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@ninerbuff So when is a good time to do long, slow, boring cardio? Can interval training replace LISS all together? Should someone do both intervals and LISS? How many times per week do you recommend using the methods you've described and for how long each session? Where should a beginner start? How do you recommend…

I can't speak to the long term COVID exposure and recovery and the effects on exercise, so I won't speak on those but from what I understand about what you're saying on your personal experience, it sounds like you just jumped back into what you were once doing and haven't changed anything, including on the lifestyle side…

Priorities of work: 1) Weight 2) Entry Level Standards 3) Maintenance of standards while maintaining healthy weight and building on general fitness and other testable events. 4) Consideration 1) I would recommend first, focusing on making sure you're at an appropriate weight that will allow you entry into the Army. They…

@AnnPT77 I must say this is well written and I think I can agree with mostly everything said here. A huge problem within this space of fitness is we're not looking at things in a scientific and methodical approach. It's evident that "age is just a number" for most things in life but there are some general truths that…

Something else you can do is find other things to focus on. Put the majority of your efforts towards your primary goals and then spend some time throughout the week working on other things besides your primary goals. So if your primary goal is muscle and your secondary is dropping some fat then you can sprinkle in some…

Now that I understand what you're doing a little more and how long it's taking you to get through it all, I would make a few changes to that. Adding a fourth day of lifting weights can be beneficial but is it better really depends. Sorry not a straightforward answer but the question isn't either because I would ask in…

Consistency first. Structure second. I would start by prioritizing what you want to achieve. Don't chase multiple goals, splitting yourself down the middle. Put most of your training time towards your priorities. Gaining muscle and dropping fat at the same time is possible but happen at different rates using different…

That's understandable. I think you're best to work concurrently on your goals. Traditional periodization where you are only focusing on one goal per cycle and neglecting the others until it's their turn will hold you back more rather than putting your priorities at the front of the line and keeping maintenance loads on…

Just wondering, why don't you speak with the PT you have been working with and ask them to help give you guidance? You sound like you had pretty good success with them before. Are you still in contact?

1)Farmer's Carry 2)Hanging from the pull up bar 3)Slowing down the reps and spending more time with my hands on on the bar per deadlift rep

-Motorcycle road racing on a "big" bike. -Female, 44, need to lose some weight, but upper body strength and strength endurance in particular can be a problem on the bike. -I took this year off competing at all (other reasons), shooting for next year which will kick off in February/March - so lots of time in front of me to…

There's a few things to observe and consider here (in no specific order): *Your specific track event *How far out you are from competition *Your chronological age *Your training age *Your goals *Your current training cycle focus *Your specific limitations Just to name a few things... So what you're doing could help or hurt…

So to any question like this, such as, "Do I need to deadlift?" the logical answer to me will always begin with, "It depends." and/or "for what?". We don't need to do anything. We want to and because we want to then the need becomes necessary. However, there's always another side to this equation: The natural consequences…

Haha I have to respect that, "Levi's". So there are 4 limiting factors in addressing your goals. Which one you need is not something I can determine but I can point you at these and perhaps you can speak with your coach(s) on how to best assess and then address which one it is. Technique and skill will always play a factor…

1-What's your end goal? Are you swimming to increase your gym performance or are you lifting to increase your swim performance? Or are you doing both to increase something bigger like your health or is there a competition you're preparing for? There's a lot to be unpacked with these types of things. Start with why.…

You're welcome. I'm happy to help. I think you should ask how to help bring up weaknesses and limiting factors within yourself and/or how to help train supporting factors. These can be easily identified if he did and provided an assessment to you. Depending on your goals and what the assessment consisted of, you should…

I'm a big advocate of trying to get structured movement in at least five days a week with the other two days being low intensity not so structured movement such as walks. Using a concurrent training model can help you to fill in the days that you're on your own so that you're still working towards your goals without taking…

Also late but... I think there's a time and a place for (almost) everything but everything also comes at a price. HIIT workouts often aren't "HIIT" as they should be to help you progress. They serve to make you tired and burn calories in the now practiced style and your very experience is pretty much the sad reality of…

There's many ways to approach it but it really comes down to what you're trying to accomplish and where you're at within your training program. If you're willing to give a few more details about your goals and program then I'm sure we could help you out.

Sorry. I guess my attachment didn't attach so here's a link to the Google Sheet directly. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hyzwQcG2duzVjic5ssqP7Mreo-DMP2Qii6dgrOeCN6k/edit?usp=drivesdk

Here's an attached file, something I use. It's just a general all around assessment. Could work for you depending what you're into. It looks at a few different categories such as strength, power, aerobic capacity and power, and muscle endurance. You can always change out the exercises to suit your goals.

I wanted to throw my two cents in here to try to add some clarity from a different perspective of what's been said. I would say that everything being said here is really great information so I'm not here to argue any of it but more to just piggyback on what's been said, particularly by @sijomial and @nossmf. It looks as if…

I agree with this. For those who don't deadlift themselves or don't have their clients deadlift, what type of replacement do you use? If any? I'm one to think that hinging is vital but doesn't have to be done by traditional deadlifting. Just interested in the conversation.

My personal opinion: Unless you or someone you know can diagnose your weak points in your main lift and then add supplemental/Accessory lifts to target those points, I personally think you should add the floor press and see what happens. This lift has helped some and others don't see the benefit but in these situations all…

Just asking for nothing more than my inquisitive nature: Why are you doing this? What were you doing before? What are your training goals and have you had any success towards them since using this new schedule? How are you breaking up your days and each workout for that day so that it's not clashing with your other days?

You don't necessarily have to skip sessions but your focus for the session could be a factor and also the time of your workout in relation to when you're going to sleep. Hard workouts in the evening can be counter productive to sleeping because of the sympathetic branch of your autonomic nervous system. That's the system…