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Workout Split: Seperate day for cardio?
Hello, every so often I like to reorganize my weekly workout split. Right now with work I can guarantee at least 5x days in the gym. I was wondering if it would be better to have one day of my split be for cardio, or should I just add 20-30 mins of cardio at the end of my weight lifting? Is one way better than the other?…
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What's more important: Nutrition or Gym?
Hey all, I'm going on vacation this week and I'm doing some mental gymnastics. I'm not able to go to the gym this week as I have to prepare for my trip after work and leave in a few days. However, I'm still counting my calories and staying in my goals without my exercise calories. I guess I have two questions 1) In…
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Discouraged while waiting for results
Hello, I've been doing better with my fitness lately. I've recently started tracking every thing I eat, even my weekly cheat meal (Friday dinner), what I eat on the weekends, and even any alcohol which are all things I didn't track before. And I've been consistent with going to the gym for the past two weeks. However, I…
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Serving size includes bone weight?
Hi, trying to track everything I eat more accurately. Making chicken wings for everyone today in my air fryer. I was weighing out the pieces for myself on my scale as serving size is 4oz. My question is, does that include the weight of the bone? I'm not sure what the rule is when it comes to weighing foods that have bones…
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Starting over again
Hello. Not new to the forums, but a different person nonetheless. I have a few questions. I've been back on my fitness journey since my gyms reopened. I had surgery the previous year and had to take a while to recover, and admittedly stopped paying attention to my journey. I'm back around 156 lb right now and want to get…
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Beginning boxing
Hi all, I've been wanting to get into boxing recently. My gym has a pair of gloves and punching bag and I want to work it into my cardio days because it seems fun. Does anybody have any good tips for beginners or threads/videos?
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Need tips for body recomposition
Hello all I've been trying out body recomposition for some time now. Currently, I eat my maintenance calories on training days and I decrease for rest days. My question is, is body recomposition best practiced while eating at maintenance or am I supposed to be eating above? Also, I eat about 1800 cals for my MC. I'm not…
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Heart rate bands
What are some good and inexpensive heart rate sensor bands? I'm referring to the ones that go around your body. And how do you connect them to your phone to see your heart rate? Do certain bands come with certain apps?
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Body Recomposition
Hello all. I am currently trying body recomp. I have 2 questions related to this 1) I have my "training day" calories at 1750 and my rest days as 1350. I understand we are supposed to eat our exercise calories back. My question is for the training day, do I need to actually eat more than the 1750, or is that number already…
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Uneven stomach?
Hi everyone. I noticed today in the mirror that the left side of my stomach seems to protrude more than my right side. I noticed this standing, and when I sat down and ran my hand across the bottom of my stomach, I could definitely feel that the right side was flatter than the left by far. Is this normal or some weird type…
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Deadlift advice
Hi! So recently I've been incorporating deadlifts and I'm confident with my form. I just started, so I'm not going that heavy in weight, but I have a question. I usually rack two 10lb plates on each side and then a 25 on each side for my last set. However, I'm pretty short & put the bar up on a step platform as seen in the…
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Where do you lose weight first?
I just wanted to ask this to see if it was normal. I find the places I gain weight first (stomach, thighs, etc) seem to be one of the last places I notice any shrinkage. For example, my face, back, and arms are pretty toned to a point I would say I see results, but my stomach and thighs seem to go slow as all hell. Is this…
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Rice: cooked vs raw
Ok, so I'm making rice for my meal preps this week. A serving of rice is 1/4 cup (47g). Now I want to make 5 servings, so obviously I know to just measure that serving size out 5 times. However, as we know, rice expands when you cook it. How do I measure the rice once it's cooked to ensure I'm not eating more than one…
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Carbs
Hello. So, I feel carbs have gotten a bad wrap as I've been growing up. Hearing "carbs make you fat" my whole life has made me regret enjoying a nice sandwich or mama's roasted potatoes. There's always so many posts concerning weight loss about low carb, high carb, no carb, blah blah blah. What's the truth? Am I supposed…
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Bone structure and body measurements
I was talking to a friend today and we started discussing anatomy and what not and started wondering what role your body's bone structure plays in weight loss. For example, let's say you've been losing weight and you get to a certain measurement for your hips, but you can start to feel the bone? Is that the smallest that…
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Lose fat but gain muscle mass
Hello. I have restarted my fitness journey after taking some time off to heal from a pretty huge loss in my family. Now that I'm ready to start again, I have a question. How do I go about losing fat while also gaining muscle mass? I lost some muscle during my time off and want to get rid of the excess fat on my body but…
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Genetics
How much of a role does genetics play in your weight loss? Is it possible your genetics will only let you lose a certain amount of weight in certain body parts? I have inherited my mother's thicc thighs and lower belly pouch, and these are of course what I want to get rid of. However, I've come to understand that genetics…
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Are there really different body types?
