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[Austin Baraki]

Everyone's spine is flexed during a deadlift/"picking-up" task, even if it visually appears flat.

This is discussed on podcast...

[Austin Baraki]

I would not say that adding ezetimibe is "at worst, not very useful", as it will lower blood LDL-c by about 20%. Correct that there is no real...

[Austin Baraki]

This is fine, especially compared with a situation where your schedule was unsustainable and you ended up missing/skipping sessions altogether. You may...

[Austin Baraki]

Hi there,

Have you checked out these resources?

https://www.barbellmedicine.com/blog...ssive-loading/
https://sou...

[Austin Baraki]

Unfortunately I don't have specific expertise in the context of post-transplant nutrition. I expect that this would be fine in most situations,...

[Austin Baraki]

I'm not sure what specific evidence he'd be relying on here. You can see the dose-response effect for statins for yourself, as well as these other references...

[Austin Baraki]

This is one of those questions that doesn't have a "right" or "wrong" answer, especially when viewed through the lens of long-term...

[Austin Baraki]

Nothing special outside of making adjustments based on your tolerance. In the future, keeping calluses trimmed down is helpful to avoid this issue of...

[Austin Baraki]

Glad you found the articles helpful. I would just point out this section from the second article:



For most folks, dietary cholesterol...

[Austin Baraki]

Hi Evan,

Sorry to hear about this situation. I am familiar with these situations, but I don't think we need to rush into any conclusions...

[Austin Baraki]

I think your plan sounds reasonable, and we can re-address the question of meds then. It may be worth a consultation to hash this out in more detail,...

[Austin Baraki]

No problem. Unfortunately I cannot claim much expertise in the field of "aging" science, and so don't have a super confident / informed position...

[Austin Baraki]

Hi there-

If his surgeon is OK with him returning to running, it seems likely he'd be fine to return to strength training, but unfortunately...

[Austin Baraki]

Hard to hypothesize what could be going on from this limited information alone. There could be a skill component (depending on which you've trained more...

[Austin Baraki]

Unfortunately we don't have a ton of information to go on here, so I don't think we can give many specific recommendations outside of our usual advice...

[Austin Baraki]

Hi there,

Fortunately it is not necessary to wait for "full clinical recovery" in order to resume activity and exercise. There...

[Austin Baraki]

I would not be concerned with significant tendon loads in this activity.

[Austin Baraki]

I think that either the Beginner Prescription or the Bridge would work fine to get you started again, provided you can tolerate the workload. I would...

[Austin Baraki]

I'm not aware of compelling evidence to suggest that any particular style of training would aggravate or accelerate the condition.

The benefits...

[Austin Baraki]

Our thoughts on this topic are listed here:

https://www.barbellmedicine.com/blog...sterol-part-i/
https://www....