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[Austin Baraki]

Hi there,

Sorry to hear about this situation. I agree that fat loss needs to be his primary concern a move all else. As I'm sure you're aware,...

[Austin Baraki]

If he's continuing to follow recommended therapy and likes massages, that's fine.

If he buys into the idea that massages are actually treating...

[Austin Baraki]

1. 6 x 8
2. Yes, I deadlift in front of the rack
3. I have no problems benching on that setup. My wife sometimes reports some foot slippage,...

[Austin Baraki]

Based on this description I am skeptical that your father saw a medical doctor at all. This is 100% pure quackery.

Having these conversations...

[Austin Baraki]

Hard to say for sure, but the benefits of exercise outweigh any potential downsides / risks anyway, so we'd recommend getting her started.

[Austin Baraki]

No, this is not a plausible explanation.

It is quite difficult to give advice in this situation since we have not evaluated him - but in...

[Austin Baraki]

It sounds like you aren't actually using RPE-based auto regulation as is intended.

[Austin Baraki]

4/19

Light Snatch-grip DLs up to 185 kg x 5
3-1-0 Tempo Bench up to 275 lb x 8 x 3
Paused squat up to 160 kg x 6

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[Austin Baraki]

If that's the program you want to do, that's fine.

[Austin Baraki]

1) These symptoms are vague and nonspecific. I've had the same symptoms from sitting on my wallet for too long before.

2) Even if these vague...

[Austin Baraki]

Yep, that would be a reasonable way to hold you over until your group starts.

[Austin Baraki]

No, there is not.

Additionally, I'm honestly not sure whether any of the information I've given you here (or the information we've produced...

[Austin Baraki]

At the current time, there are no established benefits of cannabis for the treatment of lung cancer.

https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer...

[Austin Baraki]

Weekend Reading / Viewing

1. Why Do Doctors Overtreat? For Many, It's What They're Trained To Do
https://www.npr.org/sections/heal...

[Austin Baraki]

We are working on CMEs. It's a long, time consuming process and don't have an ETA.

No idea re: ABOM.

[Austin Baraki]

Why do you view these as "issues" needing to be corrected?

[Austin Baraki]

4/17
Light Squat: 105 kg x 8, 130 x 8, 150 x 8, 160 x 8

Light Tempo Bench (elbow a bit sensitive)

Curls

4/18...

[Austin Baraki]

Yes, either of those are fine.

[Austin Baraki]

Managing training loads and using tolerable variations is really the key here. There aren't any magic tricks, unfortunately. If things are still painful,...

[Austin Baraki]

Since it doesn't sound like you're planning to compete, it probably doesn't matter much. Whichever you'd prefer.

And yes, we like the 4-day...