How to deadlift: conventional, sumo and Romanian
Pick the deadlift you can control, start light and add weight once the reps look the same. No style has been shown to cause fewer injuries.
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Articles on training, nutrition and recovery, each claim cited to published research.
Start here: the reading order →Pick the deadlift you can control, start light and add weight once the reps look the same. No style has been shown to cause fewer injuries.
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Squat at least to parallel, as deep as you can control with your whole foot down. Knees past toes is normal. What the studies show on depth and variations.
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It isn't too late. In trials, people in their 60s to 80s got stronger from lifting. What's safe, who should ask a doctor first, and how to start.
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No. Machines and free weights built about the same strength and muscle in head-to-head studies. You get best at the kind you train, so pick by your goal.
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No need to rush a shake after training. Once you eat enough protein across the day, timing seems to matter little. How to spread it, and when it might matter.
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No. Stretching barely changes soreness and hasn't been shown to cut injuries. It does improve flexibility, and lifting does too.
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