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I was supporting the rise in GH specifically. I don't recall ever seeing a study where it was 7X. I've seen anything from double and maybe up to 5x. That said, It's been a minute since I've read up on it. I guess to me it's the difference between $10M and $15M. They're both a lot of money. I...

Thanks! The short answer is yes. I started TRT when I was 48. I competed in drug free powerlifting and physique into my mid forties. My doctor whom I trained at the time put it to me like this. He said if your vision wasn't optimal, say 20/100, you would want to get that fixed. It's the same...

I have no issue posting my 55 year old physique. You make a lot of assumptions. Go back and read your "debunked" statement. Not sure how asking you to bring receipts that back up your statement qualifies as misinformation. I've been coaching athletes for 30 + years including 2 Collegiate...

Please provide the evidence debunking the fact that GH increases during a fast. Hopefully they didn't test with some of that inaccurate measuring equipment thingymajiggers you speak of.

Most of them are garbage? Which one's are garbage, do you have an example? Is it the studies that support fasting as an intervention or the studies that don't support fasting as an intervention that are garbage? Were they epidemiological studies or were they RCTs? If they were using "inaccurate...

It's probably more a dietary issue however, on the exercise side, concentrate more on muscle building exercises like bench press, incline press, and dips. Your push ups and flys aren't a bad thing but they won't fill out the chest or change it's composition much. If you have lost some weight or...

Seems like a lot to ask for. I would think if one could get back to 150 then it would be the epidemy of anti aging or reverse aging altogether. I would think even increasing by 1/3 would show marked improvement. In a cursory search it appears NAD+/ NMN has shown to increase gene expression in...

Great article. Hopefully more studies are done and we can learn more and possibly find out if gene expression can be increased. I think the more muscle mass a person goes into old age with, the higher probability they will live a longer, more productive life than someone with very little mass...

Not sure I can agree with a lot of your reasoning but sounds like you're going to do what you're going to do. If you lost the most muscle from your delts and lats last time, than regardless of the fat loss you probably looked fatter just by losing the "V" shape that is prevalent in strong...

Why not just keep doing what you're doing? You're down 10 lbs and 5 lbs away from what you said was the best shape of your life. 6 1/2 and your goal weight is 155 lbs? IMO, you don't have the muscle tissue to sacrifice for a 5-7 day fast. Less muscle tissue = slower metabolism. I would consider...

Lol, bad experience or Rippetoe fan? The trap bar can give a person a false sense of security because it is so forgiving as form breaks down. It seems like most people love it or hate it. I can't argue with your reasoning. If you get the chance though see if you can find some articles with Ryan...

Hey Fruitbat you brought up another good point in that BOR's can also help with your squat when it comes to bracing. People run in to problems when their hips shoot up while leaving their back behind. I can see someone's point in relation to sldl. I view sldl more as a hamstring exercise in...

I've used BOR from day one almost 40 years ago. In the beginning it was because I was a cellar dweller with weights, a bar, and a power rack. Fast forward to now and in my experience BOR works best for performance athletes. This is because the stabilizing muscles and bracing needed to do them...

You are correct on the conversion. It was one 2009 study with 20 rugby players. The creatine group had lower than normal DHT to start,, and higher but normal after the study. None of the young athletes lost hair either, they just noted higher DHT is known to cause hair loss. There were many...

I would agree he needs to do them more frequently but not with that ridiculous amount of volume. He probably needs 3-4 weeks to recover. Robert28, I don't think the juice is worth the squeeze on that DL program. If you survive that workout without injury you are certainly going to get some...

You might be getting in your own way more than those other things. The easiest way for you to get your health and fitness back on track is to cut yourself some slack and let go of the perfectionism. Something tells me that you haven't been to the gym because you haven't had time to put together...

If I could go back in time I sure would do some thing's differently. The body is pretty resilient in our teens and twenties and doesn't always give us the negative feedback we need to make adjustments. I try to instill in the younger guys what I wish I had done. And unless I'm hovering over...

I sense your frustrations Sarge. Consider another scenario though. You happen to be born with one of the hundreds if not thousands of genetic variants that predisposes you to diabetes. But the fact that you have stayed active and eaten cleanly for the most part, has kept those genes from...

I'm late to this discussion but thought I would throw out a suggestion and some thoughts. If you can swing it and get your doctor to sign off, consider wearing a Continuous Glucose Monitor. If your doctor won't sign off, there are some doctor's online that will but it will be a little more...