What you eat, when and why.
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How can I stop sweaty hands?
Sweaty hands are plaguing my rock climbing and pull up exercises, as well as being annoying at other times. I've read a few (unsourced) ideas that nutrition can be a big factor in sweaty hands. Can I ...
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How can I improve my training program to become leaner and increase strength?
I am 21 year old male and my overall aim is to lean up and build some more muscle/ increase strength, there fore I have adopted a higher protein intake and lowered my calorific intake, could I get ...
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How much glycogen is burned in weightlifting?
I'm trying to roughly match my carbohydrate intake to my rate of glycogen depletion with the goal of replenishing without overdoing. Is there an established way to estimate how much glycogen an ...
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Will eating more calories help in mountain climbing?
For my mountain climbing activities, will eating more calories will allow me to perform a bit better / longer? Is there is an upper limit on the amount of calories a person's body can absorb every ...
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How to gain weight? By higher calorie intake or muscle building through exercise?
My BMI is 18.5. Age 24, height 172.5 cm and weight 55 kg.
I am undergoing training for triathlon. I swim 3 to 4 days a week (6-8 km in 4.5hrs - 6 hrs).
I cycle around 50 km a week in 2.5 hrs.
I run ...
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Is it unhealthy to drink cold water? [closed]
I've heard it's healthy to drink warm water that is close to (internal) body temperature so that energy doesn't go into warming it up and that it doesn't "shock" the system. Does that mean it's ...
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Is there any info available on how to measure daily eating calories perfectly? [closed]
I am trying the measuring calorie eating for reducing fat but couldn't find a way to measure the calories i am eating ..Is there any ways to do this perfectly ?
thanks
Shihab
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I want to increase my height (teen girl) with the help of excercise routines and diet
I am a 15 year old girl and 5'5 in height.
How can I increase my height in terms of food and exercise? Is there some specific diet plan or routine practice required that could accomplish this? I ...
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Should I eat more calories when working out even though I'm trying to lose weight?
For example, if I use one of these calculators that tells me how many calories to eat,
if I put in that I am sedentary it tells me to eat (for example) 2000 calories. If I put in that I'm moderately ...
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I'm kind of new to this creatine protein stuff, and need help
My schedule consists of me working out in the morning, around 7 am, eating 2 eggs before that cooked. after my workout I take my protein/creatine in the same bottle. Should I take it around supper ...
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Low weight causing health problems
I'm a 20 year old man. My height is 162cm (approx. 5feet 4in) but my weight is only 42kg (approx 92 pounds). This makes my BMI to be approx 16.00. The low weight is not genetic or the result of any ...
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How to design a running program and diet plan for losing fat in a healthy manner?
I have a specific fitness goal that I want to achieve, and I wanted to take the opinion of some Fitness.SE members to ensure that I'm going in the right direction, and if not, what steps should I take ...
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What is the correct diet and exercise for me given the following information?
This is about my fitness and my effort to make it right.
Current Fitness:
Working male 24 years with 214 pounds in US. I have a male breasts and also a big tummy. I suffered from asthma for a long ...
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Trying to lose weight, two questions
I am currently 18.6 stone. I started dieting three days ago and have massively reduced my caloric intake. For example, last night I had only 200 calories after subtracting my cardio, according to my ...
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Combat sports weight-cut: How to handle the last 4 days?
When I compete in combat sports like MMA, I have to do a major weight-cut. Normally, 3 weeks out from competition I weigh 15 lbs above my target weight.
However, through a strict diet (with meals ...
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suggest some diet for me as I want to gain muscles and at same time want to reduce belly fat
I workout daily for half an hour to gain some muscles(e.g. chess and weight lifting). I have a nice physic except a little bit belly fat, so for that I daily do some half an hour walking and 15 ...
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Guidance on my current diet and workout routine
I'm 21 years old. My height is 6'5'' and I weigh 108kg or around 240 pounds. My build is OK apart from the stomach where the most of my body fat seems to be! I can start to feel that it's getting ...
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When is the best time to drink PHD Diet Whey Protien
I am looking to burn fat and gain muscle during my sports off season. I gym about 3 times a week, and take PHD diet whey.
I have one in the morning and one after going to the gym in the evening.
...
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How to properly use Guideline Daily Amounts for determining my calorie consumption?
I'm 5 feet 11 and I weight 189 pounds, I'm trying to lose some weight to reach 176 pounds but I'm failing to lose weight using the Fat Secret weight diary.
(I use the metric system and my weight is 86 ...
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I'm very thin and I want some muscles [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
I am underweight. How do I gain weight and muscle?
As the title says, I'm just thin at 5'8" and 130lbs. I'm just 19 years old. Despite eating a lot, I'm still very ...
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What constitutes a low carb diet?
What constitutes a low carb diet?
I've been trying to limit daily intake of of carbohydrates in my diet to under 100g. Would limiting it even lower improve results in terms of weight loss?
Also, ...
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Why did I not gain weight when having 4000 calories a day?
I'm about 6ft high and weigh 175 pound, age 26.
For the last few years, I have lived a fairly sedentary lifestyle, easily consuming about 4000 calories per day.
What I would like to know is why if ...
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Effect of protein intake on muscle recovery
"Protein shakes" and other high-protein dietary strategies are believed by some to improve muscle recovery times after workouts. However, there is some opinion to the contrary: that protein intake ...
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How many calories should I intake and how much should I “spend” daily?
I am a Computer professional. My job involves sitting on a pc for the whole day without much physical work.
I am 32, male.
I would like to know what is the amount of calories I should consume daily ...
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Digestion and getting fitter [closed]
I've found that an obstacle to getting fitter is bad digestion especially when it comes to working out the belly area.
When I worked out for a year or more I felt great but my stomach probably didn't ...
