[Michaela]

No man there is no need. Besides the bloodwork, is there any other reason that sparks your question to need it?

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[Michaela]

Everything is a choice. You can choose not to act on the aggression.
But what was your first cycle? Was the test lower and did you have the aggression then? Lower the test and see if you can make just as good of progress without the aggression

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[Michaela]

Kick backs I like higher rep ranges 12-15+, adductor I like 10-15, and smith hip thrust I like 6-8, 8-10, 10-15.
Do you have other variations of hip thrust you can alternate? Smith, barbell, machine ?

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I have a recumbent bike, it’s lasted me 7 years of contest preps and still going!

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[Michaela]

I would try a high day/refeed and see what that elicits. Increasing both fats and carbs for a day or even a few days, then back down to base for a few days. If you then start to lose again you may have just needed a boost. But if you continue to not lose then you may just need more of a deficit

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Clare nailed it.
It’s all a tool for a job, try it out for yourself and see what you like and what produces results

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[Michaela]

Hey man, Rich is giving you some valuable feedback and advice here. You are welcome to send me some videos on instagram of your chest training and I can help assess the execution

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[Michaela]

Same as any other muscle group I like training in all rep ranges 8-10, 12-15

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[Michaela]

You’ve been dieting quite a while now so the decline is warranted. I would go with option 2. I’d also consider since you intend on hiring a coach anyways, maybe hire one now, you give good feedback and this will help a coach pick right up with you and keep you from spinning your wheels

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[Michaela]

Sounds like an easy fix to me. Drop the artificial stuff, it’s not needed

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[Michaela]

What is your reason/logic behind first set 0 RIR and second set 1-2 RIR?

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[Michaela]

None of us can say for certain man, just gotta get it checked out by a doc. Find out for sure and let us know!

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[Michaela]

What have you been running prior to this? How has your performance, progress and recovery been?

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[Michaela]

Kuba nailed it here for you.

Ultimately it depends on the person and case by case basis. Majority of time if training is progressing and visuals are in a decent spot then I just keep things the same. If the person is really lean then boosting calories can still be warranted. I definitely don’t think a drug increase is needed if training is progressing

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I train them and believe it is a good tool for glute development
The ones who don’t may just have a genetic strength that doesn’t require them to allocate volume to that

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