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@dawn16 It's a pretty straightforward conclusion: taking anything but the very last set of your workout to failure decreases your ability to go hard in subsequent sets. Even if it did provide some modicum of benefit, it wouldn't be worth it for most people's purposes. Try this link if it's...

@anthonyinalabama You can do it, just keep your head up and stay moving forward

@nusue Meta-analyses are the exact opposite of cherrypicking, and if you have some peer review to offer the authors of the systematic review, don't hesitate to contact them with your constructive criticism. It's obvious you're not familiar with scientific vocabulary, or scientific studies in...

@anthonyinalabama Circuit training is inferior to interval training for the purposes of strength goals. There are six major movements: Vertical pull (pull-ups/lat pull-downs) Vertical push (overhead press) Horizontal pull (rows) Horizontal push (bench press/push-ups) Anterior chain (squats)...

@nusue So doing an additional thing which increases the risk of injury has no advantage over simply not doing that thing? Don't let your haste to cherrypick to suit your agenda stop you from reading literally the next few sentences: "Non-failure training resulted in a 0.6-1.3% greater...

@nusue Training to failure is not effective (source)

@primpoisepiety Pectorals, anterior deltoids (front shoulders), and triceps. Push-ups are an upper body pushing exercise. That's good, with split programming it's generally better to hit every major compound exercise in the synonymy of motion (pushing, pulling, legs), plus you need to...

@deborah555 4.5 liters is on the higher side of healthy. Presumably your personal trainer is advising it as a maximal limit to aim for (and ostensibly fail to achieve). So long as you don't hold off from using the bathroom, there's no health risk from superfluous hydration in healthy adults. If...

@imogenefromnewzealand The best progress metric is results over time. Any rate of growth is completely acceptable, long term investment will accrue value. It doesn't necessarily matter where your progress is now, what matters is how far you've come. You can look at generalized standards but...

@imogenefromnewzealand Why are you assuming all muscle groups require the same stimuli and accrue the same rate of growth? It's not about right or wrong, you're not being fair to yourself by equipping unrealistic expectations. It's entirely possible that your shoulder development is...

@imogenefromnewzealand This simply isn't a useful metric

@imogenefromnewzealand You're comparing your results with a fictional hypothetical that doesn't exist. You can't conclude you have a weakpoint when what you're comparing it to (chest growth without bench press) would likely pale in comparison to chest growth if you did do bench press. The...

@imogenefromnewzealand How do you conclude this? In order of importance: shoulder press, lateral raise (or front raise to lateral raise), back flyes, and rows emphasizing rear delts. If your protein intake, recovery, and effective volume aren't on point, it won't matter what your frequency is.

@nwmann High protein intake has no adverse effects across a wide range of clinical parameters in healthy subjects, and does not negatively influence kidney function in healthy adults (source 1, source 2, source 3)

@mandy2007 You can do it, just keep your head up and stay moving forward

@laurarose8473839 Great assessment, mostly in that there's no punitive mechanism for high or even very high protein intakes so having a soft max to aim for is generally more feasible than a lower minimum

@mandy2007 Fat is distributed according to genetics and rate of caloric surplus. Spot reduction is a falsehood, you lose fat anywhere by losing fat everywhere. Imagine a pool with a shallow end and a deep end. When you fill the pool, the deep end will be completely submerged before the shallow...

@laurarose8473839 Academia does have a minimum barrier of entry

@nwmann This is why it's important to actually read the whole document (and not just the synopsis) before making criticisms:

@revena To gain muscle: 1) Follow a full body strength training program encompassing progressive overload on compound exercises Beginner weight resistance strength training program Beginner isometric stretching program 2) Aim for ~1g of protein per 1lb of bodyweight per day (source) 3) Try...