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[Austin Baraki]

I would not do a deload before this layoff if you are feeling and performing well.

[Austin Baraki]

We will not be able to provide you a "why" explanation for this. I am confident that if I took two full weeks off and tried to do 80% of my...

[Austin Baraki]

It may be possible that you can modify the movement while keeping some unilateral leg work in the picture. For example, switching from a split squat to...

[Austin Baraki]

You are correct that this decision doesn't really matter in the big picture / long run. If you would like to compete using sumo, I would make the switch...

[Austin Baraki]

I don't expect major differences in adaptation between these, matched for ROM....

[Austin Baraki]

Yes, this is something that you can adapt to over time.

[Austin Baraki]

Pin bench is a fine substitute.

[Austin Baraki]

Either of these can be good options if you're aiming to improve the pain symptoms with pressing. Since you're presumably interested in being able to press...

[Austin Baraki]

I am sure it is tough to reason with a 16 year old on this matter, if his expectations of creatine are that it is effectively a steroid (it is obviously...

[Austin Baraki]

"Stop working out" is not advice I would give any otherwise-healthy adolescent.

If you suspect he may be experiencing GI effects...

[Austin Baraki]

I'm not really sure what is meant by a "reasonable space of time" here, and unfortunately we can't know / predict anything your individual training...

[Austin Baraki]

Yes, individual variation in training response includes individual lifts.

There is value in learning these things about yourself so you can...

[Austin Baraki]

I do not think taking casein before bed is necessary.

I have zero concerns about your ability to digest proteins and absorb other vitamins/minerals...

[Austin Baraki]

Can you be more specific about your budget?

The Ohio Power bar has many variations and options, most of which fall in the price range of...

[Austin Baraki]

If the dosing you typed in the OP was correct, I would also add that taking 40 mg twice per week is effectively nothing for pantoprazole. It's arguably...

[Austin Baraki]

I see, this makes sense. Hopefully she does well with her recovery moving forward.



This is getting beyond the scope of what...

[Austin Baraki]

My next question would be why she requires continuous IV fluids or continuous IV dextrose at all if she can take liquid nutrition (and presumably water)...

[Austin Baraki]

This is the kind of thing that there isn't an exact right or wrong answer for. Fortunately, in the big picture (like, over the course of your entire training...

[Austin Baraki]

It's tough for us to give specific recommendations for someone currently in an acute care setting, as that can be a complex and rapidly-changing environment....

[Austin Baraki]

Yes, this is a typo.

It should just say 1 @ 8, 75% e1RM x 5 reps x 5 sets, which means what you said.