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It sounds to me like you just traded out your carb calories for the carb and alcohol calories you're getting from the beer. Sounds like typical IIFYM to me.

Like others have mentioned, there are a lot of variables and nutrition is a key one. Are you getting proper nutrition (protein, fats, carbs, calories, vitamins?). I'm finding that my soreness is...

This is exactly how I roll, but I'm trying to drop a few pounds. I think I'd still do it to gain and just add more food to lunch or add a small breakfast.

I really don't think it matters much in...

This. If I don't enjoy my off days, that probably means I'm not working hard enough on my workout days. My off days are absolutely necessary for recovery.

Personally, I kind of gave up on doing HIIT, but that's personal. I just have limited capacity for muscle recovery and I prefer to max it out on my lifting schedule. If I throw in HIIT, it has to...

What other exercise goes from 0 to max weight with no ROM for your back?

Maybe this is why everyone has disc problems and multiple back surgeries all over this forum. Maybe it's not the squats......

This is what gets me. They're literally training bad etiquette into them. Ridiculous.

This is really my thought. It's basically a rack pull...kind of. Deadlift form and it really shouldn't be a problem if you're pulling 315 easily. Just treat it like a lift and concentrate on form...

I haven't done it yet, but this cycle makes a lot of sense to me.

As for OP, there is also the factor that when the guy loses the weight fast a higher percentage loss will be muscle, so when he...

I feel like I have to qualify every answer with "I'm relatively new and don't know what the hell I'm talking about, but..."

I've gotten to where I just do 3 sets of curls a week and 3 sets of...

One other thing about this that is always interesting to me is that a lot of guys that look like they walk the walk and sell you on something like your buddy is selling you are just recency oriented...

Totally agree. I use a different app for my workouts. I think getting caught up in the "trade exercise for extra calories" cycle is bad news for a whole host of reasons.

Holy crap, really? I ate a 130 calorie banana as part of my breakfast today. If I had my way and they equaled zero, I add about seven of those bad boys a day!

EDIT: oh no, here come the banana...

Basically agree with this. I'm finding that for me, personally, going heavy is not what causes the joint problems for me. What causes the joint problems for me is bad form and/or too much overall...

Yeah, so does myfitnesspal. Since WW points (from what I'm reading here) are nothing but calories, then what is the difference between just using my fitness pal and going off calories? The numbers...

Hmm. Be interested to hear the method used to measure lean/fat composition before and after. Seems like there is a lot of margin of error in calipers and/or bioimpedence in a scenario with that much...

Yes...and no.

I was in good shape more naturally when I was in my twenties. I lifted a tad here and there, but not enough to put on much muscle, but I was active. Bottom line, I was in decent...

Interesting stuff and I intuitively agree with some of it from a basic standpoint. Sedentary people dieting don't end up helping their metabolisms. And generally the idea of more nutrients to help...

Definitely wishing him a good recovery, man. While it's still not magic, modern sports medicine has come a long way.

I'm dieting down now, so doesn't apply to me at the moment but, wow, that's discouraging. Are you suggesting that there is no point trying to gain muscle and then lose fat if you are 40? Only...