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Of course they won't, but they will set what your maintenance level is, which may be higher than someone else who appears to be the same as you. It's apparently not PC these days to admit that some people are just smarter, leaner, stronger than others naturally, but it's a fact. If I posted a topic saying what diet and…

Assuming sarcasm, otherwise with all the clean and snatch deadlifts that I do, it's only a matter of time before I die, or at least my legs rip off or something! If you're going for pure deadlift numbers, or you plan to compete in powerlifting then most people consider weightlifting shoes to not be optimal.

Burn them all (or at least get rid of them), that way you have no option to go up a size, unless you become a naturist!

It's like lifting, adding a small amount of weight each workout does not seem to be much change, but look back over the last year, and your lifts will have gone up massively. Each time you work mobility, you may get 0.5mm more of movement, it's only when 6 months of this have added up that you see the difference.

Remember it's not just about the direct work. When you squat, deadlift or press, do you extend the thoracic spine, or do you slump? When you drive your car, or eat you dinner, do you keep the spine extended, or do you slump? Try to do some overhead squats, you'll probably have about a 2" range of motion, but they will both…

As does every sprinter in the world, in fact so do I, but I wouldn't be touching his times. The weight training is just the icing on the cake. The study only covers 13 sprinters, and I'm guessing they are all French, I'd rather see a sample containing many nationalities of top tier sprinters. Also, the extract you provide…

Is it really that surprising about LeMaitre? The guy is tall 1.90m (6'3") and has long legs, you can visually see this in the above photos, he obviously has a lot of type I fibres, what more does he need to be a potentially fast sprinter?

I'm not going to go into specific drills or exercises, as there are many that will work, however consider this: You've had bad posture for 5+ years? You sit at a desk for 8 hours a day 5 days a week, or similar? You do corrective exercises for maybe 30 mins 5 days a week? You've been doing this for 5 months? Can you see…

London 2012 - 100m final 1 7 Usain Bolt Jamaica 9.63 1.95m 94kg 2 5 Yohan Blake Jamaica 9.75 1.80m 76kg 3 6 Justin Gatlin United States 9.79 1.85m 83kg 4 4 Tyson Gay United States 9.80 1.78m 80kg 5 8 Ryan Bailey United States 9.88 1.93m 98kg 6 9 Churandy Martina Netherlands 9.94 1.78m 74kg 7 2 Richard Thompson Trinidad and…

The areas I would look at are: 1) Technique - correct technique will allow you to make full use of the power, mobility and strength that you already have. 2) Mobility - If you have restrictions, limiting stride length etc.. working on mobility to overcome that again will allow you to maximise on the strength and power you…

The Argos reference leads me to assume you're uk based. I'm at work now, but will send some links later.

I'm clearly a girl, with my complete lack of interest for upper body and bro muscle work, and a huge focus on squatting. Strongest - quads\glues from squatting Weakest - biceps from not having done a single curl for at least 5 years, but probably more!

Hello! What's the end goal, do you plan to compete at some level, or are you just doing it for the awesomeness alone?

Just curious more than anything, what was the reasoning behind the change of squat type? Because of the nature of low bar, and the forward lean it requires, it's going to put more shear force on the spine, I would have thought this is the last thing you want with a herniated disc, but obviously there is more to it, so I am…

For sure, and there are a million and one other variables which will affect the figure competitors and the OP. My point was even among people who are vying for the same "ideal" there is variation. Just like in sport, it's nice to think we could all be world champions, if we put in the work, and had the right environment,…

I wasn't trying to take away hope! I was just pointing out that although hard work will make a change, you can only change within certain parameters that have been decided by genetics. Check out this photo from a figure contest. They've all clearly worked hard to get these results, but you can still see they all have…

That's the attitude to have. It's like being tall or short, you can't change it, but you can still work hard and make yourself look awesome, whichever one you are.

You can see the changes in those pics, but the most noticeable effect is that in the second picture, she has much more of a lordotic curve, compared to the first picture.

Step 1 - Get time machine Step 2 - Pick different parents, and see if the 'you' they produce has the right genetics for the shape of butt you want. Step 3 - repeat steps 1 & 2 until you find the right combination of parents. Ok, I'm being a little facetious, you can change things a bit by building muscle and losing fat,…

Nice, great to hear that you've got things moving again.

Unless you're planning for international competition and higher, or perhaps serious national championship attempt, just compete at what bodyweight you happen to be. If you're really serious, it's a lot to do with height than anything else, the taller you are, the better off you are likely to be at a heavier weight class,…

Nice, what's next squat 1.5x? and then maybe 2x?

I guess I'm just different from you guys, my head doesn't make up 1/4 of my total height and contain a large percentage of my mass!

Ok, so that's basically 2430 (which is similar to your other estimation) - 1000 (3500 cals in a pound of fat, so 2lbs a week = 7000 cals under goal a week = 1000 cals under goal a day ) Honestly, I would consider a slightly less aggressive deficit, maybe 500-750 a day rather than 1000, just to make it sustainable. Everyone…

What figures did you use for each calculation? Does the MFP figure already include a deficit? What have you set your weightloss goal to? If the MFP figure includes a deficit already, it's probably about right. Eat back exercise calories, but make sure you stick to your deficit. If you do it like this, and take it slow and…

Won't be long! I actually think it's partly to do with modern fashion catering for little bird legs, as I don't consider my thighs huge, but I obviously have a problem buying trousers. I do wonder what some of the top bodybuilders do, besides get bespoke clothes.

That's just the beginning, wait until you have yo buy trousers 6" too big in the waist, and then go and get them taken in by a tailor, just so you can have something that will go over you legs and glutes, without having a built in bumbag (fanny pack for my US friends)!

Worth considering compression leggings, that way you get the compression effect, but you also get a useful bit of gym wear out of it too, rather than just sleeves which may not get much use, or eventually get abandoned.