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Does alcohol affect a diet?
I'm on a diet aimed at reducing the amount of fat in my body. Reducing fat is my first priority, actually losing weight second. How will drinking hard alcohol (let's say vodka or rum) affect my diet? ...
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Where do I start when finding/creating a fitness program for myself?
I'm a senior in college studying computer engineering, so I spend a lot of time sitting in class and/or in front of a computer. I want to commit to a fitness routine before my sedentary lifestyle ...
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What is the difference between the diet and workout regimes of lingerie/underwear models and fitness enthusiasts/marathon runners?
I was curious as to what the difference was regarding the diet and workout regimes of underwear models compared to say marathon runners and fitness enthusiasts.
Surely they both monitor nutrition to ...
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30 grams of Protein within 30 minutes of waking up
I am looking for Protein suggestions that I can have to consume 30grams after waking up. I am a vegetarian but I do eat eggs. Not too keen on consuming 5 boiled eggs first thing in the morning.
I ...
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What is the best way to get rid of love handles and lower belly fat?
I have been doing cardio lately, eating pretty healthy and doing lots of ab exercises
Planks
The Wheel
Knee lifts
Rotating back with body bar
my upper abs and upper side abs are getting very ...
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Why do I get nauseous after working out, but ONLY in the afternoon or early evening?
I have been a regular exerciser for about 3 years now. I'm a 25 year old female weighing 121 lbs at 5'5" (just in case any of this will be pertinent). I typically like to run, bike, speed walk or use ...
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In relation to Low-Carb diet, Why I feel hungry after I eat?
I am on my second day of a low-carb diet. Never done one before, but I really need to lose 15 pounds to be on my ideal weight.
Today I had a great big lunch. (Burger meat with bacon and cheese, ...
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Training for strength: How is my training regimen and diet combo?
I'm a student and live a schedule that makes it impossible for me to commit to any extremely serious programs or even go to the gym. As such, I have began to train at home, doing primarily the ...
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Are you losing fat or fluids if you diet and drink alot?
A friend is on an extreme diet that includes acupuncture (amongst other) - his diet is that 2 days he isn't eating anything (literally) and the rest he eats very little - up to twice a day, 1 portion ...
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If you consume a lot of protein but don't exercise does it go to waste?
I recently had surgery and have been asked to avoid exercise for atleast 4 weeks. Before surgery I was doing moderate weight lifting and cardio several times a week and consuming 200 grams of protein ...
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Circuit training plan and diet
I am currently enrolled in a circuit training gym and just 'leveled up' to level 3 last month (after about half a year of being in level 1-2 sporadically). I have been more consistent now (2-3 times a ...
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Does daily crossfit excercise and a paleo diet reduce heart disease? [closed]
Does doing daily crossfit excercises and eating a paleo diet consisting of lean meat, vegetables, etc. reduce heart disease?
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So am I at a calorie deficit now?
I am 21, 6'4 and 19 stone (266 pounds) and my estimated BMR is 2545.58
Last night I did 90 minutes walking at a slow pace. This estimates I burned between 319-440 calories. ...
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Do you miss significant nutrients when juicing?
When juicing fruits and vegies a lot of "solid" pulp are left over. I was wondering if they contain significant nutrients that might be better eaten instead of drinking pure juice?
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What's my GDA to lose weight?
I'm 5 feet 11 and I weight 189 pounds, I'm trying to lose some weight to reach 176 pounds. My calculated GDA (with online tools) should be 2800 Kcal/per day. My question is: if I lower this value to ...
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How can I gain a lot of weight in one month? [duplicate]
I want to gain around 10 kg in one month, is this possible?
If so, what would be the healthiest way of doing so?
I'm 23 years old and weigh 56 kg with a height of ~6 ft.
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Any recommended absolute minimum diets? [closed]
I am going to be homeless soon and every penny is going to count (literally). So I want to be able to get the most out of my money and eat food that is going to give me the best possible coverage of ...
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Is it ok to mix nutritional bars while taking meal replacement shakes? [closed]
So I usually take a Luna Bar as part of a snack for lunch and I usually take a meal supplement shake an hour before I work out. I was wondering if its ok to be eating a nutritional bar and taking a ...
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Low dose multivitamin? [closed]
I am interested in taking a multivitamin as a supplement to my diet. Every multivitamin I look at contains 600% of this and 400% of that - I don't really want to see numbers that high. I don't even ...
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Is it okay to continue workouts while fasting?
I'm fasting (water only) for an undetermined amount of time (7-14 days) for personal reasons, but I want to continue my workouts so I don't fall out of the habit. I'm afraid if I let myself skip them ...
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Need help evaluating my diet to gain muscle
I am re-evaluating my daily diet and was looking for some advice on how I can improve it.
Background: I am a 24 year old male, weigh 68kg/150lb, and do the StrongLifts program 3 days a week. My ...
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How can one determine their body's Omega Fatty Acid balance?
I just read a great article on internal inflammation and Omega-3/Omega-6 levels. It states they should be closer to 1-to-1 than the typical 15-1 ratio of modern diets.
I'm willing to supplement ...
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How can I maintain my energy levels?
What are the best ways to maintain my energy levels throughout the day. I find that I am becoming very tired during the day and go to bed early but then wake up still tired.
In particular, things in ...
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Should a post-workout protein shake count in my macros?
I'm in the process of creating a new diet plan with http://www.eatthismuch.com/ however I'm unsure with workout days if I should be intentionally eating less calories to account for the ones I'm ...
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Does it matter when during the day carb intake occurs?
I have heard from multiple sources that "no carbs in the evening" is supposed to be a good way of decreasing the fat buildup and facilitating weight loss. Now while I am aware that none of these ...
