I’ve started losing weight the past month, and have noticed that my strength is starting to drop (surprisingly quickly) on my heaviest push movements.

What is your go-to strategy to combat strength changes while cutting? My assumption is to generally keep the everything the same where you can (exercises, number of reps etc), even when it…

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Thanks, JP

Ben Pollock recommends letting the bar drift forward a bit on SLDL, and that is something I have also noticed as I SLDL heavier, the only way that it can biomechanically work out is if I let the bar drift a few inches forward.

Tried to upload photos, but I think the point is clear even without them!

I am doing heavy (for me) beltless SLDL for hamstring, and especially back thickness. I am able to do these for a set of six, but as the weight gets heavier I can’t help but notice my form changing.

I feel like my back is strong enough to pull this kind of weight, so I don’t feel that I am putting myself in danger, but admittedly keeping…

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Jordan has recently been big on the idea of giving certain muscle groups more time to recover (hamstrings, chest) than others (quads, lats), which causes him to hit the quick-recovering muscles more often (every other day).

Is it his view that muscles that take longer to recover vary from person to person, or that it is pretty universal that…

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