Robin Ashe

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Aug 24	comment	Presses or squats first? any studies. supporting this? it's really just conjecture as you've presented it, no more or less credible than kubik, but i'd like more as personal experience has told me both are fine
Aug 24	comment	How many sets per muscle? what exercises are you actually doing, and what weights?
Aug 23	comment	I am on 8% body fat but still look fat? Are you sure the 11lbs you lost is fat loss, and not muscle loss?
Aug 23	comment	Is it okay to continue workouts while fasting? @mebassett if I were doing that I think I'd stick to the first and second warmup sets, and just leave it at that. depending on the exercises you do, I might abbreviate the selection as well, down to 3 or 4.
Aug 23	comment	Is it okay to continue workouts while fasting? @mebassett Do you normally do warmup sets?
Aug 23	comment	How does doing more repetitions improve muscle definition? I'm not sure about the definition part actually. If you want to train for strength you lift heavy weights, if you want to train for size (bodybuilding) you lift not quite as heavy weights for more reps. They might be mistaking 'more definition' with 'good for bodybuilders'
Aug 22	comment	Rounding of the lower back while doing squats Do you round your back with just the bar and no weight plates?
Aug 22	comment	Should rep range be determined by muscle fiber composition? @DaveLiepmann admittedly it's only speculation, but the content and advice differs so much from his earlier education of a bodybuilder that either it was ghost written or he intentionally wrote stuff he didn't believe in to confuse the competition
Aug 22	comment	Should rep range be determined by muscle fiber composition? That wasn't written by him, it was one of the ones that was ghostwritten.
Aug 22	comment	Should rep range be determined by muscle fiber composition? Are you sure that Arnold actually said that? He's been ghostwritten before, and his ghostwriters have sometimes said the opposite of what he said himself.
Aug 19	comment	What kind of pants can help recovery from running? Simply the lack of evidence that tights have any effect on post-run recovery, or well, anything.
Aug 18	comment	What's the ideal way to maintain my deadlift with minimal recovery demands? @DaveLiepmann I would stick to low reps, 5 or less. I'm not sure about pushing a 2rm every time. maybe alternate between your 5rm for one set, and your 2rm the next week
Aug 18	comment	What's the ideal way to maintain my deadlift with minimal recovery demands? It's not something I've ever tried, I just try bringing whatever I can up, but I would assume that depending on how quickly you recover, doing a set of deadlifts at your upper range of capability every 1-2 weeks should keep it from deteriorating.
Aug 17	comment	What should i do if I miss a 5x5 session? +1 progressive overload is progressive overload. stronglifts isn't magical, and I don't think Mehdi even sells it as such
Aug 16	comment	Are there any scientific facts regarding resting times/training intensity's and muscle/performance growth @RodrigoThomas sure, but when you start getting that picky, you end up with nothing. You could tell someone about progressive overload, but unless that's supported by some double blind controlled study, they'll reject it, which is an appeal to science that fails.
Aug 15	comment	Are you losing fat or fluids if you diet and drink alot? Hard to tell, would need to do a body composition comparison. There's a third option though - muscle loss.
Aug 15	comment	Gaining without workout If eating food hasn't done it by now, it won't if you change your diet.
Aug 13	comment	Are there any reasons not to blend different types of protein powder? I doubt there would be any problems mixing them beyond problems that you might encounter from taking one of the mix ingredients individually. Usually lactose intolerant people can handle whey protein fine though, and it's the best (and cheapest) protein supplement, so I don't see a benefit to mixing either.
Aug 12	comment	Side effects of doing half of a “doubled” workout I'd lean towards doing half the workout producing better results for you long term because you won't need as much recovery time.
Aug 10	comment	Are there any scientific facts regarding resting times/training intensity's and muscle/performance growth @musefan What kind of source would you be satisfied with? Usually when people ask for scientific facts they're quite picky about what they'll accept as an answer.