately, my number 3 reason to lose weight, behind being better for me…
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Getting Creative With Protein Shakes (Unflavoured Whey is very worth the trouble)
So I've been experimenting with unflavoured protein powder as I've recently purchased a 5 kg bag from my supplier. I think I've found the secret to actually enjoying protein shakes; put other stuff in the protein shake and blend it with ice. Whey seems to have this odd property that I didn't know about, that if it's…
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Should core be exercised to exhaustion? Adding effective volume? Other efficient weighted exercises?
I've been working my core fairly hard daily for a few months. Went from planks to weighted planks, and further from body weight core work to weighted cable crunches and other machines at the end of all of my weight training sessions. I've even found myself able to do headstands up against a wall, which is pretty neat.…
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Need to Decide when to Start Reverse Dieting
So, I had a crazy water weight swing over last 2.5 weeks. 212 to 201. My goal weight upon I wish to build my body and get as lean as possible is 190. I am 6' 2.5". I lose about 2 pounds a week, and I still have a lot of body fat so I am comfortable maintaining this pace. I have been losing steadily since mid December,…
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Good regimens for progressive stretching for a novice?
I'm not a huge yoga person, not because I dislike yoga, but I just don't like classes like that. I've been losing weight successfully, I've been getting stronger and building muscle successfully, and I do partake in some stretching, but not for physical dexterity. I think it might be smart to work some stretching in as I…
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Opinions on 2 a Days?
What are peoples opinions on 2 a days? I watched a video of a trainer who got actors ready for roles and essentially worked on strengthening them within usually a 12 week span. He went through a number of actors and their physical and functional transformations. Bradley Cooper, John Krasinski, Emily Blunt, Alison Brie and…
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Reasonable Alternatives to Squats and Deadlifts
So I've been properly lifting for about 2.5 months. I've made pretty great strides I think in that time, everywhere but my chest but even that isn't so bad. My squat and deadlift since then have gone from the bar or small weights to 255*11 on squats and 245*6 on my deads for my best sets. Unfortunately my form is not…
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Exercises for a constant commuter? Making an experimental routine.
So I drive a lot. Like 1-2 hours every day. I want to experiment with incorporating some sort of exercise that I could do while in transit. I have so much time to do it with so much consistency, that honestly I think I'd probably see pretty decent results fairly quickly. Finding exercises that are challenging, but also…
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Enriching foods (hopefully bread) with whey protein? Anyone ever done this?
So I'm eating a lot of protein, like lots of people here. My protein supplier sells unflavoured whey protein powder for the same price as the flavoured stuff, so I was thinking on the next go, I might buy it to experiment with. I was looking online for a whey protein enriched bread, but I didn't really find any solid…
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PSA For Gym Idiots: Check the Default Weight on Machines!
So this is something I just noticed today, and it kind of blew my mind. Some machines, especially leg machines, have extraordinary default weights. I've been undercounting my legpress by 136 pounds. I thought the stupid sled would have been like 20 pounds, but 136??? I was certainly amused. After I was confused. Just…
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Nosalt- A potassium supplement?
So. I never paid attention to nutrition before I was dieting because the amount that I was eating definitely allowed for enough consumption of everything, but now that I am dieting and I have had to keep track of protein intake, I took a look at my vitamin and nutrient intake. I basically eat no potassium right now. Like…
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How do you guys handle exercise after long work days?
So a couple days a week, I end up working these shifts that end up being 12 hours long. 8 of those hours are sedentary, but the next 4 are on my feet and I end up walking 11-15000 steps by the end of the day. I am aiming to hit the gym 6 days a week, 5 with weights and 1 heavy cardio, and 1 rest day. I took my rest day…
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Strengthening the chest as much as possible while losing weight?
Chest remains the muscle group that has the least amount of progress for me, and will likely remain relatively so until I near goal and I give myself more freedom to change the diet. Even so, I would like to try to work in auxiliary exercises to strengthen it as much as I can. All other groups have seen really respectable…
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Should Have Probably done this earlier... Who wants to be buds?
I'm doing the thing. I've lost 45 pounds total since last year, had a bit of a backslide because of poor life situations but I'm back and lighter than ever. *highfives self* I've been trying to hit the gym about 6 days a week, and have been fairly aggressive with the calorie goals. The calorie bit is surprisingly under…
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Does it matter how you hold the barbell when doing shrugs?
So I was doing shrugs today, and upped the weight to a point where I just wasn't having the grip strength in my fingers to hold onto the bar, even though I definitely could do the shrug. When I put one hand facing forward and one facing back, I was actually able to hold on and complete the set, however. Is this a big…
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Is it possible to build any substantive muscle while in heavy calorie deficits?
So, I'm losing weight, and I'm losing it pretty quick. I have a pretty high deficit and work out 5-6 days a week. If I continue at my pace, I will be at goal in 3 months, and while it's great that I'm losing quickly, it would be nice to keep getting stronger. I was reading an article that cited a study that said it is…
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Low Calorie Protein Dense foods?
So, it has come to my attention that I need to fit in an extraordinary amount more protein in my diet over the next 3-4 months while I lose the next 30 pounds. I'm getting close to hitting the natural plateau at the weight lifting, and I really need to maintain if I can't grow the muscle. The soft goal is 0.8 grams per…
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Critique my Workout Regiment and Make Suggestions Please!
So, I've been lifting since January, and using the Jefit app to track my workouts, which is actually fantastic. They suggest a regiment, which I tweaked to get it to something that was easier to do in my gym setting, as well as adding in 1-2 cardio days along with the 4 weight training days. This is what I'm doing right…
