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@proverbslady No one claimed we all aspire to the same goals, but somehow I doubt "most of us lift because it is fun."

@allyssandra On the bench press though? Most trainees go to the gym and the bench is the first thing they do. They should be able to more-or-less estimate their 10rm.

@dolphinsdream The problem is that failure in a lab setting, where multiple lab assistants are encouraging you to lift just one more rep is quite different from "failure" in your mind when you're working out alone at the gym and don't have other people pushing or even watching you. That's why I...

@pmichel 1) Figure out how many calories you need to eat to lose weight 2) Eat enough protein (1.7g per kg of bodyweight) 3) Eat enough fats (min. 0.5g per kg of bodyweight) 4) The rest of your calories can come from carbs. 5) Eat enough fruits and vegetables and other low-calorie...

From this article: https://www.strongerbyscience.com/research-spotlight-train-light/ The article goes on to discuss a meta-analysis which found something similar. What is your guys' take on this? Seems to me like this is confirmation for those pushing progressive overload and the "+1...

@scottpippen Around 500 is good. If you got on TRT, like legit TRT and not something prescribed by a pill mill doctor who just wants to make money off of being a legal steroid dealer, your endocrinologist would be shooting to put you at around 500 anyway.

@michaelsouby It doesn't matter if you change to a bodypart split or not, but try changing something. In your case, I think changing up rep ranges and swapping a few exercises would be enough to break through plateaus. That said, I enjoy switching in-between UL, PPL, and bodypart splits over...

@wayne1980 Whey mixed in with low fat milk.