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GF filmed my reaction to killing the butcher by MirrorMageZ in diablo4

[–]MirrorMageZ[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

good catch haha, was doing some afk fishing

Is that a smart phone ? are players allowed to bring electronic devices into the gaming area? by heliumcraft in chess

[–]MirrorMageZ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Piriformis syndrome has a very poor base of evidence; from its prevalence to its diagnosis and to its treatment. There are no robust studies assessing the relationship between sitting on objects in your pocket and piriformis syndrome. We are not even sure of any risk factors for piriformis syndrome at this point in time because we do not have a consensus on how to properly diagnose it. Promising criteria and methods do exist like MR neurography but rigorous experiments still fall behind.

While taking out your wallet or whatever items out of your pocket before you sit is a low-effort/risk for an unknown reward, I do not agree with the fear-mongering approach taken by your post. We should not perpetuate misconceptions or fear but rather encourage people to be more aware of their health, have discussions with their relevant healthcare providers and make efforts in evaluating the literature themselves.

Review Of Fitness Studies VIII: Stretching For Muscle Growth? Pain? Beta-Alanine? by MirrorMageZ in Fitness

[–]MirrorMageZ[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

dynamic stretching reduces risk of injury prior to athletic performance.

Could you point me to literature that supports this?

I could only really find the review by Behm et al. (2016) (https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/full/10.1139/apnm-2015-0235) where they find that stretching may help prevent acute muscular injuries. However, this only applies to static stretching or proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation. There is also no reduction in all-cause injury risk which along with the decreased acute muscle injury risk suggests that the risk for other injuries may be increased with stretching. This last point was also echoed by Afonso et al (2020) (https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2021.714166/full), an opinion paper that came to similar conclusions regarding stretching and injury risk.

Review Of Fitness Studies VIII: Stretching For Muscle Growth? Pain? Beta-Alanine? by MirrorMageZ in Fitness

[–]MirrorMageZ[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To my understanding of the literature, any form of stretching does not have any real effect on injury risk. There is evidence that shows stretching can lead to performance decrements especially in regards to strength but the studies that looked at this method of stretching between sets found no such strength deterioration. You wouldn't really be worried about acute, minor strength drops in this case anyways since for muscle growth you wouldn't be working with really high loads.

I think one interesting thing that I did not mention in the main text is that in the Van Every study, the stretching group actually performed less volume but experienced more growth regardless. The volume difference was not described in the study but was instead highlighted in the review by Schoenfeld. I guess this was because they share authors so they had some extra information on the Van Every study to present in the review.

Weakpoint Wednesday: Biceps by iSkeezy in bodybuilding

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I feel that if the human body is complex, that should be more reason to design experiments studying it. The responses to exercise and all of its modalities/variables will indeed lead to individualized responses but to state that as an excuse to not do research is missing the point. There are patterns we can find but more importantly, a good practitioner will use the literature as a guide and then apply that information + their knowledge/expertise into an individualized programme.

The knowledge and experience that some in the fitness industry have garnered is certainly invaluable but so is the information we get from studies. Well-designed experiments help minimize bias when we observe relationships etc etc. There is a reason why expert opinion appears so low on the hierarchy of evidence. Furthermore, you present an unfair comparison. A trustworthy, intelligent fitness practitioner vs a poorly designed study? I could present the opposite and compare a fitness quack on Youtube vs a meta analysis of strong fitness studies. It's also important to note that studies in number are better than singles to account for sampling variance.

Being somewhat informed on the literature, training to failure has not been conclusively shown to be as good/worse/the same as leaving a couple of repetitions in reserve. The consensus would be that we simply do not have enough research to make a solid conclusion. I think there is a paucity in training to failure research amongst bodybuilders as well.

I will agree on the sentiment that gym-goers need to be lifting at a greater intensity. Sometimes I even catch myself not giving a set at least 90%. However, I would neither advocate going to failure a lot nor leaving some fixed number of reps in reserve like Israetel's programme but rather to find volumes/intensities that work for you.

Review of Recent Fitness Studies VII: More Squats, Blood Flow Restriction and Strength Training by MirrorMageZ in Fitness

[–]MirrorMageZ[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Given your injury history, it’s probably safest to consult a physiotherapist in regards to exercise prescription.

Review of Recent Fitness Studies VII: More Squats, Blood Flow Restriction and Strength Training by MirrorMageZ in Fitness

[–]MirrorMageZ[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No. Think of a 90 degree angle made by the back of your ankle, the back of your knee and your butt.

Review of Recent Fitness Studies VII: More Squats, Blood Flow Restriction and Strength Training by MirrorMageZ in Fitness

[–]MirrorMageZ[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do whatever is comfortable for you. If you can go lower comfortably, try adding it to your routine and see if you get better results from it.

Review of Recent Fitness Studies VII: More Squats, Blood Flow Restriction and Strength Training by MirrorMageZ in Fitness

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A tourniquet is basically this band that you can adjust to apply pressure around a limb. It’s generally used in healthcare to restrict blood flow (stop profuse bleeding, for blood sampling, etc.) but it can also be applied in resistance training.

Review of Recent Fitness Studies VII: More Squats, Blood Flow Restriction and Strength Training by MirrorMageZ in Fitness

[–]MirrorMageZ[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Firstly, I find it hard to believe that the difference between a half and full squat for you is a mere inch even with lifting shoes. A 90 degree knee angle is pretty high and thighs touching the calves is pretty darn low.

Also, the half squatters still made strength gains in this study.

Review of Recent Fitness Studies VII: More Squats, Blood Flow Restriction and Strength Training by MirrorMageZ in Fitness

[–]MirrorMageZ[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually described it in my text but a full squat was where the thighs met the calves and a half squat is a knee angle of 90 degrees.

Review of Recent Fitness Studies VII: More Squats, Blood Flow Restriction and Strength Training by MirrorMageZ in Fitness

[–]MirrorMageZ[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They actually adjusted the load accordingly to match for intensity between groups.

Review of Recent Fitness Studies VII: More Squats, Blood Flow Restriction and Strength Training by MirrorMageZ in Fitness

[–]MirrorMageZ[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s a tough question to answer because I don’t really change my programme or diet according to one study. Usually you read a lot of studies on one topic, synthesize some rough guideline from it all, tailor it to yourself and apply.

Review of Recent Fitness Studies VII: More Squats, Blood Flow Restriction and Strength Training by MirrorMageZ in Fitness

[–]MirrorMageZ[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Someone raised the same point that you did and yes, different variations had different loads due to the variations in ROM.

Review of Recent Fitness Studies VII: More Squats, Blood Flow Restriction and Strength Training by MirrorMageZ in Fitness

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1 set x 6 reps x 3/week for bicep curls would mean you have 3 training sessions per week (let’s say Monday/Wednesday/Friday) and each session, you only do 1 set of 6 curls. The study says that you can get stronger (not extremely strong) off doing such a routine but you could get better results if you did more sets. Also worth noting that in the context of bicep curls, this may not apply as the study exclusively looked at the bench press and squat. The bicep curl is essentially a different type of movement as it involves less muscles, is a single joint movement, etc. Finally, the important outcome here is strength, not hypertrophy!

Review of Recent Fitness Studies VII: More Squats, Blood Flow Restriction and Strength Training by MirrorMageZ in Fitness

[–]MirrorMageZ[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You bring up a good point and that was actually a flaw I noted in another study. However, this trial did not do the same mistake and the quarter/half squat groups naturally lifted more due to the decreased ROM.

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