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I have an acl injury, will squats help? One leg is longer than the other, will squats help? I have degenerative bone disease, will squats help?

You shouldn't necessarily have to concentrate on squeezing your pecs at the top it should happen automatically, at least in time. You should also be able to keep your shoulders back and have your pecs contract, again it should happen automatically if you have maintained tension in the muscle throughout the lift. If you can…

I recommend ignoring any post that says you can't replace an exercise... nothing should be sacred. Having said that, changing from one high intensity and volume session a week to two moderate sessions can be enough to reduce doms greatly. This is also true of bench and pretty much any exercise except perhaps deadlifts.…

I posted a thread about this a few weeks ago: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1307995-tips-to-improve-chin-ups-without-negatives-or-bands I'm doing multiple low rep sets now. well done op! weight training in general is a great feeling, but hitting a goal like this which you couldn't do in the past (but probably…

OP in the form pictures the camera is too low to get an accurate gauge on depth. The main thing is while you changed your bar height you didn't change your form. You're doing a low bar squat in a high position in the second picture. You should be more upright in a high bar squat. Also for me what effects squat depth most…

Its not junk science and I don't really care at this point if you get an ulcer or not but saying the only danger is with a pre-existing condition is foolish. Good luck with your side effect goals of 2014.

I didn't suggest swearing them off entirely, but if you are taking them for doms which according to your op is a regular occurrence I would question your moderation. They are notable cause of stomach ulcers but more importantly are going to have a negligible effect on inflammation. If you absolutely insist on taking…

You shouldn't be taking painkillers for what is at worst mild inflammation, tylenol/paracetamol is not without it many and significant negative side effects. Training the bodypart more often almost always results in reduced doms as does keeping active the day(s) after training. Now that I've returned to full body training…

Your grip is different; the weight is lower and distributed differently; in order to lift it your back and shin angles have changed substantially and your centre of gravity is shifted, and your back is rounded even if it is not immediately apparent with a weight that is much lower than your dl max. These are not semantics…

If you're using a snatch grip form then objectively you're not using the same form or set up. I would wager your back shape is significantly different in addition but you wouldn't see that yourself when lifting. The op is not training for powerlifting, maybe address your answer towards their concerns rather than your own…

Do you think if a person can do a barbell row with 50 pounds or more they will be unable to lift a 50 pound bag? How about if they're doing rdl's with more than twice that weight? Objectively speaking you don't use the same form for a bag as a bar - film yourself next time if you are unsure. If you just want real life…

Firstly thanks, and thanks for engaging with the issue without appeals to indefinables. I'm not bashing deadlifts, but I think they are overrated for the non-competitive trainee, I think they are the most difficult lift to recover from, and I think they are deceptively simple to learn but awfully hard to master which leads…

You realize rows, chin ups, squats and rdls are all compound lifts too? I'll ask you what I asked the other person, what definable 'bang for your buck' does a deadlift have that these others don't have? Do you understand that being able to do a lift properly give you way more 'bang for your buck' than a lift you can't do?…

What does 'benefit' mean in this context? If you're looking for lat/rhomboid/teres stimulation and growth then rows will trump deads. If you're looking for hamstring growth then rdls' will likely trump regular deads. If you're talking 'gh production' or other assorted unnoticeable claims then you're right....

I second foam rolling as it usually doesn't hurt but if its the inside of the knee its unlikely to be the IT band. Firstly has anything changed in your daily regimen or training routine? Secondly have you hurt your knee at any point the last few weeks?

Deadlifts are not essential despite what people claim. Rows and pull ups/pulldowns will hit your back and if you feel you need extra hamstring stimulation after squats try good mornings, romanian deadlifts (which are simpler than dls and done for higher reps) or a hamstring curl if you have the option.

Doing the exercises in question less often will only increase the pain of Doms, so don't do that. Try light cardio and bodyweight squats to help your muscles adapt quicker. Here's a fairly good run down of what Doms is and what you can do about it;…

Light lifting suggests either using weight that is less than what a person handles on a daily basis (ie hand bag, shopping bags, everyday objects around the house) or not increasing weight for progressive overload, or both. If you use a weight that is less than what a person most likely uses every day then the exercise is…

100% disagree, are you not holding the bar when you use straps or something? You can train grip specifically elsewhere or you can train grip with warm up sets before switching to straps, as the weight increases over months you'll still increase the non-strap weight. It doesn't have to be so dogmatic.

I would do weights first and then cardio, that in itself should help reduce your rest times as you'll be fresher for your lifting. After that I would time your rest periods and gradually reduce them. Over time you should be able to shave a minute or two, maybe more off those times (you did specify a leisurely pace). This…

You can increase your grip strength while using straps, its not either-or. I have padded straps but would actually recommend unpadded if you can handle the extra pain/s&m type marks on your arms. If the padding overlaps on itself (which it will if you don't have thick wrists) then the straps can't tighten on your arm quite…

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lol crossfit must be the only training protocol/'sport' where participants intentionally set out to hurt themselves.

Its more difficult to build muscle on a deficit because muscles require a surplus of energy to grow larger. However many people take this to be the lost 11th commandment when its not. Especially as someone who is new to weights you will gradually add strength and even some additional muscle mass while losing weight. It is…

Asafoetida (Hing) is used in indian cooking for this purpose, a lot of cooking styles that incorporate beans regularly have some form of digestive herb or spice they add to the beans, like the ginger mentioned earlier. Asafoetida smells pretty manky but it doesn't seem to flavour the final recipe.

bands are just another training tool, whether you would benefit from them is entirely up to you, whether you enjoy using them and use them often enough to benefit. They can be used for prehab sessions at home as additional resistance when stretching. They can be used to add resistance to bodyweight movements and to bring…

I also have asthma. If you feel that its causing a problem then first thing would be to get that under control, make sure you're using your inhaler before exercise if you feel tight, etc. Avoid anything that triggers your asthma, especially foods. There are also lung exercisers you can get that provide resistance when you…

Its silliness, abs aren't going to grow so much that they will bulge, at all. Its pretty counter productive imo, overweight people generally have lower back issues from having to support off centre weight, strengthening your abs, especially isometrically at the start with planks, should have a positive impact on a person's…

That's from steroids and gh though.

There are some other possible explanations. The person in question might have moderate to severe lordosis in the lower back, making their stomachs bulge outwards. Or they might have a lot of visceral fat which is under the abs, rather than the subcutaneous fat (under the skin), which is the type we would usually think of…