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@braveheart0547 You're completely missing the point. Intensity can be and is literally defined as the percentage of 1RM. Your 1RM is 100% intensity. Your 5RM is ~85% intensity. And as I already agreed with, you can still have an intense workout at low(er) intensities by manipulating other...

@braveheart0547 It is though. That's what intensity in this context means. Still, you're not wrong that you can create an intense workout by manipulating other variables like RPE, volume, tempo, density, etc.

@slippingin The point of "hypertrophy-focused exercises" is to add mass. That's what hypertrophy means. By all means, chase that recomp dream. Just know that's a pretty good way to keep spinning your wheels if you don't have everything 100% dialed in. Keep in mind that adding in...

@slippingin If you're not eating to add mass, how do you expect to add mass?

@slippingin If you're eating to lose weight, don't expect to get much stronger if your lifts have already stalled. And gaining mass is a long shot to say the least. Simply put, your diet does not match your goals. Changing your routine isn't going to fix that.

@sevaka https://examine.com/supplements/l-carnitine/ You're probably better off saving your money instead of fretting over any side effects of a supplement that is not good at what you plan to use it for.

@uniseal At a certain point (soon probably) strength comes from adding size. Do not do the Texas Method. Forget you ever even heard of it. 5/3/1 is good, you can't pick a wrong variant. Stronger by Science has a lot of good options. Juggernaut 2.0 is good or a GZCL template. Most...

@ant101 It's probably correlated to you paying more attention to your body and how it looks.

@joshlete just put the protein in your mouth dude. your body will sort the rest out.