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Complete and minimal flexibility workout?
I would like to increase my flexibility. Not necessarily every single part of my body but I would like to hit most if not all areas. I would like a set of several exercises that I can do one day or ...
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Can you train yourself to need less sleep
Title says it all, got the idea from this old answer on stack exchange
https://fitness.stackexchange.com/a/3375
The user suggests that it is possible to train yourself to need less sleep.
user34746
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Squats technique flat feet
When I'm doing squats my knees go forward further than my toes. Also when I'm standing up I tend to move weight more towards my toes. I was told that this technique is wrong but it seems like I can't ...
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Difficulty to eat healthy food and weight loss
First of all a couple of background lines to my question, so you can better understand what I am talking about.
I am a 31 y.o. man, working pretty much all day at my desk, with little-to-no-time at ...
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Muscle soreness
I am 18, I have been lifting weights for about a month now - I am quite new to it so I would like to get everything correct before I get into bad habits.
When I first started training I was ...
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How to train general stamina (e.g. 12 minutes running)
There are activities where I consider my fitness above average:
Long-term stamina (hiking or cycling for several hours)
Going up a hill, or going up stairs
I have friends (same sex, same age as me) ...
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RunKeeper fails to pick up my heart rate
I bought the "Polar WearLink hert rate sensor with Bluetooth" in order to monitor my heart rate when running.
I paired it successfully with my Android.
But Runkeeper doesn't show a heart rate, ...
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Planning My Workout
I'm a 16 year old a little fat girl and I have some problems with my body shape. I have a pear shaped body shape and I want to get rid of that as much as it's possible. I want to be fit and healthy. ...
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Struggling with barbell row and overhead press - StrongLift
Its been a month and a half since I started following SL 5*5 after a gap of around 6 months from the gym.
Having started from the empty bar, I have reached:
Squat - 110 lbs
BP - 75 lbs
Row - 80 lbs
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How should I proceed to get normal weight?
My height is around 174.8 cm and weight is around 55 Kgs.
The problem is, I wasn't under weight when I was around 14-15 years old. Now I'm 26 years old. I never paid attention to it until after ...
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Why does my pace improve during a low heart rate (HRR zone 2) 10k?
Note: This doesn't seem to be a warm-up issue, see the updates at the bottom.
I've recently incorporated 80:20 training into my routine and try to keep within heart rate (reserve) zone 2 for a lot of ...
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Are there health risks associated with dropping to very low fat levels? [closed]
Even lurking just a bit on fitness communities shows that people often talk about single digit body fat levels.
Intuitively, this does not seem to be a 'normal' state of the body. People with such low ...
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Pain in forearm while doing bicep curls [closed]
When i'm doing curl or bicep exercise (more when my palm face the ceiling) I feel pain in my forearm between my wrist and my elbow. The pain is situated on the side of the ulna.
The pain seems to ...
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Is there another exercise opposite to the Stomach Vacuum?
Does the Stomach Vacuum have some opposite exercise to it, like expanding the stomach? Or is this useless?
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Should I eat before a workout or just during the day
I've heard several theories regarding when you should eat, especially protein.
Eat carbs before a workout and protein in a "window" of 30mins after a workout.
Eat through the day. so that in the end ...
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when to stretch to help building muscle?
When is best to do stretching exercises in order to help building up muscle? Any times one should avoid or concentrate on?
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Reducing calorie intake or doing more cardio exercise, which one is more effective for losing fat?
I am interested to know which approach is more effective if someone likes to hold his current muscle bulk but only lose fat?
Is it better to keep the previous diet but add more cardio exercises? Or ...
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What is the optimal training time for a combined weight training and cardio workout?
What is the optimal training time for a combined weight training cardio workout and what is the optimal order it should be done in first weight or cardio?
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How to train for marathon if I haven't been running, but walking a lot?
I have very little experience with running, actually last X year I was running only to catch a bus. But I walk a lot, I make 40 km without a problem.
However, when I've tried to run, I've finished ...
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When do repetitions stop being heavy?
Many people have the idea that there are some kind of magical beginner gains, like in the beginning when one first starts training everything is easier and then it gets incredibly harder with time ...
user34398
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Should one train/test their 1RM?
I recently watched a video of fitness youtuber talking about him testing his 1RM frequently (about every 6-8 weeks), which would replace one of his "regular" training days. He does that by calculating ...
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Chronic Hamstring Problem
I play soccer once or twice a week and always seem to pull my hamstring once or twice a season. This has been happening for years. Even when I was in college and in shape I was struggling with this.
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How can I adjust my fitness routine to account for my insulin resistance?
For the past few months I have been trying to lose fat/build muscle/generally become more fit, but have not been seeing any progress. After a bit of googling, I found that insulin resistance, which I ...
user20088
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Wanting to lose weight cycling is this enough?
I had the opportunity to live in Antigua for 2.5 months and I got here about 2.5 weeks ago. I decided to ride my bike back and forth to work everyday to shed some pounds while I am here. I am a 5'3", ...
Sarah
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Injury to knee, need advice
I have a Meniscus Tear to my right knee, itself subject of an ACL rebuild 20 years ago. I don't think I will have an op, as it is not completely severed. So I know I will need to strengthen my quads.
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Shoulder Rod Stretch, Trying to gain flexibility and reached a limit
I am doing the following shoulder rod dislocation stretch. I seemed to have reached a cap on how far I can put my hands together. Right now they are 40 inches apart, at 30 degree from vertical. I was ...
