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What to do after joining the gym?

I am sorry if the question was very vague, Ill clear it out here, I am 26 soon turning 27 by August, I weigh 70 Kgs, I have thin arms but a very fat belly, all I want is a healthy body, maybe work out on my arms and belly fat. I was always thin,…
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Is protein the only intake needed for muscle gain?

There are three types of muscles in the human body: Skeletal Muscle, Smooth Muscle and Cardiac Muscle (heart muscle). Among them, we focus on the weight gain of skeletal muscles only. Skeletal muscles contain approximately 75% water, 20% protein,…
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How do I improve my body composition?

Hey! So over the past year I lost a bunch of weight ( I was 69kg and now I am 54 ish). But I really want to build muscle especially around my glutes and my back! As you can see I have very little muscle definition and I look weak and skinnyfat.…
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How do elite athletes benefit from training (almost) every day?

If rest is so important, why do elite athletes train every or almost every day, and some of them even multiple times a day? I'm assuming in many sports, athletes will train every day and still be among the best in the world. How is that possible? I…
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How are elastic bands rated for resistance?

I'm using an elastic band labelled "60 kg". During the exercise, I stretch it from 100% length (where it offers no resistance at all) to maybe 200% length (which does not appear to be its stretch limit since I'm having a slow but steady progress…
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How do I find new long-distance running routes?

I'm training for a January marathon but I've just moved across country for graduate school. My immediate neighborhood is not exactly set up for long distance runs (a luxury I left back home, it seems). Does anyone have a favorite way to find new…
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Exercise bike / ergometer - calories burned, or calories produced?

Exercise bikes / ergometers normally display figures including cadence, power and calories. Cadence and power are pretty explicit, but I'm not really sure what the calories figure refers to. Is it calories consumed by the body during the session, or…
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Are drop sets effective?

A very commonly performed action in bodybuilding is the drop set. In which, you do your working sets. Then on the last set, you go to failure, drop the weight, go to failure, drop the weight, go to failure, and repeat however long. There's no…
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What is the proper way to grip a bar for heavy deadlifts?

Should the weight of the bar fall on the palm of the hands or on the fingers?
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Is stretching after bodybuilding workout advised?

I heard many things about stretching but recently, I had 2 different (and opposite) advices about it. Both were from certified trainers. One said that, after your workout, whatever your workout was, you have to stretch to prevent injuries, DOMs, and…
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Where can I find stretching exercise information where it tells you how far you need to go?

I’ve been reading The Complete Guide to Stretching recently in an effort to help find some solutions to muscle aching problems I have. The hypothesis I’ve been operating under is that I have muscle imbalances. And I’ve been generally trying to…
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Open water swimming in winter

What are the dangers of open water swimming in winter? What do you do to avoid them?
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Get rid of running shoe stank?

I live in an incredibly wet climate so there is absolutely no way for me to go on a run (or outside for that matter) without getting my running shoes soaked (and generally myself as well). Despite being very diligent with cleaning my shoes after a…
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post stretching tightness in posterior leg muscles

I'm a 28yo female, very physically active (circus arts, martial arts, cycling, yoga), and have been for my entire life. I have partial hyperflexibility (arms, lower back, toes), and have been working towards general mobility and flexibility for my…
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Importance of conditioning for weightlifting

I long struggled with improving how much weight I lifted for lats, chest and shoulder exercises. Things were much better with legs, calves, upper back and core. I long suspected that my body responded better to aerobic exercises than anaerobic,…
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