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    What kind of protein do you take?

    @raitmet It's just a supplement. It does the same thing protein in food does, which is helps muscle recovery. it just adds more (supplements) when you can't actually eat more food with protein. If you're trying to get, for example, 130g of protein a day, and your food only gets you to 110g...
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    I feel like I’m bulking wrong and don’t know what to do?

    @retropod What's your workouts like? Your macros look fine, cheat days are fine (we need them more for mental reasons, at least I do). Are you lifting heavy? You're wanting to target lower body, so are you doing heavy squats, heavy deadlifts, heavy hip thrusts and glute bridges? When I do lean...
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    Does body recomposition actually work?

    @_marc97 Honestly, until I got a fitbit and started seeing what I was actually burning in calories, my caloric estimates were way off. I was under-estimating all the time, like 1500 calories in when I was burning 2200 calories a day, and wondering why I wasn't progressing but just feeling tired...
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    Anyone here ever had to change their “fitness identity”?

    @anton0003 I box, kickbox (muay thai and dutch), and a tiny bit of jiujitsu. I find myself gravitating towards bodyweight and calisthenics and things like parkour and free-running.... I'm not a runner at all! But I've always been the boxer, or the martial artist, but just being strong and fit...
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    Squats: How far do you go down?

    @betsy789 Did you see Alan Thrall's updated video on squat depth?
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    What’s your optimal workout time(s) and what time do you actually do it?

    @hungry_hungry_hippo yoga and jog in the a.m (around 7) before breakfast (around 830) lift weights at lunch time (1130ish) before I eat lunch around 1pm after work, I eat supper (around 430) and have martial arts training from 6 to 830pm weekends is yoga and hiking/walking. (I also don't...
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    *Questions regarding pushups*

    @robert424 Thanks for pointing this out. I clarified and edited some points.
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    *Questions regarding pushups*

    @primpoisepiety Mostly chest (and back for me, when I'm protracting my shoulders at the top of a pushup), some arms. Definitely not legs or lower body. Across the back, chest, and sometimes in your arms Push-up advice and progressions: r/bodyweightfitness Antranik is basically the master of...
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