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That is what the article says the evidence is suggesting thus far. Always keep in mind, you would like more than 1 study confirming this fact.

Personally I have gone overboard with protein intake, and as far as I can tell, I didn't get fat from it, however it was easily a energy replacement for carbs when I didn't eat any or very little carbs.

So basically, the way I use it, is if you skip on carbs to lose fat, eat more protein to make up for the energy you would have gotten from carbs, so that you don't have to drop the weights you can do in the gym. ie. don't lose strength while cutting.
 
I can handle old naked dudes in the changing rooms.

I can't handle 5-8 year old boys running around naked in the changing rooms, makes me so uncomfortable.
 
New week, new gains! :D

Going to increase weights on my compound lifts this week, can't wait!

Oh, it's Monday morning, time to show we are non sexist here in this thread :p

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My gym don't have ladies like that. :(

Only a bunch of BBW.
 
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Good news - I took my squat too 100kgs - Huzzah!!

Bad news - I needed to start cutting so shifted my diet plan, I lost a 1.5kgs but stalled my squat progress, managed a 3x3 only :(
 
Would you guys say that genetics and age comes in to play when aiming for double body weight for squats and deadlifts? Turning 38 on Saturday!! :eek:

I can't even contemplate doing double at this point as already approaching 150% body weight (for deadlifts) it feels like my ligaments, joints and what not won't be able to cope. I realise of course slow and steady wins the race so I just have to keep at it slowly so that my body adjusts.
 
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StrontiumDog said:
Would you guys say that genetics and age comes in to play when aiming for double body weight for squats and deadlifts? Turning 38 on Saturday!! :eek:

I can't even contemplate doing double at this point as already approaching 150% body weight (for deadlifts) it feels like my ligaments, joints and what not won't be able to cope. I realise of course slow and steady wins the race so I just have to keep at it slowly so that my body adjusts.
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Yip, also feel it sometimes.

My stats at the moment at 34 (76kg) - squat 80kg for 4 reps, never tried 1 rep max yet.
Deadlift 1 rep max at 182kg but have not done that since September last, I tried again recently and my wrist started hurting again (injury from trying to bench 100kg).
At the moment I'm hovering at 155-158kg for 2 reps on deadlifts.
Injuries are keeping me from going heavy again that and my body responds better to high volume intense sessions rather than heavy.
 
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Yip, also feel it sometimes.

My stats at the moment at 34 (76kg) - squat 80kg for 4 reps, never tried 1 rep max yet.
Deadlift 1 rep max at 182kg but have not done that since September last, I tried again recently and my wrist started hurting again (injury from trying to bench 100kg).
At the moment I'm hovering at 155-158kg for 2 reps on deadlifts.
Injuries are keeping me from going heavy again that and my body responds better to high volume intense sessions rather than heavy.
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How can your squat be so low compared to your deadlift? Do you have an old injury or something? My squat also isn't great compared to my deadlift but that's only 40kg difference. Have you tried different stances to pinpoint where in your quads/hams/glutes your weakness is?
 
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Yip, also feel it sometimes.

My stats at the moment at 34 (76kg) - squat 80kg for 4 reps, never tried 1 rep max yet.
Deadlift 1 rep max at 182kg but have not done that since September last, I tried again recently and my wrist started hurting again (injury from trying to bench 100kg).
At the moment I'm hovering at 155-158kg for 2 reps on deadlifts.
Injuries are keeping me from going heavy again that and my body responds better to high volume intense sessions rather than heavy.
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Without working out your current one rep max http://www.exrx.net/Testing/WeightLifting/StrengthStandards.html
I'd guesstimate that your deadlift is at an advanced level but your squat is at the lower levels of intermediate. How come such a big discrepancy?

edit: Sensorei beat me to it :p
 
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How can your squat be so low compared to your deadlift? Do you have an old injury or something? My squat also isn't great compared to my deadlift but that's only 40kg difference. Have you tried different stances to pinpoint where in your quads/hams/glutes your weakness is?
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Same problem I'm having at the moment (although much smaller scale). My deadlift is coming along nicely but I'm having a problem breaking a plateau with squatting down to parallel.
 
Sensorei said:
How can your squat be so low compared to your deadlift? Do you have an old injury or something? My squat also isn't great compared to my deadlift but that's only 40kg difference. Have you tried different stances to pinpoint where in your quads/hams/glutes your weakness is?
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Had an issue where bar was touching my spine and that puts me off there and then, wrapped a towel around the bar for cushioning BUT still after a workout I can feel the area where the bar was , tried different stances and so far a wide stance does the best for me.
Also my knees creek like hell BUT reckon ill get there, I'm maybe a little worried I see my ass as there are no safety catches working from my home gym so it's a mental thing as well.

But even my bench press is only 80 - 90kg at present as well so also a weak point, plus points would be deadlifts, tbar row and pull-ups, those are definitely my strong points where I can throw plenty weight around so I would think my back is strong and the rest is playing catchup.

Edit: regarding the area where the bar rests in squats I have since started a hectic routine of cable rows from all sorts of angles to hit the upper middle back, definitely a space I'm lacking in.
 
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A lot of it is probably mental but maybe try doing pause squats with a lighter weight, pausing for 2 seconds at parallel. Do that for whatever weight you can do 10 reps without leaning forward at all as you push up with your glutes.

2 weeks of those and your squats will get heavier. That helped me with getting up from parallel as I was trying to break my PR.
 
I can't bench to save my life, I do lmao1plate while my mate does 2 plate.
I also feel my left shoulder pain during chest exercises, should I do something about it before I take a trip to snap city?

DL and squats are fine at this stage, just need to work on form with the squats as I didn't go so low in the beginning but I'm working on going lower but I do lean forward. . .
 
If your form is off go lighter until you perfect it. It might seem like you are going backwards for a few weeks but in the long run you will make faster gains.
 
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