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Yeah, eat whenever you want and as frequently as you'd like (within reason, 2 to 8 meals daily), as long as you get the proper amount of total protein, carbs and fat at end of each day.

Although counting it offers you precision and consistency you wouldn't have other wise, you don't have to count your macros. But at the minimum get your total daily calorie dialed in, and make sure you're eating between 0.7 to 1 gram of protein per each lb of body weight. The carbs and the fat can interchange however to add up to your final total calories. Falling short on your daily total calories and protein count (or going over them when trying to lose weight) will hurt your progress.

Hard not to agree that protein is extremely important for organism, especially for people who train a lot. There are special ready protein shakes, rather tasty and enriched with many other vitamins and minerals. Check the description of Vega customerhealthguide....iew-is-it-safe/ , one of my favourite .

I'm not necessarily failing an exercise or set, but I have been struck on overhead presses for a very long time. I can do my reps and sets, but it still feels heavy and I don't want to add weight to it. Should I lower the weight or keep pushing at this current weight?

joestarbill wrote: I'm not necessarily failing an exercise or set, but I have been struck on overhead presses for a very long time. I can do my reps and sets, but it still feels heavy and I don't want to add weight to it. Should I lower the weight or keep pushing at this current weight?

You should follow the timing of the program on schedule of adding weight. Once you fail the reps, follow on what it says to reset (I think it's deload and then start at lighter weight but I don't recall the detail). If you're not following the weight progression, you're not really following the program. Overhead press will be the slowest in terms of strength gain. Don't worry about it if your 1 RM isn't going up fast, but do follow program's weight progression. Once you progress to the bar and up, focus on the form and make sure your elbows are below the bar, not behind it and etc.

Whatusername wrote:

joestarbill wrote: I'm not necessarily failing an exercise or set, but I have been struck on overhead presses for a very long time. I can do my reps and sets, but it still feels heavy and I don't want to add weight to it. Should I lower the weight or keep pushing at this current weight?

You should follow the timing of the program on schedule of adding weight. Once you fail the reps, follow on what it says to reset (I think it's deload and then start at lighter weight but I don't recall the detail). If you're not following the weight progression, you're not really following the program. Overhead press will be the slowest in terms of strength gain. Don't worry about it if your 1 RM isn't going up fast, but do follow program's weight progression. Once you progress to the bar and up, focus on the form and make sure your elbows are below the bar, not behind it and etc.

So even though I don't feel comfortable adding weight, I should just add weight anyways? (Since I'm not failing my reps right now?)

joestarbill wrote:

Whatusername wrote:

joestarbill wrote: I'm not necessarily failing an exercise or set, but I have been struck on overhead presses for a very long time. I can do my reps and sets, but it still feels heavy and I don't want to add weight to it. Should I lower the weight or keep pushing at this current weight?

You should follow the timing of the program on schedule of adding weight. Once you fail the reps, follow on what it says to reset (I think it's deload and then start at lighter weight but I don't recall the detail). If you're not following the weight progression, you're not really following the program. Overhead press will be the slowest in terms of strength gain. Don't worry about it if your 1 RM isn't going up fast, but do follow program's weight progression. Once you progress to the bar and up, focus on the form and make sure your elbows are below the bar, not behind it and etc.

So even though I don't feel comfortable adding weight, I should just add weight anyways? (Since I'm not failing my reps right now?)

you can increase the volume, but i'm not sure it would be wise to adjust a cookie cutter program at your level of expertise. however, if you're looking to experiment, the table below is written by a soviet olympic weightlifting coach. if you question it's validity, google it. i found it useful when i needed to maintain (even gain) strength while "cutting" weight.

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rNursejitsu wrote:

Whatusername wrote: Seems the arguments were deleted. Let's go back to constructive posts.

so... a post like this gets to stay here?

Kieran12 wrote:

Chill and smile, I am sure your boyfriends think you are cuter that way

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my passage was taken out of context and it was necessary to defend my position... in addition, there was no unruly bs in some of my other responses that were removed. thread should've been locked, or deleted entirely. but, it's clear now how this forum/moderators and its' friends(list) operate. i'm sure this thread would've remained unscathed, if i didn't "show up."

I agree with you, locked or deleted - at least respectfully communicated to you that your post is in review to be deleted and given a chance to edit. FYI I would've liked to have read your response whether right or wrong at least for perspective, less the peen swinging and trolling from the applicable.

I am reviewing some of his or her posts and it seems that "rNursejitsu" knew a thing or two. It's unfortunate they are gone. I am relatively new to lifting and martial arts. Interesting reads. I wonder what were the real reasons they were deleted. Would be neat to pick the persons' brain.

Can somebody help me get good exercise information?

westside1 wrote: Can somebody help me get good exercise information?

You can do Yoga and you can find videos on youtube... But you need to find the right yoga for yourself....