Listen to your body, if it says take a break then take one, you will come back refreshed, recharged, and ready to rip. Lots of options, some already expressed. You can go light, you can go one day...
Welcome, it's great that you've gotten into weights and seem to be getting a grasp on things. My honest opinion, seems like you're over-thinking all of this. Consider this:
Hard to argue the toughness of playing with a smooshed nad. I played both and the body takes about the same beating in both. Two angles: Rugby tougher because no pads, Football tougher because...
They are essential, but only when you're ready and you're not. You need minimum 90 days of core work before even thinking about deads. Get on the site here and look up core exercises. No, many of...
First, IMHO actually doing 1RM, spotter or no, is an invitation to injury. Not saying to you or anyone else don't do it, just know the risk/reward trade off, especially working out by yourself, you...
If you can, start with a reputable personal trainer. Really do your homework, find someone with a long success track including diet and nutrition. Otherwise, bb.c has an incredible wealth of...
Congrats on your achievements today, that's a huge improvement. Need to be clear on the definition of bulking, it's about adding lean muscle mass, not fat. If you're indeed at 15% no reason at all...
Was no big deal at all. The incision in the scrote is tiny, just need about a week or so for the swelling to go down and the sutures to set. No issues at all. None, zip, and that's after 20 years. ...
Learned recently that I have osteoarthritis in my left shoulder, probably from an old (non-lifting) injury many years ago. Still managing to lift pretty well, but the issue is likely to progress.
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