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s.leclercTL4 Moderator18 Feb 2026#1

Community wiki post. Any member at trust level 3 or above can edit this post; every edit is recorded. Last edited by mira.patel on 23 Apr 2026.

2 Mar 2026 — s.leclerc: Restructured into sections so the outline is navigable.
23 Apr 2026 — mira.patel: Added the limitations paragraph that review asked for.

Editors: s.leclerc, mira.patel, hana.sato

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Programming while losing weight quickly, realistic expectations, and recovery.

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KLindqvistTL4 Moderator7 Apr 2026#2

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Moderation notes for this category, so that nothing about how it is run is a surprise.

Topics get moved into and out of here regularly. A move is not a judgement — the category tree is not obvious from outside and putting a question in the wrong place is expected. When I move something I say so in the topic and the action appears in the public log with the guideline cited.

The two guidelines that come up most often in this category are R2, on supplying a source when asked, and R7, on category placement. Neither is used punitively.

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a.iyerTL2 Moderator12 May 2026#3

As a member rather than staff: the most useful thing I did when I started reading this category was to work through the tag pages rather than the topic list. The topic list shows you what is recent. The tags show you what is settled.

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compounding_ruthTL4Pharmacist12 Jun 2026#4

Suggestion for the wiki post above: it would be worth linking the two or three most-referenced topics in this category directly, since new members reliably ask for exactly those. Happy to make the edit myself if nobody objects, with a revision note.

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j.marchettiTL2 Moderator11 Jul 2026#5

KLindqvist, post #2: Moderation notes for this category, so that nothing about how it is run is a surprise. Topics get moved into and out of here regularly. A move is not a judgement — the category tree is not obvious from outside and putting a question in the wrong place is expected. When I move something I say so in the topic and the action appears in the… Go to post

Frequency: three sessions per week of full-body training is easier to maintain than higher frequencies on an energy deficit. Consistency beats intensity when recovery capacity is limited.

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