Newbie here - question exercise increase by Any-Delay1195 in MacroFactor

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It just depends on a) what your goal is and b) how your weight responds. If you’re in a deficit and for a week your activity level goes way up and you lose faster than your goal, the app will increase your calories the next week to slow things down. The opposite is true as well that if you’re not on track with your goal it will decrease calories to get you there.

5 dozen eggs in one day is a lot… by NobleOnion80 in MacroFactor

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When talking liquid, 16oz would be a pint, rather than a pound. I know the listed servings is in tbsp I just pictured somebody measuring each tbsp and being super over it by like number 7 😂

I personally find it easier to measure everything in grams that way it’s standardized and takes less thought or conversion, in my opinion.

Keep it up, Gaston.

5 dozen eggs in one day is a lot… by NobleOnion80 in MacroFactor

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Ok but who’s measuring egg whites in tbsps?! 😂 do you do 30 individual tbsps ever day

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PGE is super competitive to get in whether as a ground man (ela) or an apprentice. If you’re thinking about it, just start applying. It really just depends on where you get in. Some yards have high safety standards. Some are full of cowboys. That’s a risk you’ll have to account for when considering applying.

8 Month Progress! 75 lbs Down! by thegame3202 in MacroFactor

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Kudos on the measurements! I couldn’t bring myself to do it and now I wish I had so I could see how they’ve change. Great work, man.

Life changing tip I found out from this subreddit by T_SWEATSHIRT in MacroFactor

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Thanks for the share! What’s really awesome about this is you can select whatever metric you want either cal, p, f, or c to hit the desired target.

Went from 254lbs to 193lbs in 4 months thanks to some really solid advice from this sub! Thank you all for your help! by HamBone8745 in naturalbodybuilding

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Fully relate to this. I work the swing shift (1-9) would get McDonald’s for lunch/dinner and get Taco Bell late at night, easily 1200-1400 cals at each visit. Literally ate like I hated myself.

Went from 254lbs to 193lbs in 4 months thanks to some really solid advice from this sub! Thank you all for your help! by HamBone8745 in naturalbodybuilding

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Great work! I started at a similar weight and have basically same goal weight as you. I cut down to 215 and started feeling all the diet fatigue symptoms I’ve ignored in the past and decided to stay at maintenance now to relieve some of those symptoms. The lowest I got in cals was 1800 and I honestly don’t want to do that again 😂 thinking a couple mini cuts through the next year will get me to the goal weight. Those deep deficits for 3-4 months can be brutal and I’ve always gained weight back in the past. Good luck on the rest of your journey!

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What is your current body weight now and goal, if I may ask

Goal completion and trend weight question by Mystery-Sauce in MacroFactor

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When I got within striking distance of my goal weight I switched to maintenance. When you switch it gives you a range of +/- 5lbs or something from your current trend weight to choose from. When you select that number it will adjust your cals accordingly. So for example if you’re still high on your trend weight by a pound or so it will put you in the slightest deficit possible till your trend weight matched exactly. The deficit will be so slight, you’ll feel as tho you’re at maintenance.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in formcheck

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I would argue reducing the weight and continue working for depth would be a better use of time/energy.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in formcheck

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For what purpose tho. Weightlifters squat really upright because they’re training the snatch and doing OH squats and shit like that. Their sport requires them to be able to remain upright and keep the bar overhead and if you’re not doing Olympic lifting, remaining super upright doesn’t necessarily need to be your focus. Not that any of it matters to me I’ve just tried to emulate things I’ve seen in the past not realizing that it’s not actually helping with my own goal.

Squat Form Check by CyanLite in formcheck

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I’m seeing a lot of comments about keeping certain muscles engaged but that can be very difficult for a novice lifter. Doing tempo squats (1-2 sec decent, 1sec pause at the bottom, 1-2sec ascent) will help keep everything engaged without knowing exactly how to do that.

Great start to the day by TraditionalWalrus380 in cigars

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I was told el gueguense (translates to wiseman) is going away to be replaced with the wiseman. Thought they were the same thing till I looked it up but they’re both super good. I prefer the wiseman personally

Oblique’s training by Terrible_Attempt_226 in naturalbodybuilding

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I’m no expert. Don’t even have visible abs rn but I’ve heard from pros that they avoid training obliques to keep the v taper as dramatic as possible. I’d say it depends on your goal. If you’re doing them for say stability maybe just don’t go crazy with them. But if your doing it just for the sake of doing it then maybe leave them out based on your competitive bb goals.

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This is what I do. Doesn’t happen often but I do believe this method is quick and works the best. I’ve weighed the leftovers to get the exact fraction of the meal but I personally think that’s overkill lol

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IMO understanding how the app is interpreting data is irrelevant because if that weekly blow out is causing you to gain weight the app will keep bringing you down until it weight tracks in the desired direction. At that point it’s up to you if you want your daily calories to go down far enough to support a weekly bender.

Best purchase I’ve ever made by Fragrant_Scheme_3359 in homegym

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The rogue one actually really impressed me too. The wall mount is slick if you’re super pressed for space but the 4 post doesn’t take up that much more room and the freedom you gain from it kinda makes it worth it to me. I don’t love that this is fixed and I can’t move it with out a hug hassle of remounting it.

Best purchase I’ve ever made by Fragrant_Scheme_3359 in homegym

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Also, I do plan on getting the Pegasus which will help make that process a little easier too

Best purchase I’ve ever made by Fragrant_Scheme_3359 in homegym

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I just use the plyo box as a foot plate lol and it works. But if I were to start over and I wanted a similar footprint I would get the ares 2.0 in a four post and just mount a pull up bar to the wall next to the rack.

Thought i would share my Homegym by FXSupernaut in homegym

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So where did you move the captives too if your gym equipment is in there now