I am 39 and over the last year I have had to increase my stretching/warm up time from about 15 minutes to 30 minutes. Lower back and hip stiffness dictate how long I stretch. Whenever they loosen up, I start training. Just curious how long everyone else's warm up time is.
Once I started squatting with a wide stance, my knees have not bothered me. As far as depth, I only go to parallel. I squat in a rack and set the bars to just below parallel. Just my two cents on what works for me.
Caffeine is still my friend
I had to cut out my pre-work out drink and my fat burner because of something funny with my bloodwork. My doc wanted to see if the supplements caused it. It has been a month without stims. Two cups of coffee is my preworkout drink now and so far, so good. I will...
It is better to err on the side of caution. My opinion is to stop deadlifting for a month or so. When you resume deadlifts, hopefully whatever is causing the pain has healed. Good luck.
Only hypothyroidism
I only have hypothyroidism and I take levoxyl. As far as the blah feeling you describe, I felt the same way and made the personal decision to try anti-depressants. This was a hard decision for me, but it helped. Something else that helps me is a high dose of fish oil...
Just do them. Use different grips and hand widths. Do them weighted and not weighted for high reps and low reps. Do a few between sets for giggles or devote a full workout to them or do both. Just do them.
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