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Exercise/Food/Supplements to minimise strength loss

Evening all, I've been having some pretty worrying knee problems since a rugby tournament 7 weeks ago. Being the idiot that I am (and also not speaking too much of the local langu …
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not so high fat\protein for optimal athletes performance

to OPTIMIZE the performance of ones explosive training or heavy lifting or even hypertrophy work, eating the lowest amount of protein\fat required(and not being deficient in any wa …
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Beginning muscle and still losing weight

So I'm female, 32, lost 80 lbs on pure 90/10 paleo and now am at 238. I am dying to have some muscle mass even though I'm not at my goal weight yet. I'm wondering 2 things 1: how/ …
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Ladies and Lifting. I want to hear your story.

Even though I go to crossfit now, I still feel like kind of a loner when I'm lifting. Sure, cross fit does some heavy lifts, but I have been practicing starting strength since July …
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Joint inflammation returns after reintroduction of foods

Hi there, I am an active male exercising about five days a week, three of which are heavy weight lifting sessions that include a lot of compound exercises and the other two are my …
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Ok, so how do I lose weight?

I'm a 14 year old girl (almost 15) 5'4" and 150 pounds. I have a belly, and I've gained fat on my legs. I was quite happy with the paleo diet. Every so often, my parents would ha …
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Starting strength and crossfit together. Hack my exercise routine

Hello, I'm a former gym-rat-cardio-queen with a bike problem. Over the past 8 months or so I've been learning to let go of cardio conditioning, have learned how to lift heavy weigh …
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What Exercises Should I Do to Get Lean?

I'm trying to lose weight right now, but I would like to simultaneously keep lean muscle and build muscle/burn body fat. I know I've read the BEST thing to do is HIIT once a week, …
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Stronglifts in addition to biking 15+miles/25km+ every day?

I've just restarted lifting weights after a five month hiatus or so, and want to know if everyone thinks that bicycling at least 20km or so a day is going to be detrimental to both …
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Buff vs. “feminine”?

This is a very non-scientific question, out of pure curiosity. The last 3 years I’ve been kickboxing passionately, I started lifting weights and then, one year ago, I started cros …
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Weight machines deprecated?

From what I've heard, free weight training is recommended and weight machines are not thought to be effective. But I wanted to check in on that. I lifted on weight machines for ye …
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Exercise and Ketosis

I am in the transition to ketosis, and I want to keep lifting weights and continue with my same workout routine, but I get lightheaded, and I do not feel as strong while lifting. …
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lifting weights/losing weight

14 year old girl, on a paleo diet. I'm looking to lose some weight. I'm around 150 pounds and 5'4" inches. My parents say I need to lose weight too, even though I am fit and health …
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Heavy Lifting Suggestions

Hello all! I am a 20 year old female, hoping to change my body composition. I'd like to lower my body fat % a few points and I know that incorporating heavy lifting into my life w …
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Running performance: Bodyweight workouts or lifting

I'm a female 15-year old runner looking to improve my timings. I've been running regularly for about a year or so, with a 20:15 PR for 5K (road) and 42:41 PR for 10K (trail). Rig …

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