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    As an experienced lifter are we shortchanging progress at all by doing a little cut to a 'beach leanness' each year?

    @jamierite74 I personally like a slower cut where I just keep volume to about a third of what I was doing to gain. This way my body says 'hey we still need that' and I can still recover between lifts. People on drugs can afford faster cuts because the drugs give them that advantage. Since...
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    For hypertrophy, would it be a good idea to start heavy at a weight I can do 5-6 reps with until the number gets double digit'd?

    @revbillw It's always good to find out sooner rather than later. I wasn't doing 195 until I was curling 45's for about 10 reps. Also, I don't like doing heavy curls anymore. I prefer high reps.
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    Bulking and van driving

    @bc1 Man, you do sound dialed in and this is great, but you getting into a car wreck, potentially, could do greater harm... hmmm.. I wonder if chewing gum can help someone stay awake at the wheel? You have to be physically moving, albeit minimally, to chew the gum. I wonder if some little hack...
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    Bulking and van driving

    @bc1 I'm on ADHD meds, and even then, I still get kind of sleepy on long drives. Of course, I'm not taking them for energy, and I've been taking them for years now, so it's not the same as someone who never takes them taking them.
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    Bulking and van driving

    @bc1 Oh shit! Okay, so I am now reading about how chewing gum can, in fact, help people stay more attention and alert in periods of boredom, like driving!
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    Bulking and van driving

    @bc1 I would up my caffiene if you haven't hit the 400mg a day safe limit. If you have to go a bit over, it beats driving tired. Regardless of the sleep scores, I would raise that bare minimum of sleep to 7.
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