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Basically I set up my ironmaster super bench pro to the full upright position and put it in the center of the functional trainer for the bench press. Then I set the handles to chest height and face...

If all of those exercises hurt your back despite your back only being a stabilizer in those movements then I really think your time would be best served to once again discuss with your surgeon or...

As a pediatrician I can confidently say kids can train safely as long as they are supervised. If there are other concerns I cannot comment on those obviously but from a health perspective it is...

You would likely benefit from checking in with the surgeon who performed the surgery and then undergoing physical therapy. Are these options for you?

Well your doctor should be able to refer you to an endocrinologist. Not sure your insurance situation. If it's been at the same level for 3 years it's likely not urgent to figure it out but I would...

Today's workout:

Deadlifts: 375x5 (+ 20lbs, felt good)
FT bench press: 40x12 (+2 reps, felt good)
FT rows: 55x9 (+1 rep, felt good)
Snatch grip deadlifts: 285x5 (+20 lbs, felt good)
Seated...

Have you seen an endocrinologist for your elevated DHEA-s? Hard to guess exactly what is going on without more info but I feel a persistently elevated DHEA-s warrants a round of testing to look for a...

Look here: https://www.physio-pedia.com/File:Triceps-brachii-three-origins.png

The medial and lateral heads attach at the elbow and arm bone. The long head attaches at the elbow and scapula.
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For the reasons mentioned above I think this is one area where dropsets can be quite helpful. Use heavier weight to hit the beginning portion of the movement and then lighter weight with...

All protein/carbs/fat count regardless of the food source.

The thermic effect of protein is ~30%. For carbs it may be ~10% and fat <5%. If you replace 50 grams of protein (200 kcal) with an...

Just an update, initially they told me end of November, then they quickly emailed me after that to tell me in January, and I messaged them again today and now they are telling me they expect them in...

Have you spoken to an orthopedist about this? A torn meniscus is unlikely to recover by itself. Generally you need surgery or to learn how to work around it. I have a torn meniscus and never had...

Today's workout:

Paused high bar back squats: 265x5 (+1 rep, felt good)
Paused weighted dips: BW+87.5x5 (+2.5 lbs, challenging)
Paused weighted hammer grip chins: BW+87.5x5 (+1 rep, challenging)...

I generally favor more variety as opposed to less variety when trying to train multiple attributes. If you can make steady progress on both I would do each on a separate day.

That is a lot of whole eggs. Some people can get significantly increased cholesterol when increasing egg intake to that degree. Strongly consider getting your cholesterol levels checked now and then...

Got it, I hadn't looked at your pics previously. I agree, definitely no reason to lose further weight. If you are thinking about food all the time and your fat intake has been chronically on the low...

I meant more as alluded to above that you can cut the protein consumption down and not suffer any loss of gains from doing so. If you want to continue for now as it is working that is your choice of...

It's hard to say if 6 meals of whey protein will be harmful regarding the insulin spikes over the long term. Generally glucose spikes are not ideal but the insulin spikes of whey protein are not...

Regarding calorie expenditure of recovery from lifting I don't know the answer to that. There is significant research on EPOC for endurance exercise but I am not aware of equivalent literature for...

Today's workout:

Cable laterals: 10x13 (+3 reps), 11
Strict EZ bar curls: 100x3/80x5 (+10 pounds on top set), Low cable curls: 20x14 (+3 reps)
Rear delt cable laterals: 5x14 (+2 reps), 5x12...