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I know if all I did was sprint or leg press then decided to even go for a jog I wouldn't last very long. I used to do 5-20 minute instense crossfit type workouts and if I went to run a 5-10k which did come up in the flow of the crossfit workouts I'd barely finish and it would suck worse than the...

Why? Because of joint issues or because of stamina/cardiovascular, I'll say "weakness"? Or maybe not being "in shape" to do so? Hmm that sounds bad but I don't mean that in an offensive way. Just asking based on what mcguff seems to be saying and according to him should you be able to based...

I mean he's not incorrect in what he's saying I just don't think he's using whatever data he has 100% correct. I mean if he's talking doing 1000 leg press reps with a light weight, of course there's going to be a boat load of lactic acid produced (hence the burn). I mean how many bodyweight...

The biggest thing is, if you can train at high intensity than you should as it saves time, and yes it does produce similar (general) health benefits. If you play a sport, like you said, then that's different. Do you think you'd have the ability to run 3 miles without stopping if you had to...

Interesting stuff in that article regarding lactic acid as well. The problem I have with it is he talks about when aerobic exercise gets more intense the anaerobic pathways need to step in to provide more energy which produces lactic acid. I suppose he's talking about training near ones...

September thru December I add some insulation to my body lol. I enjoy myself too much through the holidays so it's sort of my time not to be too crazy with my nutrition. I generally eat healthy but don't track anything specific as far as quantities go and "cheat" whenever I feel like it within...

It's actually not as much as you would think. EPOC, in general you're looking at burning about an additional 100 kcals post exercise. Not all that much. Everyone is different of course. Realistically though exercise is an inefficient way of reducing calories. Just don't eat the donut lol. Much...

I glanced at those articles but I'll take a deeper look in a bit. The big thing is what can someone actually perform regularly? For example when they say "all out sprint", who can really perform that? If I had a client do that they would probably never come back to train w me and possibly quit...

I understand. If cardiovascular exercise is intense enough and long enough you're essentially burning a greater percentage of calories from carbohydrate first, then protein, then fat hence why marathon runners have shitty physiques. A much lower intensity will burn a greater % from fat however...

I've never read it. According to my exercise phys professors and a doctor who was doing a fellowship with us (post med school) MD's don't know shit about exercise. It's not really studied in medical school. At least according to the MD that was in my classes. This of course is one doctor and one...

I've done similar types of cardio. Moreso with burpees. I run essentially bc I consider it a skill and I do play some rec sports. If I stop running for an extended period it sucks starting back up again so I just have kept it in. Dips and chins are generally enough for my arms. If I was to add...

Actually decided to throw back in some rest pause just because I enjoy it. So I'm doing upper, lower/abs, rest, upper, lower/abs, weekend off. Lift and cardio same day. I used to do full body 3x per week. Upper is chins, dips, rows, incline press. Lower is squats, deadlifts, calf raises, some...

I hear ya. I'm the opposite. More in control w a totally vertical body with feet together. I see most have a slight bend in the knee and feet crossed behind them. This is what I was saying about form and the differences. From a more technical standpoint the feet and legs should be together w no...

I do the same if I'm at home since I have to bend my knees in order for them not to hit the ground since I train in my basement. If at the gym though I don't bend my knees so that hip hinge doesn't happen at all. It's feet together, butt tight, belly pulled in, essentially trying to be stiff as...

I guess it depends on what one considers proper form. There are even different views on proper form. I'd say my form doesn't degrade, just the inability to perform a rep gets more difficult as the time under tension increases and the pace of the reps generally slows, however I don't suddenly...

I hear ya. I'll usually finish the rep, let's say on chins. Squeeze it out at the top, descend into the eccentric and at the bottom is the decision point. Most times my brain just says no almost like it turns off. Does make me wonder if my muscles do have a little more juice in them as...

You mentioned slowing the pace of the rep. For me, in the case of today, doing dips and chins the pace automatically slowed on the last few inches of the ROM and was a down right struggle. I didn't have to change the pace. This told me I was done. Basically got 3/4s of the way thru the rep...

Did the same exact thing today lol. The last rep was an outright struggle and knew if I descended for the next rep I wouldn't get back up so I stopped at that last full rep. Both on dips and chins. Whatever it is I do I just stay consistent with it and progress. A half rep I highly doubt...

Well it depends on the exercise. If it's something with a barbell and I don't have someone to spot me I suppose I stop a rep short. I go by feel essentially. If I'm not confident I can get the last rep I don't try. If on a machine, let's say a chest press, I'll push until the weight starts...

I was training with multiple sets recently as I sort of missed being in the gym but slowly I came to the conclusion that it's just not worth it to spend so much time in the gym for really zero difference in results. I've switched back to the one set to failure approach. What was interesting was...