Anonymous #1 5d

I have been eating more sodium lately…that would make it seem like I lost muscle?

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Anonymous #3 5d

Maybe??

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Anonymous #2 5d

Stronger slightly yes!

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Anonymous OP 5d

Yes, because your body holding more water means that the inbody scan reads more fat mass and less overall muscle mass. It’s not a super consistent way to measure body composition.

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Anonymous #1 5d

Ohh interesting. I thought it was the opposite, that more water retention = more muscle mass cuz muscle includes water and fat is hydrophobic. Good to know!

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Anonymous OP 5d

Then that’s all that matters. Keep at it

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Anonymous #4 2d

Ok thank you ☺️

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Anonymous #5 1d

I train 0-3 RIR. I only do 4 exercises each workout so that I can focus on each one. Pushing true failure on last set of leg extensions, leg curls, and hip adduction/adduction. Training in the 3-10 rep range depending on the lift. Compounds 1-3 RIR

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Anonymous OP 1d

I see..

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Anonymous #5 1d

It seems like a lot but I do keep volume very tightly regulated and don’t let myself go past a certain # of sets, even if I feel like I can do more

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Anonymous OP 1d

Well that’s probably it, you aren’t going to failure and aren’t reaching the stimulus needed to grow

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Anonymous #5 1d

I am going to failure. I said that, did I not?

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Anonymous OP 1d

Well u did js say that you didn’t

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Anonymous #5 1d

I said that I train to true failure on leg extensions, hamstring curls, and other isolation exercises. I also said that I don’t let myself go past a certain number of sets, and this is BECAUSE I train to failure on the last sets of those exercises. Because of training legs frequently, and because of my high intensity, I need to make sure that I’m able to recover enough between sessions.

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Anonymous #5 1d

If I go into every workout feeling fatigued from the last one (from adding sets upon sets of squats, curls, extensions, etc) then my force production will be terrible and at that point I’m just building up fatigue without giving myself a chance to (1) recover and (2) train in an environment where I’m actually feeling FRESH and not held back by the previous workout

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Anonymous OP 1d

When i said “even if i feel like i can do more…” I should’ve been more specific in that I was referring to compound lifts. I don’t go to true failure on those, so it’s easy for me to want to do another set. But if I do, my next workout performance will suffer

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