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    Does anybody else have a certain weight that they get stuck on and it's so hard to break below? How do I get past it?

    @v%C3%A4in%C3%A4moinen If you are directing people like @yommie to a BMR calculator, please also make sure to clarify that BMR (basal metabolic rate) is the calories burned by existing, and does not account for the additional calories you need to sustain your activity level (which is...
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    My completely subjective experience with, and advice for, starting a strength training program (as an absolute beginner)

    @lifeunlocked Some gyms also have fixed weight barbells which are shorter and have the weights permanently attached instead of being able to change them. I definitely made use of those when starting out!
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    My completely subjective experience with, and advice for, starting a strength training program (as an absolute beginner)

    @lifeunlocked You're welcome! I really enjoyed reading your post - so much so that I recommended it to someone else who's just getting started as a good read! Sometimes people can get so passionate about which program people ought to start with, but starting at all is really the most important...
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    My completely subjective experience with, and advice for, starting a strength training program (as an absolute beginner)

    @lifeunlocked This sound so much like my experience maybe 8 years ago when I first started! Main differences: I was getting my information overload from Nerd Fitness, not Reddit Step 1: I picked Stonglifts 5x5 (which is just 3 days a week) Step 2: There's a great app for SL now, but not back...
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    Beginner questions

    @jordan1989 Response to second topic: You definitely don't have to track at all! Roughly tracking your intake will only give you a rough estimate of your macros/calories. People are really bad at estimating what they are eating, or acknowledging how small things stack up. That being said, if...
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