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[Austin Baraki]

In general, most well-controlled studies tend to show no difference between "real" and fake/sham acupuncture.

Unfortunately I don't...

[Austin Baraki]

We would recommend starting here: https://www.barbellmedicine.com/blog...ining-what-do/

For individualized guidance/programming,...

[Austin Baraki]

Thanks for your comments. We're glad to hear you're training and doing well ...

[Austin Baraki]

I wouldn't change anything about programming due to being on this medicine, and I wouldn't expect you to need to reduce your calories if you're already...

[Austin Baraki]

It likely does vary between individuals, although we think the 7-8 hour range is a reasonable target for most people. There isn't any way to know the...

[Austin Baraki]

We would disagree with this assessment (e.g., we don't view "patella alta" as a problem), and much of the subsequent management plan you've...

[Austin Baraki]

There are no specific recommendations I'd give on this, and would discuss with your doctor. Sorry!

[Austin Baraki]

Sure, that's fine

[Austin Baraki]

I wouldn't alter my training based on being this medication.

[Austin Baraki]

This is quite unusual and I'm not sure I have a good answer to explain what's going on here given the temporal relationship you describe.

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[Austin Baraki]

We don't typically think of as being very activating, but it is known to be associated with insomnia in some individuals.

[Austin Baraki]

I would strongly agree with the use of RPE-based autoregulation in this situation.

If you continue training throughout this process, you...

[Austin Baraki]

Sorry to hear about all this -- sounds very frustrating!

I've passed this along to a pulmonologist colleague who will chime in as well....

[Austin Baraki]

We would disagree with that assessment.

[Austin Baraki]

I would suggest continuing to make your way through the rest of our material on these topics, as they do get addressed as well. There have also been a...

[Austin Baraki]

https://www.barbellmedicine.com/blog...ining-what-do/

I would also check out our recent content on muscle strains posted on Instagram by...

[Austin Baraki]

Unless you have documentation, there aren't other ways to determine whether you've received it in the past.

I'd recommend discussing this...

[Austin Baraki]

The first question would be why the vitamin D level was ever checked in the first place, i.e., were there specific signs, symptoms, or other lab findings...

[Austin Baraki]

Sorry to hear about this. It sounds pretty unusual and I'm afraid we're unlikely to crack the case here.

When you say you've evaluated your...

[Austin Baraki]

I think behavioral psychotherapy is a good option from a lifestyle standpoint here. There are several other prophylactic medication options that you might...