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I've got a laundry list of unpopular opinion puffins. I think:* people who "run for the health" are stupid * there's nothing wrong with artificial sweeteners * there's nothing wrong with sugar, either * superfoods are a *kitten* marketing term * organics aren't better for you * supplements mostly suck * barring documented…

Starting strength is what got me to being "that guy you ask at work to move things" despite being twice the age of a fair number of my co-workers. The website, continuing videos being posted, and forums are a godsend for strength training.

Chased and caught my 315 lb deadlifts for five reps.

I've been chasing a three-plate deadlift for five since 2015, through surgeries (mine and others), illnesses (mine and others) and everything else. Got it today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iy06BFgvAB0

"Sugar: The complete *kitten*" is a lot more accurate.

Started at 45. Lost 73 lbs. Had two invasive surgeries, open heart and a double hernia repair. Turned fifty recently. A few days ago I pulled a 315lb deadlift. It's not only possible, it's vital to remaining as functional as you can in your older years.

Use floor leveler in the garage and r move the slope from your workout area. Alternatively build a platform and shim it as needed.

If your front squat is stronger than your back squat, something with your squat form is horrifically off. I highly recommend videoing your squats and seeing what's going on. DO NOT USE THE GYM MIRRORS - you can't see it in real time, flip the image in your brain, and correct an issue like that.

Jesus, that's a lotta squatting. Mine goes: * bar x 10 (the first five paused reps) * 40% working weight x 5 * 60% working weight x 3 * 80% working weight x 2 * 90% working weight x 2 * Work sets (currently 1x5 top set and 2x5 backoffs at 90%+ working weight) Takes about fifty minutes with 10 minute rests between work sets…

Soreness isn't a measure of anything. If it's muscular soreness (as opposed to PAIN) the calisthenics will likely help recovery by the increased blood flow to those same muscles. That said, if you're sore enough that it's interfering with normal activities, I'd not do the additional work.

Progress in the weight room over the long term requires three things: Persistence, consistency, and the right program. You can go do 'whatever' and feel good you've exercised, but that's all it is. Training requires measurable progress, which is easier as a beginning and more complex as you enter intermediate and advanced…

200mg caffeine, 20g BCAA, 20g l-glutamine. Wait 30 minutes. Crank out workout.

It's not like protein (and its calories) disappear because they can't be processed all in one go; the entire job of the small intestine is to process food into animo acids and simpler molecules.

THC is sadly poorly studied, and I don't think you'll find anything but opinion on your specific question.

Grinding out new PRs... 280 lbs / 127 kg. Was very happy with the depth. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Y3iPoBPZ8s

In a word, no. However, your orthopedist will love it as they bring in business.

Stop worrying about ABZ and just get strong.

With 200mg caffeine along with unknown quantities of synephrine AND yohimbine, I'm not surprised. It's a glorified (and damned expensive) stimulant package. if you're insistent on using stimulants, save yourself a ton of cash and buy 200mg caffeine pills. I have a bottle of 200 of them that cost me USD 11. [edits, typos…

And in this corner deadlifting 310 pounds...

275 lb squats for five.

I have exercise built into my getting to work. The train schedules are such that I arrive in the city about 50 minutes before I'm supposed to be at my desk, and head home about 50 minutes before the train arrived to take me there. Makes for a very nice pair of walks, every work day. At home, I have my barbells and a…

Passive workouts - vibration machines, electrical ab gizmos, etc. - don't add up to anything. Activity you do is what counts for exercise.

Necessary? No. There's some evidence that in a fasted state - like early morning chug-your-coffee-and-hit-the-weights training workouts - that they help with muscle protein synthesis. Whether this is anything substantial is up for debate.

I started at forty five, I know your pain. The best thing you can do - in additional to all the good things you're already doing - is get under a barbell. The muscle fibers (Type II) are more readily lost as we get older, which directly causes weakness and frailty. Frailty is a killer. It robs you of the ability to stand…

The main differences are that barbell training forces all the stabilizer musculature to work as well to keep a bar even, and machines force you to work in their planes of movement rather than your anthropomorphy. "Don't do an exercise with a machine that can be done with free weights. Don't do an exercise sitting or lying…

Start from the position that all supplements are useless and work outwards. Fifty-year old male, who takes the following:* 1500mg fish oil daily - because I have an inflammatory auto-immune disorder * Whey concentrate as a snack food * 5000IU D3 in winter because I'm above 40N latitude That's it. Multivitamins, specific…

You're not responsible for reasonable interactions that someone ELSE takes as being offensive.

First, and I'd likely tell the PT to go screw himself if they suggested the usual useless *kitten* of three-pound dumbbells and ergometer bikes.

If price is a consideration (and when isn't it?) take a look at gear from Titan Fitness. They've been copying the designs from Rogue at a better price point. As far as whether you should get a rack, YES. A powercage or rack with spotter arms is safety equipment. You don't skimp on safety equipment.

The advice I got after my double-hernia repair (mesh, inguinal, orthroscopic) was "if it hurts, stop." I was weight lifting lightly six days post-op, and resumed full-on training in two weeks. Your mileage may vary, wildly.