The obvious to add is that top bodybuilders, physique competitors, etc. take AAS or some other serious PDEs. It seems like the old-school strategy involves a lot of mass&strength gain, but you have to gain fat too.
It appears from most of these studies refined carbs are worse than saturated fat. It probably stands to reason that a moderate amount of saturated fat isn't what's giving people heart attacks, at least by itself.
Definitely. Most bodybuilders do both of these exercises on leg day. BBers aren't just looking for hormone response (although that is very important), they need to hit all the angles.
I definitely agree about the lower back. My deadlifts have also been a lot better after doing full squats. When people say the full squat works a lot of muscles, they ain't kidding.
I go for full squats, too (well as much as I can with my flexibility, but it's still below parallel). It cut my max "squat" in half, but I was doing ***** squats before so I don't mind the decrease in weight. My hamstrings and glutes are a lot better for it.
I usually do an exercise or two from my legs regimen before I hit squats and I've found that it's a better warmup than stretching and doing light squat sets. My hamstrings are way more activated and I've made improvements in how much I can lift.
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