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    Almost 40 -- Struggling with gains & recovery. Advice needed, please

    @wholehalfmom I'm about 6ft. I lost weight by counting calories. I cut my intake to 1500, and dropped about 2lb/week. I find it hard to lose weight while working out. I find it hard to build muscle without increasing BF%. I think that puts me in the genetically average camp.
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    Almost 40 -- Struggling with gains & recovery. Advice needed, please

    @wholehalfmom I actually do 5/3/1 on mon-thur (squats, bench, deads, OHP), and repeat my Monday workout on Friday. I find that (a) I like to do squats more often, and (b) I can recover for Monday to squat again. I only do cardio (30min elliptical) on the 5/3/1 deload weeks. I find that I can...
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    Almost 40 -- Struggling with gains & recovery. Advice needed, please

    @wholehalfmom [ sorry for the wall of text -- hope some of it is interesting ] I'm 42. I started my fitness journey when I turned 39 and didn't want to end up like my parents and inlaws (range of old age symptoms like alzheimer's, dementia, heart disease, kidney disease, and cancer). That...
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    Wall-E Wednesdays (diet discussions)

    @jesusdaughter155 I have not read Fat Loss Happen on Monday, but I do agree with these 3 points. I definitely am in control of my diet during the week far more than I am on the weekend. Some family/social get-together happens on the weekend, and I'm always off track by the end of it. So...
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    Wall-E Wednesday (diet discussions)

    @mjennings same.
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    Recommended routine in Polish

    @bernard2291 I was amazed that there were 87 Polish-speaking upvoters. But it looks like some of the upvotes were not Polish.
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