are we sure it’s not just a parody account?
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I was referring to WHY I eat something.
I eat eggs because they are really good for lifting and gains I eat a baby potato for flavor only. I don’t NEED it for any energy.
The carb I choose for energy is DAVEs raisin bagel Intra lifting, in fact I ate a half a bagel inbetween my 20 rep squat sets yesterday.
Sometimes I drink honey for the sugar and muscle pumps intra lifting.
I never consume honey outside the lifting window. I rarely eat a bagel anymore outside the lifting window.
I never eat a bagel post lifting, never.
This is why I cant take you seriously.
Intra-Set Nutrition is a whole new frontier of majoring in the minors.
No, honestly.
I cant tell if im impressed at the trolling expertise, or if we should roll back voting rights at least one voter.
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more work = better results
I’ve significantly reduced volume since starting working with a coach. My progress is still slow, but at least my joints are not perpetually sore
Not really something that pushes me forward, but I’ve never felt like I’ve gotten a physical benefit from deloads, even when I felt really beat up.
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I HATE overdoing it on slow eccentrics. I’m with you that I recognize a controlled negative is valuable, and I do believe the school of thought that you can better prepare your joints and tendons for heavier loads down the road, but it just ruins a session for my when it’s the primary method.
Gotcha. What do you think is different about these starches that you use them for different purposes?
That’s great!
This is kind of interesting because, on the surface, it seems diametrically opposed to “reducing volume spared your joints.” Would a deload have been useful when you were still getting after higher volumes?
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I’ve taken deload when I was still doing my higher volume stuff. Still didn’t help.
I always felt weaker coming back and didnt get a “super compensation” effect
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@Andrewgen_Receptors you have a coach and you take steroids and my upper back is still more juicer and defined.
Variety is one reason. Honey is preferred during a heavy set.
Apples and oranges work nice right after a high rep set for fuel before my finishing exercise.
I did de-loads , too … then I realized if your programming is solid they’re unnecessary
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BTW, there’s nothing wrong with the minor leagues thinking, in fact I’d say most need to go back to the minors. That’s where the bread and butter gains happened!
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I think you’ve cracked the code - read him in a Ron Burgandy voice.
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Advanced tools and drugs are essentially just business concepts.
It doesn’t get any more basic than curling a natural stone. Every stone is unique hence will target a muscle differently but because they are “natural” there is no flaw in the results.
This is just an analogy, you literally don’t need to do that however I’m certain that curling stones will produce better muscle and longevity than any advanced machine or drug.
Back to more is better, yes it is, I still try to find ways to sneak in more volume. The more I do this, the better results I get. I try to take everything that happens as a sign.
Like, oh damn, my lifting session got interrupted, ok, let me use that as an opportunity. Maybe I can use that interruption as a rest period, come back and blow original expectations away. It’s happened!!! There are no rules, it’s what you make of circumstances.
Ok that makes more sense. You’re using “minors” to mean “basics;” we’ll typically define that as the opposite
I’m with you. I really never feel the need for a deload. For me, a rest day is a deload. Maybe things are different when training for strength or if you’re training with a closer proximity to your maximum, but I never really do that anymore so it’s an unnecessary component for me.
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Just wanted to second (or third) this. I was a pretty typical, GenX punk pessimist for most of my youth until I grew up and met real pessimists and nihilists. Cured me of that pretty completely.
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Deloading is weird. Often it is the first time I actually see physical evidence of positive change from the prior month of hard work. First session back, occasionally I feel really energized and set records. And sometimes I just feel drained, and end up doing a slightly easier workout. Deloading does tend to reduce generalize joint stress for me.
Carbs in and around training have been magic for me, especially as I’ve gotten more into endurance training. I notice major differences in recovery between the sessions I fuel correctly and those I don’t.
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Too much volume without sufficient intensity…after a certain point that combo just turns into a whole lot of junk volume.
Not treating isolations seriously.
Not focusing on progressive overload early on. 
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