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@great_depression I somehow missed this one, it was quite good. And oh boy did he, I had to listen to that part multiple times because I was doing other stuff and just couldn't handle the multitasking, ultimately I had to sit and just listen to it haha.

@seanykins You get close to all of the muscle gains you ever going to get in 3-5 years of consistent training, beyond that you have to continue training super hard to get pretty much unnoticeable muscle. So if you're not a competitor, once you get there you may want to move on to other things...

@mmntc I'm far from being an expert on strength, you can check out the list of recommended programs on /r/powerlifting 's wiki page.

@paparazi257 Q4Both: If someone wants to be certified as a coach, which certification is the most useful one in your opinion, both for learning and for finding a job?

@frankie8297 Also if you're a beginner (less than a year of consistent training) you're probably training too much.

@shan2016 Brilliant. Because every routine I would recommend has already been posted here, a related thing: how to progress (how/when to increase weight, reps, how hard to lift, what to do during a plateau, etc.) works with any program, use it when a program doesn't have a progression model.

@paparazi257 Q4Both: What books would you recommend both to improve our practices, and in general outside of our field?

@frankie8297 If you're losing weight, it has nothing to do with test levels, weight is 100% calories.

@paparazi257 Q4Both: As competitors, researchers, coaches, speakers, authors, how do you manage to find balance between the many aspects of your professional lives, social lives, family and yourselves?

@redwolf6 As a side note, making posts like this is a great idea. So when there's a topic in the wiki that may appear to have some controversy surrounding it, or that dispels some persistent myth, you just copy-paste it as a post and add a link to that discussion into the wiki section.

@paparazi257 Q4Both: How necessary would you say hiring a coach is for someone interested in competing? And what should we check when looking for one?

@paparazi257 Q4Both: Do you use a coach, or do you coach yourselves?

@paparazi257 Q4Both: Something that's often a source of constant conflict outside of the scientific community, especially in social media, is using research which can be interpreted as supporting a point in theory, but completely ignoring the effect size. Considering the numerous topics that...

@leozw If you don't do any reckless stuff in the gym (chronic use of bad form and always using low reps and heavy weight), lower back problems are usually more related to your lifestyle and not to what you do in the gym, the existing problem just manifests in the gym because you stress the...

@redwolf6 Very good quote, couldn't agree more.

@thepcwife For sure and that's just the timeline for publication, from there to making an impact in the practical applications that's another journey altogether. More reason to keep up to date and to follow the people who are involved in research in the first place like yourselves who can offer...

@great_depression I have a beef with the "working hard" bandwagoners and it's the following: What they call "working hard" is actually the easiest thing ever, what they dismiss is the real hard work. They're just rationalizing being lazy, so being hypocrites. What they call "working hard" is...

@radmilabartosova There's no downside to higher protein intakes for healthy individuals, in fact besides the direct effect on muscle protein synthesis, with some studies showing higher protein intakes to be better for muscle preservation and some other studies showing it makes no difference to...

@mamabdog Dude, you look amazing, it's definitely all in your head. Not only is your development good, your genetics (frame, insertions, symmetry) are great, I see a lot of potential to go even further.

@paparazi257 Q4Both: Evidence based nutritional guidelines for bodybuilding haven't really been around for that long, yet research has come a long way to the point we have solid data on how to cover pretty much all of the basics. In your opinion, how has the relationship between the actual...