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Nutrition & Training

Protein adequacy, resistance training, and hydration during a substantial energy deficit.

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Protein & intake 16 Resistance training 14 Hydration & electrolytes 12

42 topics

Topic	Participants	Replies	Views	Activity
Progressive overload when the scale is falling — one year on Nutrition & Training › Resistance training lean mass loss fatigue DXA Closed Progressive overload when the scale is falling — one year on Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Longitudinal report with the method stated, because a number…	+152	167	6.6k	21mo
The headache that turns out to be dehydration Nutrition & Training › Hydration & electrolytes fatigue heart rate blood pressure The headache that turns out to be dehydration Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Maintenance rather than loss, which is the part of this that almost nobody…	+143	158	7.8k	6mo
Second pass at: Sodium, potassium and magnesium when intake drops Nutrition & Training › Hydration & electrolytes heart rate blood pressure fatigue Second pass at: Sodium, potassium and magnesium when intake drops Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Longitudinal report with the method stated, because a…	+132	142	12k	22mo
Sodium, potassium and magnesium when intake drops Nutrition & Training › Hydration & electrolytes blood pressure heart rate fatigue Solved On the subject in the title: Sodium, potassium and magnesium when intake drops Working notes rather than a conclusion. Longitudinal report with the method stated, because a number without a method is not a…	+73	78	56k	12mo
Protein density versus volume when you cannot eat much Nutrition & Training › Protein & intake constipation fatigue micronutrients On the subject in the title: Protein density versus volume when you cannot eat much Working notes rather than a conclusion. Longitudinal report with the method stated, because a number without a method is not…	+89	105	20k	18mo
Follow-up: Tracking intake honestly when appetite is absent Nutrition & Training › Protein & intake constipation micronutrients lean mass loss fatigue Solved Tracking intake honestly when appetite is absent Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Longitudinal report with the method stated, because a number without a…	+94	106	1.8k	13mo
Tracking intake honestly when appetite is absent Nutrition & Training › Protein & intake constipation fatigue micronutrients lean mass loss Solved On the subject in the title: Tracking intake honestly when appetite is absent Working notes rather than a conclusion. Longitudinal report with the method stated, because a number without a method is not a…	+109	115	4.8k	20h
Coming back to: Training through a dose escalation week Nutrition & Training › Resistance training fatigue lean mass loss DXA On the subject in the title: Training through a dose escalation week Working notes rather than a conclusion. Longitudinal report with the method stated, because a number without a method is not a measurement.…	+68	74	46k	4mo
Meeting a protein target on a suppressed appetite — does this still hold? Nutrition & Training › Protein & intake micronutrients fatigue constipation Asking directly, because I could not find a straight answer: Meeting a protein target on a suppressed appetite — does this still hold? Longitudinal report with the method stated, because a number without a…	+56	61	45k	19mo
Revisiting: Protein density versus volume when you cannot eat much Nutrition & Training › Protein & intake constipation micronutrients lean mass loss fatigue Revisiting: Protein density versus volume when you cannot eat much Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Longitudinal report with the method stated, because a…	+97	108	3.6k	2d
Second pass at: Programming during a large energy deficit Nutrition & Training › Resistance training fatigue lean mass loss DXA On the subject in the title: Second pass at: Programming during a large energy deficit Working notes rather than a conclusion. Longitudinal report with the method stated, because a number without a method is…	+94	100	1.2k	8mo
Micronutrient adequacy at low total intake Nutrition & Training › Protein & intake constipation fatigue lean mass loss Under review Micronutrient adequacy at low total intake — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Longitudinal report with the method stated, because a number without a method is not a…	+93	99	5.8k	1mo
Realistic expectations for strength while losing weight quickly Nutrition & Training › Resistance training fatigue DXA lean mass loss Closed Posting this under the heading it deserves: Realistic expectations for strength while losing weight quickly Everything below is what sits behind that. Maintenance rather than loss, which is the part of this…	+60	70	38k	4mo
Recovery when intake is low: what to cut first Nutrition & Training › Resistance training lean mass loss DXA fatigue Recovery when intake is low: what to cut first Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Longitudinal report with the method stated, because a number without a method…	+85	91	1.2k	18mo
Electrolyte supplements: which ones do anything Nutrition & Training › Hydration & electrolytes blood pressure heart rate fatigue Solved On the subject in the title: Electrolyte supplements: which ones do anything Working notes rather than a conclusion. Maintenance rather than loss, which is the part of this that almost nobody writes about. I…	+47	51	31k	18d
