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Here's my hypothesis (tell me if it makes sense)

Soreness immediately after workout (soreness diminishes over 24 hours) = substantial damage to overall muscle (microtears) This would be max...

When I push harder than normal I do not experience DOMS and instead only have immediate post-workout soreness (usually lasting throughout the day) How does this compare psychologically with DOMS? Is...

I've been doing variations of a 13-day program that uses 4-5 different exercises to target a particular muscle group (ex: Chest day would be flat bench, incline, decline and fly) The workout lasts...

I'm looking to get a Arm-style functional trainer for my home gym. My favorite has been the Freemotion EXT dual cable cross that I've used in may gyms over the years, but I don't think that's quite...

hmm, i may try that.

Previously i was doing a progressive resistance program between 10-12 reps per set. After doing this for about 2 months, I'm changing to a high-rep (15-20 reps per set)

I've noticed that my...

clarification of my question:

What is the lowest % body fat that's natural for a body to maintain?

Since January, I've been working out on a rather consistent basis and maintained a 10-12% body fat while gaining about 10 pounds total weight. (going from 150-160)

My question is this: Is it...

Is this a bad thing? Is water weight evenly spread throughout the body or is it more concentrated in specific areas?

For the past week, I've been working on my car in the shop. The shop itself is ventilated but not climate controlled and temperatures routinely climb to the 90-100s. There's a small attached...

how fast is an optimal lifing speed (degrees of motion per second)

Does anyone here have experience with extremely slow rep speed or staged reps (stopping/starting) at various points in a lift to get more control?

how does this affect muscle teardown?

would I be correct to assume that machines (for the most part) isolate the target muscle group better by not requiring extra energy to be used in the stabilizer muscles?

how often should a "shock" set be used per muscle group?

I agree. I do a lot of precision work with electronics and need as much dexterity/sensitivity in my hands as I can get.

...plus for some reason everytime I wear gloves, I feel like...

What are the pros and cons of each? (assuming the same kind of excersise. For example: Military Press)

I know there's specific names for various combos of sets/reps.

I would appreciate it if someone could explain how each combination of reps and sets affects the muscles targeted.

thank you.

You'r probably right about the bodyfat. My gym used the "squeeze meter" that looks like a video game to read body fat. The harder squeezed it, the lower my reading was.

Biologically, it is not normal for a man to be monogamous. The proof is that reproduction for a female takes 40 weeks while a man can reproduce with a woman about every 4 minutes) As with any...

Hello my name it George and I'm new here.

I've been in a serious workout routine for the past 4 months. (semi serious since january 09) I've been a 30.5-31" waist since high school but in lat...