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    How do y’all eat so much protein?

    @kim2116 This is meme. You need 1-1.2 g / kg of lean body mass a day. For most men, that's 60-100g and most women is 50-85. Edit: JFC you people are brainwashed by people on gear. https://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/protein...
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    How do y’all eat so much protein?

    @dawn16 5 scoops!
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    How do y’all eat so much protein?

    @dawn16 Because there are videos on YouTube of big stronk mens recommending 0.8-1 g/lb vice 1-1.2 g / kg. Meanwhile that gets you triple what the medical community recommends.
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    How do y’all eat so much protein?

    @kim2116 Your trainer is getting too into bro science. 1-1.2 g/kg has turned into 1 g/lb. A high protein diet for you targets 80g. Here's an alternative approach Also, eat your carbs! Different weight loss approaches for men and women He's a certified trainer who has worked with pro...
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    How do I start as a beginner with back and knee pain? I think the knee pain is due to weight 30/F/72kg/UK

    @alan7057 The medical consensus for conservative treatment of soft tissue injuries / pain in a young adult is NSAIDs (short term) + exercise to strengthen muscles / tendons (mid-term) + diet to keep off excess weight (long-term). If popping some Advil gets him into the gym, then that's a...
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    How do I start as a beginner with back and knee pain? I think the knee pain is due to weight 30/F/72kg/UK

    @ctrowland Take 800 mg of ibuprofin 3x a day. If you're still experiencing pain after this, also take 650 mg acetaminophen every 4 hours (take it halfway between your ibuprofin doses). Those posts are idiots. It's difficult to answer this question without knowing the kind of pain you're...
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    I cant lift more than 10 kilos in bicep curls. It’s been like this for 8 months

    @vincentleo Since no one has actually given you what to do in the gym: You are stalling because you aren't employing progressive overload. Increase the weight anyway and do fewer reps. An example would look like: Week 1: 30 lb x 5-6 on set 1 (and 5-6 or to failure on all other sets...
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