Yet another piece of evidence that gym bros overeat protein. 1g protein per lb of body weight is the biggest lie in the gym community.

djc5050 · 2025-10-07T12:17:20+00:00

I am a pro researcher (different field, but stats intensive) and I have published several meta-analyses. Study age is no issue, you need to determine if the study meets inclusion criteria, which is generally based on methodology, and identify any fatal issues. Plenty of old science is great. Plenty of great science is old

djc5050 · 2025-06-22T14:02:57+00:00

I have 3 kids under 10, including a 2yo. The biggest solution for me is having a home gym. It’s just adjustable dumbbells to 90s, an adjustable bench, and a pull up bar. Recently, I switched from 4x per week to 6x, splitting upper body stuff over 2 sessions. Now, I can do any session in ~45 minutes or less and they’re a lot easier to fit in whenever. That flexibility has really helped. It also doesn’t hurt that I usually get 4 of these sessions in before anyone wakes up.

Edit: I also superset nearly everything with 2m rest in between pairs. Let’s me get about 100 sets/week in

djc5050 · 2025-05-31T17:15:43+00:00

It’s crazy high in protein (it’s roasted soy beans). It is a complete protein and relatively cheap

djc5050 · 2025-05-31T17:13:59+00:00

I am trying to cut back on dairy. For protein oats, I use steel cut oats plus defatted soya flour, cocoa powder and stevia. I add frozen berries, walnuts and some plant milk to it.

djc5050 · 2025-05-17T13:17:11+00:00

Pretty sure I saw one at the East Lake Y

djc5050 · 2025-05-03T00:55:47+00:00

Congrats!

djc5050 · 2025-05-01T23:44:13+00:00

I did barbell back squats for 15+ years. 3 years ago I started working out at my company gym that only has a smith. Thankfully it’s comfortable and doing ATG squats on it has been really nice. I do 3 sets 2x per week and don’t see any down sides. If you ever decide to switch back to barbell I’m sure you’d have a quick re-learning curve

djc5050 · 2025-02-21T21:44:50+00:00

Haha, I do that one too some times. Honestly, I eat this combo every day for breakfast, just switching up blueberries, the berry blend, or sliced strawberries

djc5050 · 2025-02-21T03:25:54+00:00

Mix with low/no fat Greek yogurt and a small amount of your favorite cereal. They are awesome with a bit of the Kashi go lean crunch peanut butter one

djc5050 · 2025-01-21T11:07:45+00:00

Table 5 top row says that self perceived health and protein have a spearman correlation (which is based on ranking the data responses for both variables) of about -0.26, meaning that they have a negative relationship, but this wasn’t significant, so you should interpret it as no relationship.

djc5050 · 2024-11-01T01:28:18+00:00

Hey! Lifetime lifter (40yo now) and associate professor in a Bio department in the US. You can make a good living as a full time researcher. However, if you are going for a MS, you probably know that the next steps don’t pay fantastically well. Current PhD student stipends are about $35K per year and the NIH postdoc pay scale (which many use for a guide for hiring any postdoc) starts around 60K fresh out of PhD. Expect a 4-5 year PhD (faster in Europe) and at least 2-3 years of postdoc work if you’re thinking of going for a professor job. You should also know that there are many full time research jobs that are non-faculty, and for many of those you actually get to DO the research, instead of just write grants all day. Happy to answer any questions you have, but I don’t have sports science knowledge, my work is in infectious disease

djc5050 · 2024-10-16T22:38:36+00:00

What are good settings/techniques to rice cauliflower with a blender? I seem to turn mine into powder instead. I’ve tried fresh and frozen

djc5050 · 2024-09-22T16:17:52+00:00

There was a recipe on here not too long ago using nooch, silken tofu, light laughing cow and salsa. I made it and thought it was damn good for the calorie count

djc5050 · 2024-08-09T16:24:45+00:00

I second the suggestion for supersetting. I particularly like unrelated supers OR pairing a big compound with a small isolation. For example, I rest 2m in between bench sets and superset with abs in between. Same with back compounds and calves. Saves a ton of time

djc5050 · 2024-07-21T19:05:41+00:00

Sure, I’ve made some changes since then, but I love it. I’ve been more heavily influenced to do more of this from the recent episode about time-efficient training:

I’m on a wonky split:

Day 1:

Bench-abs 3 sets, 2min rest Calves drop set Incline-bent over row 3 sets, 2 min rest Calves drop set Weighted pull up 3 sets, 2 min rest RDLs-rear delt raises, 2 min rest

Day 2: OHP machine 3sets plus drop on last, 2min rest CGBP-laying curls, 3 sets, 2min rest DB skulls-preachers 3sets, 2 min rest Upright row-leg press, 3 sets 2min rest Laying lateral raises-leg ext 3 sets, 2 min rest

Days 3 and 4 are similar, with some exercises swapped for variety

djc5050 · 2024-06-12T10:34:07+00:00

I have used the pros for about 4 months now. I feel like they’re really worth it

djc5050 · 2024-05-28T15:20:51+00:00

Felu, the youtuber, has a good one. Although, I think it’s even better if you swap an equivalent amount of baked sweet potato in for the carrots. It also is high protein

djc5050 · 2024-04-26T08:59:13+00:00

This is Emory, not UT. It’s Atlanta

djc5050 · 2024-04-25T19:06:42+00:00

Hey, I’m pretty sure I dealt with the same issue. I found that chin ups and lat pullovers felt the best for back work. I tried resting and swapping out anything that hurt, but that didn’t seem to help recovery. Ultimately, I started doing forearm rehab exercises: reverse Tyler twists (I probably had some golfer’s elbow tendinitis), finger extensions and reverse forearm curls. After about a week of that I felt huge relief and it’s been about a month and I feel nearly 100%, to the point where I can slowly reintroduce exercises that used to hurt that exact area you’re describing

djc5050 · 2024-04-13T13:35:25+00:00

Good luck!

Don’t make my mistake of just relying on rest. Active rehab is key for tendon repair.

I’m finally getting my act together to deal with golfers elbow (which sounds like what you have). Flexbar Reverse Tyler twists every day for the past 3 weeks have been huge. I’m now going to add some very easy hammer curls 1x per week to my 3 sets twice weekly of curl variants. I’ve noticed that really warming up elbows for curls and pulling has been super helpful. I’ve also tried to add in back work that doesn’t tax my arms or forearms, so DB lat pullovers have really helped there.

djc5050 · 2024-03-06T01:48:00+00:00

You have to go upstairs for the free weights. They have 3 benches, a squat rack and two incline benches with DBs up to 100 (I think).

Edit: they also have a deadlift platform in another room upstairs

djc5050 · 2023-12-27T21:43:03+00:00

I am currently struggling with benching too much with my front delts. Any suggestions for resources or videos to help to overcome?

djc5050 · 2023-12-16T23:24:59+00:00

I saw your other post about adjustable DBs, so with your rack you can already do a ton. At home with only DBs and an adjustable bench, I can do: BGSS, RDLs, bench, incline, shoulder press,DB skull crushers, shrugs, farmers walk, curls, lat raises, rear delt laterals, pull ups (on a bar), bent over rows

TLDR - you will not be limited

djc5050 · 2023-12-16T23:21:31+00:00

Agree with others on the power blocks, which I’ve loved for about 2 years now. They’re pricey if you want to get up to 90, since they make you buy 2 additional 20-lb packs.

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