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Low calories and Fat gain

My question is relevant to eating at a calorie deficit- I recently had put on a small amount of extra fat, and wanted to lean out to my previous levels. So I decreased my calorie …
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Feel Free to Critique

I started paying attention to nutrition and training about 8 months ago, and became immediately immersed. I am 6'0, 169 and 18 years old. After research I began eating low-carb a …
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What to eat before/after sports?

I'm new to paleo, so I'm quite confused on the issue. I've stopped my sports for a bit to let my body get used to paleo and I need to shed some weight, and I couldn't ride my bike/ …
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So I went and ran 100 miles. Sue me. But first, hack my recovery.

Sorry for the flippant title. :-) Sort of. Despite whatever Paleo advice or guidance exists out there, I did go and complete a mountain/nasty/brutal 100-mile ultra race on Saturda …
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Muscle Recovery time

I see a lot of talk about muscle recovery time and I need a little clarity on what that means exactly. Does that mean how soon you are able to workout after an intense workout? Or …
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muscle twitches post workout meal

i just fasted for 26-27 hours and had 2 worksouts this morning and last night, both workouts were high volume, 2 hour workouts which comprised of calistenics, swimming, and a coupl …
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Restarting Paleo

Well after quite awhile of unrealistic goals, ups and downs, and experimenting with low carb and meat only with lots of fat. Fighting fears, and much more. I'm ready to restart, r …
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Foods to fuel/recover from soccer, running, endurance…

I'm on Day 3 of Paleo, so far so good. :) I am pretty active, play soccer 2-4x/week, do strength/agility in the gym 2-3x/week, and also run (4-7 miles) 1-2x/week and sometimes road …
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2 Sweet potatoes a day?

I've been very low on energy and muscle recovery following a very low carb/ high fat diet. Would introducing a couple of sweet potatoes every day help me out?
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What diet do you recommend to aid a speedy recovery after a sports endurance event?

My wife is an avid cyclist, both road and mountainbike. She has a very strong background of exercise over many years and now competes in MTB enduros of usually about 6 hours durati …
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Muscle soreness and recovery after workouts

I have been Paleo for some time now and started Crossfit 2 months ago,3 times a week.After every workout I am really sore and in pain for 2 days and then it's time for another work …
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Pre-workout food/meal for muscle gain

I've adopted Paleo in hopes of gaining some muscle mass and strength at the gym. I do a crossfit workout 4-5 times a week, usually at 6:30am. In most cases I don't eat beforehand. …
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What gets depleted when you overtrain?

Might not be a paleo specific question, but I'm eating paleo so figured I'd ask here. What gets depleted when you over train that you should focus on replenishing? I am asking bec …
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stronger for longer? training methodology and programming question

hola, unconditioned newbie here. 32 yr old male, 6 feet 185 lbs. recently joined a circus arts training center (because its actually the least expensive training i could find) BUT …
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Hack my terrible recovery!

The problem I have is that literally any exercise I do will make me sore and tired the next day, even two days later. I'll do something like hot yoga, which has no heavy lifting …

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