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    Knee pain, squats safe?

    How do you like those? They've been big in the Paleo world for a few years and I've been reading about them, but never tried. They work for sprinting?
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    Knee pain, squats safe?

    I deadlift barefoot, but for everything else (standing press, Pendlay rows, and the squats I tried last week) I wear a pair of Puma Speed Cats. Should I get a pair of weightlifting shoes for the squats? Anything in particular I should look for? Also, note that when I used to run, I wore...
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    Knee pain, squats safe?

    Awesome..... I'll be sure to bring up patella tracking once I get an appointment with a proper sports medicine doc. Thanks man.
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    Knee pain, squats safe?

    Thanks for your comments.... Are there any good ways to find accredited powerlifting trainers or someone who's likely to know what they're doing? I go to a local gym (local small-business gym) where a lot of powerlifters hang out, but I'm not sure about the personal trainers there. I've...
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    Knee pain, squats safe?

    Good questions... Localization: The best I can localize it is that it's towards the front of my knee, on the inside. It doesn't feel like kneecap pain so much .... it feels as if the pain is "inside" if that makes sense. I don't have any pain on either side of the knee, or the back...
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    25 year old, low test, please give advice on my bloodwork

    Your TSH isn't high enough that it'll raise eyebrows, but some might consider it to be sub-optimal, and a signal that your thyroid is struggling to put out enough T4. Here's a quote from The Importance Of Achieving Youthful Blood Test Readings (at the Life Extension Foundation.... I can't post...
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    Knee pain, squats safe?

    Thanks for the comments. I'll try to go to a sports medicine doc. In the meantime, should I hold off on squats?
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    Knee pain, squats safe?

    A quick history: Age: early 30s Training: Some dumbbell lifting in the past, not much barbell - Lots of jogging for about 15 years Issue: Pain in left knee, gets worse when I run. Possibly caused by jogging itself. I've done some weightlifting over the last 5-10 years, but I've never...
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    Article: Doing The Push Press Right

    Excellent Post. I'm currently running the starting strength program and learning barbell lifts. I'm increasing poundage quickly so I've been trying to focus on technique, both in order to continue progression and also for safety. This article clears up at least 3 things that I've been trying...
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    20 years old random Low T don't know where to turn

    I can't speak too much about a restart protocol. That said, two things immediately stood out to me: I) High stress II) Graveyard shift. I) Stress causes shifts in our neuroendocrine function [1]. It causes changes not only in the adrenal glands, but also changes in the brain that is part of...
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    Testosterone and Thyroid issues in 19 year old male(please help)

    EDIT: Somehow I missed that this was over 2 years old. My comments removed...
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    Questions about Testosterone levels

    Very cool finds. I can't be sure, but it wouldn't surprise me at all if the booze was a major contributing factor. Additionally, I don't have references on this right now, but I've read before that beer is worse than hard liquor. The hops is supposed to be xenoestrogenic. Might be a good...
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    LOW testosterone - 25 years old

    At least a 20-25% difference between 8 AM and 4 PM. [1] I'm pretty sure that your level of stress that day would also have an effect (cortisol, i.e. stress, is inversely related to T). If it were me, I'd go back in a few weeks and get re tested in the morning on a day where you're not going...
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    overtraining->increased cortisol->ab fat

    That's all testable man. Cortisol: You can get an AM serum cortisol test, or a diurnal saliva test to check (diurnal will be must more likely to show an issue). Overtraining: Start running some HRV testing. Low HRV is a good proxy for an "overtrained state." If you really, really...
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    overtraining->increased cortisol->ab fat

    Cortisol is definitely something you can quantify. A simple diurnal (4x) saliva test can be bought online for about $150 (without a doctor's order), and it would give some indication of whether or not you're producing too much. As was said above though, cortisol probably isn't what's driving...
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