I need help. Is it true that there's different body types like endomorphs, etc.? I've heard that they both exist and that they're a myth. I only ask because the argument that says they exist have so many different rules about what you can do as an endomorph in your diet and exercise(one article told me not to try and lift…
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Clicking in hip
Whenever I do certain exercises such as an ab exercise where you lift both your legs up in the air and lower them back to the floor, I feel this clicking right in my hip. Does anyone else experience this? Is it simply something I can solve through stretching or does it have to do with anatomy?
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Success with trying to lose 0.5 lbs per week
Hi everyone. So I have my stats in MFP and I have my goals set to lose 1lb per week. Now, I will admit that these past few weeks I have been dealing with some family issues and I haven't been as strict with my workout/food, so I'm not sure if I'm not losing 1lb per week because of this or whatever. It might be due to…
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Tightness in leg while lunging
Hello. So recently I've been trying to incorporate walking lunges into my leg day sets. When I step forward with my left leg, I have no problem lowering my right leg into a lunge. However, when I step forward with my right leg, I notice it is much harder for me to lower myself into a lunge and I often lose my balance or…
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Bulking for dummies
Hi. I want to start bulking to build some overall muscle as well as some glute gainz. What is the best way to go about bulking? I understand you have to be in a caloric surplus, but are there any practice or rules for bulking I should be aware of while bulking or any changes I should make in my workouts? Right now I train…
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Still feel hungry
Hi. So my daily cals are 1300, and I also do IF. I have my lunch, whatever my meal prep for the week is, and snacks inbetween until I reach 1300. However, sometimes I still feel hungry but I don't want to eat more and be counterproductive to my weight loss. What are some things to do so I can feel really full on 1300 cals?…
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Foods to reach caloric goal
Hi! Trying to reduce my carb intake to 30% of my daily calorie need which is 1300 at the moment. Im down to try it since I probably am eating too many carbs, but I'm struggling to think of what foods to eat to still reach my calories. What does everyone like to eat that doesn't have carbs in it? I can do around 93gs a day…
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Best Workout Programs/Schedules?
I'm looking to switch up my workouts. Are there any programs/routines people have tried or recommend for getting lean/building muscle?
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Tried to bulk but lost weight?
Hello. So every time I think I have this figured out, I get thrown for a loop. I recently went home for a break for a week and ended up staying another week due to circumstances. I decided to use the two weeks to try to bulk so I could build some more muscle since I was very stressed and didn't have the motivation to…
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Healthy carbs on the side of a meal
Hello all! First of all, I know carbs aren't evil and our body needs them especially after a workout. My question is what does everyone like to eat in their meals that contains simple carbs? I usually will have rice/potatoes with some kind of green veggie (I want to try roasted zucchini next) but I am getting bored of that…
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Calories burned from weight lifting
Since fitness trackers suck at tracking calories burned from strength training and I want to know how much I'm burning to account in my exercise calories, does anyone know how many calories I would burn in about 30 mins weight training and I'm 155lbs? I would say I lift moderately heavy with some days where I try to up the…
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Accuracy of fitness trackers
How accurate would you say a fitness tracker such as fitbit or a smartwatch are at tracking calories burned? For example, today I trained legs and apparently burned 400 cals. Is that probably what I actually burned, or is it an overestimate by the watch? I want to know so I don't end up overeating when I try to eat back…