Programming during a large energy deficit Nutrition & Training › Resistance training lean mass loss fatigue DXA Programming during a large energy deficit — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Maintenance rather than loss, which is the part of this that almost nobody writes about. I have…	+39	49	36k	2d
Fibre intake when total intake falls, and the constipation link Nutrition & Training › Protein & intake lean mass loss fatigue constipation micronutrients Fibre intake when total intake falls, and the constipation link — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Longitudinal report with the method stated, because a number without a…	+61	66	12k	15mo
The headache that turns out to be dehydration — the long version Nutrition & Training › Hydration & electrolytes blood pressure fatigue heart rate Under review On the subject in the title: The headache that turns out to be dehydration — the long version Working notes rather than a conclusion. Longitudinal report with the method stated, because a number without a…	+68	73	1.3k	12h
Shakes versus food: a pragmatic assessment Nutrition & Training › Protein & intake lean mass loss micronutrients constipation Shakes versus food: a pragmatic assessment Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Maintenance rather than loss, which is the part of this that almost nobody writes…	+22	26	53k	20h
Shakes versus food: a pragmatic assessment — the long version Nutrition & Training › Protein & intake micronutrients fatigue constipation On the subject in the title: Shakes versus food: a pragmatic assessment — the long version Working notes rather than a conclusion. Maintenance rather than loss, which is the part of this that almost nobody…	+36	41	28k	14mo
Follow-up: Recovery when intake is low: what to cut first Nutrition & Training › Resistance training DXA lean mass loss fatigue Posting this under the heading it deserves: Recovery when intake is low: what to cut first Everything below is what sits behind that. Longitudinal report with the method stated, because a number without a…	+36	40	38k	20mo
Micronutrient adequacy at low total intake — does this still hold? Nutrition & Training › Protein & intake fatigue lean mass loss micronutrients constipation Solved Closed Micronutrient adequacy at low total intake — does this still hold? — that is the question, and I have not found it answered plainly anywhere I have looked. Longitudinal report with the method stated, because…	+21	25	45k	10mo
How much fluid is actually needed, and how you would know Nutrition & Training › Hydration & electrolytes heart rate blood pressure fatigue Solved The question in the title: How much fluid is actually needed, and how you would know I will give what I have already checked below so nobody repeats it. Maintenance rather than loss, which is the part of this…	+11	15	53k	2mo
Two sessions a week versus four: what the evidence supports Nutrition & Training › Resistance training fatigue DXA lean mass loss Wiki On the subject in the title: Two sessions a week versus four: what the evidence supports Working notes rather than a conclusion. Longitudinal report with the method stated, because a number without a method…	+27	31	22k	20mo
Meeting a protein target on a suppressed appetite Nutrition & Training › Protein & intake constipation micronutrients lean mass loss fatigue Meeting a protein target on a suppressed appetite Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Longitudinal report with the method stated, because a number without a…	+39	44	11k	7mo
Second pass at: Programming during a large energy deficit Nutrition & Training › Resistance training DXA lean mass loss fatigue Posting this under the heading it deserves: Second pass at: Programming during a large energy deficit Everything below is what sits behind that. Longitudinal report with the method stated, because a number…	+44	48	632	30d
Electrolyte supplements: which ones do anything — a second dataset Nutrition & Training › Hydration & electrolytes fatigue heart rate blood pressure Electrolyte supplements: which ones do anything — a second dataset Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Maintenance rather than loss, which is the part of this…		2	59k	15mo
[2026 update] Whether protein timing matters at a large deficit Nutrition & Training › Protein & intake lean mass loss fatigue constipation micronutrients Whether protein timing matters at a large deficit — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Longitudinal report with the method stated, because a number without a method is not a…	+4	8	46k	7mo
Whether protein timing matters at a large deficit Nutrition & Training › Protein & intake micronutrients lean mass loss fatigue Posting this under the heading it deserves: Whether protein timing matters at a large deficit Everything below is what sits behind that. Longitudinal report with the method stated, because a number without a…	+29	33	7.7k	4mo
Dizziness on standing: the ordinary explanation first Nutrition & Training › Hydration & electrolytes blood pressure heart rate fatigue Posting this under the heading it deserves: Dizziness on standing: the ordinary explanation first Everything below is what sits behind that. Longitudinal report with the method stated, because a number…	+22	26	27k	15mo

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