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    Home Workout Strength Plateau - advise

    I'm 5'3 short and I am currently very overweight, having spent 7 years away from the gym. I went from 145 lbs (10-15% BF) to 260lbs in that time period, and spent most of it on the heavier end of...
  • 350 degrees for 25min with an average 4-6 oz...

    350 degrees for 25min with an average 4-6 oz breast works well for me
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    I read somewhere that pork tenderloin is as lean...

    I read somewhere that pork tenderloin is as lean as chicken?
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    I thought the point of this site was to share info, not judge???

    To try and answer your question...I'm no expert on bread, but I am a fan.

    1) stone ground is alternative to refinement of grains which minimizes production of gluten and sugars while also keepinf...
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    Butter is more or less a binder for the other...

    Butter is more or less a binder for the other ingredients. I have substituted apple sauce for butter in my banana bread and it works fine...a little denser, but still good.
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    splitting cardio and lifting sessions

    Curious to know if it matters that I would rather lift weights in the morning, but wait until after a days work to do my cardio (9 hours later). I prefer it this way because I have a desk job, and...
  • Good to hear from people who have experienced the...

    Good to hear from people who have experienced the same thing. Very encouraging, and much appreciated. Reps for all! So I headed back into the gym this morning after my long hyatis. It felt good,...
  • It's been a year or two...did I lose all that muscle?

    For a little over year I've been plagued with injury, illness, and a new puppy :0 This combo, including work and few other lame excuses has kept me out of the gym. Sad indeed, but I'm ready to get...
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    I am certifiably a women and all I can suggest is...

    I am certifiably a women and all I can suggest is what motivates me.

    (1) Sense of accomplishment and feelin good'........be encouraging. When/if you go with her to the gym be supportive. She...
  • Thread: Tea anyone?

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    Loosen up my tea leaves baby

    Ever tried cold infusion? During the summer I find it hard to drink hot tea at leisure so I take 3-4 heeping tablespoons of loose tea leaves like fruity green's and put them in a big tea diffuser...
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    The sauce that saved my chicken

    I needed to add fat to my diet b/c I'm not one for supps and I was getting sick of naked chicken soooooo I made this;

    1 tbls of natty PB
    1 tbls of low-sodium soya sauce
    1 clove of garlic
    1 -2...
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    Ronald McDonald should go to prison.

    McDonald's chicken wraps are a gateway drug. Would you walk out of the restaurant if they were out of wraps? Think of any fast food as a cheat. If it happens to be on the healthier side, eat it as...
  • Good work!

    Congrats on phase 1 !!!! 1 lbs in 3 days is possible, but desparate measures can blow your progress out of the water. Don't do anything too off course from what got you to this point. Steady as...
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    disable your pop-up blocker

    disable your pop-up blocker
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    If risk (i.e. disability, condition etc.) is...

    If risk (i.e. disability, condition etc.) is self-identifed on the pre-membership fitness/medical profile questionnaire, then staff can act on it and decline a membership or refer accordingly. If...
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    True that. I recently had this epiphany also. ...

    True that. I recently had this epiphany also. If I may add: I have also gained patience in that my new lifestlye is a guarantee for results of which you can't buy, binge, or starve for.
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    I had an achy knee for months. I later went to a...

    I had an achy knee for months. I later went to a sports med doc who diagnosed me with bursitis which is an overuse injury that causes inflamation..but luckily no deterioration of the knee. I had to...
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    question about muscle loss

    Just looking over my stats over the past couple of months.... In July 06 I was 120 lbs of lean muscle mass, and in January 2007, after falling off the wagon for a couple of months, I was 112 lbs of...
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    I'm in the same boat as your wife. Does she...

    I'm in the same boat as your wife. Does she journal? I find it helps keep me accountable.
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    Thanks everyone...reps for all!

    I'm going to vary my split and add push/pull supersets..sort of like a circuit. If still no results, I'm going to add a rendition of carb cycling according to my training.
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