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@amysz1217 Well said. For me, it won’t, know, as technically banned substance lists include “any prescription drug for bodybuilding purposes”. Also, it is being used by some already, and I’ve heard good things during prep, but then even worse rebounds post contest once they go off.

@amysz1217 For the longest time, they were one and the same. My goal was to be the best strength and physique athlete I could be. There was only one quest. However, strength sport and physique sport have different experiential flavours. Physique sport is an existential journey, as it takes you...

@josieyy Depends on experience level and the conditions. If you’re on a long diet, you’re just holding the line, if you’re anything less than advanced there should be some apparent progression without having to look at your log books to know it.

@jazzper I think those are absolutely totally fine methods to use almost exclusively, especially if paired with RIR/RPE as you’ll see quite quickly if you’re outpacing the model when your RPE falls below the target. One caveat, you do need to have some method for assessing when total set volume...

@terasee Haha, great question. I’d say that in lean enough populations, or at least some people, that refeeds and diet breaks do something more meaningful that reducing hunger, enhancing satiety and making dieting feel easier. While that’s all the data currently show, we don’t have data on...

@dawn16 Great question! I’d say most recently, as the relationship with proximity to failure and hypertrophy becoming clearer, I’ve changed my mind on trying to prioritise volume at the expense of proximity to failure. In other words, I’d previously advise more generally training further from...