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[Austin Baraki]

Sure, that'd be fine.

[Austin Baraki]

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Paused squat: 220 x 1, 180 x 6 x 4 - felt really bad after weekend and travel back from California ... also had some new groin pain
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[Austin Baraki]

Yes, this is a much more complex situation given the history of surgery for pituitary tumor. It's also impossible to be 100% certain that your symptoms...

[Austin Baraki]

Glad you read the book and allowed it to challenge your beliefs!...

[Austin Baraki]

Jan 2019

1. BJSM Exercise in Pregnancy issue
https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/53/2?current-issue=y

2. Debunking in a world...

[Austin Baraki]

The difference within that range doesn't matter much, so I wouldn't over-think it. We're just trying to get people away from routinely resting 10-15+...

[Austin Baraki]

We would not recommend that if you can avoid it.

[Austin Baraki]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQU8wZPbioA

[Austin Baraki]

Yep, either of those options would be fine!

[Austin Baraki]

Yeah, something is not right here.

If you have an undetectable TSH and a high free T4, that represents a state of hyperthyroidism, not hypothyroidism....

[Austin Baraki]

No, I'm saying there isn't clear agreement on what the bottom end of the range should be. In other words, there is no specific cutoff that perfectly differentiates...

[Austin Baraki]

Yes, they can be elevated when drawn in proximity to training. They are not only liver-associated enzymes, but are found in muscle as well.

[Austin Baraki]

Reference ranges often vary by lab. If you're suspicious, it doesn't hurt to recheck.

[Austin Baraki]

"Malignancy" generally means cancer, so no.

[Austin Baraki]

No, we would not approach this in that way. If you'd like guidance through this issue, I would recommend a consultation with our rehab guys.

[Austin Baraki]

You mean risks other than hemorrhoids? Nope.

[Austin Baraki]

Cool man. I'm still just using it as a secondary / supplemental pull for now, but it's kinda fun.

[Austin Baraki]

SHBG is sometimes worth checking in the setting of obesity. I don't think checking it now would change much in terms of management with respect to your...

[Austin Baraki]

There probably isn't much to do from a training standpoint here. While you can certainly try training without a belt, I have no evidence to support such...

[Austin Baraki]

Weight changes in the context of depression therapy are a bit complex. For example (from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10926053 ):

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