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  1. Where do you get your blood work done?

    Life Extension does third party labs via Lab Corp for some good prices. Invalid Link Removed

  2. help with blood test question

    CBC Chem + Lipids CRP-HS Total T Free T E2 DHT PSA Prolactin (depends on what you are running) Progesterone (depends on what you are running) FSH LH This is a decent start. Pre, during, and post.

  3. Interested in short cycles

    Sounds like you are on the right overall track. MASS has shared recently that the overall research suggests a little lower RPE like 5-7 is actually better for strength long term, yes higher RPEs are needed to calibrate your RPE ratings on lower RPE sets and you need to build the skill of high...

  4. Interested in short cycles

    Taking something seriously and knowing what needs to be done to achieve ones goals are not the same unfortunately. I do not doubt you that you take this all seriously, you are on the this board asking for help after all. If you are eating 20-40 g of high quality protein at least 3 times per day...

  5. Interested in short cycles

    With where you are now, I would think a mild deficit plus a smart training program would get you where you want to go. Of course cycling would allow you to diet harder while making more strength progress at the same time, but I just do not see the point as you are still learning how to diet and...

  6. Interested in short cycles

    I personally do not see this time being ideal for your first cycle. Based on your post, you have been dieting (mostly) for the last two years, I would expect your total test levels to be down from that alone. But you always want IMO 2-3 total test readings, while at least in caloric maintenance...

  7. Kidney health?

    AST is more likely to be elevated by muscle breakdown, ALT is much less common as it is predominately found in the liver and pretty small amounts are found in the muscle and kidney. With a high ALT I would error on the side of caution much more so as it is more specific with regard to liver...

  8. Estrogen control help

    There is also some data in teen boys linking gyno more so to IGF-1 levels and free E2 levels. The lower SHBG could mean high free E2 levels. Adding more test or var could increase IGF-1 and/or increase free E2 levels, leading to a flare.

  9. Quick Home Workouts

    Per body part is goal is building muscle, aiming to hit near muscular failure between 5-30 reps per set Chest - push-ups, side to side push-ups staying over active arm if regular pushups are too easy, one arm push-ups if side to side are too easy Quads - pistol squats, sissy squats Hams - use...

  10. Bench press with elbows tucked/breaking the bar

    It is hard to know exactly, but it sounds like you are taking the tucking of the elbow concept on flat bench pressing to the extreme side that was popularized in shirted equipped competitive powerlifting. It is a hard concept to describe for a raw lifter in text, but I think Greg Nuckols of...

  11. Anyone use Hatfield squats?

    I have used them when I was coached by Josh Bryant. He had me do sets of 3-5 reps near RPE 8-9. They were deff taxing this way. My squat did not really benefit from them but they are fun to do. I find them for most competitive lifters to be counter productive because the overloading aspect can...

  12. incline bench shoulder issues

    I guess this depends on the load and perspective. I know Dave Tate of EFS always said anything below 50% doesnt matter nor count, so do as much as you gotta do that day to get warmed up enough for loads above 50%. I have seen a lot of 400-500lb benchers do 4-5 sets with the bar and another 4-5...

  13. incline bench shoulder issues

    I commend your for trying to explain the idea of letting the bench take the load and letting the weight settle into it instead of holding the load in the air all on the delts. This concept is so important yet nearly impossible to get across online via writing, keep doing the lords work lol. I...

  14. Pin Squats

    They can be a good assistance lift to the squat for a variety of reasons. They can assist one with rate of force development if started near the bottom (hip crease below parallel up to no more than 1-2 inches above parallel) as there is no eccentric phase. If doing them this way, I would opt...

  15. incline bench shoulder issues

    It has been experience that the other moves can help function as "dynamic stretching" in a sense. I also find this style helpful for dips for those that find them hard on the shoulders when doing them first in a session.

  16. What size bands

    I have used a lot of EFS bands over the years training equipped in the past with several EFS athletes. This advice is assuming you are only planning to really use them to add resistance to the bench, squat, and deadlift. No assistance like lifts and no reverse band training. Unless you are...

  17. incline bench shoulder issues

    To me, it sounds more bicep tendon related, could be wrong though. Incline inherently takes the lats and triceps out of the movement and increases biceps stimulation (ie stability) compared to flat benching based on research. It also has a longer ROM on the shoulders then flat bench and OHP (for...

  18. Female weight loss question

    The only one of these that could really impact her metabolic rate positively is the reverse diet. Fasting usually results in faster metabolic adaptations and less NEAT. Eating most of her cals from protein would increase her TFE, which in a way impacts her metabolic rate but at some costs...

  19. Female weight loss question

    Just something maybe worth doing in the background while she works with her doctor/doctors. But IDK what app she uses to track her food, but maybe give MacroFactor a try? It was made by the folks over at stronger by science. It has an algorithm that seems to be better then the rest out there...

  20. Female weight loss question

    Leptin is partially released from fat cells as a result of how full or empty they are in relation to what is comfortable for them. Leptin is also released by fat cells in response to one's short term energy consumption. If low leptin is caused by not having enough fat in fat cells so they are...
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