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[Jordan Feigenbaum]

Lots of studies have been done on ketogenic diets and intermittent fasting. They don't do any better for weight loss or fat loss, blood work (worse in...

[Jordan Feigenbaum]

This is probably mostly water with a little bit of fat and muscle. I wouldn't worry about it now that you're feeling better ...

[Jordan Feigenbaum]

Andre,

Thanks for the post and I hope all is well. A quick clarification, we don't want to change anyone's focus from strength to health,...

[Jordan Feigenbaum]

Hey James,

Welcome back to the gym A few thoughts here:

1. It is very clear that some training is better than no training for both health

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[Jordan Feigenbaum]

It doesn't contradict it because of the resistance training increasing the sensitivity of the body to amino acids. Again, a lot of different scenarios...

[Jordan Feigenbaum]

I like that approach just fine, Codge.

Good luck at the meet and let us know how it goes!

-Jordan...

[Jordan Feigenbaum]

Peri Rx contains an ample serving of EAAs and taking it as you describe will likely provide substrate for the existing MPS bout, spike another one (due...

[Jordan Feigenbaum]

I go into some detail about collagen protein and this issue in the November 2019 issue of the BMR and it's associated podcast.

I don't think...

[Jordan Feigenbaum]

Pretty much any sort of training that meets the current guidelines are sufficient for health. While I can't teach you how-to program via a forum post,...

[Jordan Feigenbaum]

Eh, I don't think you can "know" that changing a single variable at a time is working and we don't really subscribe to that idea. That said,...

[Jordan Feigenbaum]

Yea, it looks like the latter scenario may be worse for muscle gain, performance, and adherence.

I think trying to incorporate foods you...

[Jordan Feigenbaum]

Yes, HIIT is a good way to exercise, but as far as benefits over LISS for health- I don't think we can say that. For performance, most sporting applications...

[Jordan Feigenbaum]

This is the purpose of RPE, yes.



I don't necessarily agree with this. You might be able to bench 100kg x 1 x 2 sets, but not...

[Jordan Feigenbaum]

There is no specialization phase in the Beginner Template. That said, the design of the entire program should reflect the desired adaptations.
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[Jordan Feigenbaum]

Let us know how it goes!...

[Jordan Feigenbaum]

Hmm, I find that a better understanding of the topic makes decisions somewhat easier where they matter. Hopefully you can make it through this material...

[Jordan Feigenbaum]

Nick,

Again, we can't really weigh in on this specific case- though we do offer consultations. In general, we recommend being active post...

[Jordan Feigenbaum]

Shaz,

You can certainly sub in leg press for squats (or split squats with dumbbells for squats or smith machine squats, etc.).
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[Jordan Feigenbaum]

I'm not really big on HIIT or sprinting at all, as I routinely program more steady state conditioning for folks than HIIT unless there's a personal preference...

[Jordan Feigenbaum]

Nice, that's awesome!...