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Most importantly, we had our baby girl Tuesday. 9lbs 5oz and healthy. Audrey Rose.

On the gym front, I decided on a whim a few days ago to retest. It was unplanned, but I felt...

So, I went in finally to test my 1rms.

It was a really poor performance overall, and I made a few errors (got too greedy/aggressive) and overall I was really disappointed. My squat fell a bit...

Great transformation. Hard to estimate bodyfat with one picture and I don't know if you're flexed or relaxed in that photo. I'd put you in the low/mid teens somewhere at a glance.

If I were in...

A good plan would be to get on a structured resistance training program focused on compound lifts and using a straightforward method of progressive overload combined with monitoring/tracking your...

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Is your goal purely hypertrophy? Just curious.

Today was my sons first day at a preschool that is basically heavily geared towards providing therapy for children on the autism spectrum. It was a bit tough dropping him off (for me, not him, he...

I would consider the following changes:

1) Stand closer to the barbell in your setup. As it is now you've got a fair gap between the bar and your legs and quite frankly it's impressive that you...

I'm not disputing the pathway you're suggesting as I've not researched it but there's evidence that DNL does not occur at a significant rate under most conditions. (IE it doesn't account for the...

Absolutely. The previous discussion/confusion was around mechanisms by which fat accumulation occurs, whether it's through DNL or direct storage.

Are you claiming that DNL is the most common cause of fat gain in most people rather than dietary fat storage?

4/week most weeks. Occasionally 3/week and when this happens my accessory day is dropped.

Couldn't you argue the opposite given that fat has higher energy density?

There's an inherent flaw with this logic though, in that on a ketogenic diet fat intake is significantly higher. So yes, you burn more fat, but you also eat more fat.
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^^ This is excellent! Nice pulls!

Previous max was 410lbs on a single. I'm not sure if I'd be able to hit that right now or not, but I think it will be very close. On test day I'm thinking something like 380-405-420 provided things...

Thanks!

Turned it up a notch today. Second week of the intensity block.

Squats:
365x2
355x2
355x2
355x2

Yesterday was my first heavy day in the intensity block. Definitely difficult and fun!

It's challenging gauging the correct number of sets at an RPE of 9.5. I started out on the low end of...

Started my intensity block today. Loads go up, reps go down, panic ensues.

Warmed up with a few sets with the bar, 2 at 135, then singles as follows:
185, 225, 265, 300, 325

Working singles:...

Thanks! Would rep you back but I don't post enough to get off spread. LOL.


I wasn't tempted to try 300 only because I was just toast after doing 225x10. The challenge will be not attempting...