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If it's bursitis then you need to back off and rest the knee so it can heal. If you keep aggravating it you can develop more serious problems that are permanent. Take a month off from any leg exercises or longer if necessary.

The pics from 20-35% look basically the same to me.

You have to make it a priority. Like a "To-Do" list. It's first on the list and completed before other tasks. Obviously, your child comes first.

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That $309 rack will be plenty strong enough. Also look at Craiglist as occasionally you find a rack cheap on there. I have used a Body Solid rack (bought maybe 15-20 years ago for $250). Has been fine. Probably very much the same as the $309 rack. As far as needing weight down a rack...never had to. The barbell holds it…

It means something but it was not a deadlift. She used straps. You, unfortunately are the clueless one.

I don't instagram. If your grip gives out you can't lift it in the deadlift. Period.

The people that make it big in multi-level marketing companies are incredible, incredible salespeople. They are the kind that can literally sell ice cubes to Eskimos.

Seconded.

This hits the nail on the head.

If you are worried about muscle imbalance using the mixed grip, just switch your hands around each set.

Moe: "How long have you had a weak back" Curly: "Oh, about a week back."

There's no law against using straps. Straps are useful at times. Deadlifts are not one of them IMO. Hanging on to the bar is a key element of the deadlift. Your grip will not develop using straps. Using assistance equipment does allow you to lift more weight but what does it mean if you can't lift the weight without…

There is nothing wrong with the cross grip. That is another one of those no-nos that is just nonsense. Many women don't want "man hands" so they use gloves. No problem if you get proper gloves. Heck, in the winter I sometimes lift in my garage with Home Depot leather work gloves. They work fine.…

Lots of variable KansasBill. Squatting is mental too. How much discomfort do you want to endure from going balls-to-the-wall on your squats? Are you willing to endure knee pain from heavy squatting? Back pain? Can't-get-out-of-bed-in-the-morning pain? Being sore for several days after? If this doesn't happen to you then…

You can build size with the 5x5. Reg Park did. Even with the 5x5 you need to have some sort of progression method to make continued strength gains, otherwise you will stall out. As others have already said, you don't have to do 5x5 on every exercise. You could but you don't have to.

Getting woos on my post doesn't make a lot of sense to me.

No to straps. Gloves ok if you want to avoid calluses.

The wind slowed you down. Common sense.

If you are hungry eat something. Other than that, all the nonsense about needing excess protein is marketing hype to get your money. This is my advice. That will be $50. Cash or credit?

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Just eat one slice. That's probably in the range of 300-500 calories. Drink only water.

Good advices.

Correctly determine your break even daily calorie requirement. Eat more than that.

I have no wonder that you are exhausted. You have a demanding schedule! Flexibility is way over-rated. Start lifting but start light. Don't overdo it in the beginning. Use weights that permit correct form. Use a basic routine that take not more than an hour. The exercises alone will improve your range of motion.

Don't do anything that aggravates your injury. You seem to be broken all over so maybe take a few weeks off completely.

I doubt you are suffering from a muscle imbalance. That would take a long time to develop. Just train with lighter weights so you can maintain acceptable form.

Definitely, the best thing is to act constructively as opposed to drinking oneself into a stupor every night.