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Squat form check: How to fix inconsistency in hitting depth and inconsistent torso angle?
Update: Here is a new form check request: Squat form check (no. 2)
I would like a form check for my squats please.
One major problem with my high-bar squats (I haven't learnt to do low-bar squats yet)...
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Is there a good activity tracker, in terms of calories spent, for skating and cycling?
I'm looking for a good activity tracker that I can use to measure how much calories I've used up while skating.
The Fitbit Charge HR seems very promising, it's cheap (relatively), has a heart monitor ...
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Is it safe to suddenly add more weight to weighted pull-ups and dips?
After training pull-ups, chin-ups and dips for a while I started adding weights(slowly with the same amount of set and reps). My weight is ~86kg and I currently add ~12kg using backpack, and do 5 sets ...
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How to recognize a Runner's Knee?
I started my exercise routine back up in June and recently started getting into walking/running around my neighborhood on my off days from lifting weights. Last week I pushed myself a little harder ...
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Nutrition Planning Help for Lean Muscle and Strength
Right now my main goal is total body transformation. I am on a caloric deficit and getting stronger each week and have lost about 10 lbs of fat so far from 170 to 160. My target weight goal is 150. ...
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How to have short work outs per day to compensate 1 day gym
I have started to do workouts just recently, and I am doing weight training, but I seem to have a very busy schedule so I only get to go to the gym once a week.
What I do currently though is I jog ...
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Why does standing for too long make knees sore?
I don't seem to get sore knees unless i stand still for extended periods of time.
My knees are fine when I skateboard or do exercise though so it made me curious.
EDIT: I skateboard for more than 4 ...
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Ab workout with lumbar spinal stenosis [closed]
I am 32 years old, and a few months ago I had a lower back pains which kept me up at nights, NSAIDs eased the pain but I was left with a mild pain in the lower back.
I had an x-ray which showed a ...
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Which exercise program is better for fat loss? [duplicate]
I have never done any exercise before, and would like to start one but I am confused between these two fitness programs:
P90x
Lee Labrada's online 12 week program
Which one will help me better ...
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Is there fat that once gained is permanently there (for example: chin)? [closed]
I gained lot of weight in less than 6 months (about 10kg) because I started taking medicine which as a side effect had higher desire to eat.
Now I am losing some weight and am getting closer to ...
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How to calculate how much Macros, fibre and calories I need per day
I'm 18 years, 5'6, 151 lbs - 154 lbs, 17.2% body fat (bio impedance scale).
As you might have possible guessed, I'm looking to get lean, add some muscle, reach a 9% body fat and get to 155 lbs. If I ...
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Bulking with cardio?
I've been gyming for around three and a half months now. Started when I was 123 lbs and have gained significant weight, 141 lbs to be exact. Height is 5'9. Been eating a lot of calories obviously. I ...
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Should fat be prioritized over carbs for body recomposition?
Healthy no allergies Male 30 y.o. Trying to recomposition. Lose fat and gain muscle. Current body fat 18%, goal is 13%. Protein intake is stable and maxed out as (1g/1lbs).
Option: Protein 30%. ...
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Can't progress any further with my trainings!
I have been doing this program for quite some time now. There is a bit of progress in terms of technique but my body seems to be unchanged for the past 3 months.
In other terms I do progress a ...
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Is this a good plan to build muscle?
I am using Fitness AI ap that regulates variety, sets, reps, weight.
It seems to always give (2 chest, 2 back, 1 shoulder) compound exercises for upper, and (3 leg, 2 ab) exercises for lower. They are ...
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Should I be able to get abs within a month with my ab-training plan? Or is there a better way?
I'm a new user on this site.
Recently, I had an idea of training to get six-pack abs. Although I've been doing a lot of research (I'll show them to you below), I still can't find an effective way of ...
user38338
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DOMS and other Side Effects from Bicycling
Am I right that Bicycling causes less DOMS, soreness and similar negative side-effects than other forms of cardio exercise? (For similar cardio results).
What are the main negative side effects of ...
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How to lose fat but not muscle? [duplicate]
I am 6' 2", 210LBs, have cut my rice and bread intake in a half(and also removed all unnecessary calories I would eat before). I also take 50-75 grams of ON 100% golden whey protein per day and ...
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Is variation of movement important in strength training? [closed]
Exercise is the thing we must do to replicate the conditions under which physiology was - and still is - adapted, the conditions in which we are physically normal.
In other words, exercise is ...
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Underhand press ups
Are weighted and unweighted underhand press ups safer than normal press ups?
Some forums says underhand bench press has 30% more upper pectoral activation and since the bench press and the press up ...
user29722
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Squat form check (no. 2)
Gentlemen, and ladies, I would like a squat form check, please!
So here is my previous squat form check.
The most important advice was that I needed to slow down my descent to consistently reach depth....
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workout in weekdays & eating protein in weekend?
I workout on Monday - thursday & dont take required amount of protein to build muscles due to some reasons....
i can able to take enough protein from friday to sunday.... so if i need 150g ...
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Short Timeframe Health
I am severely obese - 180cm and 108Kgs for a 21 year old male - approximately 25Kgs above my 'safe' level. Adverse affects are increased tiredness, mood swings, trouble breathing when performing basic ...
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Advice on gaining weight [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
I am underweight. How do I gain weight and muscle?
Here's some info about me:
I'm 21 years old.
Weight: 50kg (110 pounds)
Height: 1.70m (5'7")
What would you suggest I do ...
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