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It's just a remnant of the plastic casting process.

This is entirely incorrect. Holding your breath during deadlifts is one of the most critical components of injury prevention. Sure you may get a little winded, but she's talking about being winded and exhausted for the rest of the workout. That's just fatigue and is normal. Outside of hydration or nutrition issues (no…

As mentioned, deadlifts are one of the most taxing exercises around. I only do one maximal set on my deadlift days and that's enough for me. I do very little accessory work on deadlift day for the same reason, I'm just wrecked. Usually I'll do a couple sets of volume squats, that's about it. Doing 4 sets at near-max effort…

How much extra will it cost if you Skype naked? What if I'm naked?

Looks fine to me. I'd want a day off between Day 2 and Day 3 but otherwise, meh. You're basically describing 5/3/1 with BBB accessories (and some extras thrown in). Tried and proven program. And actually, pretty much exactly what I'm doing in a bulk. 5/3/1, BBB, extra BS iso movements. The only real difference is that on…

All I can say is, lucky basturd :)

Really, interesting. How has that worked for you? I've tried doing that before because that seems to be somewhat of a conventional wisdom. But the only thing that happens to me is that I'm tired and worn out all the time and my strength diminishes during the cut. And it takes a long while to get it back. Taking a page from…

Good question. My total volume during a bulk is about...50 million times higher. In a cut I'm only training twice a week, major compound lifts for a couple sets of 5 and that's it. During a bulk it's 4x a week and I'm training the compounds 2x a week (instead of once) with accessory work, lots of extra sets, etc.. I know…

Huh?

Both are good, depends on what your goals are. Generally a barbell setup is going to offer more options.

I wouldn't worry about it. Deadlifts with any amount of weight make a lot of noise. Period.

Baking soda.

Most lever belts I've seen are noticeably stiffer than pronged belts so I'm not surprised. I've never gotten bruises but I'm tall with a tall torso so I never really have any pinching issues. Honestly, overly tight belts can actually be detrimental if you can't gather a full breath in your belly. Something to think about…

I'd probably just forgo the collars totally in 95% of situations, to be honest. I personally almost never use them, myself.

It's a pre-workout, if you're not hitting the weight room there's really no point. And even if you were, it's not necessary. For walking or your job, there's no point.

Depends on your programming and goals. 3-4x a week is typical.

Go to the gym before/during/after work like everyone else on the planet.

I'm jealous of your callous forming abilities. My hands are baby soft no matter what.

You thought wrong.

Well, good luck. I feel your pain, every squat session is a lesson in frustration and I've probably watched/read 400 squat guides to try to really make it click for me. Sooner or later I'll get somewhere.

It's worth looking into. He's a stronger squatter like you (has done 880 @ 220) and he basically squats his deadlifts. Sumo stance, hips as close to the bar as possible (really low and forward towards the bar), torso super vertical. Really uses that quad strength and cuts down on ROM. I've tried it and it's great and…

It makes me feel better, yes :D Good luck btw, maybe we can both shore up our weaknesses in the coming months. I've always figured you'd do well with a more Chris Duffin style deadlift. Especially with your strong squat.

You'll be fine. I went through an issue where I hurt my shoulder (working on my wife's car) and had to swallow my ego and re-learn how to bench perfectly every time or I kept reaggravating the injury. This meant massive deloading. Within 6 months not only had I not reinjured myself once, but I managed to bench a new PR by…

That might be the worst squat tutorial I've ever seen. And I've seen a lot of them.

It depends.

Ideally I'd want to be way less than 20% BF before starting a bulk. Like 15% or less, IMO.

Is this person a male or a female? Seems weird either way I guess. I've always found that the biggest and strongest guys tend to be the nicest and most polite. And most helpful too.

A reasonable deficit combined with keeping intensity high will go a long way to retaining strength in a cut. I cut 40lbs last year without losing a pound off of my total. I'm sure if you're a monster with a 1500+ total, or someone really lean, something may have to give in a cut but for 95% of lifters it's not a real…

Ummmm, no.

This. Keep the weights heavy but cut volume/frequency as needed. It has worked fantastically for me.