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    Squat depth

    Bouncing out of the whole is more pertinent to knee issues than hips. Unless you have some kind of structural issue (FAI), there's no need to fear below parallel. There are also numerous studies showing that taking a muscle through a full range of motion is superior to partial range, as noted...
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    1st bulkying cycle

    Go read a lot more. These are drugs w permanent consequences. It's not just a short cut to look like a fitness model. Seriously, go do some reading on your own and stop asking to be spoon fed. People are much more willing to help if you've put in any time and have intelligent questions
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    Journey to Elite

    I have this exact same issue plus some unusual tightness which I've always chalked up as hip flexor issues because It's exacerbated by sitting.
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    SAME MUSCLE

    Yeah don't take it personally. There is a lot of incorrect information in BB and fitness, in general. Some of it works but for reasons different than stated and some of it is just plain wrong. I'll be getting my Master's Degree in strength and conditioning and want to be a strength coach. The...
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    SAME MUSCLE

    Yeah I'm certainly open to learn new things at any and all opportunities but this doesn't even jive with basic anatomy and physiology. And, quite honestly, if the fascia was inhibiting muscle growth to that extent in advanced populations, how would it even expand to accommodate the fluid build...
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    Protein Synthesis, close Two-a-days, and leucine

    First of all, whether you're changing the angle or not, you're still using and taxing the same muscle groups. Consider recovery. If you'd like to do the same muscle groups, you're going to have to reduce the volume of each session. So if you typically do something like 12 sets per muscle group...
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    SAME MUSCLE

    It's hardly a "no brainer". By what mechanisms would fascia restrict the accrual and and remodeling of contractile proteins? By science I was hoping for a textbook reference or some scholarly position statement. I'll look into for myself, certainly, but skeptical is an understatement.
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    Protein Synthesis, close Two-a-days, and leucine

    Soooo do the same or different body parts? Got it. All kidding aside, like rodja mentioned, protein synthesis is a systemic response. You don't simply increase protein synthesis in your legs, for example. There may be more remodeling in the legs due to damage and metabolic build up in your legs...
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    SAME MUSCLE

    I'm curious to see some form of "science" stating or even hinting that hypertrophic gains are limited by fascia.
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    training till failure every set.

    I don't train to failure at all. Although I train to be strong and see hypertrophy as more of a secondary goal, I don't think concentric failure is necessary for pure hypertrophy training. It can be used but I would pick and choose my spots. Wave it as a method for ^ intensity, I suppose
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    Lifting Reps or Heavy?

    There is some validity to the pump being worth a damn. One of the contributing factors to hypertrophy is metabolic stress/ the accumulation of metabolic by products. That's more or less the pump and part of the merit of occlusion training. Now It's by no means the only factor for hypertrophy...
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    Journey to Elite

    How are you choosing volume on your lifts? Based off of prilepins or is it just more of an autoregulated deal for you at this point?
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    Article: Best Exercises For 6 Packs

    I tend to disagree only because in the big lifts they work, predominantly, isometrically. I'm not discounting the importance of that in their development of both size and strength, however. Simply, I think as a figure or bb competitor or anyone who will depend on their appearance, they should...
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    Article: Best Exercises For 6 Packs

    Everyone is so quick to say diet, which isn't wrong per se, but the abdominal muscles are capable of hypertrophy just as any skeletal muscle is. There's no harm in discussing exercises to target those muscles. I like a good mix of direct movements like flexion as well as anti exercises like roll...
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    Am I gripping the BB too close for bench pressing?

    Mid and outer pectorals? Not quite.
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