Tommy W. and air2fakie, I agree if you should listen to your body and if you are having trouble recovering then cutting volume makes sense. The data isn't strong but it never really is in this field,...
I would always put band-aids over any torn callouses when deadlifting and this worked well. However, my grip was never a limiting factor if I used chalk and a decent bar. You can do that for a while...
Definitely good for athletic performance in terms of improving "explosiveness". I'm not convinced it's better for strength/hypertrophy, to me it just somewhat shifts where the most difficult portion...
3 sets of 8-12 reps mostly stopping 1-2 reps before failure is fine for a given exercise. You'll need to type out your full training program for feedback regarding if what you are doing is effective...
Back at it today. Did light sets of back squats, front squats, bulgarian split squats, dumbbell straight-legged deadlifts, incline dumbbell bench press, swivel-grip chin-ups, seated rows, and dips....
He did process it much more efficiently, they actually show that in the paper. Further supports anyone who is curious for themselves should get a lipid profile (likely 4 weeks) after establishing a...
There is a concern of hyponatremia, which can be deadly and rarely occurs in marathon runners who are sweating a lot of sodium out and replenishing with a lot of water without electrolytes. I think...
I read through it and the linked editorial. The editorial is quite interesting. It shows that if you take the cohort data (not from the meta-analysis, but from the single study):
I grant you the LDL is elevated but it's nowhere near scary high levels that may be expected from >4 grams of cholesterol intake daily. To be honest I don't even know what a "normal" cholesterol is...
If your urine is essentially colorless then you likely do drink too much. 6 liters = ~25 cups of water, that is quite a bit! Do you urinate a lot? You also may want higher sodium intake than is...
