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Push ups
Hello everyone, so here’s my workout schedule at the gym: Monday: chest and triceps Tuesday: back and biceps Wednesday: legs and shoulders Thursday: chest and triceps Friday: back and biceps Saturday: legs and shoulders Sunday: day off I’d like to add push-ups to my workout. Which days should I do push-ups? TIA
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Need help getting a good nights sleep
I go to bed around 10pm. I have no problems falling asleep. Then I wake up around 3am and it takes me a little while to fall asleep again. Then same thing happens at 4am. I usually get up around 4:30am because I can’t sleep. I go to the gym around 7am and then I’m so tired throughout the day. What can I take that will help…
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Feeling tired after the gym
Hey everyone, I joined the gym about a week ago. I wake up around 6am, have a cup of coffee and off to the gym. I’m at the gym around 7am. I walk on a treadmill for an hour, burning about 300 calories. I’m male, 6’1” and weigh about 240 lbs. I’m back home around 9am, take a shower and have breakfast. I typically have…
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Personal trainer who specializes in back issues
Hello everyone, I lost some weight recently, mostly by cutting down on calories and walking regularly. I still have more weight to lose, but I feel that I’m kind of scrawny. I’d like to build some muscles. I do have many herniations and bulging discs. When I spoke to a chiropractor about a year ago, I was told to stay away…
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How much is too much walking?
Hello everyone. I really enjoy walking, not running, so I joined the gym and I'm now walking 6 days a week, 1 hour per day at the speed of 4 miles per hour. Today is Friday, which is the 5th workout of the week and I feel like today's workout was a bit tougher. Is there such thing as overdoing it? Just curious?
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Your favorite sources of healthy recipes
Hello everyone, what are some of the best sources to find healthy recipes? What are your favorite YouTube channels, Instagram or Pinterest accounts, or personal blogs? I'm terrible at cooking, so something with step by step instructions. If they list macros that's even better. TIA
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Exercise routine for bad back
Hello all, I used to follow Power 90 program from Beachbody about 5 years ago and had great success, but then I developed 2 herniated discs in my lower back and 2 bulging discs in my upper neck. Every time I try to exercise to Power 90, my back and my neck start to hurt and I stop exercising. Then it takes me several weeks…
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Finding healthy recipes
Hello everyone, I'm looking for a good source of healthy recipes. Maybe like a YouTube channel or a good website that provides healthy recipes. Nothing complicated. I'm not a cook. What's your favorite place for healthy recipes? Thanks in advance.
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Set my own nutrition goals
I was a very active member of MyFitnessPal back in 2014. I was excersicing heavily, watching my nutrition and had great results. I had some health issues in the past several years and now I'm trying to get back into it. But I see the system has changed a little. I can't set my own calories, carbs, fats and proteins. The…
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Exercising with herniated and bulging discs
Hey everyone, I used to exercise regularly and had great success, but couple of years ago, I was diagnosed with having 2 herniated discs in my lower back and 2 bulging discs in my neck. Seems like a simple movement hurts me. Vacuuming the floor, brushing teeth, washing dishes, doing any type of movement where I have to…
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Starting T25 on Monday. Any advice?
Hi everyone, I did Power 90 couple of years ago and had great success. Then life got in the way and I gained some of the weight back, but not all of it. I tried starting Power 90 several times over the past couple of years, but keep getting hurt and injured. So I decided to try T25. I did several exercises in the Alpha…
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Craving sweets
Hello everyone, A little over a year ago, I was doing really well. My nutrition was great. I was exercising every day. Now I'm trying to get back into it. I'm ok when it comes to exercising, but I just can't get back to the same nutrition as I did before. My number one problem is that I crave sweets. I really don't eat bad…
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Preparing chicken breasts for the whole week
Hello everyone, I bake my chicken on the weekend and it lasts me the entire week. However, after it has been refrigerated, it then becomes dry. Any tips on how to prepare chicken breasts for the whole week, so it doesn't dry out? Thanks
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Blanching and seasoning vegetables
Hello all, I learned how to blanch vegetables, but I want to add more flavor to them. What seasoning do you use to make vegetables taste better? I still have lots of weight to lose, so I need a healthy way to season them. Thanks
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21 Day Fix - Anyone doing it?
