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    Experienced lifters, how much do you b/s/d? Either 1 RM or typical training weights

    @surendered12345678 Dang did you have any athletic experience before lifting? I've been lifting for over a year and can barely squat/deadlift my bodyweight :(
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    PSA: Are you female? Are you a vegetarian? Is your performance suffering? CHECK YOUR FERRITIN!!!

    @kagenonikki My doctor says that although >20 is the generally accepted "normal" range, she prefers to keep her patients above 50, ideally closer to 100! I can say from personal experience being chronically iron deficient that I feel like a friggin rockstar the few days after I have an iron...
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    PSA: Are you female? Are you a vegetarian? Is your performance suffering? CHECK YOUR FERRITIN!!!

    @matheushorta There is actually some research to indicate that taking it every other day is better than taking it more often. Your body downregulates iron absorbtion after a dose of iron supplements and it takes 24-48 hours for your absorbtion to go back to normal.
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    PSA: Are you female? Are you a vegetarian? Is your performance suffering? CHECK YOUR FERRITIN!!!

    @matheushorta They test your hemoglobin, not iron, when you donate blood (but will sometimes call it your iron levels to make it simpler to understand I guess). You can have normal hemoglobin while being iron deficient, but having low hemoglobin is a good sign that you might be iron deficient.
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