How to use the workout templates
Hi! I found the templates and they look awesome! I wanted to switch out some exercises since I have a home gym and just have free weights. I click on Use Template and it just spins. I even tried to download and it doesn't open to an editable file. Is it locked?
Creatines affect on heart health
Because creatine is stored in your muscle and your heart is made up of cardiac muscle are there any studies to show positive affects on heart health while taking creatine. I know there are recent studies on the positive affects on the brain and cognition but I’d be interested to know if that would also apply to the heart in anyway. Thank you :)
Dumbbells or Barbell Bench
Which is the superior chest exercise dumbbell bench or barbell bench? When I started lifting, all I had were dumbbells, so that’s what I used. Since joining a gym, I’ve continued to use dumbbells for my bench presses, flat and incline. Decline inside the bar because it’s right there. I prefer the dumbbells, but is the barbell bench a better method for building muscle? Or does it not even matter?
Back Twinge with Hinging/Deadlift Exercises
Hi guys! I started taking training seriously in October 2023, and over the past few months I've been feeling twinges in my low back (definitely the QL muscle) when I do any kind of hinging/deadlifting (hexbar deadlifts, block deadlifts with the bar, B-stance RDLs, kettlebell deadlifts, etc). Its usually felt on the first rep, and then I don't tend to feel it all, but my QL muscle will get tight and I have to spend a lot of extra time to stretch it out afterwards. Im unsure as to how I should change my programming to address this - I don't know what I need, and I've also read that these kinds of signs can turn into bigger injuries down the road, and Im absolutely terrified of disc injuries for my back. Hoping to get insight from people who have been training much longer!
Anti inflammatory diet healing injuries
Hello! During the pandemic, I like many people fell into the chloe ting workout black hole, and listening to Monday’s podcast I remembered there was an influencer named Lilly Sabri who was relatively big during the same time. Aside from the classic Covid at home baby weights workouts, I remember her touting how she healed an ACL tear with an “anti inflammatory diet” and sold multiple cookbooks with recipes and ingredients that if you used you could allegedly do the same. I’m assuming that’s a load of BS, but I was curious if there’s any legitimacy to a Mediterranean ish diet working wonders like that. Thanks gang!