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  1. Can You Recommend TRT, etc.?

    Thanks for the info. During those lean years, I can tell you different ways I was measured at under 10%. Yes, I grant you, all these have margins of error: 1. A trainer at my university did the Skindex Electrical caliper. It was 6.8%, then down to 5.5% a few months later. A regular caliper...

  2. Can You Recommend TRT, etc.?

    Hello Everyone, I will be 41 years old in a month. I am about 174 cm, 170 lbs, 23% bodyfat. In my teenage years, I was about 15% bodyfat. I could get below 12%, etc. if I trained hard with weights, etc. On some fitness programs, like Bodyforlife, with 1800 calories a day, etc. I could get...

  3. How To Get Great TRT Results? How Come Some People Look Better Than Younger?

    1. I always just wanted to look like this guy, at his age: 2. Still, I would be curious to see what he looked like in his teens and 20's. If he looked like he does in the video, had the energy levels, and was just getting back to where he had been, that is one thing. 3. Getting better...

  4. How To Get Great TRT Results? How Come Some People Look Better Than Younger?

    Thanks, everyone. I am in China now. I will keep getting bloodwork done for thyroid, HGH, and T. I would not mind TRT and HGH, now that I am over 40 years old. I just worry about side effects, such as the irritability, hyper-aggression, and hypomania I get, especially with (legal) oaxndrolone...

  5. Myostatin Deficiencies Downside?

    Hi Everyone, For 25 years, news has been enamored by animals and people with myostatin deficiencies. It would be great if we could build muscle like this, without any checks on that. 1. Is there any documented downsides to animals and humans who have this? 2. As a related example, there are...

  6. Do We Have Meta-Studies of TRT and GH Results? I Might Do?

    Hi Everyone, I am about to turn 40. I see no overt problems with testosterone or GH. I still have high libido, aggression, energy, etc. But, I think I might want to do, just because it is about time. What do people think? What are the results? Are they life changing, for people in the...

  7. What Websites Are the Best for MRPs? Custom MRPs?

    Hello, 1. I love MRP's, but many are over-priced. 2. Where can we get them for the best price? 3. A friend of mine once said there was a place where we can get custom MRPs. I like 40 grams of whey 25 grams of maltodextrin Some glutamine, vitamins, etc. Really good flavoring Anywhere to...

  8. Getting Back Into Things? Any Critiques, Caveats, or Cautions?

    Thanks. At least with scale weight, I have lost weight two weeks in a row! Ironically, in times past when I did hours of cardio a day, it was not so effective. Now, lots of lifting, lots of eating, and no formal cardio is getting better results. Let us see how long this progress lasts!

  9. How Does Weight Gain Work? Does the Body Try to Gain Weight, Resist, Etc.? Evidence Beyond Anecdote?

    Thanks. I weighed myself on the scale and saw good results. Two weeks ago: 93 kg Last week: 94.5 kg Today: 93.3 kg I have not done body composition. But, surely I must have gained muscle mass, and lost fat. As long as body composition is improving, make no changes! Whether 150 or 250 lbs, if...

  10. Stronglifts Going Up in Everything? How Does Long Term Weight Gain Work?

    Hi Everyone, 1. As summary, I have done a Stronglifts Big Five Lifts, 5 *5, for two weeks now. 2. So far, I have been quite pleased with my progress: a. My strength is regaining rapidly. Two weeks ago, I was 155 * 5 bench press. Today, 195 * 5 bench press. I am regaining the strength I once...

  11. Feel Good After the First Week of the Gym; What to Do When I Plateau in Stronglifts?

    Thanks. My problem has always been getting on track with the right programming: 1. My idiotic football trainer in high school speaks about needing to stick with a program for 10-14 weeks. But, even after no results, there were no changes. That is an example of how things should have been...

  12. What Are Some Things That Probably Won't Be Overdone in Bodybuilding?

    In fact, I think we have found some big ones: 1. Dynamic stretching is one that has diminishing returns, but probably cannot be overdone. I will search the best, even though I have mentioned some. 2. Real-world walking, real-world bike riding, and swimming also seem like ones that can be done...

  13. What Are Some Things That Probably Won't Be Overdone in Bodybuilding?

    1. Very good. Any stretching exercises you recommend? 2. I love Rick Kaselj's "Unlock Your Hip Flexors" and "Unlock Your Tight Hamstrings." There must be dozens of other dynamic stretching workouts. I remember Joe Defranco's "Limber 11" is also great. 3. I wonder if there is an E=MC^2...

  14. What is the exact science of losing fat, but still gaining muscle?

    I appreciate the trajectory of this discussion. At least for most people who are not advanced, including me, it is possible to gain muscle and lose fat at the same time. I just need to start the two hours of intense training per day that could be done; equally important, I need to maintain a...

  15. What is the exact science of losing fat, but still gaining muscle?

    I appreciate that. 1. To me, I just love the intellectual discussion and debate of "what actually causes people to lose fat and gain muscle at the same time." For example, everyone uses common sense to show "lifting something makes you stronger," but few people can explain neurological...

  16. What is the exact science of losing fat, but still gaining muscle?

    This is quite insightful.

  17. What is the exact science of losing fat, but still gaining muscle?

    Thanks. I am just trying to explore. a. Old-school bodybuilders said, "It was impossible to lose fat and gain muscle at the same time." Technically, that is true because the liver cannot be anabolic or catabolic at the same instant but can vary over the course of the day. Still, someone in...

  18. Any "Deeper Point" of Training? Core Strength the Most Important Thing to Build?

    I just know female gymnasts who weigh about 100-110 lbs, and can carry me easily around an entire park, despite me being twice the weight. Their bench press, squat, etc. may not be that of a power-lifter, but their range of motion, whole body strength, and general functionality seem top notch. I...

  19. Any "Deeper Point" of Training? Core Strength the Most Important Thing to Build?

    I actually think Pavel's saying is more true. You may be completely out of shape, with a pot belly. But, having very strong abs and grip strength will be functional, even for housework. Conversely, the world's strongest powerlifter or sumo wrestler can move small mountains with his strength...

  20. Any "Deeper Point" of Training? Core Strength the Most Important Thing to Build?

    Thanks. I have tried many programs and many diets over the years. Right now, I am so detrained I just need more of everything (range of motion-flexibility, strength, muscle mass, cardio). It is when the plateau's hit that make it impossible to get through. I guess I can research and worry...
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