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Recently started going to the gym after years of prolonging it. Never been fit or exercised much. Literally intimidated walking on to a gym floor. I prefer group classes right now cause of how shy i feel. But honestly i look at all these women who train/lift like no bodies watching. I know...

Has anybody else been seeing tons of TikToks recently basically saying Pilates is where it’s at now? I just saw one that says lifting 4-6 x week with progressive overload is causing us to have "imbalanced hormones" and to "hold onto fat" and these women are suddenly seeing the changes they've...

https://mennohenselmans.com/natural-muscular-potential-women/ ^There's the article. I recommend reading the whole article, because it's awesome, but here are some specific bullet points I want to share with you all: Women build just as much muscle protein after training and after meals as...

So by this point we all know around here that calories are based on things like TDEE's and BMR's, age and height, activity level, etc. But everyone seems to have different splits! How did you come up with your splits? For example, I think MPF defaults to 35%C, 35%P, 30%F for weight loss. I...

Edit: THANK YOU xxfitness! This is exactly what I was hoping for, and more! I love reading about how important and foundational your fitness is and I will return to this again and again. Now: how long until I look hot? j/k. Thanks again. Y'all are amazing. *** I've been exercising consistently...

They say everyone starts out with an empty bar, I couldn’t even bench the bar when I began lifting four months ago. Even when I started adding weight, I felt extremely silly putting collars on with micro plates. Now, I’m close to benching my body weight, I can do pull-ups like they’re out of...

International Powerlifting Federation Open Classic Championships June 6, 2022 - June 11, 2022 Sun City, South Africa Watch: Livestream Click on the weight class below in the schedule section to see replays for that class. Schedule: Updated Timetable Day 1: Monday, June 6, 2022 Women 47 kg...

Hello everyone! F/24/5’8”/135lbs here. I’ve been interested in building muscle and wanted to find my BF% for a good starting ground. I found this place for pretty cheap and ran a whole analysis. Figured I’d post if it were interesting or if anyone wanted to provide analysis. I don’t eat...

I’m curious to know what everyone’s optimal workout time is. For example, do you feel like you have the best workouts in the morning at 5am, or closer to 11am? Or do you feel pumped and good to go at 9pm? I’ve been experimenting with workout times and find at brunch time (10-11am) I feel the...

I have STRUGGLED with squats since I started lifting seriously about a year ago. I’m 120lbs and my PR is only 90lbs because I have some knee issues, poor ankle mobility, and tight hip flexors. Today my trainer told me to curl my toes under when doing barbell back squats. It was a little change...

I’m (F/5’3/110lbs) currently training for a full pull-up 4-5 times a week. I can only pull 45lbs with the lat pulldown right now and can’t move myself a single inch on the pullup bar (not counting the shoulder shrug). My negatives also only last about 1/3 to 1/2 a second. I’m just wondering...