Is resistance training three times a week enough at 1,100 kcal a day?

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What I am working with: three · 1,100 kcal.

I would like to set this up properly once, rather than adjust it repeatedly.

My budget is real but not tight, and my tolerance for uncertainty is low.

What would you do, and what would make you change course?

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7Same machine both times? Otherwise the comparison is between machines. – m_haraldsen 5 months ago

6Voting to keep this open — it is more specific than it first looks. – gunnar_isaksen 4 months ago

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