Hello everyone, My wife ordered the 21 Day Fix and it arrived yesterday. She read through the booklet last night and then we watched the exercise disks. These moves are not easy, even though the modifier seems doable. My wife hasn't worked out in a while, so she feels intimidated by the whole fitness routine. Who's…
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Guys Only - Success Stories
There are so many success stories and they're all so inspiring, but since I'm a guy, I get more inspired by reading success stories from other men. I wish there was a dedicated section, but since there's none, post your before and after photos here, so all guys can get inspired.
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How to measure ground turkey
I bought a package of Perdue ground turkey. The entire package is 16 oz. Nutritional label says there are 4 servings, 4 oz. each. So I put some spray oil in the frying pan, cooked the turkey and decided to weight the whole thing. It only weighs 11 oz. So I lost 5 oz while cooking it. So in my opinion, the label is…
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Lift heavier or do more reps?
Hey guys, I'm curious. What's better? Lifting heavier weight or doing more reps? For example, I can do 20 reps of bicep curls with 20lb dumbbells. If I want bigger muscles, should I increase the weight or should I do more reps?
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I did 1 chin-up
I finally did one. It was ugly. I was hanging crooked, but I did it. I feel so happy and accomplished. Since I was a little kid, I couldn't do a single chin up. I remember in school we had to do chin ups and I failed. I went to camp and we had to do chin ups and I failed. I'm 38 years old and I finally did one. After…
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Need help with macros
Hey guys, I'm a guy, 6'1", about 208 lbs. My bf% is around 20%. I just started the Power 90 routine, which is 6 days a week working out from home, alternating cardio and weights. My goal is to lose more body fat and retain/gain muscle. I want to get to 15% initially. I'm currently consuming about 1,800 calories per day. My…
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Help me with my Carb/Protein/Fat ratio
Hey guys, Let me tell you a little bit about myself. I'm male, 38 years old, 6'1", 217 lbs. I've lost 18 lbs in the past 2 months, but I wasn't following a certain macro ratio. I was just eating less. I do Power 90 exercises and today I'm on day 46. I workout 6 days a week from home (3 days cardio and 3 days weights). So…
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Pull ups / Chin ups
Hey guys, Since I was a little kid, I could not do a single pull/chin up. Now that I've lost some weight and I've been exercising regularly for the past 3 months, my goal is to finally do at least 1 pull/chin up. I bought a pull up bar for my home, as well as a chin-up max bands. They were just delivered yesterday. I did 1…
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Make the water taste better
Hey guys, This question is for my wife. When we go out to eat somewhere, she usually reaches for either Diet Snapple or a Diet Coke. She knows that water is better for her, but she wants to know how she can make it taste better. What would be the best and healthiest choice? Thanks
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Guy with soft stomach and love handles
Hey gang, I have a question. My whole life I've been struggling with weight. I would lose some weight and then would gain it back. All these times that I would lose weight, I would do it the wrong way. Now I'm doing it the right way. I eat clean, within my calories and I exercise daily. I'm 6'1", 214 lbs. Overall, I'm not…
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What's the best breakfast before a workout?
Hey guys, I do Power 90, so I alternate cardio and weights for 6 days (Mon = Cardio, Tue = Weights, Wed = Cardio, etc.). Sunday is my day off. I wake up around 7am. Have my breakfast around 8am. Workout around 9am. I'm ok with my workouts, but I'm just thinking maybe there's a way to make it better. I eat two different…
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Sodium and water retention
Hi gang, I'm a 38 year old male, 6'1", 216 lbs. I know I shouldn't, but I weigh myself everyday. Yesterday, I was 215 lbs. Today I was 216 lbs. I ate about 2,000 calories yesterday, drank around 80 oz of water, burnt around 800 calories during exercising and when I woke up this morning, I was a pound heavier. I did have…
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Egg yolks and high cholesterol
Hey guys, I love eggs, especially when making an egg omelet. My cholesterol is a bit elevated, so I've been staying away from egg yolks. My omelets have been egg whites only. Since yolks contain lots of cholesterol, should I stay away from yolks? I eat omelets 4 times a week. I just want to make sure that my cholesterol…
