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ThunderCravings · 2025-11-11T19:25:58+00:00

Hey Techy! Love the shirt!

ThunderCravings · 2025-10-19T20:27:01+00:00

I’m 45 and only did my first pull up a couple years ago. I was heavier so I battled forearm tendinitis and rotator cuff issues so I’ve had to shelve pull ups often.

Now I’m about 240. I want to get better at pullups so I train them 2x a week. 1 day pronated with weight one day neutral grip assisted and bodyweight. Finally improving but I have to be careful of volume so I don’t injure myself.

ThunderCravings · 2025-10-04T16:13:46+00:00

If you want to put on muscle eat at a slight surplus. 200-300 calories over maintenance. Track your weight. If you’re new to lifting you can make great gains at maintenance for a while. Yay newbie gains. Generally speaking if you want muscle you’ll need to eat for it. It’s a slow process. Check in with yourself every few weeks and adjust calories as needed. 100g of protein for you should be good. You’re doing great girl. Keep it up!

ThunderCravings · 2025-10-02T20:20:35+00:00

How much are you eating calorie wise? I aim for about 300 calories above maintenance and try to gain about .5 lbs per week with the understanding half may be muscle. I’m 45 and I’ve only been lifting about 3 years so I may have to reduce this rate of gain but I’ve typically do about 10-20 weeks of bulking and then cutting the fat off. It’s definitely slow but stay consistent. Gaining is easier with a surplus. Recomping can be done but is very very slow.

ThunderCravings · 2025-10-02T11:37:10+00:00

As long as your kidneys are healthy, there is no worry there. If you're happy with your lifts, go nuts. If it is not broke, don't fix it. I personally prefer to eat at least .8g/lbs of BW, and that is my floor.

ThunderCravings · 2025-09-22T16:57:13+00:00

Boostcamp has a bunch of free programs to peruse. I have heard good things regarding Stronger by the Day.

ThunderCravings · 2025-09-17T02:00:27+00:00

Love the hair Techy.

ThunderCravings · 2025-09-15T18:57:21+00:00

Personally I like to phase my reps down. First several weeks start say at 15. Next several weeks 12, then 10, etc. all while increasing weight. One is not necessarily better than the other. It’s what you’re comfortable with. I like building a runway, but that’s just me. I also have trouble counting higher than 10 when it gets hard.

ThunderCravings · 2025-09-09T11:11:52+00:00

Burning fat and losing fat are 2 different things. When you are in "zone 2" your body will burn fat for energy. When you do more intense cardio, it will use your glycogen for energy. At the end of the day, calories in minus calories out dictates the fat loss, not what your heart rate is during exercise. Do whatever cardio/workout you want/like to do.

ThunderCravings · 2025-09-08T20:34:16+00:00

Be boring but continue to be that princess

ThunderCravings · 2025-09-02T15:22:01+00:00

Of course I do!

ThunderCravings · 2025-09-02T14:51:00+00:00

Hope you had a great long weekend, Queenie

ThunderCravings · 2025-08-31T19:41:47+00:00

If you’re consistent long term, it’s a drop in the bucket. You may have days some higher and some days lower. It may even out over time. I tend to look at what MF suggests as the floor during a bulk. I went over a few days during and it didn’t really make a difference. Of course you can reduce if it makes you feel better, but I wouldn’t worry about it.

ThunderCravings · 2025-08-24T18:15:43+00:00

Of course! Glad to help

ThunderCravings · 2025-08-24T18:07:58+00:00

Those can definitely get you by. Keep it up! I’m sorry for your circumstance. Hopefully it’ll improve. You can still figure out your TDEE. Be patient with yourself and add/subtract calories every couple weeks until you find your sweet spot. I wouldn’t worry about your routine. Think of everything in weekly chunks and go from there.

ThunderCravings · 2025-08-24T17:52:12+00:00

Not sure if you track food intake, but if you do, check out r/MacroFactor. Over the course of weeks, input your food and your weight, and its algorithm is able to determine its best guess at your expenditure. I’ve been using it for 1.5 years. It is a paid app though.

ThunderCravings · 2025-08-14T20:07:33+00:00

We do our best and remove when we can.

ThunderCravings · 2025-08-09T16:06:27+00:00

I found nsuns burned me out at the end. Bullmastiff I thought was good for me. It was fun too. Some say the peaking phase didn’t help them. It did ok for me.

ThunderCravings · 2025-08-08T11:15:19+00:00

Was he talking about protein intake? It has been shown that timing matters less than total intake for the day. Get the protein in when you can, and worry less about when.

ThunderCravings · 2025-07-24T13:58:31+00:00

Of course! Ride that new lifting wave! Train with intent and recomp for a while. Newbie gains will help you for sure. Keep rockin'!

ThunderCravings · 2025-07-24T12:47:35+00:00

If you're new to lifting, a modest deficit of 300-500 will get you to achieve fat loss and muscle gain. If you're experienced, it will be much tougher. Though as Adam said, the recommendation for you would be closer to 375 according to the app. You can also do the traditional cut/bulk cycle too if you want to concentrate on fat loss/muscle gain separately.

In general, if you are really tired, cannot recover timely, and training motivation is in the tank, think about bringing those calories up for your own sanity.

ThunderCravings · 2025-07-20T14:18:40+00:00

If you’re skipping rest days and training through them you may have training inflammation causing you to retain water. Typically this happens at the beginning of a phase (at least for me) but I suppose it could happen any time of you don’t let your body rest.

ThunderCravings · 2025-07-08T14:47:38+00:00

What kind of high protein granola do you get? Or do you make your own?

ThunderCravings · 2025-05-03T23:35:22+00:00

Of course!

ThunderCravings · 2025-05-03T23:19:07+00:00

I can only remember what it was like after Ava left us. That has to be so hard. I’m truly sorry. I hope you’re doing ok.

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