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@billard If you have brain fog, my best guess would be insufficient carbs around workouts.

@billard A lot of studies show we don't absorb the calcium from supplements well. You'll only be getting 50% of what's on the label :( . Good news though--cruciferous vegetables like collards, kale, and broccoli are good calcium sources. So is tofu treated with calcium carbonate. My only issue...

@shirleymontreal second this! Also, proper push ups are an intermediate/advanced move! No one should feel bad not being able to do them immediately. In addition to the other good tips here, like doing negatives, I would advise you to learn to do scapula push ups (they're not actual push ups...

@billard Porridge is fine--I'm not saying remove it, just add some source of protein ideally. EDIT: I'm lactose intolerant too, but I've had several stress fractures and read enough about the benefits of dairy and now just pop a lactaid pill and eat the yogurt.

@susanedgar37 Yeah, if I'm triathlon training, my breakfast is NOT just porridge unless that's directly preworkout and I'm planning on having something with protein afterwards, and my lunch had best include carbohydrate and a substantial protein sources, even if it's in the form of soup or...

@billard Yeah, try tweaking those things and see how you feel. And/or play with dropping intensity work entirely for a week and doing just steady-state work.

@billard Good. That's all you need for fat. You do better to partition toward carbs and protein as an athlete, and 50-60g fat meets your needs! There's this weird high fat trend that bothers me lately--you don't need THAT much, and personally I get horrible stomach pain if I eat a lot of fat...

@billard I mean, what's your overall training volume, what's your background, how's your diet overall?

@crucisdecristo If YOU know everything you do has a purpose, looking weird doesn't matter. People who only do the moves that 'look cool' wind up not progressing.

@jesusismysavior2012 This is accurate. Training to failure is more useful for hypertrophy training, though not required for any training. When strength training, think of it as a skill you are acquiring, the skill of being strong. One way of telling if you are close to failure is the speed of...

@jrsinct A really cool and fun thing about being shorter/smaller: once you have built some muscle base, you can get AMAZING at bodyweight skills (like gymnasts--think of how they're always built). You after a year or two of training, vs. some 6'6'' 250lb hulk, guess who may be able to do more...

@seekshare Wow, I wish I'd been able to do a pull up at 13! You'll be able to unlock so many skills in the coming years!