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I find that deadlifts stimulate & fatigue my hamstrings/glutes way more than my erectors/traps, therefore I do my deadlifting on leg days.

I guess the easiest way to find out is to wait until the fat and water separates and then weigh them individually. It would also probably depend on the amount of heat you're using.

I randomly came across this page and decided to quit the same day. That was over 3 years ago now and I haven't touched it since.

When cutting I find that my workouts suffer if I don't eat breakfast before. During maintenance phases or when I'm bulking I prefer eating afterwards.

I'm not. They still run the entire length of your thigh. It's like saying you can target your inner chest or target the peak of your biceps by using "insert exercise here". You can't target only part of a muscle head.

It will help retain the muscle you already have.

You can't target part of a muscle fiber. When contracting a muscle you contract the whole fiber from one insertion to the other. However you can target your inner and outer thighs, because the heads of your quads (Vastus lateralis and Vastus medialis in this case) insert at different locations on your femur.

Kilocalorie

So it's basically pure sugar but only 5 kcal per 4g(serving). If this is how nutrition labels in america are, no wonder people get confused.

Menno Henselmans did a study looking at Metabolic damage, I think he sums it up pretty nicely. TL;DR it isn't a thing (shocker)

Since there's not much to go on I'm just going to make some assumptions to illustrate some math. Lets say you have a 500 calorie/day deficit at 1230, that would mean you basically only undid 2 days worth of progress. So the question you gotta ask yourself is this: Are you okay with having to diet for 2 days longer before…

I just noticed that the second book I linked to has a massive Black Friday discount going (ends on Monday). 1$ is basically free lol.

The only thing I would lose if I did 2 hours of cardio per day is my mind.

FTFY.

https://muscleandstrengthpyramids.com/ - Both books are awesome, but you can buy them separately if you want. Been meaning to get https://renaissanceperiodization.com/shop/understanding-healthy-eating/ , but I've been too busy to have the time to read it.

When you gain weight, two things happen: 1) Your skin will stretch due to it's elasticity, which will apply tension to your skin. 2) This tension will signal your skin cells to begin producing more skin cells, effectively making your skin "bigger". You can think of skin like a rubber band, pull on it and it will stretch.…

Being fat sucks.

The biomechanics of the deadlift makes it way more fatiguing to the hamstrings. Unless you dump the bar from lockout, omitting gains from the eccentric portion of the lift. The erectors on the other hand, are only really involved in deadlifts, squats (degree depends on back angle) and rows (if they're not chest supported).…

At the amount of volume I'm doing at the end of a training block I would be in the gym for almost 4 hours if I combined my training from 6 days into 3 days. Systemic fatigue would make the end of my workouts suffer greatly. If you don't mind having just "ok" progress then getting your volume in on 2 days is fine. But me…

Strength training Monday-Saturday and brain gains on Sunday-

If you find a way to lose weight that's both sustainable and enjoyable(or at the very least tolerable), then it doesn't really matter how much you have to lose.

Low protein because it's time for a new fad.

Yes? "Empty" calories are still calories.

Working out too much is a thing, as is working out too little. Mike Israetel has a really good article on this where he explains concepts relating to how much you should train to make gains. https://renaissanceperiodization.com/training-volume-landmarks-muscle-growth/

I'm on the balancing diet™. All you have to do is balance calories, nutrition, satiety, taste and cost to fit your needs. Simple as that.

Did my last leg day of this strength block before deloading next week, so got in some pretty heavy deadlifts and pause sqauts.

Rack pulls are worth mentioning as well. However, if you're not making trap progress and they don't feel sore/beat up from time to time, it's probably a good move to increase volume.

Your sternum is just cartilage and bone, so you don't get DOMS there. If dips gives you sternum pain you should visit a doctor.

5g every day is a safe bet, timing doesn't matter. Unless you're a non-responder you'll notice some weight gain (water weight) until your tissues are fully saturated with creatine. Any extra strength/muscle gain will be negligible from only a month. Creatine might work, but supplements are there to supplement your…

Increase volume instead of weight over time. Either by increasing reps/sets or a combination of both. For pull-ups I usually set a rep goal for the session and take as many sets as I need to reach that goal.