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Abs with bad back?

Hi guys! I have spondy and a really weak core. I can’t seem to find anything that truly helps strengthen my core. Makes it really hard for me to lose belly fat since most core exercises hurt my back. Any suggestions??

Weight loss without counting calories

Hey guys, love your podcast!! I was hoping you both could give me some direction regarding weight loss without counting calories. Do you have any tips on how to ensure/know you’re in a deficit without counting calories? Also, what does the transition look like going from a deficit to maintaining when you don’t count them? Usually people just up their caloric intake, so I’m not sure what exactly to change when I do want to start maintaining? Thank you in advance!

Is taking a multivitamin daily worth it?

From listening to your episodes on supplements it seems that if you’re not deficient, then taking more of something will not add extra benefits. Also I know in one of the episodes it was mentioned that in a multivitamin there are smaller amounts of each vitamin so if you are deficient then you’re better off just taking that supplement. If I’m not deficient should I be taking a multivitamin?

How can I lower RHR, increase HRV?

I wear a whoop and monitor my hrv and rhr. I train regularly (following your 12 wk program) + cardio, log food based on fat loss focused recomp and generally get good sleep (both quality and quantity)….not seeing a lot of movement in my RHR (it’s even a little higher at times than last year) or HRV What are the best ways to improve both metrics? Are there supplements that ACTUALLY help with this?

Deadlifting with a gut?

I have a big belly and want to deadlift, but I can't seem to bend that far down without rounding my back. Is there a regression or alternative method/work-up-to exercise I can do?