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advice for home gym
ive been working out for years using adjustable dumbells. i will be moving in a few months and finally have some room for something better. i would love to take lifting to a new level and really see what i am capable of. i am looking for a machine where i can do barbell lifts without a spot since i work out alone. looking…
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Intermittent fasting - some questions
I've been looking into intermittent fasting and there is a lot conflicting information out there. Maybe someone here can help me out. Is fasting just a way of achieving a calorie deficit or is it something else? Some say it is, and some say it is hormonal and teaches your body to use fat instead glucose for fuel after…
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Waking up irritable
Sometimes I wake up in such a terrible mood. I can't distinguish a pattern and was wondering if anyone had this experience and found there to be a particular reason why it happens sometimes and not others. It does not necessarily correlate with the amount of sleep I get. I am always tired when I need to get up and have…
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Book recommendation for teenage boy
My 17 year old son often doesn't eat enough food, or enough protein and has gotten skinny which he does not like. Looking for a book that will educate him on how to eat and exercise for muscle maintenance/gain. He is not into body building but interested in body weight exercises he can do at home. Ty.
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Groin pain
I'm hoping someone here can help me figure out what's going on with me and maybe offer some solutions. I had a baby 2 and a half months ago and during my pregnancy I suffered from what I thought was spd and it mostly went away when I gave birth. A week ago I started to get back into exercise (basically walking with running…
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am i making a mistake?
I've recently changed up my workout regimen and am not sure if i made the right choice. My old workouts consisted of running 5k 3 times a week and light weights (with jillian michaels) twice a week. I've been interested in lifting heavier based on everything i read on this site so i decided to go with m&s full body dumbell…
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lifting advice
i just bought a set of adjustable dumbells (each up to 55lbs). any suggestions on routines i can follow where i dont need other equipment? i am currently out of shape weights-wise (recently had a baby and lifting made me nauseous while pregnant so i stopped any resistance training i had been doing) but am naturally pretty…
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suggestions for lifting routine
ive been looking at all the heavy lifting programs that have been suggested but it seems like i need at least a barbell for all of them. i do not have a gym membership but i do have dumbells ranging from 5-50 lbs each. is there a routine out there that i can use with the equipment i have (plus body weight exercises)? i…
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Question about all calories being equal
So I've read on here how when it comes to weightloss, all calories are equal. A calorie is a calorie is a calorie. However, a friend of mine just told me that her nutritionist explained to her that this isn't so. She said that when you consume let's say, an apple, for 100 calories vs candy for 100 calories, the way your…
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5000 calories in 30 minutes??
i recently heard an ad on the radio advertising some weightloss/fitness program. they claim that by signing up (to this magical program) you can burn 5000 calories in 30 minutes. am i missing something? is this in any way possible? what can this possibly be?
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a few lbs that make all the difference?
i have noticed something over the years and was wondering if others have it too... i have about a 3-4 lb window where if i cross over the threshold, i look different. i literally cross over from "normal" looking to fat (and vice versa). its really strange because i can lose/gain 10-15 lbs and wont look any different but…
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what is the truth?
basically everyone i talk to feels that being overweight is genetic. kids tend to look like their parents; you see fat families all the time. that some ppl just have a really hard time losing weight and tend to gain easily (bad metabolisms etc). a (heavy) friend of mine told me that her kids pediatrician told her that her…
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resuming running after pregnancy/birth
i am currently pregnant (18 weeks) and trying my best to keep up with running. i have had to slow my pace and add in some walking breaks. i hope to be able to continue throughout my pregnancy but realistically that may not happen and will switch to walking if need be. after giving birth, i will need to recover for 6 weeks…
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anxiety over weight gain
i feel pathetic about the anxiety i have over gaining weight. prior to getting pregnant, i lost around 30 lbs and was feeling pretty great even though i had wanted to lose about 15 more. now im just about 15 weeks pregnant and have gained about 5 lbs which really put me over the edge to make me look really fat (i didnt…
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pregnancy and running question
just wondering if this is typical... ive been running for about a year so not a long seasoned runner here. before getting pregnant i had worked up to running at 6.0 (10 min mile) for 3 miles, 3 times a week plus 2 days of strength training. however, pretty much as soon as i got pregnant i had noticeably less energy and…
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running nsv for beginners
This is for beginner runners who are wondering when this will get easier. I finished c25k a while ago and been consistently running 3 days a week since. But I was not really enjoying it and wondering if I would ever get to a point where I was running and didnt just want to stop the whole time. Well, it finally happened! It…
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Am I wasting my time?
My current exercise routine consists of running 3 days a week and doing Jillian michaels No More Trouble Zones 2 times per week. I've recently increased the dumbells to 12 lbs each and I am really tired by the end of it. For those who dont know, NMTZ is no cardio and basically 45 minutes of strength training exercises…
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Best way to increase running speed?
I'm finishing c25k next week on the treadmill. Right now I'm going very slow but hope to increase my speed and was wondering the best way to go about it. Should I increase the mph by a point or two every week (like from 4.5 mph to 4.6) or do intervals at a higher speed (like go for one minute every five minutes at 5.0)? My…
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does it ever get easy?
just finished w8d2 (jogging for 28 minutes). while i have definitely improved endurance and have successfully completed all the weeks on time, (with the exception of w5d3 which took me a couple of tries), i feel like its always a struggle toward the end. i guess what im asking is when does this become "easy"? in your…
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Running getting harder not easier
I don't understand what's been happening to me. I started c25k 5 weeks ago and was feeling great. A week ago, even 3 weeks ago I was able to run 10 minutes straight and felt great doing it. For the last few days I feel terrible 2 minutes into it. I can't breath, my legs hurt and I just feel like stopping. Been pushing…
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please explain...
so ive been reading a lot on here about BMR, TDEE, etc and how weight loss is basically calories in vs calories out. im curious though how other factors come into play. what about genetics? faster/slower matabolism? hormonal issues?.. etc. you can have two people of same height and weight eating the same things and one…
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c25k beginner... some advice please
after working out with jillian michaels dvds for the last 6 months or so, i decided to start c25k as ive always wanted to be a runner. my current plan is c25k 3 days a week and jillians no more trouble zones (strength training) 2 days. ive done the first week of c25k twice this week so far. my problem is that while…
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still hate to work out!
after being inactive for quite a few years, i buckled down about 6 months ago and started working out. i get in 5 workouts a week, mostly jillian michaels dvds. i feel like im in pretty decent shape and have come a long way from that first workout, which i feel great about. ive only lost around 9 lbs in that time, which is…
