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Could it be allergies? I would tend to think that correlation does not equal causation.

Nothing worth doing is easy. Sorry but everyone is pretty much right. It takes time for your body to adapt. Be it lifting, cardio, weight loss, weight gain, or general fitness there are no quick and easy solutions. If people claim there is be critical and research more.

I agree find a program like Starting Strength and do it for a few months. If you follow the program you'll develop an amazing base of strength. Then you can move on to a different split as per your goals.

Can get hurt doing just about anything. 1rm work is difficult for me as I train solo. I do it sometime for deadlifts and squats but not ever really for bench. Still every bench I do from bar only warm up set to 3rm sets I set up the same. It has a small arch with *kitten* on bench and "screwing in" my shoulders. I try to…

1. BCAA do not add to gains directly but might indirectly by improving recovery https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/18974721/ 2. Creatine does not have a timing need that I am aware of. 3. Mine does. None of it is needed but you make up your own mind. I take a pre-intra-post stack that I swear helps me recover better. I…

I would follow a beginner program as it is written. I prefer Starting Strength others like SL 5x5. I think more resources and support around Starting Strength but both are good programs. Even with your break you should pick up the lifts fairly quickly and you can run the linear progression as written. This might also help…

I started at 3/week and moved up after about 2 months. I do powerlifting mainly and you can make great progress on something like Starting Strength or Strong Lift. Both of them are 3/week programs. This gives a great foundation and motivation for more.

I think it means you think the statement has no truth to it.

*kitten* kicking training sessions 4-5, active recover walks or light days 1-2. Lately I only do 1 day of sit on my *kitten* rest days during the week. I hate non- training days now and avoid them unless body really needs to recover.

The Sworkit app is alright. I just use the free parts of it for stretching but they have a few free workouts also.

Things that helped me. Sleeping 8 hours every night. This is the single most important thing that I have to do. Not enough sleep means DOMS is almost assuredly hitting. Another thing that may or may not help is increasing protein. I seem to recover better with more protein but everyone is different.

I could have but if you read the program you start light to learn lifts. I could have started maybe the 225-250 range. I had never done a dead before and 2 days ago pulled 405 twice. Being a fat i actually think helped in squats and deadlifts. Don't discount my body weight until April was 275+. Standing up from a chair was…

You seem to enjoy lifting and that's all that matters. Yes your gains will be smaller and slower but does that matter. Unless your pretty advanced powerlifting is really only a competition with yourself. Crush your PRs and smoke your reps.

On this subject but what are some good flat lifting shoes? I ordered some sabo deadlifts but are there any other brands that are decent? Not chucks or wresting shoes but proper lifting shoes with a strap and no heel rise.

I am a fat old guy and would never wear a tank top or go shirtless. I wear compression shirt and shorts and then wear a t-shirt and shorts over that. My gym is 90 degrees and 90 percent humidity most days. I understand that people might want to wear less because of comfort but for me I don't notice it. Too busy lifting.…

Lift heavy *kitten* and put it down.

Lots of people prefer deadlifting in socks. Not too big a deal on that lift. On squats I hate the olympic shoes and would rather be in as flat and hard as possible. I don't see much an issue with barefoot training. Not much different than me in my Vans or people in wrestling shoes. How much ankle support is in a pair of…

I am up to 43lbs lost in 4 months. 3 months of that doing heavy barbell training. I credit my loss to maintaining a calorie deficit. Strength training is fun and I am much stronger but it doesn't matter for the pure loss part. I would likely be doing better on strength training if I ate at maintenance or above, but I'm fat…

If you are not losing you are not in a deficit. Sorry but that is the truth of it. You mentioned a cheat meal and this could be throwing you off but I bet it's something more. You might be forgetting something small or not weighting foods. The 100 calorie snack you ate could be 125 calories. Not a lot by itself but if…

Calorie deficit

When I was in the best shape of my life I ran a 18:59 5k, could rip out 20 pullups, and 100 crunches in 1 minute. I was also a BMI of 29 but bodyfat of 12% by the Navy method (USMC). Ya BMI was not even close to accurate judge. Now I have a BMI of 37, down from 43 since April. I am much stronger than ever I think but my…

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I would honestly tell anyone that pulled this *kitten* in front of me to STFU. I am not adverse to confrontation and have told off groups of guys before. Being a bulldog shape with shaved head and an old school Marine might have helped :wink: Still I don't count on others to behave themselves. I take matters into my own…

Yep.

So glad this is not a big issue here (Japan). There are enough problems with equality between sexes but people do not cat call...ever. There are different things to worry about in mass transit but nothing that someone in NY wouldn't experience on a crowded subway. Now I do agree that not looking like or being "prey" is…

I have lost 41lbs since I started. I began doing Starting Strength about 2 months in. I have run either SS or a more powerlifting program based on SS for about 3 months. I have seen pretty amazing gains on my deadlift (65-380 for reps) and squat (45-315 for reps). My bench is lagging but still with decent gains (45-175 for…

I take the Kaged muscle stack. Pre-kaged, In-Kaged, and Re-kaged are pretty good but the re-kaged is a bit sweet for me but still ok. It has 274mg of caffeine and a bunch of other supplements. Not really a sure how much they are helping but I do feel like I recover bit better and more of a pump on upper body day. I don't…

Not to jump in but Starting Strength, Practical Programming, and The Barbell Prescription are all amazing books. I recommend them all to people just wanting to learn more on lifting. They really helped me cut thru some of the BS. I still have a bunch to learn but man these 3 books are helping.

Weight lifting - specifically heavy leg day Squats/Deadlift/Stiff Leg Deads/Leg Press you push this at 85% 1rm or higher and you know you had a workout for next couple of days.

Wake at 4:00am at gym by 4:30am. Pack everything the night before. I shower at gym so work closes and anything needed goes in bag. I could sleep in my gym clothes to save a few minutes but really only takes a couple to put stuff on and run out door. I also meal prep night before and take breakfast and lunch with me. It's…