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If you are struggling to gain weight, look at the stickies (are you a hard gainer). Second, doing interval training will likely make it harder. So why not just turn that into mild walking for your cardio. Macros, get 160-190g of protein, and fill the rest out based on preference. 300g of protein is unnecessary and going to…

A diet should compromise of highly nutrient dense foods to address your nutritional needs and then eat some less nutritional items to get more calories. Not once did i say eat all highly processed junk.

I would definitely put more work into working accessory muscles and some flexibility/mobility. All the arguments about how it can attenuate maximum strength gains, and i was stupid enough to listen. Why? It doesn't matter if strength attenuates gains if you get back and shoulder issues from over tightness, and weak…

For this phase, I run a top set for 2, then 3x5 @80%, then 2x10 @50%. So a whole lot of volume 😂.

Been fluctuating weight for the past few months due to vacations and my birthday. Back down to 166 but just hit a milestone with Hip Thrust of 500 lbs. Boom!

So my wife is doing the M&S women's 5day program and loves it. Btw, i am a big fan on many of the AthleanX programs. They are great. The ones i have done is BEAXST, Old School Iron, and All American Muscle.

Are you using a food scale? Are you tracking regularly? How compliant are you?

In general, 2-6 workouts a week, and 60 sec to 5 minutes in between sets depending on what it is. Many of the workouts in the sticky. They will tell you everything you need.

First, sorry you are dealing with POTS. My wife has been dealing with it for 11 years. Second, there is a lot of variability in POTS patience. I will cover a lot because it's not simply just exercise. Nutrition: First, to support exercise, you need to ensure your diet is very high in sodium. Like salt bacon levels 😂. Im…

I started at a similar weight and did 2300 calories. 13 years later and 60 lbs lighter (166 currently) i eat ~2000 calories for weight loss. I exercise (mainly lifting) 5 days a week.

Waist size is rather meaningless when it comes to health. V02max and body composition are much better indicators. Essentially, being strong and strong cardiovascular health will provide much better healthspan as compared to any other indicator. And how can StrongLifting effect your body/stomach? Well, I would recommend…

This is exactly what i meant and said. Thank you for reinforcing it. Not once did i say not to use the drugs but be careful and to find a long term strategy.

So i thought of this thread while i was watching a video between Dr. Attia and Thomas Delauer because CGM devices came up. Both of them generally don't recommend a CMG for most people because people often don't understand some of the underlying human biology and people can struggle to make good decisions due to analysis…

This is where you are wrong. There is always a need for a strategy to sustain long term. Otherwise, you will relapse. There is still question of long term efficacy of these drugs. Triage is short term and it's to stop the current symptom. After triage, there is always follow up with medical professionals to address the…

I should have clarified for type II diabetics. My niece is type I and has a CGM and it's super valuable

I see zero value in a CGM. Unless you are prediabetic/diabetic where that may be value in understanding those numbers. Even then, if you keep carbs low and get regular blood work, then you should be fine

First, I don't plan on turning this thread into an argument and/debate as that is what the debate section is for. Second, you are over analyzing my post. I certainly understand that medical intervention can and is needed in cases. But even in those cases, they are rarely lifelong (out of autoimmune/automatic/etc...).…

The only people who should follow these diets are under the care of medical staff as it get extremely difficult to address your nutritional needs.

Thanks. I have a ton of recipes with peanut butter. I pretty much add it to all my oats, pancakes, waffles, rice cakes, some noodles, PB&J sandwiches, etc....

Just make sure you figure out how to eat and transition to when you won't be on this drug. There are already several studies showing some negative side effects for this drug (i.e., increased muscle loss) which will impact long term sustainability. So when you do eat, make sure it's protein based and if you haven't, look…

We need a lot more data, height, weight, age, sex... I would also head over to the bodybuilding section and check out the stickies. In general, the big things from a training perspective is to follow a structured routine and maybe do a few sessions with a trainer

Peanut butter is the best. I put that stuff on everything!

Honestly, even though there is some adverse potential with SFA, i would worry about making your weight loss journey sustainable and enjoyable. Once you get lean, if your LDL is high, then you can adjust SFA intake. But exercise and weight loss will have larger impacts on metabolic health compared to the foods you eat. I…

Depends on some factors such as consistency and the amount of weight you have to lose. But 3-5 lbs in that time is realistic. If you don't care if it's just fat and mainly doing this for an event, you can deplete water weight by restricting carbs. But if you do this, increase sodium intake as well because you lose…

Good point. Over the past few years, I developed some adverse reactions to things like quest bars, protein ice creams and many fermented foods (especially cauliflower and cabbage). With Quest bars, i got major bloating. Even noticed that if i stopped eating them, i would immediately drop 2-3 lbs (tested several times). And…

There is a possibility you have issue with dairy, which is in yogurt and whey. You can swap those with things like chicken, eggs, beef, or fish to see if that alleviates the symptoms.

OP, IIRC from your post from several years ago, i think you tend to struggle to gain weight. But the term thick tends to mean more fat than muscle. And even then, it's generally determined by your genetics in where your store that fat (i.e., your booty). In general, gain some weight and take pictures to compare. Doing…

What are your lifting and/or aesthetic goals?

I log daily. I am on a cut right now. I need to get back to posting my pictures on my wall.

It's like a forever cut lol