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Well, my son is 6'4" barefoot and doesn't have problems with breaking parallel on squats. Just keep working on mobility.

Had a good discussion and laugh over the TDEE calculators with some lifting friends. They truly are only a starting point and you have to dial in on your own individual needs. Most of them put me at 2700 to maintain...pffftttt, I gain on 2700, maintain at around 2500. Of course I don't ride nor run so I'm not burning the…

Read the whole thread, only thing I got out of this was the above and total admiration.... 4000 calories a day........ wish I was so lucky.......

5'11" Heaviest 226 with 38" pants Currently 193 with a 34" pants When I've hit 188 it drops me to a 33" Guessing but think if I drop down to 180 I'd be in a 31" or 30" These are all the same brand and style Levi's 550.

Trial and error. I travel some for work and try and find a gym that has equipment I like (free weights mostly) but sometimes it probably looks like I'm fumbling around with machines because the weight I use at the home gym may not be the same with another piece of equipment. Like everything else in life, lifting in the gym…

Mon - OHP, accessory bench, lats Tue - Deadlift, accessory squats, abs (although I never seem to get around to do abs…..) Wed - Off Thur - Bench, accessory OHP, back Fri - Squats, accessory deadlift, extra hamstring work like RDLs Sat - off Sun - off Running Wendler's 531

I'm 5lbs off from 1000 right now. 315 squat 385 deadlift 295 bench

One, you aren't in maintenance if you're continuing to lose weight. Two, a month is hardly enough time to see any gains in muscle mass. Re-evaluate your maintenance calories and add a small surplus like 200 cals. Take a picture now to keep for reference. Lift on a structured program for 12 weeks, take another set of…

Overall, as others have stated above is the CICO. One or two cheat meals over the course of a couple weeks is not a big deal. However, I will say, that when I do a refeed (taking my cals up to maintenance if on a cut) day, it usually has a higher percentage of carbs. When it has the higher percentage of carbs my weight…

One of the better ones IMO [url=]https://youtube.com/watch?v=JBHzXF-mVjY[/url]

I've run SL 5x5 on and off for the past several years. I'm 46 now and finished a cycle of 12 weeks about 1 month ago. As long as you follow the program by starting off WITH JUST THE BAR, following the program to a T, and understand how a reset works there's nothing stopping you from running it. Know 2 guys on another site…

Thanks! Long slow road on legs. I point to my legs with the younger group that lifts as an example of NOT SKIPPING LEG DAY...lol

Ring comes off for weightlifting, working on cars or any construction type activity. Too much of a chance for something bad to happen with it on.

GDGJ! Love how you didn't give up on that 3rd rep!

I follow Wendler's 531 program. I did switch it up to add an extra leg day in though. Mon - Deadlift, volume squat Tue - OHP, volume bench Wed - wide stance squat, RDL, back Thr - Bench, volume OHP Fri - Squat, volume deadlift and either extra back on Fri or on Sat.

Don't laugh. Best squat so far. And, yes, hopefully by the end of the year my squat will be bigger than my bench. 315x1 https://youtube.com/watch?v=RJjP5ceBw68

When I run 5x5, maybe once a year, I always stick with the schedule of 3 days a week. Once the weight gets heavy I need the extra rest days.

Where does leg day fit in?

If you've already been lifting for a while you might try 531. It's geared toward intermediate lifters with smaller progressions built in each cycle.

You can always get a cheap pair of wrist straps to help out. Personally, I'm not going to hold myself back if my grip starts giving out. I will work on grip strength in the meantime but it ain't stopping me.

Read it twice. No where did I read it was a waste. In fact, they were recommended for certain goals or stances. Disclosure: I squat and dead in socks. However, I plan on getting a pair in the future.

ACL tear back in '97. The PT had me doing light mobility moves 7 weeks post surgery, mainly for ROM, but on a stationary bike every 3 days for 8 weeks (increasing time each session). After, the Dr. cleared me to continue exercising but making sure I paid attention to how my knee felt. I wore a custom brace for a long time…

Yes, we did and the wife and I keep up on our own vaccinations. My dad had polio growing up. He (obviously) survived but it limited his physical abilities. And, since myself and my boys have asthma, something like the flu can turn deadly for us.

Nice solid form NDG

Whey and casein proteins from powder ARE natural sources of protein from milk. Whey, gram per gram of protein, is cheap.

Yes, talk to your PT. After my ACL replacement, way back when, I really got to hating that damn bike but it sure did help with mobility and strengthening the leg.

I've done both, prefer alone.

A good vid showing form, like Allen Thrall, will have cues that you can work on. Things like head looking straight forward, chest out, etc. Rippetoe has some good ones too. Follow the cues all the time, soon they will be second nature. I vid some of my lifts to get feedback from some powerlifters I know. They've been…

Most of the programs I run have a deload week built into them. Either a routine one or towards the end of a cycle. It's not that you take a week off, you just reduce the volume and weight A LOT but you still do some type of lifting.

Excellent! Keep at it!