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People who ask these types of questions typically don't want a nuanced answer.

If I can be more consistent then I can be more consistent.

Of course.

In in the gym watching a guy I know working out. He's been super consistent the 8 or so years I've seen him here. Consistent down to the weights he uses. He looks exactly the same as ever. He's been...

Yeah, a lot of people think this but have no idea how wrong they are.

Because the number from the calculator is not data. You did not have someone measure your TDEE. You got a guesstimate from a calculator made by someone who does not know you exist.

You don't know what data means.

I almost never opt for a machine over free weights but I train for movement proficiency for squat bench and deadlift among other things.

What data are you talking about?

For squats, I'd say paused squats or paused deadlifts.

Hip thrusts are essentially a single joint exercise so there's not much need to form check it. I never got much out of them but ymmv.

His rep ranges. I measure intensity as a % of 1rm.

Your pics look appropriate for those numbers. On the other hand, the numbers are pretty low for someone who's trained for 6 years.



But they did bulk. If you've been eating at maintenance...

Would you say a set of 10 at 95lbs is more stimulus than a triple at 275lbs?

No one who is reputable uses tonnage anymore.

Tennis elbow occurs on the lateral side and tends to flare with elbow extension while golfer's elbow is the opposite on both counts. You have some odd hybrid but it sounds like overuse. I would...

Seriously?

Shouldn't you know which is "better"?

I kiss my biceps every night before bed. Don't ask me what I do for glutes.

I wouldn't even try this one day in a row.

That's a bit of a red flag. I've never seen trainers and rarely hear of one that didn't have their clients putter around aimlessly. What program did your trainer have for you and what were your...